The Evening critic., 1882-03-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The Readjusters, as before announced in
THE CRITIC, met at Armory Hall last night, TO
get the party in better trim, by nominating a
chairman and other officers. The party ap-
pears to be divided into two branches in Alex
andria; one branch attempted to nominate
Mr.. Windsor for chairman, and the other made
strenuous efforts to nominate Mr.. Bayly.
Intense confusion prevailed, during which the
lights were turned out and the crowd forced to
leave, the manager Of the hall objecting to
their substituting candles for the gas. Mr..
Windsor's branch assembled on the corner of
King and Royal streets, when he proceeded to
address them. Indescribable confusion, loud
talking, cursing and swearing still prevailed,
and the audience dispersed of its own accord.
Mr.. Windsor announced that he would hold
meeting tonight at the colored Odd-Fellows'
Hall, on Columbus street..
EaT The hodcarriers of Alexandria have formed
the 1st Of April sI.5o por day will be de-
mandcd for their labor.
In the County Court, yesterday, Hon. James
Sangster, Judge, the case of Julian T. Burke,
appellant, vs.. the Board of Supervisors of
Alexandria County, appellees, was argued by
counsel, and the Judge took the papers, to
give his decision on Friday, TO which day the
court adjourned.
Father Clark, OF Baltimore, lectured to a
large audience last night at st. Mary Church.
A Acurious incident transpired In the last few
days at Wood Bridge, on the Midland Railroad,
in the vicinity of Alexandria Mr.. Peter Hew-
lit, a resident Of the place, has been in the
habit of placing net In the river to checaHny
stray shad or other fish that happened to be
the river. He went, as usual, In the morning
TO haul out his machinery, and was delighted
at what he thought was heavy haul, but to his
astonishment he found a large gray fox. The
animal, before drowning, had seriously affected
the seine as nsh-catcher, and Mr.. Hewitt
could only console himself by interspersing n
little profanity with his astonishment
Yesterday, while Miss Rebecca Fisher was
waiting at the depot for Midland Railroad
train to take her to Culpeper Courthouse,
she discovered that her valuable gold ring
was missing. Together with her friends she
commenced a vigorous search for the lost
article, but they were forced TO give II UP as
lost. young colored man of Goliath pro.
portions, who holds the exalted position of
| chief butler at Mrs. Jasper's boarding house,
| the calamity and without notifying any one
| went in search Of the ring. His search was
| rewarded by finding II, and with the instinct
| of gentleman of culture and refinement he
| returned II to the owner. The professor s
name is Richard Payne, but his common title
| of nobility is "Dick, the Giant"
The bark II. G.. Haskell, which recently ar
rived from Providence, II. L., loaded with
barrei-hoops, yesterday left for Matanzas,
| Cuba.
The revival meetings at the Baptist Church
| terminated last night The church has pros
| pered much under the care of the Rov. DR.
| Gently Joined.
Officer Mightengale, while paradng his beat
| last night In the Vicinity OF Fishtown, discov
| cred John Penn, notorious character, indulg
Ing In one OF his customary disorderly drunks
| Mr.. Mightengale promptly escorded the gen
| tleman 10 the station-house for an audience
| with the Mayor.