Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-26

MIR. l.. said he had presented this to maoy
members including Mr.. Lambdiu, and he sup
posed be approved it.
Mr. LII you have, I've been in happy
state OF oblivion. He favored repairirg klug
street Instead oil Duke street.
Mr.. Seals rose to a point of order. that
Mr.. Lamtdin had alrea 1y spoken once, and un-
der rule l9 40 member shall be permitted to
speak more THAI once on any subject untll
every member choosing to avail himself OF that
privilege snail have enjoyed IT..
Mr.. Broders lin the chair held that Mr.
Lamdin was not Out OF order.
Mr.. Hughes thought that beside the annual
appropriation there was $1,000 due he Com
mittee on Streets from the money paid by tue
street railroad.
MIR. Chauucey favored the resolutions.
The resolutions we're agreed to, but the Board
Of Aldermen referred them to the Committee on
Streets, but afterwards C Inference report was
agreed to providing for the work if the cost did
net exceed $500.
Mr.. Mushbach enquired if q dispenser OF
medicines had been elected this year.
Tue Chair said the dispenser Of medicines
held over.
Mr.. Lanbdin asked if the officers who held
over did SO uoder general or special law.
Mr. Lalham-It undertook to answer lndetl'
oite questions | might get myself IN difficulty.
Mr. Lambd,n-ls the Law general or special.
Mr. Latham-I suppose it would be a gene
raj law.
Wien resolution came 10 from the Board
of Alderneu to pay T. n. Carer his salary as
CRY Surveyor last year,
MIR. Latham said Mr.. Carter was not City
Surveyor last year. Mr. W. D. Stuart was
Civ Surveyor. MIR. Garter had done some
work but he had received pay for it.
MIR. Ford said that Mr.. Carter bad Informed
him that Mr.. Clifford had employed him for
city work.
Mr.. Hughes explained that Mr. Carter hsd
done work during The year, but had been paid
fer each job dooe.
Mr.. Mushbach said that he had just been
informed by the present Auditor that the last
act OF the late Auditor WIS to draw warrant
10 favor of Mr. Stuart TOR $50 (year's salary
and Mr. Stuart had the warrant now.
The bill was referred.
Mr.. Musnoach Introduced resolution au-
thoriziug advances To officers Of the city at the
| salary rates oil last year until a salary bill is
passed. H. explained that as things now stood
! the officers would get nothing.
| Mr.. L.mbdln eUqu.red II the resolution
would prevent the CouuoiI from 6xing the SAL
aries hereafter.
Mr.. Nlusf bach explained that it would not.
| Couoc then agreed that wheo i! adjourned
| it be until the second Tuesday Of October oe1t.
The Board WAS about 10 adjourn at $3.50,
wheu Mr.. Latbsm urged that they should re.
main 10 order 10 be ready to meet conference
! With the Aldermen if that B lard failed to pass
F.; the salary resolution.
Nearly an hour Was 80 occupied. MIR. Latham
occ lsioually sending Mr.. Broters into the Al
; dermen to see how things we're going on.
8! Finally Aldermen pou-concurred 10 the salary
resolution q oDmittee Of conference tailed to
agree, aod al 1880 the Board adj ,urned.
Tammany and the sLLOuis Nominees.
The great Tammauy hall ratification meeting
came off in New York last night, and was .
great success Three stands we're erected out
side of the ball, from which orators held forth
| in defence Of the democratic cause. The street
was filled With large crowd, and the hall WAS
huug With bunting and colored lamps. Chas. A.
| Dana presided over the meeting held 10 the
| large hall Of the Wigwam and made 40 address,
which was vigorous Impeachment OF the re-
publlcsn administration for the past fifteen years.
| A series of resolutions were read, pledglug the
uuited strength and support of their demo-
cratic fellow citizens to Tilden and Hendricks,
aud exprcssiny b. upathy wuh men OF all ranks,
especially IN 4chauics and laborers, who felt so
much the evil effects oil republican maladmin.
istration.
Hon. John Hancock, of Texas said that the
great demonstration retuted the assertion that
democrats were divided. He spoke Of disgrace
brought 90 the country by the republican par
ty, and said though they did their du!y during
the war, the d mocrats, who w-re also true to
the UnoD, had now to rescue the COUNTRY from
republican corruption. FL, denounced military
rule in the South, and declared that Southern
msn are loyal to the hlg
Governor Walker, Of Virginia, said the
great demonstration will vllahze democratic
faith throughout our Common couutry. The
| South will give teo GU; OF eleven electoral votes
for riIden and Hendricks.
Hap. Charles E. Hooker, of Mississippi, said
If the men who crossed swords during the Wal
could control the government, We would have
bad ten years Of prosperity in the South.
Hon. Mr.. Tarbox Of Massachusetts, COD
.trasted Tilden and Hayes, aud as u union man
declared belief n the loyalty of the South.
The last speaker vas Hon. Mr.. Franklin, of
Missouri, who said the southerners had come
back 10 the Uuion, and meant to stay.
The TURKISH WAE-Tbe London Daily
News Belgrade special says the Serviao war
has virtually collapsed. Henceforth the ag-
gressive is quite abandoned. The deepest des
poudency regDs 10 Belgrade. l have some
reason to believe that the offer of media ion 90
the part oil Great Britain would tavorably be
entertained by Prince Milan's advisers, though
| have fears they ara victims to Russian in-
trgue buoyed up by he chimera Of Russia S
active intervention. Prince Mans personal
aide de-camp has quilted Psrajin with Rus
sian officer, who had been staying there for
some days No Serviau's corps are now out
side the southeastern frontier. Saitcba is be.
ing strongly reinforced and provisooed as 3
defensive rress. The Turks have reopened
communication between Bjelioa sod Ratcba,
despite the efforts of Gen. Olympics. The last
regiment Of Servian regulars which we're iu
garrison at SemeDdrin has started for Alexioaz.
The same papers spec al from Belgrade says
an official bulletin ciaius that puhtch has cap