Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-26

ina middle ct..ss cloudy O: party $500
wss:her with occasional rain, 1 ssue wipts,
,ossibly followed in the western polt".s cd Vi
YEA asday morning By rising osForn' 'o5 blu
,a!ihwesterly TiHcs.
DEATH OF HUoH LATHAM, Ese.- 49,. IN
Lrhau, esq, one OF h'eHanut" I''o .. ia
,nfc;ed erd promioeos ea!zaos' u'SI ." ns
a,,';Isrc,. on Doks street, betWceo Lao ana
;,t,rv ahout 1890 O'Clock las. night, alter
',", ;t.noss, Of pulmonary cou5umptlon. Mr.
Than was borp 10 ths city OF Washington,
.'r;i05 1872. His father aBd mother iunl'
....cd 70 thus couury from iceland durlDg the
nd. If 1898, apd Landed p this city. Ihsy
':rorr,,a, moved TO Washington. whore M
i,.inm uas born, Ia tho sans year they rc-
.1r,ra to Alix,udris, Whero Mr.. Latnsm
J,;,c, NJ, rcsideucs Up 10 the time o. mis- oea!u'
,,nacgn he resided 10 Baltimore several years
~ ,ho yioter of 1919 the Ad ,m5 Express Com.
, i. vas extended to Washington aud he ran
- t~nr,.s Irum that point south n c1nneo.!oa
;.h =; act, yss the FIRST man that EXPRESSED
"'.n ~ snuth of tho Potomac. lie afterwards
~ the agency OF tho company, which
r1,i;jrn ho held until 1856. when hs rss'2eea'
|, 1856 ho Ta1 democratic o2ndlda.o LOT 'u'
llcrs Of Delegates, but failed IN hts eioetloa'
l',,vi,us t. the var BIO was menorr VI l"e
i'i,y Council. At the b.eaklog out OF tue wax
~, rmo,, taa States he wed. South, aud hrto
,,.;noo in ID, QUAR- crmgsseI's dcnartiEeut OF
tha Confedsrate service, ss ohiet OF Tho tTacs.
r,r,sr,oo division, uLtor General Joe j Jhosion.
IN, close Of The war he returned to his nome
!, This city, and in 1866. st Ito ft:t .itc:Ioo
EaII at,cr the little uuploasau;neso' be was
,So,ca Mayer. Ii 1867 be was again elected to
~. sam, no.itiop. 10 1868 he was removed DY
30, Federal Hillary authorities. who then con'
r-nIcI the city, and in May 1870, at tue hrst
4 - inn held uGder tbs new constitution, ne
,,,s svsi, a.. cid 80 Mayor bv the Deo2io AID
.rrvcd io- lwo yeais from the lFst Of Ju'7 1917.
S,,,lS7o ho las been III .moe: OF one or IN.
'.,b5- h-ar chts of the City CoILc.i. s,rViog on
=, importaus COMMITTEES. Ia 1876 he
,c,a nl,..,d prcsidect Of tha Comm3n CouocI
mi so,yci $50 terus. lGlSI9 he was rromi-
for the ccU ocrat:c non'ioatico lor
re U,asc e D.l.gatts but Wa defeated cY
,Icut,s.Lt ii cuu,brrt. DIR. Geo. - " aSaoEcE.
when ,..e late Capt. james N. SIcuHt was
,l,r cd Postmaster &! the ilouss ct lIapresepta'
.iycs he Yas awarded the Contract Tor carESlsG
n. lJai!e4 SUES wsil 10 hDG IRON. ice f1OuSo
PEI, t!ior, WhoI r"gi'l1a lie htld up 10 'no
,..,o a. l.. S dean. lo lad TOR Wy yeaiS
s.,aQLuui rs tnyat prurccGt Odd tei!9%s 10
,,i.,Dyr;. His coun,o.loa T!tE that orGer
T',. .,rc, Anil "a. 1884, st ~tich time ne
"a ia;,i...A ia Fra:E'.l Lodge. 40. o!
HJim;fc, Nd, h,icg ta:D BIZ: a li'tio over
.wfn;y.o., years oi scc. Toward tic close G!
1874 Ee veu, ICON Da!:iaGIe 10 PEl!atelplls.
iyt uli,;J with Wayne LaGg: &: that plioe,
yhtr. H. r.,eivnd iho G1sad Lodio d gree 10
Esr,s1i.s, 1888, !r.m S:mu,! II. Pt;kias,
IAN ;;,,nl .iester Ct Ptn5syivaa!a. lie
,c,,S2a,.;cly 1a;u.a.! 10 BsltiGl.re. aid
~saj, u1i.tl .;h T:sl klia Lodge, Giiins
ii ,h, i!nvG:l,ut Offices q thaI lodge,
nil &c Srriog If 1883 wucD ba returned 10
Aa,,nG;i,, GA the l9h If March, 1850,
po,ouso l,odec Of DAD Ecllows was chartered
by,Ac Grad Lodge If the D.suict of Columbia,
a.a shortly atler Hafd, 10 uat;ct himself
s;.h il, nj d c3Eiicu,d ia;ihul aud prom
,aelt member u1 10 tic tuo death
esiaca rim - Lis os; GulrS his c21ntc lon
,!lh tic Ledge C q 'T1cd ~ The hls nest ounces
si,hc lie git Of The nc1b rs. la ISL he
~. elected Gtspa Nsrttn II the Graaa Lc1Se
.. Tho Dsrle; # Columbia, 10 lS42; Deputy
.;r,n,, Ma-.,r aud lSt3 hu w.s cleo ed G5sni
;,,.,r-. l,,.. sin,,r If 1879 he oired Co.um
ha E,canir a!cnt, Of WvsalrgsoD. nrd sroa
,pcl; c i've r,,.s 70 tenn an eec=Upmeu: Ia
~. si.,. WI c., r,.ultrd ID the Institution D;
Nar:cy Ecc,npmc at thea M. > ca the %
DIV Of Apf,!, $40. Hs was selected IS us
G-1; Ch; t Pa.,!a:c!. he was o1o OF ,as P-st
cbi.f Paui,lchs vino formed .hs Grand EI-
csrpmcu: CT tic D,tiic: IT Columbia. Eilch
las crss,iz j 10 ,h;s ely On The 60 OF Juar,
1916, H.. VS. .cpes,edy elected as vc:rsseotaO
IL, otl;. Grad Ledge Of the Uo!t' d Sta'
.r,ui tie Gfa.d l.,d:e ct l:rs r:a. Odd 10 1888
;.a vas eiec;,d Graud Patriarch CT tic Gisud
Ecc,mpmens {! Virginia. lie |as also
ocaEor .! fa3l>w Jackson L3dge ii Ma,ons.
k.,o;,au;ts !. csu, kaistts IT PS!h!as, ar'
O.c,s!a. 'if,hc C.; Re; n 0. OF watch sire ord, T
ierss,hn gard :: a.! IL Tic Ualtcd STATES u:
tie $50 Fac C;;Dpacy, tr2an z Il 10 100. J.
lad hoen l;5>lde.t VI nany JOSIE, atd w"sa
-. Gnt was chairl:aa It tie city etd ciun y
Executive O. u ai;cNe ct tic ooss.,VsHV5 p.rty.
TIE {, alb Of Nl.. LnhGE, will TO unlvtrsaiI}
rtgr,: c.. f. hjs guoiicsersica. Mr. La' ham Mas
aes,t pfeop: AID faithful 10 Tho discnarrSc oT
lis respective dntics. aLd e. ysd The ceIf ierca
4. he ccmmuuiiy ID which 10 Lived, aud 10
,ir i,scry e.. which he was such Prominent
ths1so.eT. is Wss noted So m.r IT iodom'
;ebe VII; arG tho po>setsoT OF dotcrU'oa,
1yu that ocy dsss!, .tter 8 hard fight, could
C0tQuor.
Gre ip1eral will take plGc, Thursday at!e,.
scon ct TWO o'clock from Arnory Hall. snd
viii to attended ty tho various organ z:tlcos
of which the d, ceased was q member