Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-22

r,ent Office Of me CntV oty rc
,noton, D. G., March y, iS'eL eoSo a a.
roi south west to northwest winds, Win stst1n-
anu ~ siight fall Of temperature and rising Da-
e snmeter in the Middle Atlantic States
REPUBLICAN WARD MEETINGS. Pursuant
. tho notice published in the Gazette, the be-
.,hl;,ans of tho several Wards met last night
:" onnoint delegates to the County Convention
-b;ch meets on the 18th inst. Most OF the
hus;nes, was done without debate, ana very
short meetings were consequently held.
sun In the First Ward l Z. O'Neal PRESIDED
and G. G. Thorpe vas Secretary. - =
Geo. c. Hewes George L. Seaton, ". y.
Tborne Edward Evaus and 4. |. TanslIl were
,nnointed delegates, aud |. U. y Neal ~
Rsl. ir., and T. L. Tausl, alternates.
The meeting then adjourned.
In the Second Ward the meeting was pre-
sided over by Henry Lewis. n
The following delegates we're appointed: II.
r. Service, Larkin L'gh,foot, +. Faahuken'
Henry Lewis, jacob Banks aud Marshall hyGr'
AIternates, Heory johnson, Latham Brooks
and Armistead Webb.
In the Third w ard there was no meeting
last night. A party of dissatisfied looking ne
proes, numbering thirteen, all told, headed By
Gustavus Adolphus Lumpkins, copgregated at
the old Court House about quarter to pine
o'clock. After vainIy waiting sometime Tor
the appearance of two more persons, whose
presence Was essential to coDstlue quorum,
t,nstayus Adolphus Lumpkins, IN short
soeech, the eloqueuce OF which was 10 1uli
keeping with the natural grace and modesty
Of the speaker, stated the OBJECT or the ca',
and moved that the meeting proceed to the
choice of chairman. No secuud was made
10 his motion. NJ chairman could be obtain
sd-the bushing hooors OF that high and de
Iectable position weut begging. GustaVus
Adolphus Lumpklns then requested some
hodv TO act as secretary somebody not
being present, 90 secretary was Forthcoming
that distinguished position was also W.'nout
au Incumbent. The political hncsse OF Ousta
vus Adolphu> Lu,npkns Was exhausted. ne
came down aud out" from the speaker 5
stand. H. sought The quiet shades OF MS
suburban home, rejecting, no DOUBT as ne
thereto wendell bis weary way, upen the macy
uncertainties and perplexlng difficulties of poll
ticsl life. The crowd dispersed.
In the Fourth Ward the meeting vas called
to order by Edward Hughes. i. b. Plnn acted
A. w. Harris moved that committee OF
three be appointed to dominate delegates to
the County Convention, which motion was car
ried, aud A. w. Harris, R. I. Lucas and
James Clsggett we're appointed.
The following delegates were nominated by
the committee VIM. Miller, Charles Scales,
Edward Hughes, VIM SiucIair, R l.. Mitch.
ell, Johu Madela and Robert Ga,ues.
Alteroates-Wm. Clagett, A. W. Harris
aud r. H. Lyles.
On motion of r. T. Lucas the nominees
were declared unanimou>l y clccted.
After taking up a collection to pay for the
hall, the meeting adjourned.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT a meeting of
the Board of Supervisors Of Alexandria county,
held at the COURTHOUSE yesterday, there were
present: Gilbert Vandeburg, VIM. A. Rowe
aud +. q. Schutt.
The following bills we're ordered to be paid:
Harlow Bro, 1888 for wood furnished the jail;
VIM. H Davis $1,000 for fencug the Court
house lot The bills Of Muir Bro, acd Smoot
& Perry, were referred ill the next meeting.
James H. Pearson was allowed 1920 w tor
the support of john B.unury, pauper, for
the year 1876, 20 b. paid in moothly install
mcutS
a contract With Augustus Butts for paint.
was reduced to writing.
The Board adjourned to meet again on the
first Tuesday iD' April.
The AQUEDUcT BRIDGE.-ihe Secretary OF
War, in obedience to resolution OF the Sen
ate, yesterday submitted the report OF Major
VIM. p. Craighill, corps of engineers, Y; ).
A., in regard 10 the condition OF The Aqueduct
bridge across the Potomac. He states that be
has made critical exarIiuation Of the bridge,
assisted by Livutepant Turtle, of the engineer
corps, and comes to the CONCLUSION that the
bridge, in its present condition., Is unsafe. Tx
,cnsive repairs are now in progress, and are IN
tended to be thorough II carried out accord.
Ing to The present plan, Major c. thinks it will
be as safe IS the certificate of the chet of engl-
ueers stated it to be in 1869, and as severe
trial aud use have since shown 1t to be. The
peruauency of the bridge depends, ne says,
entirely upon keeping all its parts in thorough
repair. The stone pi.rs of the structure he
considers entirely safe.