Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-04

hEETING OF THE REAGJUsTERS, There was
meeting OF the Executive Committee of the
headju party las! night over DJwney' s!oro.
RESOLUTIONS were offered endor.iae the action
OF Mr. Il. Il. Farr, Of Fairfax, in the Hous, Of
Delegates, and adopted.
Another resolution 10 rcpar! TO Mr.. Farr was
laid over until tho next meeting of the com
mitteo
a committee on resolutions was apr ointed
with Instructions TO report at the ~ xt Getting.
-, Inc members OF the committee from the Alb
ward were INSTRUCTED TO recommend suitable
person TO I'LL the vacancy on Tie committee from
that Ward, caused by The removal Of member
from the city,
Inc resolutions adopted at the late Rapubi.
can meeting expressing sympathy with the Re.
aoJnsllcg party, aud urging the repeal Of the
iG" preventing marllfg1 between whites and
blacks, were presented By co mn too of coIored
men, and declared TO be Gu. Of order, and no
action taken 90 them. The orioioa expressed
Was that the Readjus.ers could not unite with
hepu5bcau5 or aay other party on auy issue.
denuIne Readjuscrs could only be head.
The committee will meet again shortly when
thorough organization of tho party will BIO
effected
LAuGIIABTE.-A young mag all dtcked out
IN his best, on his way 10 SEQ his sweetheart,
AIT night, met With rather strange accident,
that caused him to say Thugs that nc should not
nave uttered. pis,lpg along, all unconscious 81
impending dagger. bucket of water from o
window Just above him came pouring down,
dre5ohlng him from head TO foot. His first
Impression Was that water spout had bursted
but while standing medisslpg upon this Sit
guIar cllcumstarc', female from that Same
window Was heard TO say in giggling voice,
Indeed You must tYeu.e me- aud aeain he
was lett alone 10 his glory. Just then gentle
man Came along. and Loo king at the young
man Tor second, al ked him il he was not cold,
10 Which he replied, THAT he was as hot as
Luclcr. But he finally mado up bis mind to
return to lis home, for there was nothing else
lett ttr bin to do. The question is what Was
that bucket OF water placed 10 the window for;
the night was cold, and certainly there could be
10 use tor 1t. The belief is that il was Intended
Tor some one, il not for the young man WHO re-
ca!vt3 It.
IRE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION.
ltl5 ms-Dsmcd association met 10 Washing
ton laat night. IL is composed Of mcu who
we're Eevcr further South than Alexandria, and
Whosc real E0mes ere il the North. The main
OBJECT OF tho members OF the association is to
get offc'. Here is speciuet: Josiah Willard,
~hc came 10 Alexandra during the war, and
as soon rs II was over packed his carpet bag
and It, - put down a a representative from
fNginia. Hcs3lutioLs were offered setting
forth that 1t Was dangerous 10 tho Republican
party for certain Presidential aspirants to en-.
dea"9r. by chcapery to SECURE tho Republican
State Conventions 10 their Interests, and au-
thGr!zlog the Exec Tive Committee to issue 40
address u he voters or the South, or ir other
words Iratrnct Tic Republicans of tha! section
not to vote inT Sherman, because sou.e other
Candidate would suit their purposes beltcr-a
cou ni!mcrt 10 Sherman. Judge Wcs!Is VIII
doughty, Of this city is on the Executive Com
mittee.