Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-07

| POLITICAL The political pot is already b.,
ginnIog to- bubble" AID in short while it
| Will Do bo,log over. The election, which takes
| pace on the fourth Thursday 10 q, e month is
| Ior Clty Sareeant, Commissioned OF the
! iteVetue and Commonwealth Attorney, and
the cchrees OF the various candidates sr, being
d'souSs2d. Ii Is hard 10 tell how many polili,
cal parties there are in Alexandra. Each man
outside of the regular conservative organization
seems to have little parry" of his OVID, and
tho tests of qualification from candidates for
ottoe arc numerous. The "authoriz,d" read
Justers say to all. We arc last dltchers." and
unless you can swallow our till, which has no
tussr 90 It. and which will probably be ycur
oeatn' We won't touch you. Tho democratic
'eaelusrers say II you wan. ps to bury you, into
our c'thn you must get. Then come the
reenoscSers, With their knot hole rhrcu1b
Hnlch the cindIdsto Dust Quotzo. Besides all
tntsa paril=a. each inilViduaI member thereof
seems to have hobby Of mis- oSn. which he
Will require the Ctics seeker to rico before he
will give him bis voc So that 10 view of all
| these parry aud Individual r,l4ireneois, the
open avoWal OF party creed by those VITO are
atX'nns to btcome publio Servants, is the orly
possible way 10 secure respectable following,
~th1u! ~hc1 there is not the slightest chance
OF succe5a. The f,loHing arc 8 few OF tho
many Candidates named for tho styir. uosj-
lona:-
FOR Commonwealth S attorney 8. G.. Brent,
present p Incumbent, Leonard Marbury, aud W.
l. fenGa!l, con! e:valiVes; and Louis Il PAYNE,
republican reaGius,er.
For CITY Sergeant -WiEian Fl. Smith.
Ulysses NJ. Nlcnrot, Fl. Y, DaoieIs
yoho DoEney, Jchn W. Henderson, ard R. 4.
Lucas. What particular shade of politics csch
one mt The above represents, ID "fello1 can fad
out. but 1t may be btforo the election they will
speak Tor themselves, as the waters sly they arc
eo!og TO require candidates TO dtfae their DO.
slnns before votipe for thea.
fOr Commissioner Of the Rcvenue -Msi,r
George nutfey. present Incumbent, +. NJ.
Latham, William b. Proc and George Wash
logloo.
TIE PoToMAo FRUIT Growers, The
Washington Republican says; Tue regular
monthly meeting of the Potomac Fruit Grow.
frs Association Vss held yesterday ia the hall
CT the SoVereigns OF Industry. There was
large aticLda1ce, and the meeIiog WAS usually
Interesting. ESPECIALLY the discussion 90 Fruit
Is culture and Preservation" DR.. s. A.
II. hclNln was chosen president to fill the VA
oatc7 ooeosioued By the lgnation of Mr.. John |
Saul and Mc. T.. ii. Moulton was chosen vic,-
president, TO FL the place vlc,ted by Dr.. Mo. |
Kim. Prof. sior Taylor, Dr.. Joucy. Mr.. Jan.
ney. Col. Curtis and Di. Rowland wero
appointed as the s,ieutfc committee Colonel |
W. ii. Chase, Mr.. Cotton. Mr. Trcmbly, Mr.. |
Weaver, Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Lincoln, the |
excursion coumitte, and tho executive com.
ni'lee, as ;he committee Oh exhibition. After
NEST Interesting dscasiicn on s1tjec,s bear.
lns 90 tbs work OF the society. during which it |
was settled tina. tho prospects Of the cjmiug |
tfult season were very good, tho meeting was
acinrned Until !. 80 clock.
Upon reassenb'ipg, most valuable paper
on 'Currsnts: their Culture and Uses" was |
submitted by Mrs. Judge Smith, Of Capitol Hill.
lt was announced that Mrs. NJ. d. Lincoln |
would enterttin tho society ext Tu:slay ev. q
IL at her. residence