Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-19

City Council will be neld at The usual places tt
night. AS it is very important. 10 the presen
crisis Of The financial affairs Of the city, thai
none but good men shall be sent 10 Council, il
is hoped that there will be full ATTENDANCE o.
voters.
REPUBLICAN City CONVENTION The
City Republican Convention met at the Od
Court house this evening.
II. 8. King called the coLVeutou 10 ordsl
ADD S. g. Duodas acted as temporar? S.cre
tary.
The delegates to the convention wero all COL
orod.
Tbomss TanciIl, J. Mex Ware, u. h.
Thompson and Henry Lewis wero appointed
committee on credentials.
During the examination ct credentials a
speech 10 favor OF the nomination OF good meo,
regaril!s, Of party, was made By q. w. Hob:
day. who was replied 10 10 90 ultra radical
strain By A. ". Harris, WAC urged this nomiua
lion Of straight on! .ioSet, add appealed to the
race pnj lces Of his bearers.
The committee CD credentials reported the
i3 CT delegates. as heretofore published 10 the
G;2,ttc, with tho addition Of A.W. Harris G. II.
Thompson, Robt. Gaines, Silss MadeIia,
II. +. Drayton, Charles Seals and Joseph
Whiting, i,om the fourth ward.
Their report wGs accepted.
4. W. HHius vas then choaeu permanent
Chairman and s. @. Dundas, secretary.
a rcsolui in was offered excluding all pers1pS
from the Convention who voted in the c)nser
va'Ve primary election. pending discussion On
which, this report Closed.
HE CHARGES AGAINST THE SUPERIETEN.
DENT OF PoLICE.-Mayor Kcmper, this even.
ing, rendered his decision 10 the matter of the
charges against Geo. ". Clifford, Superinten.
dent of PoIicc. Tbs Mayor does not fnd the
charges OF employment of uuskied or iccom.
pateLt labor sustained. nor that IF neglect Of
duty. 10 the matter Of the inootrtc: pay roll,
the Mayor tx0nerates the accused on the
ercuod lhst being sick, ho had right to
secure assistance, ard that as soon as he
hes,d of the qutsionatl. charges on tho
roll. no deuouCc1d them as entirely wrong.
While be does not propose 10 sit 10 Judgment
90 tie motives Of Nlessrs Patrick Dillon and
Wm. G. Clifford, the Mayor SAWS tho fact re-
mains. that, had. not The psy rolls been exam.
ired aud ventilated, The CITY would have SUI
teled loss, and he would irslst on the
d. charge Of those parlles from the service Of
The CITY. The Superintendent was discharged
frYm sll blame, and the Mayor said he could
fed no cause to either suspend or remove him.
ILLNESS OF JUDGE Lowe. The community
was shocked yesterday morning at the news OF
the sudden and slrous illness of Judge h. NJ.
Lowe. The Judge was 90 The streets between
ten and eleven o'clock 90 Saturday hight ap-
pareGtiy 10 his usual health. Yesterday morn.
cg ut c: 80 o'clock bis servant tJuud him lying
90 tho floor f. bis chamber 10 an unconscious
state. flo had apparently been stricken down
whilst preparing 10 retire. DE-. Brown was at
one. scnt Tor, AID Together With DR.. Lewis rem
dcred all possible medical attention. The
Judges o,m paot was pronounced to be apo.
pleyy aud paralysis superioduced thereby. -
Last tight he was 10 very critical condition,
bu: 10 day is much improved. aud bis many
friends have strong hopes for his recovery
Daring tho whole day yesterday here was
continual slr.am Of csl!ers at the Judges
apartments, and there was 80 almcs: uupreca.
debted display Of feeling on tho part Of the
o!izebs generally.
A PROBLEM The problem below was pub
shed in the Gszsttee Of Wednesday. bat as
there were some errors 10 The figures it is re-
produced. The State of Maine at Que time,
COMMITTEE the sale Of iutoyio,Iing liquors 10
various localities 10 agents of its OVID. One of
these. upon his owu appointment, was given
$32. II 10 cash, and stock worth S57 "a. He
purchased du,ipg the gear S59.9l worth Of
stock ard received as sl!ary $25. At tho end
Il The year he found that be had sod $l02 81
worth OF qnor aud had stock 90 hand TO the
amount oil sol 81. lie desired to settle with
The Sale, but could not tx tho amount Cue,
which caused the matter to be referred to the
Courts. The point puzzling The braiOS Of tho
msthema,ic!aus is. how much did no owe the
State p
There have been several attempts at q solu
licn here, but the answer has not yet been COLI
reotly ascertaiued, The correct answer will te
published iu Wednesdays G:z :tte.
Police REpoRT.-The following o,s's have
been reported since Saturday:
John Gretn aud Joseph Robey, for bei5g
druok and dsorderly 90 the street AID break
inc pesk, T. Nal q vjcGnW were fined and