Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-05
l>ltxanlrla Oazette.
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY >. 1873,
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Nav ; 1890
For the Middle Atlantic States cloudy.
rainy weather. winds mostly caSterly. sta
jionaIH or higher temperature and lower
pressure.
TuE PRIMARY ELECTION The ronscrya-
i've primary election in this city 10 select
candidates Tor ilr. several offices To be voted
t..,. ri the general election on the TT inst,
~ T. U~'Iai PASSED OF very quietly yeSter-
,ia,. Inr"ilN office over which there was any
contest at ri! WAS The commemorative Al
ro!nry nip. and although the friends of Mr..
: g. Brent and Mr.. Leonard Marbur,
vutk'd earnestly and indllstriouSly for their
,,~rrrtly" iav"rl!cS. good feeling prevailed
all dll and there WA not 4 single lrca,i
uflhr peace. The result in the list. I'd, aud
!,h N:l,i~ MAS announced early in the night
Mr. Nnrh":l receiving 4 total majority in
lhr-r N:,i- ii "a, but the result in the st
wny, y 'i.,'.' WAS To decide the fate of one or
tt!,. other u The candidates, WAS not an
moilnr;,i until nearly eleven o'clock. 4 large
crnWd rr:II:nc'l At the old Court House, the
al ward POLL. until one of the Judges of cleo
ton il.'iuNiur"d the result Of the voting i'm
ihtt"wart !'rlween Brent and Marbury to
h,. +" u! !:tN"r "l Nlarbnry, when all retired
"!ihuii: "Litn. 10 hear the vote for the
other >.rHIi,i,jr,. The following j. the vote
IN tn" lily
1t ". ri ". III ". ilh ". Total.
ir..ll'I N0F%u., IL. -. rs IA az:
& inrr' ir, ~ - NJ Nv
.'', ',ri,..
NI"'rr" Mar>r Ia ,2:i ~ ~ hr:I
Vi !: n:''"" - ~ -. =: l"i.
'.I, ser, IL;
" ~ smith. -: 81 -: ~; ns
First warl Magistrate. John II. lhomp-
-,,Ir. ."! For constable VIM Dobrs vote.
NJ. not counted berullSe he had not All
noumri his candidacy 10 the Conservative
Committee
second ward Magistrate Charles Good
!l'il. III; n" Votes Tor constable.
Third ward Magistrate, &. l.. Arnell
10; constable. James 4. Burnett. 40 The
vote COR Burnett WAS not certified 10 by the
ihdgr- III this ward. as he had not given his
nam" /" The Conservative Committee AS 4
candidate ami paid his assessment
Fourth ward For constable. e.. O. Supple
go. 10 vote, for magistrate
Nearly eleven hundred votes were polled,
,il There Is SOME complaint that the judges,
N SOME ii the wards. put too narrow an in
depreciation upon the ruling OF the Conser-
lalivr Committee that none but known
'' ,"'' nv H"e7''"''7
!""i'""i"''" III '"',''' 81 t"S "aru' WERE are
H"' IA ''''l "o w" propose 10
,''F WIN ~ ,i'I 'e'ii"''',''c part! III liif III
lnrr? AllwhorctilScd to answer these qlleS-
tons in the affirmative were rejected. The
manner nt conducting the election was
the subject of considerable comment on
the streets Tins morning. and ii vas claim
rd that III Soinr instances well Known repllb
lcanS were allowed to vote while the votes
81 non i'ar'! men Mh" declared their inleh-
'i",I u Snpt"t''ii@ me democratic nominees
!" '''' S''''''' ''''''o'' were REUSED
CALierHENlts. large and fashionable.
Audience. assembled At Aruory Hall last
ui"h IL wi!mtSS the commencement rx-
rrciScS IF Mr.. l.ittlr's caIisthcnjr class and
:, more interesting entertainment has never
t,rrn given in this civ. The class, number
inu over fort, miSSt., occu,,icd ,h,. door of
ij,r hall and ;,r ,u hour IN I'M. m,,;c ,f tl,..
piano. presided over lN Mis-, Berth, Eich-
violin. went through the different cvolutionS
&" the rlii>i hrlIir exercise, which gives To the
body a beautiful strength Using clubs. dumb
trlls. lnliun clubs rings and wands. in II
nann,r that howrd thorough training. and
reflected credit upon the teacher. The.
Gene ,rv-,utrl was one that called forth
the admiration Of ali whil,. the vr,r,
nl and harmonious movements Of In. mem
hers of rl,. ,uS,, all altrrl in white with
pink and blue trimmings. elected i'reu,lent
applarr-r After Il rest, during which Miss
Bertha firhbrrg delighted thu. audience
with her performances OH the piano. the
class presented the Fan lrill" With cor
rec. ness and beauty that could not be- i'm
proved upon. After the fan drill" Rev.
DR.. Poulsnn. OF the A. f.. Church. made 4
short. pleasant address, complmentine Mrs.
Little upoa the proficiency of her scholars,