Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

| pA''ieo COY aI tue commencement or the meet
lag that 1t must be broken up. He would Jay
10 thoSe parties present making such threat
thet be Tor one did not intend to allow any one
to break up a meeting over which he was cali.
cd to preside.
This little speech kind of put dampcr" on
lew OF the agitstors present.
va motlon OF II. L. Harris commiltoo oil
hVc was appointed by tho chair to prepare a
CONSTITUTION and list of members and re port OF
meeting next Tuesday light The f.llowrg
| IS the committee:
II; l.. Harris, W. A. Carter, X. D. Beckley
a. w. Armstrong and Geo. NJ. Glifio,
a motion being mado to endorse A. ".
Armstrong for City Sergeant, Mr.. A, came for
ward and said that ho knew nothing about the
meoting until he received an Invitation to be
present. lie bad seen 10 tho Gaz, attic that tho
meeting was called to endorse hin; he know
nothing abou! tho Of act Of the mectlug, tu.
he Certainly did not seek, or did ho desire az
endorsement.
The motion was sid Oh tho table, and the
{, cotiug adjourned.
| There vas good deal Of excitement 10 tho
meeting, but the prcscIco Of policemen, mud
tho determined manner OF the chairman PIC
vented my attempt to break it up.
| IHIEVFS IN Mr.. GEO Il FRENCu's STORE.
w hen Mr.. George f. Ffenoh's store on
| Meg street was opened this morning By the
son CT Mr.. French, he found that tho .ses had
| been removed from their pAc %, and tho pa.
pers. books AID Other articles scattered oyor
The lJor. A further Inspection revealed tho
lac: thRt thieves had been at work durirg tho
night. The CASE contaiLiog about six hundred
dollars worth Of geld pens. charms for watch
chains and other vaIuatles, tho first ono met
| with co entering tho froot door. had been
| tnkhn from lis position and placed 10 con-
| vcnltn n: Ilace for removal. The second Csc,
! containing ku>slI leather articles, work bask-
ets: pocket books. &c, which was unlocked,
! hod been brCkon open by tho robbers uader
| the impression that it was locked, and its COD.
tents arranged! 10 small piles. Tho twelve foot
french plate g'asS, which will be hard to replace,
10 forcing the case open, had been troken and
tho case otherwise damaged TO tho amount of
about $50. Two handsome aud valuable wit.
inC desks had boon removed from Tho third case,
| nud lied together with slCut c1rd. 1t is not
kaoTn how tho thieves entered tho store
bu. 1t ~ supposed that oae Of their
| numbar There must hsvc b,cn moro than ono
| cngaect 10 Tic work, for ono man c)uId not
hHva carried olt robbery on so largo q scalo)
catered the store carly 10 tho night ard sccrctcd
himself uo!il ell Connected with tho establish
mtnt had ic,lred. ard then admitted his fellow
ro5bct.; whllo others thick it probable that
either the from! or back door had b,ca l,f. un
locked by the person Leaving tho store last. The
thieves. l: IL thought, purpcsed to have every
thlag IN readiness TO send away in 0 Wagon,
which they had engaged, but somGlhing hap
pcnlns 10 scare them eff or prevent tic arrival
Of tho wagon. tho attended Wholesale rotbtry
| proved ial uro. L. is impossible to say what
was Tho extent OF tho robbery, as many Of tho
| most valuable articles 10 tho cases were of sucl
a character that they could be c,rried off with
out being missed.
TIE BoATMENs STRIKE Tho Cumberland
Times saws:
''Ihc Now Central boats wlioh have boon
yng 10 port loaded for sometime past because
the company W re unwilling to pay moro than
) p"r Ton iett Monday ~ the current rates of
SllO per ;ou, tbs company yielding at tho
simeII go san & that they would not ship airy
more by csusI.
"ihe Maryland outside boato as) started
out at Sl.l0 per tor, but whyr The captains
iouod tia. no trppagc rates Wcro 10 the named
III inlcsts they RI fused to 20 farther for fear
They mey be c'mne I'D 10 psy MIR. than %
ccn:a the cnrrent hlnpagc."
The Cumberland News Gays:
The boatnen strike Terminated MonGov
ty tho Nav Central and Maryland Coal Com
psnlcs agreeing to pay their boamen 81. 10 Ier
tou to Georgetown All Tho boats of the form
or 'nnany left for ,,dcWsttr Monday, and
thas, Il tic latter cleared US orday"
TIE Boat RACE.-Thc boat rae, between
tlauan and Courtney has btcn'the general topic
Of conversation to day among the few people
hnt remained 10 The city. The ferry boats aud
trsins running to Washington we're crowded aud
hacks oih'r vehicles, aud sail boats vera in gen
Cral Gcmard. Tho steamers Lako and L,ary
broualt up q .arge crowd iror, Norfolk to a.
tend the rSco. The steamers Harry Loader and
Frrklula left here ct ono q clock crowded. Ia
order TO render tho rqueduot bridge nero safe
Tor tho vast crowd that was tXpt ct!d upon il, |
water was drawn off the canal al that point this
morning at rino O'clock The Circuit Court CT
tho County even could net resist the temptation,
snd adjourned until to morrow 10 order TO take
lock al the two great oarsmeu.
SICK.-Capt. VIM. II. Smith. tho ,user7a
tive nominee for the Office CT City Sergeant,
continues i'll ut bis rcsdenot Mr.. John w.
Campbell, independent candidate for City Ser.
prant. is confood to lis hous, Capt VIM. i
Pric,, independent Candidate for Commissioner
OF the Revenue. although out again, has NJ t
enticly recovered from the injuries he r. lived
by fall from freight CT at the Frrioia
Midland depot; Mr.. Augustus Idcnsen. c|erk
TO the Mayor. Is untl, to attend to his duties
on accouot OF sickness, and Mr.. James Il. Ca
ton, Deputy Treasurer, has boon udisposed tor
the past three days.
TIE l'IGHT BETWEEN FISHERMEN Reports
from the lower Potomac state that the excite
mUnt betweeu Tho Indian Head giors and tho
Slcby Point seine hau!crs has Quoted dowo.
The Knight party after capturing the gill nets
destroyed them, aud scot the captured mtn
vii! Day. Richard Raymond end George Hen.
bricks, TO The Fairfax Jail. Fred Savoy tho
men 90 badly beaten in tho fight of Monday
nieht. is not dead, but is considered ia dan
Qcrous condition.
1rIrIf ho Of 6,l, ~ thu