Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-12

| HaC nshonc republican rcaGiusteTe, have mel
IN conventions, and adjourned. The c0alitobis::
ENDORSED Tho Malone ticket, ind the srsigLt-
| ours, numbeIfg over hundred delegates, &C.
CARED 10 Inc most bitter laneusg, against Ma
hone and his followers. The colored raightouts
10 inc convention were more bitter 10 their o..
position 10 hlshono than the white delegates
| Dezendorf and Jorgeasen wtr5 severely crit-
| cZ;d lor their eitorA at q o1mrr9mis, with the
Mai0DiltS. The two Congressman were
| charged by mary with attempting TO put of
inc nomination oil ticket in order TO make
terms Hlth Malone. Nearly every cClOrcd
5tra!Rhtout delegate declared that hs would,
under no circumstances. support The NOR gre
ticket. They declared further that Malone and
! CdmcroD had been tho worst enamli tho COL
orod people ever had
| Tho coaltiooiss circulated the report ycstor
day morning before tho etraighlout convention
rict, for tho purpose Of iutlu .noing tho dclea
gates. that Blaine had teleeraphcd that the
administration endorsed tho action f their
| convention.
Tho GiZ3tto's correspondent did nj SEQ a
| drunken man. white OF black. Perhaps this
state Of affairs was duo TO tho high prloss
cha' I'd fer the ardent A elens Of ginger ale,
and uot good ut thst. costs 10 LylcSbure - G.,
IA hleXandtll 10 ots. is tho regular priOj Tor o
bcltor article; d shave clsts Ii OTIS; in Alex
andris tho highest prc, il 10 c:s.
! j. Y. Rdjy. Ct Rlchmond, we'll knowa 10
| hcXAhdfla, vas in attendance upon the c1a
non convcn!on, o strong Mahono man.
! hlCsiFs. John Chilly. VIM. Murlau,h and
Moses & niheim. OF ALEXANDRIA, vera lnterts!
Oh spectators Of Tho lrlcat d.ngs of the c1u-
voHtfon.
4. W. hrm1roIg..t Of Al,x.ndra made n
s'r1ng spctch 10 tho stTa!ghL(u, convention.
Conn EXCHANGE MEETING.-At meeting
Of tho Alexandra Corn Exohsrg,, this morn
! ing. MIR. Geo. Fisher. Pfesdont, 10 tho chair,
and Chns. s. Tey lor. ir, Secretary. the commit.
ice, hlAi0c ". W. Herbert and MIR. John j.
Jameson. appointed at called meeting Of tho
Exchange, yesterday. !tr tho purpose. reported
resolutions CT rts?ec! to the memory of the
late Join |. Hammond, which will DO found
| elsewhere 10 to days G,zetto
Dir. GcoIg, \. WORTH gton, e Baltimore,
brought tho subject before the meeting Of the
hIVlS4hility OF aI0p!lag some syscn for tho
lhfpCc Ion OF grsio. and ssid az the question had
hos oeon Thoroughly csnyssstd. no would movo
thc "pPointmcnt OF II corlniIleo OF fl 20 to take
ti'c mailer und'r Consideration, Capt. =. Is.
tlG0o gave bis views on the subject. lilo said
tho adoriion OF solue sy,tcm for the inspection
ci E'hla had boone necessity. The qut sion
wad one OF vital Importance 10 tho shipploc TO-
tefcsta OF hlcXardrIs.
The motion of Mr.. Worthipgton WAS ed rpted,
and Mnt!ri. W. w. Herbert, j. 7. Beckham,
Walter R1bcr,s. W. A Moore and L. Is. Hoeo
Wtro appointed tho committee.
The meeting thon adorned.
CANvAssERs REcoMMENDED.-Two of the
tasnhcIs OF tic Conservative Congressional
COmpI'tcc OF Il is District, Messrs. X. kem.
per. o: this city, aud r.. Holmes BOYD, of Wiz
chester. iaet at tho oflico Of the first named
gthtcmsa. uu E4irfaX street. this morning, and
selected tho congressional a1d County canvass
cfs Oh Tho cl5trlc: ftr tho approaching CAM
pllcn. Ihe tc.l0u OF the comtaittec has to DO
rallied by tho State Ez cuiivc Committee, and
tic nsmea OF tho canvGss9rJ are withheld until
'hry nr' passed. upon bY tint uGmuiifgu. Mr.
James l'y, Of Madison. tho third member Of
inc o'mInhier, Was not lrcsoot Mt tho meeting.
RUNAWAY. A horse attached TO q crt,
drlv,n by icVetIV Inylo colored and owned
ny Mr.. William Richards. heclmo frightened
ri passing ttsIn Of cara, on Union. street. this
rnn,nlny, AID ran away. rho frightened ani-
losl vas nTlp s;oppcd ty tho cart coming in
collision with the lamp post At the c0tlcf of
thr alley IaSdnR TO tho i,rry wharf. The
ilma vac knocked from it, position a0d smash.
cd Ia rl:c :. Tho driver was not injured
SILVER WEDDING -Alr and Mira Uanru
Sch~aiz celebrated tbs twtnsv fifth anniversary
ci Their maiiln,a Yesterday evening". The
"'"'' ''"'''' Hti' th' i'ciptn OF largo
""mH-' q! hn:'"SHa,h pff7rnta, aoh many tele
81 ;nH ui congratulations WCro received Ircm
nr,a,,.,.,,r. Ale ma N. Nl,n.i,o n. y
Of phiiai:rl,in, dau,htcr md son in lsu oF the
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TIA E|,r "ous'o'ooI .uat
tIln r.. b. L.'' iN:n.S i.:uS pt,no VI
c,n'p"r; ~ 'ii2 state. the District OF Column
Ola "f Baltimore. Tho dfiil to take place on
'he !rJurc9 ci the Al,X.ndnn and FalIlaX
Ayr clil lITl! ELd lCGuI,gIIl hEHfc stOD. IN this