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

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PoLITICAL.-Thc City Conservative Com
mittee met last evening pursuant to ADJOURN
mept, with Hugh Latham, Chairman, and ).
Il. Beckham, Secretary.
1t was resolved to hold primary election 90
Monday, May 18th, to nominate candidates Tor
muocipa offices, aud that Ward meetings To
nominate members Of Council and such State
officers as arc to be elected, BE- held on Wcduts
day, May lG;b.
1t was further ordered that tho polls, at the
primary election be opened At suorlse aud cicsoc
at sunset.
all Candidates desiring to submit their claims
to the primary election were requested 10 meet
the committee at the Sun eDglue house next
Wednesday evening at o'clock, and make ar
raogomeuts for the primary election, the cx-
pense OF the same to be paid by the candidates
equally.
The meeting then a:jouroed.
The Republican Executive Committee also
MET last ught, with Edward Hughes IN The
caai; aud We. Miller, Secretary.
Il was ordered that Ward meetings DO held
on the lS:h inst. 10 elccs delegates to G nvco.
lion 10 uom Gate ci:y officers, the convention to
meet 90 the 2Ist iustaot, at DOoD, 10 Harmonic
Hail.
L, is understood that there is astrcng feeling,
annug the members of the party IN favor OF
making straight out" nominations.
FIRE AT K1NsALE.-Oa Monday night last
the store Of Mr.. Norris, at KinsaIs, Westmore.
land county, and the dweIliog house OF MI. May
uarJ, were set on fire by an iDcendary aud
both cu,irely destroyed. Mr.. Norris who was
Sleeping 10 his store barely escaped with bis
life, being almost suffccased in passing through
the faues. Hugh Middleton, suspicious
character in tho neighborhood has beea Ut.
rested, and goods taken from another store
which was recently robbed were fUuoG 10 his
ous..--7appahannoch Lnder.
a gectcnan, who arrived here this morning
from kiusalc, states that the evidence against
Middleton is very strong; the prints found 10
the mud around the building fitting his shoes
exactly. even to the patches thereon. la has
beeu sent on for court Mildletou's brother
was also arrested, but, as 10 evidence was I'd
dueed against him, no was discharged. The
stock OF Nj. Norris was Insured for $500, but
acilhcr the building 10 which he kept, belong
Ing to Mr. John GcmcGy, DOR that Of Mr.. May
narl were insured There have been four fires
wth;a three weeks 10 the same uoighborhood.
ATTEMPTED OUrRAoE-George StearuS, q
young man apparently about twenty two years
Of age, was brought before the Mayor this
moruiau on the charge Of entering the room Of
Mrs Mary Upton, at the lower end OF Wolfe
street, with Intent to commit an outrage. Mrs
Upton testified that she was awakened this
morning, about o'clock, by some one moving
about 10 her room. Supposiug it to be o0e OF
her children she called out. and was immedl-
atcly grasped by the throat by the Intruder.
The children raised such on uproar, however,
that the man was frightened from his purpose
add left the room. This morning Stesrns'
shoes were found beside Mrs. Uptons bed:
The accused says that he went home drunk and
mis,0gk Vic room for his mothers, which is 10
the samc house, and that Immediately upon
discovering his error he left The Mayor com.
mii,ed him 10 al for further examination.
RELIEF Hook AND LADDER COMPANY
The regular monthly meeting Of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company was held last night
with E. II. O'Bricn in the chair and W. X.
DaVlusuD secretary.
The recorder reported six alarms since the
last meeting.