Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-17

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CAUCUS OF WEST VIRGINIA CLERGY.-A
caucus of the ministers and delegates from
West Virginia was held 10 the reading room at
the Mansion House last night, to consult as 10
the proposed division of the diocese. There
was much difference Of opiuloa, and the meet
| ing was a lengthy o3e 1t was hnaliy stated,
however. that Bishop White would cmbody
Recommendation for the proposed DIVISION 10
his address to the Council, and on this state
ment 1t was determined to take pn further ac-
ton than the presentation of the following res
outions, which were adopted "a the Convoca
ton of West Virginia held at Welsburg On
April 18th:
| |. Resolved, That, ib the judgment of this
| ConvUcation, the interests oil the Church N
our State clearly demand division OF the do
cese OF Virginia
>. That while we would all prefer diocesan
organization, yet rather than the dlvlSioa
should fail, we ask that West Virginia, or such
| a part thereof as uay BE- designated by the
| Council of Virginia, be set apart as L iul>Slon-
airy jurisdiction. ,.,
5. That we respectfully petition the Bishop
and the ensuing Council 10 ak The General
| Convention to take the nccessars action IN the
premises.
/. That in EXPRESSING our views as above, OF
| he nccessiiy OF a division OF the diocese OF
Virginia. We would have it distinctly under
stood that we cou,iauc to cherish towards our
| Bishop the same loyal affection and nlgh es-
| tecm for his zvaI aud fidelity, which W. have
always felt And, also, that Tor our beloved
aud uuch ameutcd Bishop, recently deceased,
We have the most atfccllonatc remembrance
and highest veneratlon
PoLlTICAL.-:A meeting Of the Independent
candidates will be held at Harlow 5 Hall, to-
night 1t is understood that tic Radicals OF
of the city will have delegation present 10y re
quest aud that mixed ticket tor tounclinen
will be agreed upon fer III OF the wards except
the fourth, in which u nomination. "as made
last night The reason tor the cX"epuor Is APP
pareut; the Radicals having maj 'rlty IN that
ward will DOT make any comprotnist., While INC
Conservative ma orly IN the other wards otlhg
large they Will cfcourse take halt lna FROM
the leaders of the Independents, who thus sell
out their party in order to secure the oElc"> Tor
which they are candidates. 1t is also under
stood that the Independents propose 70 divide
the other municipal Offices with the RndcaIs
they of course rcraniug the hons share.
meeting OF coiored men opposed to this arrange
ment wa, held at TIE Bridge Purp last night,
some OF the speakers IA; which SAID that they
did not see the difference SO tar Is they were
concerned between dissatisfied Conservative
aud a straight out, except that the former Wau-
ted the Radicals to help them to Office.
FAIRFAX CoNsERvATIvEs.-Thc following
delegates and alteruacs to the State ConScrva
tive Convention have been appointed from
Fair lax county:
Ccntrev!c-DcIc gatcs. r. II. Cockerillc
aud VIA. O is; aitcrnatrs, j. Z. Macheu aud
Leandtr Makcey.
Lce-Deicgarcs, NJ. D. H n and J. y. Mar
shall; aItornates, Il. s. Il hord ANA +.
Wooster
Mount Vernon Delegates Go. Mason and
William Hunter; alteruales, Il. Il. hewitt aud
j. o. Kerby
Fails Church-DvIcgatcs, W. II. T. lee aud
DR.. j. Moran; alteroates, Beuj. II. Shrccve
aud }. f. Riley.
rov.dencc-Dclegales, II. w. Thomas anG
j. Williams aternates Il. Ii. faT and ). II.
Cuts.
DfaNrSSlllt N'llSu ib'iEl ah'
Johu Powell; altcrnatcs, X. {. Newman and
Thomas +. Carper.
YOU'VE MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
The regular monthly meeting Of the Young
Mems Christian Association was held III their
room. on King street, last Ulght
After devotional meeting Of half an hour
James Entwisle, jr. in the absence Of the Pre.l-
dent, was called to the chair, and BENZ. u.
Staiups elected Secretary pro tenn.
Mr. Fl. w. Beadlc from the Executive Com
mittce, reported the Daues Of H. II. Howell,
NJ. + Church. Sousb and JAS Beach, NJ. II.
Church, for active membership, aud they were
unanimously elected.
Rev. Mr.. Dinwiddic was placed on the
first division of the Committee on Open Air
| Services.
The General Secretary made his usual month
ly report.
Reports OF very encouraging nature were
made by the Aims House and Jail Committees.
The Ass ciatlou thee, after singing "Pra'S"
| cd frcm whom all blessings flow, at $40
| adjourned until the next regular meeting.
WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA TURN
pikE-Iu the case OF tue Washington and AL
rxaudria Turnpike Company vs. Alexander
| Hunter, Thomas Swami and John II. Johnston,
IN which the Circuit Court Of Alexandria coun
ty entered judgment prohibiting the County
| Court Of that county FROM proceeding to dec4rc
the turnpike OF the said company abandoned,
and certifying such fact oil abandonment to the
Road Commissioners Of the county, 81 that til,
turnpike could be taken charge Of and repaired
by the county authorities, the Court OF Ap
pcals of this State has, upon the petition OF the
defendants Hunter, Swami and ) ohnston, award
| ed supcrscdcas to the judgment OF the Circuit
Court. AS this is a public matter, and one, III
which many persons are deeply Interested, 1t Is
more than probable the Court will advance the
case upon the docket and consider 1t as soop
as possible,
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT the services, held
III Christ CHURCH, last night, Rev. George W.
Nelson preached and this morning Rcvs. Jas.
Grarnmcr and Edward Withers preached.