Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-10

CONSIDERATION or the resolution until the next
meeting, to give time for reflection on the sub
ject; the city taxed Its own stock two per ceut.
Mr. Burke said it could not tax property be-
longing to the schools
The Superintendent hoped that there would
be use for the money in fitting up the old court
house within three months, and thought it had
better not be invested until that matter was
decided
Mr.. Carnc's motion to postpone was lost and
the resolution passed.
The Board then adjured.
SECOND WARD RADICALS.-A meeting of
the Second Ward Radical Club was held last
night, in the second story of the house of Mrs.
Travis, in petersburg" The meeting was
presided over by Larkiu Patton, and Robert
Armstrong acted as Secretary
Proceedings commenced at S. o'clock, when
there were twenty one persons present, but the
crowd was swelled to thirty, of whom five were
white, before business had fairly begun.
Robert Armstrong arose as soon as the meet
ing had been called to order, and made long
speech on the subject OF annexation, after flu
ishlng which he crossed the room aud whisper
| cd TO colurcd man, whercupon the latter rose
from his seat on the floor among the
rest of the a>semblage (thcre being but five
chairs, one candle, lamp, table aud pitch
CIR and a lumber in the room, and made mo-
| ton that MIR. Hetficbower be allowed TO speak,
and without waiting for second, or For the
chairman to put the question he did 50 himself
The chairman, however, not wishing to be
deprived of this honor called him to order, and
put the question as follows ut is moved and
seconded that Mr.. HI fl bower have the right
to address this meeting"
III FIJI bower, correcting him--''That Mr..
| Hctflebower have the privilege
The President No sir, the right. have pat
the question.
Hcftiebower-Al right, sir.
The motion prevailed, and E1,ilcbowcr rose
and spoke in his usual style; urging tue rcces
sity of putting off the nominations uutll just
before the election and of nominating men VINO
had some show Of being elected. believe, sand
he we are unfortunate in making our nomaa-
tons too early, aud | am in favor OF, and think
| it advisable to hold mass Convention to pomi
nate candidgte for Mayor. | am the first man
! who broke down the ranks of Democracy in
this town. When | ran for Mayor against
Hugh Latham, the wheel horse of Democracy,
he (Latham) only beat me by 30 votes, ana
would have beat him il it had not been t"r Il
man named Doc Crimes, l.athanlre, who
informed the Democrats that had Mr.. Duty,
whom | supposed to be Il good Union man, en-
ploycd to bring sixty-fvc fishermen up from
'Frccstonc Point, and that gave the Demo
Gratis a chance to marshal their forces and tcat
Sam llctf1cbowcr by twenty-nine votes Now
| I don't think the Democratic party is so strong
in this town after all, but do think that it We
defer the nominations for while We can beat
them, if you will all 20 to the polls and vot'.
Larkin Patton-"Vote early aud often is our
watchword
Hch1ebower-No, | don say that. say act
honestly, for believe that ours Is the most
honest party that ever was 10 power. Nothing
has ever been proven to the contrary. To-day
Thornton Pendleton, one of the leading citizens
Of Clarke county, called on me to ask advice,
and be said that he had turned to be staunch
Republican.
Robert Armstrong got up again and made
another long speech in favor Of postponing
nominations, and in favor of adopting resou
ton he was about to offer, during winch he was
interrupted by Geo. Holiday. who cnqured If
it was so that the Third Ward had ''nominccd"
candidates last night.
Armstrong Yes, about thirteen persons did,
but the voters would ignore the nomination.
He then read the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolued, That we are opposed to any person
or parties who are opposed to the remuneration
of Alexandria to the District Of Columbia
1t was now about ten clock, and Armstrong,
who had occupied nearly the whole time Of
the meeting in making annexation speeches,
and In delivering eulogles upon the departed
President of the I'd Ward Radical club, the late
| e. w. DEWITT, moved an adjournment with
out making nominations, until next Wcdues-
day night, and his motion being adopted,
the bare and dirty floor, and descending dark
and narrow stairway, passed out through the
groggery beneath, some of them depositiog
pennies on the counter as they left, in payment
| for the use of the room they had occupied.
RECEIPTS BY RAILRoAD.-Thcr receipts by
the w. c., V. NJ & G. s. r. R. for this week
| we're Corn 1904 bushels, wheat 53S, rye II,
corn meal 430, beans 5, potatoes 80, mill otfal
| l6O, ground sumac SIG sacks, ground bark 366
| bags, roots sacks, -four 9l5 bbls, lime 100
| bbls, high wines and whiskey 50 bbls, bacon
52S lbs, leather 20 rolls, strawS SIS bales, tobacco
| boxes, fowls 10 coops, butter frkius, eggs
| 40 bbls and boxes, empty casks l22, tan bark
81 cords wool = sacks, spikes lO4 kegs, pig
iron 22,40O, lbs, blooms lS5, 900, stone ware Is
pieces, castings 100 lbs, hair 81 sacks, hides Is
| bundles and bales, brooms bundles metal
GAO lbs calves, c,SS head, rags j, i9S, lbs iron
81 ,729, oak lumber 4, 900 feet, pine lumber So
| SSS feet, cedar posts 50. beer kegs, Car aXels
| Is, car wheels Is, carriages |, cattle 5 cars
cattle and sheep car, stock hogs | sheep y
poles |, coal >, aud furniture l.
The receipts by the w. 4 0. R. r. for the
week we're Wheat LOGS bushels, corn 1870;
| meal 22O, rye 80, potatoes Is, beans II, dried
| fruit 5 bags, flour lOl bbls, butter bbls and 8
boxes, eggs l6 bbls and 9 boxes, fowls .coopS,
hay 12S bales, calves Is head, castings S
bundles hides /, old iron aud bones 4,542 lbs,
rags, sc, II bags, IS cases merchandise, wood
. cars stock ,.
PERSONAL late announcement OF the
appointment, of Mr.. H. W. Vandegrift to the
Assistant Supcrinteudency Of a Western rail
road was made upon information contained IN
letter from New York, which letter stated
tha, the anpoint,uent had been published in the
- :ll i,.onrl f,r ,;av MIR VANDERBILT has