Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-20
NEWS.

WARD MEETINGS. The Conservatives OF
the city will meet in their respective wards to-
night for the purpose of nominating candidates
for the City Council. The meeting in the First
| Ward will be held at No. "a Prince street; that
in the Second Ward at the Sun Engine House.:
that 10 the Third at the Court House, and that
iu the Fourth at the Friendship Engine House.
Four members Of the Common Council are to
be nominated for each ward, as the terms OF all
the present members will expire on the Both
proximo, and one member OF the Board OF
Aldermen from each ward, as the terms OF
Messrs. Latham If the First Ward, Jauney OF
the Second, johnson of the Third, and Lyles
| of the Fourth, will expire at the same tune. 1t
is hoped that there may be a full turn out OF
the voters 10 all the wards, so that there may
be no cause for dissatisfaction, aud no ground
for the cry of ring nominations. Let all the
voters be present, and then if there be a ring
nomination, the ring will be a large one, and
one in which all the property holders in the
wards are interested, and which will, therefore,
work for the general welfare of the city. 1t
| don't sound right for people who wont take the
trouble to 90 to a ward meeting and try to Sc
cure good candidates for the Council, to lm-
pugn the motives of those who do take that
trouble, and who, if they fail, do so solely be-
cause they are not supported in their efforts by
those who stay away and find fault with them.
THE ALEXANDRIA MARINE RAILWAY NJ
| SHIP BUILDING COMPANY. The Secretary of
| the Commonwealth has received for record a
copy of the act of~incorporation granted on the
llth of April, by Judge Keith, of the Circuit
court of Alexandria, to W. A. Smoot, Arthur
| Herbert, Joseph Broders, Matthew Kersey,
Park Agnew. j. T. Rogers, Robert Portner,
aud James Ell. Reid. uuder the name and style
of 1.-The Alexandria Marine and Ship-Bulldlng
| COMPANY Incorporated for the purpose of
constructing and operating a ship.yard and
marine railway, and building and repairing yes,
sells at Alexandria, Va, aforesaid. Capital
stock not less than twenty or more than one
hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares
of fifty dollars each. The company may hold
SO much property on the Potomac river front
as may be necessary for the Conduct OF its bust
ness, not to exceed ten acres. Principal othce
and chief business to be at Alexandria. OH
Messrs. Broders, Kcrsey, Agnew, Rogers and
Portper. Treasurer, James H. Reid. The
company starts under the most favorable aus
pices, and bids fair to be one of the chief ID
| struments in restoring ancient Belle Haven to
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Importance. Richmond Enquirer.
POLICE REpoRT.-The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
terday:
VIM. Lacey, colored, for disorderly conduct,
| who was hauled to the station house 10 a wag-
on. broke up all the furniture in the cell 10
| which he was confined and had his head broke
with a billy for so doing, was fined and dis
charged. -
Maggie Myers, committed for stealing SIS
from Kate Davis, both colored, was re-exam-
ined and discharged for want of evidence.
John ColsoD, alias Mump, colored, who has
a white wife named Lucas, arrested for steal
ing from the Poor's House two hens with their
broods of chickens, numbering tWeDty-elght,
all Of which he concealed 10 his shirt and car
ried to P%eyton's Grove, where they were found
BY the p%olice, was sent to Jail for sixty days
and made a member of the chain gang for that
time.
Kate Davis, arrested for an assault upon
| Maggie Myers, both colored, was locked up tor
examination.
OoIy one lodger was at the station house last
night.
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE C~oUNTY-Judge
Keith presiding-CHANCERY.- Potomac Build
Ing Fund Association VS.. Woodward and others;
decree for distribution Of funds:
Febrey's administrator VS.. Febrey's heirs;
decree confirming commissioners report.
Smith VS.. Smiths administrator; decree tor
payment of funds pro rata among the creditors.
Lloyd, guardian, vs.. Tabb and others; decree
for resale unless terms Of first sale are complied
with in sixty days. :
Ball VS.. Corbett; decree imposing a fine of
ten dollars for violating restraining order OF IN
junction. This order is suspended TOR sixty
days to apply for supersedeas:
LAW. -Washington and Alexandria 1urr-
pike Co. VS.. Alexander Hunter aud Others;
writ of prohibition; argued, and opinion OF
court reserved.
Peverille VS.. Hunter; action to recover DANA
ges for assault and battery; jury sworn to try
the issue, who rendered a verdict for $500
damages.
Court adjourned till ten o'clock to morrow.
I~NvIoLABILITY OF CONTRACTS. Day before
Yesterday Capt. Frank Keeyes made an agree
ment with the captain of the coaster Erl T.
Mason to pilot her down the river for SIS.
When he was ready to sail yesterday morning
the pilot went aboard, but was driven ashore
by the skipper, who told him he didn't want
him aud would not let him pilot his vessel,
giving as a reason that he had seen him under
the influence of liquor after the agreement had
been made. This the pilot did not deny, but
asserted that he was duly sober when the con-
tract was made and when it was time for him
to perform his part Of it, and being able to
prove the truth of his assertion, he had a war
rant issued against the captain for damages tor
breach Of contract, and Justice Padgett, before
whom the case was tried, gave Judgment IN bis