Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-01

lerIed upon me. | SHALL ci.clain l: spon,loIiif,
lor all laws that are cow upon The sts!u'e boz
or TIC city aod Will tanhiu'ly execute b. 90 u,
whether good or bad My fieods can demand
~ m-re, aud ny enemies txp:ot DO less.
there Should be aty lc~ 10 the city cd, which
the Coubcl does cot wish the 10 cuforce
| would BE- glad 10 have il repealed i; will Dol
De my Gu to odgo CT the c3ps itu lon4'i.y Of
| ths AVS that have been pass!d by fornel
CouCci:: that duty will devol7o upon biz bel
court. | am ready, gentlemen. to tub.cHbe to
the oath aud enter upon the dschar4e Of the
dulies Of the oti,e.
Corporation Attorney K. kemper. as Notary
Public, administered the oath OF Office TO Nj
| bsckham, and the joint convention dissolved.
| COMMON COUNCIL.
Upon tho bling Of the Common
CoutclI, Mr. Rice offered resolu ion provid.
Tor the holding Of 90 election 10 tie Second
| Ward 90 Tuesday. the - h OF July. to fill the
vacancy 10 The delegation from that Ward
caused by the death OF IL. Y. Daniel. esq,
Which was adopted.
A resolution authorizing The Auditor 10 issus
bi; warrant for the amount due the clerk OF the
Corporation Court for Issuing certificates oil
election to mamters Of the City Courcil, was
rtcelVod from The Board of Aldermen.
Mr. Eichburg said be had prepared simiIar
rasoIul'on. for ho was tired Of recurring the
members to pay tor tho issuing CT tho crtiE-
catss, Va his motion the resolution was ado %.
ted and the Board sdjourncd.
mayor hgcKHAN TAKES CHARGE.
a., a. soon as the Inauguration ceremonies were
~ ItnJci BecRhsn, accompanied by az.
usyol cmHh' repaired to police HEADQUARTERS
.ut p;u t1'nsJ or Smith, in q neat speech, in
cy OF Tho poilcs foics. tarned over, to ,ho nav
In5or' The sesl CT the Corporation end the keys
81 Inc om-o. Mayor Bechham then Immediate
~ A~ore IN Ito following tffcerg. LANES p
tEoIomsn' superintendent Of Police; Jacob Roy.
curry. Superintendent IF Gae: w W Hs-nar
S !, OF Gas; Jsmes w. Sim pson, Clerk Of tbs
Market; stephen Swain and ,Jamcs T, Adomo
ii g. u:ers OF Lumber - AuHu'''
:, Later +. l.. Erockett, Auditor; Z. Ecmner
'raI 81 W attorney Wesley Makeley Mos
' i1'n, o, ~Gol and Bark. and l. b. Loyeioy,
Tiger o. Ti Liquors, wore sworn in. '''
80 L. hill Collector Of Taxes for ,bo Natl
<,nI,innrn and 5. K. Field, Collector for the
Su;n ,t'i-irc., waro sworn in NV Moror
81 ''h '"f -o.h Of Juno. a'o'
,Alr2IsTMENTs
H,u.rr,r Snna nHn has resppointed MIR. Rohart
inc urrnoI +. no.,.;1 cent of Penny Hill bury.
~ tor ;h3 past two yesrs u''oo wan efnCl6n-
Superintendent Of PoE,- ,,o,
pointed Wi! lam II. Bumphl Va he e, has ap
Casn Gang, ard Clerk of The : ,ap!ain OF inc
has appointed a II. Brown, J -ift, olmpson
Market ''oe OF tho
GONE TO TIE PENITENTGARY.-D
Sheriff Corbott. Of tho county, accompanying |
PoIica Oilccr james Smith. lett here to day
The 1870 ;Ealn Tor R:chmold with Oliver HaEH
hlrtor, the three end monte sgindlcr, and
Moses Br0w0. g negro thief. 10 charge. Ham
t.ton goes to The peni.eniisry for five years,
Tar swinding John Houston, O farmer from
Cacad1. out Of $5G5. at Ar!iogton short time
ngo, hy means OF tie three card monte game.
20 effort vas made to set n new trial for II am
tcton, hut Judge Keith refused to gvaut the
peNitIon. Brown gees Tor thoe years, for break
Ing and eutcrog stable II the county. 10 tho
night time. For he Ialcouy of game chicken
r)m the stable, Brown was whipped o short
lime bgO.
POLICE NKWs.-There were 90 SEES before
the Mayor this morbIop.
Tue following were before ustice Thompson:
Mary ~" Henderson, coIortd charged With
stcasng 'lm0nd pin from Mrs. Smith, OF
S@moary I'LL. wis di.cnarg d for wsnt Of evil
deno'. Ih!s w2man was whipped ut the sta
too hons2 few days sgo Tor Sealing gold
watch from ne sfmo lady.
Jrnhio Rye, white. drunk srd Ls0rdorly last
njght. ford - 50.
Willie Dui!'y cojor,d, vserancy, dismissed
with rCyrlma0G.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS Zap. Herbert
Bfy"n.'s hatd irmo brick residence. on nor b
Washington street, is rapidly spprue chiog COM
;tion. When flashed it will ba ooe OF the
Eocst !uiiilg - 10 the city.
The i1ur BRICK residences 90 Cameron street,
in Course OF erection BE- the MCuot Vernon
Binding Association Tor Ncssrs. HulGsh, 4. A.
Wari Id. Service, and O'Bfien, are slso being
rapidly pushed ahead by Mcssrs. Kinslow T.
Cock, the c0p'rscGrs Those building. here
toIor. described. will be o great improvement
to hist section of the city.
TIE STATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tho Ersnd OK u-eion TO Rlch bod 90 lues'
dry next 10 witness the State regatta,
whlJl takes plsoa tboro on that day
viii be onc Of the p!essin.eat Affairs Of the
seas0n TIE excursion is nndar the maDnge-
ment Il Mpssrs Abraham Il Co., of Wsshirg
TOP, for Columbia Concavc. No. II, Improved
Order Of Haptasophs. Tho train will l,svt
tnrnirg. vii lesvu Richmond a. 10 that night
i'lc in' thC iOuGu u w, HuICH lLC'uuCS
| I'd mission t. the cGvtrgd eraud stand.
PAID FoE Ii WAS stalled 10 the G.Z,ttc
sbur; lime & , that Capt. j. B. Archer gu per
ntAn'!ent OF the COMPANY proposing to estsb
fish iron woik5 10 this city. had purchased from
T. j. lakewood. e.u The foe residence, with
gtCu1ds attached. 90 Wolfo street. between
Pit aud St. Asaph. for SIC 600. Yesterday
tho purchase mercy was pad. the proper pa.
pers signed, and the properly turned over t
Cant. Archer, who, il IS understood, iptsnds L
make his residence 10 Alexandra at an carly
date.
COMPLIMENTARY. The Luray, Pogo Co., Ad
Vance says ''Wha. better man Gull the C )u
sarvstiVes r0mIoato tor Attorney General thar
hlSieu Kent, Of Al,xlodtia. Mr.. Kent is
man OF ability, and no map in tho S b dlstric
worked harder, or accomplished moro thar
Linden keot Tor john s. Barbour and TIE 9 t
OF May ticket. The Valley counties should %
slider this popular genilemsn's claims. Linde,