Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-08
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WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBEk 5
LOCAL MATTERS.


LOCAL MATTERS.
For the Middle Atlantic States. cooier,
partly clt udy weather and local rains, pre-
ceded hy fair weather in southern portion,
variable winds, becoming northerly' rover
followed by higher barometer IN nortneTn
norton For Thursday colder, parity
c'oudy weather and local rains are 'ndi-
Gated.
HvnRAUL1oN s. F. E. Co.-The regular
meeting last night was very largely attend
ed. about forty members being present.
Mr.. r. L. Carne, 1st Vice President pre-
sided. Chief Engineer O'Brien occupying q
place upon his right. Mr.. John Lannon
acted as secretary. Two young gentlemen
who had resigned their membership were
reelected, and the usual call of the fire roll
for excuses was dispensed with. The Chle1
Engineer, then, by request OF the cnair,
gave an explanation of The Mayors o1iciai
order of the Cd instant and his connectlon
Herewith. He stated that the Mayor naa
shown him draft Of the order to which nc
had suggested certain amendments anu
that at bis instance the sentence, Il do n's
intend by this that the officers shall, in any
way, interfere with the management OF the
fire. but confine their action entirely to the
suppression of disorderly conduct in and
about the fire grounds" was added, and
that it meant that no fireman was to be ar
rested without bis order. He then retired.
Mr.. Lanuon thought the explanation sufh-
cient and that it Cught to be accepted. MT.
NJ. J. Waterman thought it would be dis.
courteous TO the Columbia to act independ-
emily and mo, ed the appointment Of a com
mittee Of ten 10 meet similar committee
from that e. mpany on the subject. MIR.
Samuel Teuncssun moved that the Column
bia S. F. E. Co. be invited to hold joint
meeting on Thursday night next, which
motion was seconded and carried. Inc
chair endured what was to be done in the
interval, The firemen had volunteered to
protect the town from lire, and should dis
aster occur would be justly held responsible
if they neglected to do so through any dis
satisfaction Mr.. Waterman moved that the
company will do duty until a final decision
is arrived at, but, as no action looking TO
retirement had been officially taken, there
was thought to he no cause for any declara-
ton on the subject, the foreman, assistant
and sufficient number of members having
declared their intention Of attending hres
until the meeting on Thursday night On
motion of Mr.. s. Tennesson the company
requested meeting of the Fire Depart
Robert Shinn and James G. Greene, two
Young men who assisted in Keeling up the
hose on Monday.
THE BLAINE CLUB.-Mr Windsor's Blaine
club held its weekly meeting last night, and
was attended by the usual gang. Indeed,
it is only necessary to look in at these
meetings to show into what hands Alexan-
dria, or Virginia, would fall in case of the
IF Mohn n
this State. The personnel of this club alone
is sufficient to bind the democrats together.
Mr.. Windsor, who last week refused to
speak, saving "he would hold his ammuni-
ton Till the next meeting" shot his cannon,
but it was flash in the pan, and fell Tat
on ''such an audience of import" He
wishes he had held off longer. Swadley
was down from Washington looking after
the uniform committeeman the money,
but last night neither was heard from. Mr.
Mckenzie (uot knowing Holiday was pre-.
sent) hoped that stupid fools would
not come there TO make asses OF them
selves, so that the GAZETTE could rid
icue the proceedings of the meeting.
He came there for business, and after
that was transacted wanted to go home AS
he took his seat, to his utter amaZement,
HOLIDAY arose and the ball opened. He
made ample reparation for his absence last
week, since which time he has come in pos
session of several new words, and got oil
speech which would have done credit to ne.
gro minstrel orator. Although the speech was
q "ripper" it is impossible to tell what he
said, except that he wanted Mr.. Mckenzie
to know that he Holiday had as much
sense as he (McK.). In this statement ne
was most emphatic. Holidays speech was
loudly applauded by the audience and he
took his seat convinced that he was crowned
with glory Since the last meetir 6 there
has been trouble in the club growing out of
the turning out Of 81 call you Gaines, from
a little Government Office through the in
fluence of Mr.. Edmund Burke, and bis
Blaine club In consequence thereof the
latter part of the meeting was turned
into a lodge of sorrow, but Gaines is out, all
the same, though resolutions were offered
condemning Burke and all his works.
A CoLoREp MINISTER IN TRoUBLE-Rev
w F. Graham, pastor of the Third Colored
Baptist Church, was before the Mayor TINS
morning. OIL warrant sworn out by Alice
Row cha, cling him with disorderly conduct,
in that he used abusive language to her.
The evidence showed that the colored wo
man. with her sister, went to the neighbor-
hood of Graham's house and after some con-
versation with him, which was not satistac-
tory to her, accused him of being the
father of her child. This Graham in
disuautly resented aud called the wom-
an sblack lying heifer," &c. This
she also resented and had Graham arrested.
At1be trial the woman stated that the child
had nothing to do with the case, but she
wanted to know if what Graham called her
xyas go. The Mayor being unable to decide