The Evening critic., 1882-11-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

A meeting of the Alexandria Reform Club
was held last night. After the transaction
the regular routine business very int1rost
ing programme was rendered by the members.
Mrs. Maud Tacy, widow Of tho lato Jefferson
Tacy, has leased her farm In Fairfax County,
about one milo from this city, TO Mr.. Harlan
Alexander, U. $. n. Mrs. II. Will mako this
city her future home.
Engine No. 80, of the Virginia Midland Rail
way, which was attached To n freight train,
broke down near WarIenton Junction, Thurs
day night, and was brought TO this city yes
terday evening by another engine for repairs.
The market this morning was we'll supplied
with oil kinds ofcountry produce.
small colored boy was carelessly handling
a gun near the Alexandria Washington
RaiiroGd depot YESTERDAY, when It w was ,,,c aecl'
tore away a portion OF tho clothing of, though
not iniuring, another boy who was standing
near.
The Telephone Exchange is erecting now
poles on King street, and the central onlce
Will be removed to tho building formerly oc-
cupied by the A. & p. Telegraph Company, on
King street,
Five dodgers were accommodated at the po.
lice station last night. There were no cases
before tho Mayor to-day.
Two vessels, loaded with wood, arrived from
the lower Potomac this morning.
There was a heavy frost In this Vicinity last
night.
Captain Rodgers, OF the pile-drlvor which
was engaged In repairing the wharf of Lannon
Co., met with quito painful accident yes
terday evening. While engaged In superln.
tending the work Il heavy chain broke and
struck him In the side. The extent OF his In.
1uries are not known. Tho Injured man had
10 be conveyed to q hotel.
The swearing out Of warrants by tho Demo-
cratic leaders before United States Commits
sioner John s. Fowler against j. samuel VIM
satt registrar Of tho Fourth Ward, charging
him with hindering and obstructing Super-
visor Taliaferro In tho discharge of his dutl5s,
and the action Of Judge Meade, of tho CorpO-
ration Court In allowing several members Of
tho Bachelors Club, u Democratic organl2a-
tion, to copy the names of number OF voters
from the registration books, when VIM
satt and Charles Dearborn, tho latter
registrar OF the First Ward, were before him n
few nights ago, at the instance of the Demo-
Gratis continues the exciting topic OF conversa q
tion. The Judge in his action has rendered
himself obnoxious to the Democrats, whom, II
is charged, he Is trying TO please, by not going
far enough for them In his decision, aud 10 tho
ReadJusters for turning them over 70 their op-
| ponents. A prominent Readiuster, IN a con
versatlon In reference to the behayloro OF Judge
Meade with n representative OF TIE CRITIC to-
day, said the so-callod trial of the
registrars OF tho First ana Fourth Wards OF
Alexandria was the veriest farce, made 80 by
tho yascillating course OF the Corporation
Judge. Tho action OF the Judge, continued
this ReadJustor, throughout this whole AFFAIR
has been strangely ridiculous. For tho last
three days the city Sergeant has been search
ing the city for registrar to servo on him n
''writ' in the shape OF n note, addressed to
him by the Judge, stating that as the Ol reg
istration book Sis IN law destroyed" tho said
book being I'm as good order as It eyer WAS, no
shall "deliyor II TO tho sergeant 10 he
deposited IN the clerks onlce,'' concluding
by signing tho said "wrlr', "ycry respectfully,
n. u. Meade" This Judge has also given out
that he is going tp remove the stubborn regis.
iraI' for not complying with hts very polite
writ" After having ordered new roglstra
ton without any authority, Judge Maade,
elected on the strength OF his RendIust}r pro
fesslons, IL now mixing up things genorally by
his "wishy.Washyuess. rhO political pot Is
now boiling In Alexandria, and the prospects
are that Tuesday VIII be II warm day,