Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-02

WEATHER PROBABILITIES lFr Depart
o,ent. Office ofthe Chief Signal Officer, VASE
;nofon, d. G.. Nor. 9, lS77-l0:S0 q m. =.
Ftr tina Middle Atlantic States cloudy and
rainy weather, warmer and increasing south
es.ter y winds, veering 10 colder north Wfatei :,
falling follow; by rising barometer.
HYDRAUL1oN FIRE CoMpANY.-A c'l!ed
meeting of the Hydraulion Steam Fire Eneloe
Company was held last night with Il. L. tafh''
Vice President, in the chair, and John i'arnoh,
Secretary.
Vice President Caruc announced the Object
Of the meeting to be the TAX lug OF some action
in regard to the death OF y: y. lAelt' ia'e
member Of tho Company. MIR. Carne pa'u a
high tribute to the deceased, tulostsing h'S
many good qualities and coed deeds. Ia!''hg
tho foreman to the chair, he offered the 'H!Io"
ing resolutions
Our Heavenly Father having boon pleased Ia
call from among lis our de&r friend aud fellow
member, Arthur Darlington Kell, wo desire |"
express our sense Of his worth anu oi tho loss we
havo sustained in his departure and e. cxtaId
to his beroaved family that coincidence ~"irH'
though it cannot solace their atlllctlon, Hisy M
some measure enable them to boar it more cas'
ly. Possessed of superior talent, our departed
friend was ever modest and unAssumlhE; rs
ready to obey as to command Ih"uS1 our
denel with q dependent family. ho rn'p'ad"n.
never shrunk from the post OF danger Whlle MS
service could avail her. Whom the return I"
peace restored him to his home no h'p" "s r.
ward, or greed OF Office could ndUc; nom J."
separate himself from his fellow cltH ms; he W -
ready to share their trials and raft"h" -! their
fortunes.
It is, therefore, unanimously RAsornl. HIT
in tho death of Arthur Carr lngt"ii HELL III"
Commonwealth has lost 81 bravo S"sd' A!d "
worthy citi2on tho company "'HVoi'' '.i'i l'S
full member, and its lndiytdusi m3inbafS, = lr"'
and tried friend. ....
y Resolved, That we sYmph .thi::r mnsl hnsrti-
~ and sinceray with his har"HHs'i l:El!'y III
there irreparaho loss.
3 Resolved, That in tokon e en- rnspact "
his memory, Wa will attend lis iunoral IN h"!N
and that tho oLhor c0mpahl2; al ia@ department
be invited to Join us.
4 Resolved, That tho ongino housa m ap
pnritu5 be drApAl in mourning Tor thirty hsy7.
S Resolved, That these res buttons hn nub' lSh =
al in the city papc: nnu that N atI'7t"l copy
no transmitted IT, his widow.
Brief remarks of an rl.lucis:i: character
were made by Mes5rs LnnoD, NrvItI "nA
Young. after which Che resolutions w'rh II IAN
imousIy adopted by rising votr.
The Secretary was directed to iu'''' th,
other companies Of the department "a attend
the funeral, and the meeting adj 1ur"r'l.
County CONSERVATIVE S-A conservative
meeting was held last night at the Walker
school house, near Balls Cross Roads, IN Ar
lingtou Township, which WAS we'll attended,
az all the conservative meetings have been since
the campaign brgap. When the asscnblagc
was called TO order by the chairman, q. Il.
Adams, esq, it was discovered that MesSrs. }.
Is. Johnson and j. Il. SyphsX. the republican
nominees, were present and Mr.. Mushbach
proposed a joint discussion, in which each Of,
The oppostion We're to be alo"rl one half Ct
an hour. This was accepted aud tho discus.
sion began, but it was uphill work fer Mcssrs.
Johnson and Syphax. Not oua Ct the audience
was in sympathy with them, ard the mnnstrons
and communstic doctrines promuf gated ty
them touched no RESPONSIVE chord IN inc breasts
of the honest farmers ct that section The
meeting adjourned about l | o'c|ock, tho entire
asscmbIago having insisted upon MIR: Nlush,,
bach $ speaking for Que hour after his time had
expired.