Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-18


ORGANIZATION OF a BLAINE AND LOGAN
CIV IN FIRST WARD.-"The stars OF
beaven shone brightly down. on the mem
hers of the Blaine aud Logan club OF the
First ward last night, for they met III the
rootIess and wiudowess portion OF what
was once a house on the corner OF Royal
and Wolfe streets. This appears to be the
second meeting of the club, at which con
stitutiou and bylaws were adopted. Inc
officers are: President. John Sales, aud
numerous vice Presidents; Secretary. Bolt.
Bell, jr., (Wbite), ami Treasurer, -:
The meeting was called 10 order by Pres
ident Sales, who sat upon the table or
secretsry's desk. In the absence of Secre-
iary Bell, Treasurer ---- h'icd mat posi-
ton There were also present about thir-
teen men Of color, and another white
man, Joseph Sprouse by name.
The FIRST business in older was the all
important subject Of finance. Money must
be raised TO pay expenses OF room reu',
lights, &c.
Thomas offered resolution that each
member pay an initiation fee OF twenty-five
cents, which was seconded by President
Sales, put to the vote, and announced as
carried. A division was called tor, ana
amid confusion the vote was announced AS
! for, TO :; against. Smith appealed from
The decision OF the chair, and asked that the
men who voted for The resolution he pointed
out to him. The President pointed to
several and then to -- and Sprouse.
Lob. no." said Smith "they did moi vote
on your side, for they kept their seats al
The time" Finally, after much debate, the
white ''gemmen' were brought to their ieet'
Richard Dogau was opposed to assessing
members of the club; it would drive thelr
friends away Why not continue in the Ola
way of getting money from the oilice-ho!d.
ers? then all the members of the club would
have to do would be to spend it where 1T
would do the most good.
After much wranglng and contention
member moved that the "commotion he
considered" over, and "pealed," and lie! the
.''mittee pointed on flag and pole look al
ter furnaces"
Am assessment of five cents per month
WAS finally agreed upon and the hat passed
arouu,l to raise money to pay for oil, &c
Three OF ten cents were raised, aud 1t was
then found that Treasurer ----- had
left the roeu, which discovery created
some comment among the sable brethren,
and Assistant Secretary Smith was called
upon to take the money and certify to its re-
ceipt.
member then said if it was in order he
would make "commotion" to adjourn, so
at ten O'Clock the 'commo'ion" prevailed
The name Of the secretary is left blank
Mt the urgent request Of the party, who de.
clares he is not Il member OF The cluo, ana
that he ALWAYS has and always will vote the
democratic ticket.
THE ATTACK on Mr.. SHIPMAN.-Alr. j.
J. Shipman. who was shot on Tuesday night
at his home, near Lewinsvile, Fairfax co
as already reported went to Vienna on
Wednesday to answer warrant FOR forgery
Mr. Shipman who was al one time engaged
in business rs Il contractor III washington,
left that city year or two ago and occu
pied with his family fine mansion heaI
Lewinsvilc He has, however, for some
time been absent. carrying on business IN
Kentucky. but came back to meet the war
rant, which, it is said has grown out of cir
cumstauces that have on two previous oc
casions formed the basis of a like charge
which has been dismissed by Judge Keith
and others. On Wednesday the preliminary
hearing on the warrant took place at Wen
ma before Justices Clarke, Urnespector and
Johnson, Col NJ. ID. Ball appearing for the
prosecution, and Judge Westel Wiiloughby
ior the accused The justices unanimously
dismissed the case The shooting on the
previous night happened under these cir
cumstances Mr.. Shipman sat on the porch
of his door with his wife aud children. One
of his daughters sat at the opposite end OF
the porch, and near her young gentleman
visitor, who was playing cornet. Mr..
Shipman observed his dog pointing AS if al
some object in the bushes near by, and he
went down the steps and moved few
feet towards the bushes. After he had got
ten few feet away from the steps man
rushed on him, placed pistol at his head
and fired, the ball, fortunately passing
through his hat but his face was badly
burned with powder. Mr.. Shipman crap
pled with the murderer, and in the scuille
three shots were fired, and one ball passed
through the hand of Mr.. Shpman. be,
however, succeeded in getting the pistol
from the man, who then Immediately turn
ed and ran, disappearing in the darkness.
The wound, though sore, is not considered
dangerous, and though the parties were
close together, Mr.. Shipman was unable to
identify the man, or tell whether he vas
white or colored.
FUNERAL OF CAPT. DENTY.-Upon the
arrival of the remains in this city from
Washington, yesterday evening, the funeral
of Captain Joseph w. Denty, whose death
has heretofore been mentioned, took place.
The remains were encased in a handsome
casket, which was almost completely hid
den by floral offerings. Some of them were
novel in design and beautiful to look upon,
and filed the parlor with their fragrance.
The Ellis, of which Capt Denty was mem
her, sent magnificent wheel with one fel'
loe broken out, aud between the spokes,
in flowers of purple hue, were set out the
initial letters of the name of the lodge.
Another gem was that from Mr.. Frank
X. Ward. This was ship in full sail, with
a parted hawser at the fore. On the side
in purple flowers were the words Capt.
joe" 1t was very much admired and its
appropriateness commented upon, as the