Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-27
LOCAL NEWS.


s.rva,ycs Of the First and 5, coud Wards held
conventions last night, for / he purpose OF nomi
Mating candidates Tor the Vacancies existing in
the Coumon Council by reasru vi the reslena-
mans Of Mcssrs Shinn from the First W ard
uud Dnwtham from the Second.
The Convention III the First Ward was held
q, No. 81 PRICE street, and though the County
SUPERINTENDENT i'll his call had designated 5
o'clock as the hour at which the convention
was to assemble, the nomination had been
made and the convention bad adjourned before
that time. Councilman Orlando Wood presld-
cd and J. Marriott Hill was secretary The
names of joseph Hopkins and y. NJ Monroe
we're put in nomination, and Mcssrs. }. L.
Hill and JOSEPH Padgett were appointed tell
ers. Justice Padgett asked that the candidates
explain their position with reference 10 the
question: of retrenchmen!, Nc, whereupon Mr..
Hol kins stated that 40 article which appeared
in the Gazette of the 22d OF which he was the
author, contained all he had to say 90 the sub
i.ct. Mr. Monroe also endorsed the article IN
question: Ballptng was theu proceeded With
and resulted In he chuice of Mr.. Ii bpklus.
MIR. Il then addressed few remarks to the
conventions saying that he had heretofore rep
resented the First und Second Wards IN the
City Council aud had alwlys eudeavnred 10 do
his du y without reference TO lnilvluuas or
sec;s; that ia the discharge ut his duties as
Councilman he had made it L pniut to repre-
sent the whole people, and held that after u
man was elected TO an office he should ignore
party except upon political questions, aud leg
l,late for the good OF all. lie SAID he depre-
Gated the fact that report had been put 10
circulation il order to prejudice certain class
against him; that he had refused to vote Tor
certain candidates for Office because they etI-
tertaiued religious convictions contrary to his
own, and auimadverted with some severity
upon the conduct of those responsible TOR the
rumor declaring that he had never 10 all his ln-
tcrcouGsc with men inquired for a moment into
their religious views, holding that man who
would allow such considerations to govern him
would be unworthy oil any trust; that the ques-
ton of q mau's fitness was the only one to be
considered. A motion was then made that
the nomination Of Mr. Ii. be made unanimous,
and it was carried without disscrting voice.
The convention then adj burned.
In the Second Ward the convention assem-
bled at the Sun Engine House at o'clock,
there being large altcndaucc. Edgar Snow
den, ir, presided, aud r NJ Lat ham was Sec
Rotary. The name OF Mr.. George Il. Shlnu
being the only one in Domualon, the president
was directed to east the vote, which ne did,
aud Mr. Shinn was declared the unanimous
nominee OF the convention, which then adj
journed.
END OF LENT. REV. ID. Okanc preached
very appropriate sermo0 on the suttcrngs
and death of our Saviour, at st, Mary's Church
lust night.
This morning. at six o'clock, the usual ser
vices of Holy Saturday were commcuced. by
a. l. 4, 80 ~. fro and tb, aSphal
candle, large way light, kept burning during
the mass until Ascension Day. The triple
candle and afterwards the lamps which buru
continually before the tabernacle were lighted
from the new fire, and then the Prophecies, as
they are called, which are twelve portions of
the Old Testaments formerly used for the H.
strucuou of the catechume0s were read. The
baph.lnal water for the year, Was solcmnly
blessed, and the Litany was chantcd; alter
which the black coverings were removed from
the altar, the candles were lighted, and the
priest, putting on rich, white vestments ln-
stead Of the purple one he had worn during
the other ceremonies, commenced the Mass OF
the Resurrection. When he intoned the
q oria in Excelsis, the organ ADD bell which
had been Silent, according to ancient usage,
since Thursday, pealed forth their most JOY
Gus notes aud the celebration Of Easter began.
Auciently all these ceremonies took place the
night before Easter, the Mass beginning at
midnight.
Confirmation services were held in Grace
Church by Bishop White, last night, when
thirteen persons were admitted to church mem
bcrship Similar services will be held 10 Christ
Church this afternoon, aud as stated yesterday
will be held 10 ST. Johns Chapel, West + d
Tomorrow morning, and i'll st. Pauls Chulch
tomorrow afternoon.