Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-25

" iCuofc Iuc IOH SdLe oG Tue UaSuluStOu
road to point south of the old factory road,
and be considered he had claims to the suf
frages Of the people of Alexandria county, He
thanked the audience for their patient atteu
ton and concluded by inviting any OF the other
candidates to address the meeting. Noue of
them appearing, the meeting dispersed.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN -
The called meeting Of the Board of Aldermen,
held last night, was the shortest one held by
that Board for many night-to the great de-
light Of the clerk reporters and messenger,
and, apparently, of the five members present..
A few moments after eight o'clock, the ap-
pointed time, the members having taken their
seats and one or two spectators beiug without
the bar, the President called the Board to or.
der, and stated that the meetiog had been
called for the purpose of completing the un-
finished business of the last meeting, aud that
the last meeting had adjourned pending the
consideration OF Mr. SmOuts motion to recon
slider the vote by which the resolution to tear
up portion of the railroad track on St. Asaph
street had been lost. which motion he would
| put
The motion was then taken and carried
unanimously
MIR. Mckenzie then moved that the action
of the Common Council 10 adopting the reso-
luton be concurred in, and his motion was also
carried unanimously, and
Mr.. Neae moving to adjourn, the Board
did Immediately adjourn, after session of five
minutes.
MIR. Downhsm appeared just as the other
members we're leaving the chamber, aDd few
minutes later Dr.. johnson was met on the cor
ner Of the street below 90 his way there, and
baip ,nf, oF III = l., y i
aud its adjournment, asked if they had quo.
rum; and saying that's the way they Iegis.
late proceeded 90 towards the Marke,
square, whsre Mayor Latham was speaking.
The resolution, which has now been adopted
by both boards, and is consequently effective
is as follows:
Whereas the Alexandria and Washington
Railroad Company is occupying with its track:
st. Asaph street. from Princess to King street
and whereas the City Council of Alexandria hs:
never authorized such occupation by the sale
Alexandria and Washington Railroad Com
pany; therefore bel
Resolved by the City Council of Alexandria
That the Mayor forthwith notify and require
the said company to remove their tracks from Sc
much of st. Asaph street us lies between king
AMI Princess streets, and upon their failing FOL
thirty days to o; ey the said notice and require
Inent, that then and in that event the MayoI
shall proceed without delay to remove thesame
The PRIMARY ELECTION. primar,
election IN progress in this city, to. lay, has
evoked but little interest, and the excitement
usually attendant upJn such an event is alto
gether lacking. There Is every probability thai
not more than one half of the thirteen hundred
Conservative votes polod for Mayor Kemper
will be cast. At the polls the canvassers for
the respective candidates. being seven 10
number--actively canvassed each particular
voter with printed tickets, presenting variety
OF combinations known only to the Ingenuity OF
candidates and the science of politics. As the
voter approaches the polls these canvassers,
bearing in mind the idea that first impressions
are generally the most lasting, make an iuds-
crlmuate rush towards the "sovereign," each
eager TO be the first to impress upon his chaotic
mod the superior merits of his particular can-
didate, aud before the ballotter arrives at the
ballot box be has changed his preferences sue
cesslvely from one candidate to the other, and
finally 10 sheer desperation votes for the indi-
Vldual who was uppermost 10 his mind before
approaching the polls. One other feature of
ten has been the absence of intoxication from
the polls, although all the bar rooms 10 the
city have been doing business as usual. The
lack of interest manifested may be accounted
for in the fact of the frequent recurrence of
elections, which dissipates the novelty of the
exercise of the elective franchise. At three
O'Clock this afternoon the number of votes poll
ed in the several wards was as follows: First
Ward, It's; Second Ward, 40; Third Ward,
$50; Fourth Ward, 90; of which it was impos-
sible to tell how much each candidate had re-
cclved, for, as already stated, the voting was
conducted by ballot.
| POLICE REPORT. There were no cases
before The Mayor this morning. A coored
man named Ben. Blauheim, charged with riot
Gus conduct across the canal locks some time
ago, was arrested yesterday, by a colored con-
stable and taken before Justice Fraukin, also