Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14

msat. Ofice ofthe Chief Signal Officer, Wash
'ngton, D. c.. Nov'r IA. ls7s-lO:SO a. M
Var the Middle Atlantic States light, variable
warmer winds, shifting to cold, brisk nortneas
.nd northwest followed by cloudy and rainy
weather and rising barometer.
RADICAL MISREPRESENTATION.
Washington Chronicle publishes the following
a lady of this city, who has been spending
= lew days 10 Alexandria, Va, reports tina
upon the receipt of the first election news II
hat place,ii Indicating the election OF I'lden, the
fleet of such supposed result was immediately
manifested 10 the conduct OF the native white
element towards the colorel people. AT once
5 though a complete revolution had become
IN ACCOMPLISHED fact, the colored people ceased
10 the apparent estimation OF the Whites' g
nave any rights which the whites we're bound
~ resnect. A colored woman who had beeo
working 10 white family, UPON asking Tor the
small sum due her, was told by the, "lady' OF
the house III pay you when | get ready.
Tilden is elected aud you We 90 right to have
any pay." Even the white children call out
10 the colered children 10 the street, You II
ta nv slave now" Ooe of the flying alarms
among the poor negro population was tue ru
NOR which spread from mouth 60 mouth, The
vhite neople are picking out their servants.
Tins the bore of the whites and the tears OF
the blacks alike show the prevailing eSpecta-
Ton that democratic success means sooner or
at,r the substantial re.establisnmeat Ut
slavery.
The above is about 4 fair specimen OF the
.:athyst items daily served out by tue radical
parers of the North That any such feeling
As that mentioned, prevails here, except among
the negroes, who were taught it by rad'
e.l sneakers, before the election. is untrue. lo
no part Of the country is the fac. that slavery
is dead more thoroughly understood aod ae
Aoo8!edged than in this city, aud were the
question of its re-sstablishme0t submitted to
,ote here tomorrow, it would be unanimously
!:ieated.
KNIGHTS TEMpLARs. remplars OF
:t, city have now completed all of their ar
rangemeuts for the reception Of their expected
guests. As will be saeo by the order puo-
i,shed elsewhere, Old Dominion Comnandery
will assemble tonight and proceed to the
wharf of the Quantico steamer, where they
viii receive Fredericksburg CCmmandery and
escort them to their quarters 10 the Mansion
House. Tomorrow morriog again they Will
perform escort duty to the Communicates from
Richmond, Charlottesville, Norfolk, Forts.
mouth and other places. At 10 O'Clock the
visitors will be formally welcomed by the Mayor
AID be taken on an excursion to Mount Yer
aon. Tho Grand Nommandery will meet 10
tie Asylum Of Old Dominion COmmandery at
o'clock r. III. tomorrow
plSgAcKs. --Consderabl amusement was
afforded several gentlemen, on King street,
Yesterday, by the ludclous position 10 which
t.o young ladies were placed. One OF them
who had dropped an envelope tried to pick 1t
up but owing to the tlghtness with which her
uress was fastened back, was unable to stoop
low enough, and had to give up the attempt.
Tier companion then essayed the task but was
also unsuccessful, but finally by very singular
aoa awkward side wriggle reacbod the lost arti-
rls, after which both ladies went OF laughing
aud blushing. Yhe gentlemen who had been
viewing the scene from q nelghboring store
door, enjoyed it so much, that their gailantry
failed to carry them to therescus OF the troubled
talr ones
WEDDING. A large number Of ladies and
gentlemen assembled at St. Pau!s Church,
his moroiog, to witness the marriage of r. M.
lawson, esu, one Of our most prominent young
merchants, to Miss Grace Waters. daughter OF
the late T. A. Waters The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DIR. Norton, rector OF the
church, aud at its conclusion the happy pair
returned to the residence OF the bride s mother,
"a Royal street, where they received the con.
calculations Of their many friends. They lett
TOR the North, this afternoon, on bridal tour
ASSAULTS. The residents 10 the neighbor-
hood Of Zion church, near Battery Rodgers,
we're alarmed last night about ten o'clock, by
cltes OF muId:r. aud the appearance OF col
oysd man with the side of his head badly
mashed with rock which be sad had been
thrown at him by some unknown person The
uame Of the Injured mau could not be asoar
famed as he was Immediately carried Git by his
Trends. 4 white man named Duncan Was
struck on the head AID badly hurt by negro
mao named Green, near the Midland depot,
las: night.
4. < +. RAILWAY. The annual meeting
Of the stock holders Of the Alexandria aud Fred
ereksburg Railway Company was held at the
viico OF f. l.. Smith, esd, in this city, to day.
\ majority Of the stock being represented, the
minutes oi The last meeting were read ADD
adopted, aud the following officers elected
President, George b. Roberts; Secretary aud
Treasurer Albert teWson, Directors, Ihos.
i Scott, W. J. Howard, }. t. Green, Albert
liewsop, N. G. Ordway, W. /. Walters and
L. {. WiIkiGs. The meeting then adjourned.
STEALING Lock GATE.-A coored maD
uaued Jacob Conway was discovered yester-
day evening engaged 10 cutting up one OF the
lock gates at the Alexandria canal tor nre
wood. Complaint was made to the Mayor by
Collector Summers, and Conway arrested. Al
ter an examination be was sentenced to receive
thirty lashes, twenty Of which were at onco ad-
in,nlsterad.
WOOD FOR THE Poor contractors f0F
furnishing wood for the use OF the poor have
commenced to deliver the wood and cord 1t up
IL The gas house yard. As the fences there
are very low it will be necessary to employ
wacbman, OF the denizsns OF Devils Row at
tlshtown will be supplied by the Corporation
with fuel during the coming winter.