Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-24
REGIsTRA7IoN. The following is the voting
population OF this city, as shown by the regis
he. Il 10 .l.rnnnl

White majority, 100
BAD CoMpANY.-lu a note to the local re.
porter of this paper, Col. NJ. D. Ball says, 10
reference to the report of the proceedings Of
the independent Radical meeting 10 the mar
ke house fish she'd, last Monday night: "rhc
Inference would be that all the speeches
abounded with personal abuse. Now the fact
is | was thanked by one OF the committee,
Capt. Steuart, Tor the fairness q my speech,
(which only dealt with the political acton oil
the committee AMI Tor my personal praise Of
my opponcut" Candidates should rrcoiiec
the fable about the evil effects OF BAD company,
and the old aphoriSm that people cant play ID
dirty water without being splashcd,
IMPORTANT TO RIVER MEN.-rbe decision
of the Circuit Court III Washington IN the ac-
ton brought by Mcs-rS. Clifton & Rau,crsberg,
owners OF the steam yacht Wau1erer vs.. The
Baltimore and Potomac Il abroad Company, has
been awaited for with Il good deal Of lncrcs;
by the owners Of small craft that ply on the
Potomac river. This action WIS brought on
account Of the railroad company refusing TO
open the drawhri;igc, and was Uri ginalIy brought
before Justice Plant, VITO gave decision III
favor OF the railroad company. The decision
w
iust.- Washington Star.
DISTINGUISHED NIsITORS.-CoIone! John ).
Barbour, President Of the Virginia Midland
road Vice Prcsideu X user, of the Baltimore
aud OHIO road Cooncl q. j. F,reacre ard OK
Governor Ward Of Maryland, wsre IN the city
Saturday, having come over du special tram,
Friday ught. They took carriages next morn
ing, aud visited the various warehouses ami
other points of lntcres! in and about the city
They expressed themselves rs much pleased
W tn what they saw.-Lyuchbuy Macs
Tom THUMB. -Geuera Tom Thumb ard
wife and Miss Minnie Warren will appear at
Sarepta Hall to- morrow afternoon and night.
The little people arc great curlnsltes. aud viii
doubtless attract a large audience. They are
accompanied by Prot Newell, the * !tora
phenomenon, who will assist al the y; rluIn
ance.
PERsoNAL.-i' Cumberland News notices
the fact that, "Mr. George Washington has
been elected delegate from the first ward Of
Alexandria to the Conservative State Ccnven-
ton Of Virginia.
Mr.. Washington is q neal descendant OF
General Washington, and Will 10 DOUBT prove
most worthy aud efficient delegate.
Police REpoRT.-Only oDc case was tried
at Police Headquarters this mornlng-that
ola d, WA town cltz"n, who Tor resisting i'm 9TH
Ger, was fined aud discharged.
Dick Hall, colored, drunk and dlsorderIy,
was locked up for examination this afternoon.
Seven lydgers wcro accommodated at the
station house last night.
CANDIDATE MEETING. The lndcp"ndcnt-
Rgdcal caudidates held Il meeting at The Friend
ship Engine House las: night, with Dir. }. b.
johnson n the chair aud Louis +. Payne, s.
cIetary. The only busire-s done was the ap-
poDtment OF committees to have tickets print
ed, aud to attend the polls on the day OF cleo
ton, aud the meeting adjourned.
FIsIlERlEs.-A of the fishing shores have
cut out. al 4 ouly few OILERS are now fishing.
About three hundred shad aud forty surgeon
are all the fish that have been received at Fish
town siuce yesterday. Shad sold from SIG to
SIS per hundred, and sturgeon at s. Il piece.
CITY CIRCUIT COURT Judge James X :ith,
presiding. The court has been cngagcd all day
in the trial of the cjectment case of b. t. Car
ter VS.. the Virginia Marble Go. ct al.