Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-13
VAaRANcY. 10 view Of the numerous roo-
bar;as rocant,v Derpptrated 10 this city, ADD tue

| that be will hereafter enforce against sucn per
sops the provisions OF Section s, Chapter Is
of the city Code, which reads as follows:
'All allie bodied persons who, not avne
wherewitba to maintain themselves, stall
fouud lettering or wandering Toad "tnou
| herakinp themselves to sonn honest ca; ploy'
mept, aud all bcggar<, drunkaTd5, or notorious
| " lazy, idle or dlsoricry ~ ,ols, aud III! Keep
ers or exhibitors OF any unlswui gaUe, or tarJ
ba nix, A. B g., or b. 0. table, or any other
gaming table, or uev!ce OF ary denomination
whatever, and al i'aupccs not entitled TO resi-
dence, shall be Clustered and 'feated as Va
grants.
Tho punishment for pagrancy is conf
10 the work;ouse Tor a period not exceedlug
three months.
RADICAL MEETINGS. The radicals held a
mass meeting at their Alg pole on Vioegar Hill
last night. and were ad dressed by K. l.. Mitch.
ell, [. G. O'N.aI, John B. Syphax AID A. W..
Harris.
There will be meetings of the Central Hayes
and Wheeler Club and the 4th wAr:i radicals
tonight at the colcrci Odd Fellows Hail, on
south Columbus street. he latter OF Which
meetings will eject delegate 10 the Senatorla.
Convention.
The ideals also propose to have mass
meeting at the pole, eor1cr OF Duke aud Wash
il gtou ,treets on tie 20th inst, which will be
addressed 10y numerous speakers from abroad
and al home.
A radical meeting was also held at Halls
Hill, 10 the c1uu = last night. uud2r inc aus
pices of ex Alderman A Larman, OF Wash
ipptoo, Speeches were male by r. d. Beck
lev and +. G. BaruaGd, oil the Treasury De-
partmeut.
The ToRcHLlGHT Proc EssIoN.- Third
Ward Iiidcu aud Hendricks Club held meet
log at their h.s POLE pear the Cotton Factory,
last uighs, AID made sundry necessary arrange
ments for participating 10 the torchllsht pro
cession on "Wednesday next, when they expect
TO turn out in large uumbers. The commlttee
of arrangements and marsha!s OF the process
sion met, also, last night, at the Sun engire
house, and agreed upon some further arrange
meGts. The route OF march wall be pubiish
ed to morrow. As heretofore stated tue Hon.
e chard t. Marrick has accepted the meta
ioG cxteuded t. him 70 speak a. the meeting.
AS an orator Mr.. Merrick is not surpassed by
any one 10 this Country, and the great desire
that our people have expressed TO hear hln on
rho 18Th is guarantee that he will receive au
enthusiastic welcome The Hons. B. johnson
Barbour acd John W. Daniel have also accepted
Invitations c speak at the meeting.
VESSEL RAIsED.-The schooner Ella Powell
which sprung leak and sunk at Placy Point
abou, mon'h .incc, ':uring the cqu'npcllal
gale, was rais Yesterday and brouEat 10 tbs
cl,y, shore size arrived this n2rolug 10 tow 1t
the ,ug Kate Captain Ross. TIE Pew i suJk
10 s.oaI water aud vas rails i a''"' pum"ing
alb. ut Mcuty four hUui>. / y n 4, III u were
kcp. constantly at work puni..ag her cut ali the
way up the river, aud while she lay at the
wharf here The schooner When suok was
bound from WASHINGTON to Petersburg with
cargo OF coal The agent who load ID E:r ar
rived here this morning apa had Der lowed 90
up to Washington where the cargo will be dis
charged. He estimates the damage to The coal
at hyut ten pr cent " the cargo ana thar 10
the vessel at about $500
PERsoNAL.-A dispatch in tie tipc'nna'l
E. qairer, Gated Lancaster. OHIO, OF. 9 says:
The greeting given here to Colonel Henry Il.
Peytou, of Loudouo county. Fa.was simply an
ovation, our commoAious City Hal being utter
iy iammed. Col. Peyton's speech va, one OF
the most profound, srsuuen ative ADD spirited
ever listened to in lancaster. He held his large
audeuce eurapt for over TWO hours.
Rev. DIR. Bullock, Of this city. will preach
the upeuiug rmon at the annual session of the
Synod OF the Presbyterian Church OF Virginia,
to meet in Norfolk next Wednesday.
Col. Mcdonald, oae Of the Professors OF the
Virginia NJ it.,y Institute, who accompanied
the cadets to Ptit.t!cIphia, passed through here
yesterday Oh his return horic.
D1soRDERLY. Considerable Of crowd WAS
collected at Smoot's wharf, this morning, by
the antics of a coorcd lnsn named Scott Butler,
who, while uld"r the lrh fence "lliqu}r, struck
MIR. John Robey, the f;reman OF the yard. 10
the face with u lump OF plaster, and when
seiz d by sume of his companions, resisted SO
vigorously thar, four men had to take him ADD
carry him bodily from the wharf. La his Strug
plps he received an ugly cash over the cye,from
striking his head against boat. Oi1ccr Jane'
S;ni h arrived On tie wharf 10 tcW minutes
and took Butler to the station house.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS The Committee Oh
Streets of the City Council met at the Aud
;tor's Office last night, all the members beng
prescGt, The bids for street work were open'd
four 10 number. and the coutraot awarded !
MIR. q. VI. Clifford at the aud one halt cents
per square yard for new cork aud ten cents Tor
repair work.
The Finance Committee did DOT bold any
meeting on account Of the absence of two OF lis
members.
Both of the above committees and the Com
mittae on the Poor will m :et to night
ANOTHER ROBBERY The residence OF MIR.
John q. Phillips, 90 Lee street, near Duke,
was entered yesterday afternoon abjui three
o'clock through the front door, aud desk
standing in a front room forced open ADD rob.
bed Of forty. eight dollars 10 money. bed
standing in the same room was thrown on the
Hoor, as is supposed 10 search of other plumber,
but without securing any, the raseaIs made
their escape.
FOG There was heavy fog 90 the river
L.. ,norninn Of carly hnnr. and the air was