Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-23

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OK our district. Please acccps my sincere thanks
for your efforts in my behalf, aud be assured l
shall always ba GLAD to remember yon rs my
fieud. Gespo t!ully yours, FRANK HUME.
Nr Hume said yeste dag that he wes not
repCv 10 De istervit Yed, but that be meant
every word Of his circular. II am out OF
the raca" he said. 81 think there is going
to be lively time ct the convention ard
plenty Of mud singing, and am gong 10
keep out d II
THAT PETITION. petition presented
in tb. L. 5. Senate by Mr.. Etman9s ye
,erGav signed by number OF cj;z MS OF
Alez9udria, asking to be taken back into
tive District. ard setting forth that they sre
denied the right 20 assert in tho approprl-
etc i,l,cI4l ltlbuna : the uuCorstitutions.i-
10 ogtha retrccessiou act and are not per-
,gittsa 10 have aud Ell y the equal rights,
privileges and advantages which baiong 20
The citizens cfthe Ds:rict of Columbia, and
arey!pa that Bis wrong and i5juSdce may
he DO longer continued, but be speedily Ger
reced by The repeal Of said act Of retroces-
50a." has cspsed much commeut in this
city. sud surprise is expressed by the friends
f,O,ue of The si2uers that they should have
stlixad their names to the petition. Seine
al these wto signed the paper say they
did rot unds.stsud The purport OF TIE Pc
,itiou. but this il considered lame excuse.
IGa The petition will not effect It's purpose
1yeu il It does ref oct inju!iously on the city,
ices without saying.
Gen Lee, when spoken 10 on the subj set
Yesterday. saId be had heard sauna talk en-
the subject il his district coming from pao-
pie who are eager 70 lower taxation and frs-
Gleut improvements. They contend that
sIat Il change would reYivs trade ard en-
targri-e in Aiexaudris. which would be Of
srsa err benei TO the latter city than the
ere ye franchise. General Lee waa some
pnal surprised because tia petitioners mp
Piled 70 Senator Il lmund5 for assistance In
stead Of Cor 81 ting the members o. the Viz
GINA delegation. II is customary for such
Cmmunications to be transmitted to Cox
~ hg he Co0gressman representing the
district Interested. Genera! Lee says he
does not believe such proposition will pre-
vail, as the State of Virginia has to be con-
suited before such an act can become opsr-
atige Virginia was 2 party TO tho original
agreement and the subseq lent retrooessou,
ard the Legislature will nave to ratisy aoy
act Congress may psss Oh the subject.
TIE LIQUOR LICENSES The grand jury
OF the Juy term of the Corporation Court,
which made nresentments against fourteen
liQpor dealers for selling liquor on SUNDAYS,
hage united 10 a pstitioa 10 the Judge uFg
ing q revocation Of so much Of the Judgment
Of he Court as suapends the license of those
Indicted for thirty days from August 10 h
prox. and the persons so indicted have pre-
seated petition to The Judge asking for
said revocation, end pled2iDg themselves. if
their prayer il granted. to faithfully observe
dG;irg the continuance of their license the
isT governing the sale of liquors on Sun
days. The petitions were presented TO the
Judge to-day. This evening Judge Norton
replied as follows to the petitions:
As believe that my purpose to stop the
sailing of quor or Sunday will be accom-
pished RS It must and shall be) by the par
ties recently irGcted taking the oath l shall
reqnire, hereby revoke my order suspend
Ing the license of such parties as shall appear
before the Clerl; of tho Corporation Court
and take snd subscribe The following oath /:
| axe solemn oath that will not, drec'-
IS or indirectly, sell, or allow TO be sold. in
nv place liquor Of any kind on Sunday dur
ing the Continuance of my license Tee
parties indicted mus appear before the
Clerk ami take he oath Those Who 90 not
do so must suspend the selling oflquor du5-
ing the time specified. and l hereby give
public notca that in the next case coming
before me, ,0hethcr before Indicted or not the
license will be taken away absolutely and
for all time."
POLICE RRPoRr.-Lsst night 7Yne clear
and cool with one prisoner and no lodg
ers at the station house.
Justice May presided at the Mayors Office
this morning and disposed of the following
cases
young man. arres'ed by officer McCuer
for oeine drunk and disorderly, was fiae6$5
Carter Ross colored, arrested By Lieut.
Smith or an assault on Geo. Whiting, was
fined So.
Jefferson Lghtfoot, c,lc,e1, for an ASSAULT
on Alex Burgoyne vas fned 81
Officer Brenner was before Justices May
WbittIessy and Simpson to-day on a war
rant sworn out by Chas Parker. colored
charged with f-loniouslg shooting him some
weeks ago Mr. Fl Greene appeared fol
Parker end Mr.. s. G. Brent for Office. 3 en-
ne- The case wss dismissed. the decision
Of the justices being that the ice. was .us-
tl6ed in shooting Parker.
Coop TBMPLABs.-Goldeu Ligh, Lodge
beld an interesting meeting last night. e;
which seven nroDnsitinns for mann harshi,