Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-20

WEATHER PROBABILITIES, May %, 1879.
For the Middle Atlantic States aud New Fog
land generally lower pressure, winds mostly
from southeast to southwest, stationary to lis
ing temperature, partly cloudy or t1udy
Gcather and local rains.
CONSERVATIVE WARD MEETINGS. The
conservatives of tho city held their meetings
fer the nomination Of Councmeu, Magistrates,
Sc. 10 the several wards last night.
ttrst Har9--Tho First Ward meeting was
called to order by Hugh Latham. SupeIin
ttndent.
Ga motion of s. 8. Coleman Hugh Latham
wss elected chairman and J. NJ. Hill secretary.
The ohai,man appointed j. D. Stanton and
:. A. Mabkia ss ttllers.
For tho Board of Aldermen G.. G. Smoot ADD
W. y. Moore were named.
The ballot resulted: Smoot IS. Moore II.
SO &. T.. Smoot Raa declared elected.
For the Common Coutcil ballot resulted
Hugh L,ihsm %, Wm. 8. Moore 81. Geo.
W. Rock ST. Wm. W. Herbert 79 Charles
l.. Adams II, Thomas Hoy &C. Jas. Fl. Reid
Sc, G.erpc Washipg,ou 25. Ellhu Stanton %.
Peter Ailoiesou 8. Samuel Cuvillier /.
Msssts. L,,hau. Moore, Rock aud Herbert
we're declared Tho nominees.
For Magistrate john Il. lhompsoo aud j.
w. Campbell aere PANIED
The ballot n sulGtd: Thompson A.. Camp
ball -
George Washington tcndsrtd It's resignation
a.. member ui The Conservative Com niitee,
~h;ch was accepted, ard Wu. w. llerb' r;
Was unanimously elected I, Gil the saoauty.
Second Wma-ia ITO Second Ward The
mee:py was c.!l4d to order by ThGo5usc II.
F.,kir, Ward Superintendent.
iI"ury Strauss SGs elected ch'nmiu AID H.
NJ. L;,ham, s:creta:y.
Mrssls. James =. COle:Lau. Geo. Ii. 5 IS
sart sad NJ. B. llarioI were appointed ti ert.
Wm. Ii. Matbuty was romiosttd t'r Al
dermsu by scolanatrn.
Ear the Common C,uooil JJssph
H,oders. r. II. Ficklio, j. +. B;ckham j.
p. Rio,, Thomas R:esa sni Ednuod Burke
gero placed 10 nouiGalou.
c. E. S;u.rt OF ed to Mr.: Burke cane
ttlos placed beicr, The nleeIag. % Ihe Rtaaad
that he was not conservative.
G :orse l. Sinpson said II had been cu5tn
msr2 10 sl!UW auyouc 10 b. placed beinrd 'he
uee,ing, snd while it wJull be yer1 lmpr5psr
to nominate Mr. Bake, hs did not outsider 1t
improper to plac, his Laue fora thu q, -etins.
The balIo: resulted: B7oda1s lG3. F:ckllu
l6O, b cktam lbs. Rice ll9. Reese -, Bulk
81 So the four lis named were teHar'a
elected
ira'o by tc,laus IN.
Duiov The t.liuirg FIR tuuGuiu1ou q iltu
40 exciting SSuue otclried. MIR. Chas II MOTT
hsd chalculed Tho vItc Of o1s o. thu tau0
raising through the ''l':lJ Oh tbs aruuOd that
be was non rel ;,,, y! ihc ward, tat II h,lnE
,lLysu that the thalCoged v1er. had been Ia
tie ward for Fix months, h!s vote YES r'o:ivcd
Sir. Elliott refused to ho convinced aud gro
tested loudly against the counting OF the ballot
While the teller5 We1o waiting tor the txpna
ton Ct the fifteen minutes fixed hg resolution
before oouu,ice the vote, Mr. Elliott sprang
forward, erssped tie ballot box and attempted
to mskc eff with it. Messrs. Strauss, Latham
oud Others, however, 81 & ID the tcx lud Mr.
J. 2. Colem.n caught Elliott by tho arm foro
inn him 10 release Lis bcll Elliott was then
.egsl By officers jams Smith, speedily 70
we'd irum he room add locked up 10 the sta
too house whcroo be was released at late
hour, 90 the uter. ession of friends Tho At
umpt created great exotic meut
Third Ward Tho Third Ward meeting whs
r.<sldrd ever by t. e. Dowohsm. With jag.
K. ts!Op, secretary, sod Jas. >. Dohcrly, as.
sisi4bi secretary.
f r., Dawphau wss ntm!na!td for All,r
uan By acclematlOD.
Fer the Common Council Isaac SG-ib,
lssio l. chherc, james s. Douglass. NJ.
Mclean, ". H. Smith, Robert W. BAllet'
scr, John PsrIy and John = A. Crupper were
placed 10 nomination.
The bao, resulted l. Smith l0T, Eiotberg
81, Douglass 50. Mclean IS. W. II. Smith
IS. Bailcbper 80. Perry 70. Crurper |.
slessrs |. Smith. Eohberg. Douglass and
Mclean wr,e declared nominated.
f. II. Hawkins was nominated 70 I'LL the
uusypifed turn IT A. SChoti:id by acrl.ms';oa.
For MaeisIrc;e u ballot resulted: ftatx
L1wiy AZ, a. & Cruprer2S John MeCueu
Hawkins !.
FraLk L5v,jry WIS declared tho uOu:iu:c
The nec,ioc lhcu proceeded TO ballot for Il
member Ct the Cor sctTaiive Committee, V!ca
A. Schofet. removed ire m tho city, With Tho
following result: l.eac Smith c3. L. L. Brockett
r. NJ. MclIsan 5. Il. {. Lee 5. Isaac Smith
was elected.
FcwM War,l.--S. q. Nealo wss elected
Of airmau of the Fourth Ward meeting ord Is.
W. Nails secretary.
George A. Musbbsch and E. II. OBlioo
were appointed tellers.
L. w. Reid and Jchn L. Smcot were Domi
mated for The Beard CT Aldermen By aoelama
ton.
The balot for meu ,ers Of tho Common
CcuuoiI resulted s. 70 9vs: Paul i. Evans
70; j. W. Peske. Gil }. D. Javios. So j. 7.
Asuew. 81; II. Y. Daniel. q; George b.
French, c4 Thomas DowDey. II; j. 4. Iui.
nerman. Is Peter Wise. IL; j. f. Malls, :;
w. +. Vincent. :: G. w. Rausay,2; 5. t..
Beach, l blank, =.
The four FIRST named wtro declared slcctet
y. O. Whitlesey was nominated for mssis-
tlato BY aeclams;ior.
CoLoRrD CONSERVATIVES Tho co!'ied
conservatives bald meeting Saturday oiShf,
3 Hopkics pir.i3ing ind &. ". Rr}wn
secretary
The ehtir stated that ihc meeting vas called
10 ra,ify the conservative ticket a"d 10 select
eanVas:e5s.
The follosiog were selected rs e,uvass,ri:---
&. ". Browu, j. W. Lace. NJ |. Robinson