Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-11
Alexandria Affalra

h6pOrted fOr IHE EVENING STAR.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS-At the Joint meeting for
the election OF city Officers last night for fire
wardens, Messrs. s. Green, j. E. Waddey and Geo.
Price % also by Vote Of, Price is and T Hanion @ g s
Capt Jas. Webster was unanimously re-chosen
captain OF police. James Smith, after nine bal
lots, was elected lieutenant Of pOlice-Smith 13,
Crump 8. The following policemen were reelected
by votes OF from 20 to 13: James 7. Walker, Gil
Ian Arnold, Bernerd HcCann, BENJAMIN F. b Belts.
| John c. Nightingale, Edward Goodrich, H. A.
Crump, Thomas Hayes, William E. Grady, Mathew
Humpiries, ". D. Chichester, R A. Jackson,
Rolla Henry, 9: J: Henderson. A. A. Lee, W. D.
Ru5cIIfIe' W ,.s B,ennsI A. ! Nicholson; T.
land and others were candidates without success
Measurer OF wood-R. H. Rudd 16, d. W. Aitcher-
6. Keeper OF almshouse-Mrs Cornwell 81. Keeper
of the town clock-Richard NJ. Latham q. Physi-
clan to the poor-Dr. w. M. Smith 18, DR.. Arthur
Snowden II. Dr.. w. T. Klipstein II. DR.. T. Marshall
Jones I6. Dr. r. C. Powell 12 The four first were
declared chosen Health Of1icer-Dr. r. e. Powell
q: The board Of health was unanimously re-
elected. T. II. O'Brien was unanimously re-
elected chief engineer OF the flre department.
Four readymen. F. Travis. Henry, J: Hender-
son and VIM Humphreys were chosen. This com.
CITY CoUNcIL-The city councils held their
regular session last night The special committee
house reported recommending that the COM
mittee on public property have proper repairs and
peiition II James r. webster and John +. suie
asking q curb and gutter in front of their pro-
perty on Wilkes street, ana the work was ordered
on the usual conditions MI. Brann's application
for reduction OF taxes was referred to the finance
committee. The election OF city surveyor and OF
dispenser OF medicines was postponed and some
small orders made. The aldermen voted to ad-
Jcurn until October, but the council non-con-
CURED.
REPoRrEK,s NorRA-Mr. Robert Hantzman, long
an engineer on the Midland railroad, died yester-
day afternoon. He was native OF this city and
resided near the infirmary.-A school OF p0r-
poises were seen in this harbor on Monday even
ing, most unusual sght-A little Lad, son OF
Mr.. L p. DePutron, was injured on west Fairfax
street yesterday by being knocked down BY pas
sing wag0n.-There Is no change In the police
force, except that Crump and Smith change
placeS.-Dr. A. Sn0wden succeeds DR.. Powell as
physician OF the poor, and Mr. Gill takes Mr.
Woods place as inspector OF oysters, and Mr.
Price the place of Mr.. Harland as nre warden.
Mr.. BKRNB PR0TESTa-The Richmond State,
which is owned and edited by Mr.. Richard +.
Beirne, one OF the principals In the recent Beirne-
Elam duel, In an editorial yesterday deprecates
the attempt made by some OF the northern press
to secure the removal OF y. & District Attorney
Shefey Lewis, Mr. Elam's second on that occasion,
on account OF his participation In that affair.
APAcHEs AGAIN ON TIE wARPArH.-A dispatch
from Op0sura. Sonora, the headquarters OF the
Mexican army, says: ''Commandant Aguirre, with
one hundred and nfty men, ieopursuing In :he
Sierre Aadre mountains Apachee who committed
outrageS at Bacad1cuachi on the 18th ultlmQ.
After Gen. Crook had concluded peace with them
these Indians committed several murdess and
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