Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-08

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION Tho
republican county convention mat last eesnipg
at the public school house 10 Freedman Vii
lsge, Arlington D stros.
Delegate Il. A. Whallon was elected chair.
nan and G. G. Nelson chosen secretary Of the
convention.
TIE following nominations were then made
For clerk Of the county court, Benz. Austlr;
for counY treasurer. JEFF. rson Tacey; f.r c;m
nonwea this attorney, Edmund Bark; Ter
.berlf. Fred. Corbesl; for commissioner OF the
c7aous. Henry Holmes.
Speeches were made By several O! tha Leia
easss. setting forth the merits and dement's OF
The different candidates, pleasantly, among
them oue By A. G. Cuuoin CHAN 10 opposition
TO jefferson Taosy for county reasur,r. 10
long speech hs accused Mr.. racey OF not bios
stalaart republican; al that be, lacey, had
said he intended to run Independent; c ,uns:lsd
the delegates 90: 20 nominate any w!shy wasby
republic ,us; said that be, Cunnipgha. was
lus republican, and be s7aated true !enub!,
csos ominated-repuolcsE that would not
lick th, fawoiag Gueers OF democracy iIr oEdcs;
lad it made DO difference whether the man
they nominated waE black man. blue man,
green man, or 2alu, 60 that he was an IN
compromising republican.
Speeches 10 reply to Mr. Cun1ioghsn and 10
defense Of Mr. yscey wsye made by Delegates
Whallon. Pine. jackson. Mitchell aad olhers.
The conventicn. 1T late hour. sci>urIed.
The QUANg!co LlNE.-A cont.aot has BEEN
entered luto ostweeu the Richmond, Frederick.
burg aud Posomsc R.isosd ComDAuy aod the
po,omsc Steamboat Company, providing for
day couuGeiion With the railroad by boats OF
Uaantico from su.h cay after Ju,e Is: rs may
be appointed By tho Railroad Ccmpsug. As
soon as practicable the service will be performed
BY 40 iroa boat or boats, guaranteed by the
builder to have al average rats OF Spesd OF eIsd
ieeo miles per hour, aud built TO run through ice
three Inches thick The sgreemeot. unless -
the mean time SET aside or modified by ooDseot
Of both parties, vii! cHEt:uus 10 f,rcs Tor tue
period of four years, AMI thereafter uoiesS the
contract sh Ill be tcrm;nstcd oy SIX mouths pf5
Vicu, notice from oac OF ths parties 10 tho
other A Irovi.ioo il alan roats fer tho ruo
oiop Of niyht boet, shLuli o satisfactory or.
engagements not be u ada for Light line vi. the
= 3 r. Railway. Also another provision 70. q
connection IT Snepherd's, opposite this c.ty. The
steamboat comp sEy in contracting :or los ne"
boat will mat. provisions for rail way there.
on, no. lees thsr two handrad fs3s IN lsng,e,
snd an slrarg. mel. will be- msda hy tn, Fail
.oa1 company for running the cars on snd I'll
8. QusDtIcc.
His understood that the State autaori,ica will
ny 70 prevent tue GETTY lOB ous VI Ioe Sou''A'''
METEo RoLoGIcAL-AprH 1871" lois
month will oomparo tavorsoIy VITA .tos: ct
previous years. The highest paint attsioed by
the therm ometer Was the 20 b, 81 Th: COOLEST
uoruioe vas CO the 4 h. go. the l5; sod IL h,
each, S2', whict IS just the FREE zlor port.
Mesntempers'ure!o for the moDlh So 80 Highest
barometer so ! | inches, lowest 29.l2; ne>p,
90 SO iucbcs, w1ch is ualSl1!Iy low. P'evsil
iog Wind northwls' Numbef q totally q Il ~
days S. R.ioy days s Raio !s SO iaclIs.
The average temperature tr the mouin @as ore
degree above the lvsrage f,r the issi light
gears. The raio fa!. for the moab haa been
unusually light for Apr The average ftf the
5years previous vas sbou aohes esch month.
Ac,,tipk Va. g. GILLLNGuaM