Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

OF which 10 tho 4th Ward and / 10 the 'u
Ward we're c0lored men.
The CANAL-The following items Of lnt''
est ia canal news arc taken from tue i'nnbrf
land Ailegapau: ,.r
Rates for freight are now being :earinIiy Cut
20 the canal. varying from - to ~ cents
Quite number Of boatmen have returned
their boats and gone home with stock. lh's Is
more possible now, when paSturagc Is cheap
than earlier in the season.
Two steamboats, have left the clual and gone
TO the James River aud KaDawha canal. They
will report the prospects 10 that region, anu II
favorable plumber of other boats Will turn
their prows thitherward, iorsaking our waters.
A public meeting of the boatmcn Will he
held at Cumberland on Wednesday next, to
discuss aud tako action 90 the 10" rates OF
freight. O., -,
Ga Saturday evening the mitrc sill OF the
South Branch lock snrang out OF place, ueces,
sita.ing drawing off OF the water Oh the !eVe!
to admit OF Tia repair. Work was continued
throughout Sunday, ADD yesterday at ooon
boats were enabled to pass through The lock.
This accident, in conjunction with the nigh
water at Biz Slack, made scarcity Of boats
here Yesterday. The accident on the Consoll.
ratiou road, however, which prevented the ar
rival Of coal trains, was al offset to the lack OF
boats
CONSERVATIVE CITY CoMMlTTEE.-A meet
ing Of the Conservative City Committee, 10
conjunction with the Judges for the primary
election, was held last evening.
Mr.. Samuel Icuuessou Was excused from
service az Judge OF election Tor The "a ward,
and Mr.. t. NJ. Latham was appointed 10 his
place.
The resolution adopted at yesterday morn,
logs meeting Of the committee, as published
10 the Gazette, was read TO the Judges, and
they were Instructed To govern themselves ac'
cordiogly.
The Judges were requested to make their re.
turns to the committee ut 10 o clock on Friday
morning.
TIE PEOPLES Ticket Further lCquiry as
to the so.callcd "Peoples Ticket" has failed
to discover single person who either ackuowI'
edges having been present at the meeting,
which is said to have framed It, or was there;
and the impression is that no such meeting was
held, but that the ticket was coucocted by TWO
or three persons who wanted to he candidates,
aud who, without notice or authority, added
the names Ct gentlemen. Que OF whom oa2, IN
card denied any participation 10 the move
,nlnt, and two Others, Messrs. George Swain
and John II. Nugeut, have requested that their
names be taken off tho ticket, refuse to
have anything to do with 1t, anl deny any
knowledge Of it or lis projectors.
DECISION AS TO LICENSES. There was a
case before the Mayor, this morning, involving
the question OF the exteut Of Licenses to butch
al, nj.
lowed to be sold hereunder. After examining
the case, the Mayor decided that butchers could
not sell eggs, butter and other articles usually
sold by huckstcrs, nor could the latter sell meats
aud other articles usually sold by tho butchers,
but that if parties desired to conduct both kinds
Of business, they must take out separate II,
cense for each.
The VOTE OF THE CITY. The following is
the official vote of the city, as taken from the
ran;strv hnoks of the several wards: