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

MEMPHiS SUFFERERS.- y 1rlc0Q mas naDQCu
us ten dollars as contribution for the sufferers
by the yellow fever in Shreveport aud Memphis,
and suggests that Alexandria should not be be-
hind her sister cities in sending aid to the I'M
fortunate iu the hour of their need. Among
the citizens Of these stricken cities arc former
residents Of this city and their descendants, and
it would be fitting that contributions should be
sent from here. All contributions left at this
Office will be forwarded through one Of our bank
ing houses free of expense.
CONSERVATIVE CoNAENTloN. The Conser-
vative Convention to nominate two candidates
for the House of Delegates to represent this
city and county in the next Legislature will
meet in Sarepta Hall at o'clock tomorrow.
The city delegates are as follows:
FIRST Wun1-G K. Shinn, w. w. Rock,
Orlando Wood, Hugh Latham and James l..
Adams
Second Ward George Washington, j. P.
Coleman, S. H. Janney, 9. Ii. Robinson and
S. Fl. Lunt.
Third Warl-J T. Bcckham, X. Kemper,
G. F. Suttle. rhos. Rishcll and T. a. Iohe
Fourth Wam-E S. Lcadbcater, }. w.
Ndils q. ~ odTius, ~ u '"u''o"oo al" - 49,
johnson.
The county will be represented by delegates
to be appointed to day and tomorrow.
COUNTY RADICALS The County Radical
Convention to nominate candidates for county
officers will be held at the old Court House in
this city on the 18th inst. 1t Is understood
that the following ticket viii probably be noml-
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those Offices upon the condition Of having one
of their race as candidate Tor the House OF
Delegates: For Commonwealth Attorney,
| Edmund Burke: for Sheriff, q. 7. Bcrkley; for
Clerk of the Court, Louis +. Payne. The col
ored majority in the county is so overwhelming
that nomination is equivalent to au election:
| 1t is reported, however, that as The cu!oreu
people there have everything 10 their own
hands, some Of them will kick against the pro-
posed REIMBURSEMENT Of the eutIrc spolls.
POLICE REPORT The following is all the
police news that has been reported at police
Headquarters since yesterday s issue Of the Ga-
zette: BENJAMIN Short and james Smith have
been appointed rcadymen on the police force,
vice Edgar Lyes and Ferdinand TraverS, re
signed Robt. Green, coorcd for selling liquor
without license, WIS tined and discharged
Justice Brown, 'of Fairfax county was al police
Headquarters and took the names of the wit
nesses 10 the case of the Commonwealth vs..
James Lee, colorcd. now coLtined in Jail for
stabbing John d. Harrison, in order that they
might be summoned TO attend an examination
to be he'd at Cats tavern West End, Fairfax
county, at clock this afternoon.
BASE BALL match game Of base ball
played at Woodbridge, Oh the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg railroad yesterday, by the
Reckless club Of this city and the White Stock
logs Of the Woodbridge ueighborhood, was Won
by the latter in score OFF, to 9.
The games between the Independents OF this
city and the Piedmont club Of Lynchburg and
the Petersburg club Of Petersburg, to have
been played in Lynchburg on Thursday last for
silver ball and the championship Of Virginia,
was postponed until next Tuesday. The ladc-
penden,s will leave here for Lynchburg next
Monday night.
PERSONAL Col. John W. Fairfax, of Lou
dun county, passed through here this morning
for Baltimore, to attend the Maryland State
Fair at Pimlico lie is commissioned by the
executive committee of the Laudoun Agrlcu!-
tu,al Society to extend to President Grant,
whom he will meet at Pimlico, an invitation to
attend the l. udoun County Fair.
COL e.. L. Suite, who returned to town to-
day from short visit to Stafford county,
brought back with him as specimens of the
fine fruit produced in that county som" llppIns
weighing pound AID half.
BARBECUE. AS will be seen by 4 notice else
where 10 to-day Gszcttc that to- Conservatives
of I.ouloun county vii! have grand barbecue
at Leesburg Oh Monday uext, the 18th lust, on
which occasion General kemper, the candl'
date for Governor Prof. J. Randolph Tucker,
and other distinguished speakers will deliver
addresses A special train for the accommoda
ton Of those from this city and along the line
of the w. l. O. r. r., who may desire to be
present, will leave here on that day at o clock
in the morning and leave Lecsburg on its return
at 0 clock 10 the afternoon.
CoLoRED ODD FELLOWS. "A lodge from
CuIpeper Court House and Harmony lodge and
representatives from four other lodges Of this
CITY, accompanied with a colored brass band,
marched from the colored Odd Fellows hall to
the St. Asaph street depot and took the nine
o'clock train for Washington this morning, 10
order 10 participate in the grand procession to
take place to-day upon the adjournment OF the
2Sth annual meeting of the g. u. 0. Of Odd
Fellows of AWcrica.
OYSTERS The supply Of oysters, which had
begun to diminish rapidly yesterday, was in
creased this morning by the arrival OF Captain
Cheshire with cargo of four hundred bushels
from St. Georges Island. Most of the dealers
avaied themselves Of this opportunity to lay in
supplies sufficient to enable them to I'LL all the
orders they may receive until Monday.
ACCIDENTALLY SuoT. "A young man named
West was shot aud badly wounded day before
yesterday by the accidental discharge. OF his
pistoI. The explosion was caused by his drop
ping knife into the pocket of his pants that
contained the weapon. The ball which entered
his thigh was extracted by Dr. johnson.
TIE Harmonic The Harmonic Associa-