Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-28
LOCAL NEWS

EIrrMEN lo>' D- ;.
fI as s;sht, last night the delegates appoint
strueN ,'A S%r,ra fire companies to consider the
ell BY tnu Of having a procession on the IN "a
eXleUA'srv we're called to order, ID tue ia"
Of te'Iuht;, Steam Fire Engine Company
o. 'nc " V''F Fails, chairman OF the delegation
By II w. r,upauy. aod the Convention or
from 'l'I j., el.cliug Hugh Latham, OF the Sun,
ean'z551 y and Harry Z. Clark, of the Hydrau-
lr'>' 9'nrr,ary. The President, having orleny
hou sd his thaaks TO the Convention Tor the
TeI"'"I ,,..tcr,d upon hun, and stated the 90
A'.'f ,be meeting, directed the occretary TO
!eT he roll OF companies "hen Tue lo!'o"los
ca! ."S answered to their names, viz:
" .ui>h?-Nonc.
I Ilni!ir,nIou- Richard L. Carne, Harry G..
r,i,l and Byron p. Turner.
'T P,SHi;~t-W. W. Harris Richard NJ. Latham,
anu G'jnnpia- Robert w. Falls, Geo. Uhlcr aud
''' a., The suggestion of the Chair, 4 w. Falls.
:. nrIrr 10 sfOrd an opportunity Tor an inter
sI,a,r,. at views, moved that there be ire
.''a nrocc,siou % the 22d Of February.
i l.. Carne said that he occupied position
ui;,.A was uur!casant to INN 10 the matter. lie
boJ been The first advocate Ut these PROFESSIONS
~ ,;,. 1o!, aud was still greatly III favor OF
,L,n. nut rivalry between the Companies had
,r,t,. them very expensive, and, though his
alteration camc unlnstructed, they knew that
tho,. who seut tt.rm were opposed TO naraulog
an that ground \ part Of the uniform had
;os, been changed, aud 10 procure the new shlft
and nav the assessment Ter music, extra horses,
e.. would cost eacI mcmber about seven DOL
lar, Most of them were mechanics, OUT OF
cmpioymeut, aud could not afford sucn au eA-
nense NJ this time Ii the expense could uc
reduced, say by having but Que band when
was quite enough, the old uniform might De
made to do, and the natter might, perhaps, De
arranged
+. w. Fails said that one band might do
very well tof the Hydrau!lou, which would oc-
envy the right of the line, but scarcely for the
other companies.
r l. tarnc reminded him that the Sun
would occupy the righ:, not tie Hydraulon.
r. w. Falls apoiog:Z4d for having forgotten
that.
R. NJ. Latham said that the Relief Hook
aud Ladder had at very small meeting, de-
cidcd, by very small majority, agalnst parad-
ing, 90 accpunt OF the expense they had 10 To-
cur IN ii tug up their hall. He was 10 favor
Of the parade himself, but would have, OF
course, to vote against 1t. lie presumed, DOW
ever. that if the other companies decided 10
turn out the Hook and Ladder would not be
bchindhand.
The Chair read letter from the Captain Of
the Corcoran Zpuarcs, of Washington, propos,
ing TO partcip pate 10 the parade II there should
be one He was in favor OF a parade, but
agreed with Mr. Falls, that 1t would not DO TO
have one uulcss it could be hadsomey got
ten up.
Mr.. Falls then withdrew his motion, and
the following resolution, offered by Mr. Carne,
was unanimously adopted, VIZ:
Resohed. That whilst the members OF this
Convention are DESTROYS OF celebrating the
coming 32d of February, by a tlremens Fro
ces.on, yet as the assessment necessary to
meet the expenses would De 100 onerous on
many members of the Department, they feel
constrained to recommend that 10 actlon oe
taken on the subject
The Convention then adjourned.
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RIVER News The ice 10 the river opposite
this city has become soft. is broken into foes
of different sizes, and floats up and down with
the ebuing and flowing Of the tide, and by ITS
movements has either concealed or carried
away the buoy that marked the channel near
Goose Egg Island. The gorges reported yes,
terday at the White House and Maryland
Point still exist, but would, it Is thought,
speedily disappear under the Influence Of a
stiff breeze. The New York steamer K. G.
knight left here this morning for Georgetown.
The tug boats Mary Lewis aud Smith Petit,
after successfully reaching Washington with
their tow, yesterday afternoon, returned 10
this city Capt. Joe Denly, Just up from Guam
tico. reports the schooners Eleanor faudusen,
Isabel, Foxwel anu America as still in harbor
at that place awaiting the opeolug OF naviga-
ton The schooner White Squat hcncc
for Baltimore, and heretofore reported ashore
at Stony Point, is full OF water, and her
owuers offer her for sale. The two tugs men
toned were 50 much injured by the ice that
they will both have to be hanIed up on the
ways for repairs
HORSE THlEF.-AD account OF a horse theft,
perpe,ratcd in this county, was published IN
the Gazette day or two since. The thief 1t
appears, was not satisfied with one horse, but
stole two. His name is Robert Williams, a
coIored man, who ouce, it is said, drove one oil
the Cameron Mills wagons, but who, tor some
time past, has been living near Mt. OIlyet
Chapel. La addition to the horse be stole from
Mr. Birch and sold to Mr.. Monroe, he had a
fine mare, which he left with another colored
man in Mt Vernon Township, Fairfax county,
who still has it, as Williams, who has not been
heard from since, did not call for it previous to
his departure
CHARITY TEA PARTY All the arrangements
for tue calico tea party to be given at Sarepta
Hall tonight, for the benefit of the poor OF the
city, have been completed, and the number OF
tickets already disposed OF aud other indica-