Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-23
LOCAL hATTERS,

WEATHER pROBABlL1TIES-Jul y %. 1878.
-Foc tie Mode Atlsn1c States, clear or
partly cloudy weather, Dor her:y Wicds, stat!on'
cry temperature. and rising biromcter.
ALEXANDRIA LIGHT INFANTRY. The Alex
andria Light Iufantry he'd a business meeting
last night, with Capt. I. l.. Smith in the chair.
The committee on band having 10 report
we're discharged, add new committee consist
ing Of Messra. A. Z. Slaymaker. George Me-
Burney jr. and j. f. Young, was appointed.
Az amendment to the constitution was auop-
ted separating the Offices OF Secretary ana
Treasurer
Also one to provide for life members at 500
each, and to grant certain privileges to hoSoraly
and contributing members
The company then went into an clfcllon "
junior Second Lieutenant it beiog understood
that the lowest candidate on each ballot, a1tcr
the second, would DO dropped.
The ballots resulted az follows:
First ballot: R. W. Wheat, 10; i. +. Mar
bury, 16; Alexander McBurnay, 4
Second ballot: r. w. Wheat, II; II. +.
Marbury, II; j. V. Purington, 9; ~ Mcl'nr-
ney, 2.
Third ballot: Wheat, II; Marburg, i; Pur,
riuRtoo, 9; L. T.. Payne. s,
Fourth ballot: Whcal. Il; Mnbu!y, ~
burlington, 10: Payne, 4.
Fifth ballot Wheat, IL; M4ibu'y, -; Par
rington. H.
SIX h halIo,: Wheat, %; Mssjn'9. Il; 8. G.
Brent, 5.
A motion 10 adiouro was hct. made and
carried. there having heen IL" olecHou, the
State law r6quilinr a Ms orit7 Of hlt the mcm.
bels Of tho Company
The CANAL The Cumberland Allegahan
says that while the loaded canal boat Elzab"lh.
Captain Daniel Snyder. Of tic New Central
line, was on her way to Georgetown on Sun
day, by some mischaDco she Iuulrd with a
light boat coming up. The team Of tho latter
dragged the team Of the former with The driver
into the canal. Tie team Of the Elizabeth
consisted OF horse AMI mule. There IS
steep stone wall at the point where the accident
occurred. and before the driver d: horse could
be rescued they were both drowned. Our in
turmaDt could not give u7 the name OF The
driver. The mule was subsequently gotten
ont uoinjured The accident occurred near
Wide Water
The Walsh T. Mckaig basin wharf at Cum
berlaud has been transferred to the canal
company at cost Of SIS, 900.
The Ailepaoian also says: "Ihe CRIB which the
canal company has been putting in at the dam,
ADD upon which workmen have been engaged
for the past mouth, was completed on Saturday
last. IL is built 80 strong that 20 fears need
he entertained of It's washing away by the high.
est waters.
"Mr. Hammond proposes to rip rap the tow
path from tho lock to Brenglc'S store, where
the back nearly gave way at the last frtkhat
and will begin the work 10 q shcr; time.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT. -~While the excursion
l., al at
Slarshall Hail. yesterday, Mr. Charles Red.
grave, the brother of the captain, was tripped
by heavpg line, and fell from the hurricane
deck. In falling, be struck the wharf and badly
bruised his face and head and then went over.
board He would have been drowned, but for
n heroic cXerions OF Capt. tcdgravo, who
At m u jumped pverbOard, seized him by the
wa;st I'd succeeded in supporting him until
oss;0tonc. vs5 rendered. The IT, urcd mao was
hroncht r. Jig ely and his wounds attended to.
Nor KILLED. "A dispatch received at this
office from tho tcle, Graph operator at warren
ton contradiots the port OF the kllltoe OF W.
L. Hunt, at Saem on Saturday,. Inc uiS
patch says that there were knoch do"ns Doth
at Salem ADD Warreuton, but that no ooc was
seriously hurt at either plac'. Since 'ne
above was written, q gentleman now resident
Of Fauoujer, but formerly of this CITY. lotorms
tho reporter that MIR. Hunt was struck on tho
head and remained insensiolc Tor twenty four
hours, but finally rcuaiued Consciousness.
MARRIAaE.--Ia Washington, last evening",
MIR. Will A. West of the Washington Critic,
and Miss Minoic NJ. Parker, daughter OF
MIR. s. S. Parker, were married oy rather
Walter, at St. Patrick $ Church. Mt A'lfea
j. Clarke, OF the Critic, was beet naus ana
Miss Ella Ticy bridesmaid Mr. West Is
SOD of Frank S. West. for many years e!nneoted
with the Richmond Dispatch AMI the new
counle have the warmest wishes oi the j2urua-
lists of this seciop
COUNTY CoURT-JudgeJamcs Sangster pre-