Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-17
VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILRoAD-Maj Ran-
oIph, Cnief Engineer Of the Virginia Midland

| VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILROAD.-MtjR Ran
doIph, Chief Engineer Of the Virginia Midland
Railroad, left here this morning to make re-
connoissauce of the route from Rapidan or
! Orange 10 Charlottesville, and was accompanied
| by an agent Of the Philadelphia aud Reading
! Railroad the object of the reconnaissance be-
| lug to ascertain the route, cost and sotorth OF
| the Continuation of the link 10 the main line
Of the road between the points named, with a
| view especially of accommodating the mineral
We .th reueuty developed along the road, and
10 which the Reading Company Is so largely
interested. Tue Recalling Company have made
ex:. osive purchases of land gu which there is
foe iron ore. and 20 facilitate the transporta,,
ton Of which to this city for manufacture and
shipment is most desirable otj CT.
CONSERVATIVE PRIMARY ELEcrIoN.-The
Conservatives of the city held a primary cleo
lou to-day to nominate their candidate Tor
Mayor aud Sergeant at the approaching. cleo
ton But little interest was manifested 10 the
result, as it was knowu that Mayor Kemper
was to have no opposition, and cons, queDty
only small vote was poled. AS the vote was
by ballot the result cannot be determined uutil
after the polls close-at sun.down tonight: At
4 O'clock this afternoon lis votes had been
cast in the lst Ward, 81 in the 2ud, l67 10 the
3rd and SO in the b, Of which, it was sup
posed. DR.. Hill had a maj 'rify over his cou-
pelitor MIR. eau pbell, tn, ugh, as stated above
il was impossible to tell how the vote really
Stood
Police REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since Sat
urday afternoon Ike Lomax, coored. for dis
orderly conduct; Malvena B2ale, Fanny Har.
rs AID Mary Thomas, colored, for Dolsy aud
i'm proper behavior 10 the market square, Ihos.
Murry, one of the colored men who struck aud
We're discharged by the Hampshire and Baltl..
more Coal Company, for assaultlDg Richard
Peterson, colored who fills his place; and
Fauuy Grandson and Mary Summers, colored,
for fighting aud disorderly conduct at Fish
town, and Garry Hamilton, colored, for at
tempting to effect the escape Of one of the lat
ter were 6ued aud discharged.
K. OF P.-The Supreme Lodge Knights of
Pythias of the world, which will convene to.
morrow at "Association hall" Washington,
for the first time since the organization Of the
permanent Lodge, will remain in session until
late Saturday Dight, and the grand parade Of
various lodges throughout the country, with
its companyiug festal celebration, IN honor OF
the Supreme Lodge, on Wednesday, will form
most interesting business and joyful week to
the Order at large The Order was organic d
lp Washington 10 the year 1864
SHAD BAKE.--The steamer Arrow took
large party-all the guests of Capt Holllngs-
head--to a shad bake at GIymont yesterday.
Among those present. from this city were
Messrs. Alonz) Mills aod James +. Waddey.
The tables were spread In the pavilion, and
every one present had, IN addition to his soup,
choWder and perch, as many shad as ne could
eat The party could not have disposed OF less
big ones, too.
LARGE FUNERAL. The iuueral of Alfred
Dixon, the colored butcher, whose death was
mentioned iu Saturdays Gazette, took place
from the colored NJ E. Church, on soulh
Washington street, yesterday afternoon, aud
was one Of the largest ever witnessed 10 this
| CITY, In the procession were several societies
and orders iu full regalia, among them the
| GaliIeau Fishermen and the coored lodges OF
Odd Fellows and Free Masons.
AMERICAN Coal CoMPANY.-Th striking
boa,men at Cumberland have accepted the
terms proposed by the American Coal Company,
| aud commenced loading their boats last Satar-
| day. FROM pow until the end Of the season,
should nothing unforeseen happen, the Amerl-
| can Company will be receiving coal via the u.
| & 0. and Alexandria Canals 10 large qualities.
| They have already received numerous orders,
| and their shipments will soon demand all OF
their supplies.
RAILROAD FARE.-H eretotvre the fare on
| the A. & w. K. r if the trains we're boarded
at any other places than the TWO terminal de.
pots has been twenty five cents. Hereafter 1t
will be but fifteen ceuts if the traius are board
ed at aud between Portner's brewery and
Washington, but twenty FIVE cents will be ex-
acted If passengers who take the cars at the
terminal depots do so without buying tickets
The WARRENToN ACCOMMODATION Train.
The Virginia Midland Company are perfectlng
arrangements by which the time of the running
of the present accommodation train on the
Warrentou Branch will be changed, and 10
stead of connection between that place and this
city once day.t is proposed TO have 1t twice
morning and evening.
CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL SoCIETY.-At a
meeting of the Catholic Beneficial Society held
last Dipht, 4. NJ. Latham and Michael Smith
were elected delegates, and NJ. H. Nash and
Johu Lannon alteruates to the State Catholic
Union, aud uniform hat, similar to that worn
10y the Knights of ST. Patrick, was adopted as
the hat Of the Society.
BASE BALL MATCH "A match game of base
ball between the second nine Of the Howard
Club, Of the Episcopal High School of Viz
GINA, and the Cadet Club, of St. Johns
Academy, was played on the grounds of the
former last Saturday afternoon. The game was
interrupted by the rain after seven innings.
Score Howard, 26 Cadet, 10,
DOUBLE TRAINS "A meeting of railroad OF
6cials of the various lines between Baltimore
and New Orleans, was held in Lyuchburg Sat