The Critic and record., 1891-04-25
*Ex-Diyidend
ALEXANDRIA.

The Democratic city committee met
last night and completed the arrange
ments for the primary, which will be held
ON the 2sth, which is followed by
the general election a month
later. The results of the pri-
mary are equivalent to an cleo
For Mayor, Il. Il. Downham, Henry
Strauss; Corporation Attorney, S. g.
Brent; Auditor i. Il. Price; City Treasurer,
NJ. B. Harlow; Collector of Taxes North
ern District, =. IL. German; Collector of
Taxes Southern District, A. II. Cox Geo.
It. Price, John T. Nails; Superintendent
Of Police, William Dobie, Il. r. Boyer,
James p. Coleman; Superintendent OF
Gas, II. NJ. Latham, j. Il. Sweeney.
Clerk Of gas, r, I; Cook; clerk of the
market, James W. Simpson, Lambert d.
Lyles; measurers of lumber, James l..
Adams, Stephen Swain; measurers of
wood and bark, Esley Makeley.
Z First Ward-Board of aldermen, Noble
Lindsey; Common Council. Peter Aitche-
son, William s. Moore, Hubert Snowden,
@. N. Moore, j. Il. Birrell, II. II. HaveHer,
: j. i. Herbert; magistrate, -; constable,
Second Ward-Board of Aldermen Will
liam II. Marbury; Common Council,
Theophilus Ballenger, George w. Fisher,
II. Marshal Jones, Louis Kraffc, John r..
Chapmani Magistrate, Joseph S. Beach;
Constable, -.
Third Ward-Board Of Aldermen, Geo.
II. Hinken; Common Council, John III.
Strider, John T. Harrison, l.. Morgan
Davis, George A. Mushbach; Magistrate,
w. ii. May; Constable, 49,.
Fourth Ward-Board of Aldermen, IL.
l.. Smith, John j. JAMESON; Common
Council, l.. Il. Uhler, Henry Smoot, James
McCuen, r. n. Crook, y. S. Leadbeater;
Magistrate, o. @. Whittlesey; Consta-
BILE, -. The fight for Mayor between
Messrs. Downham and Strauss is waxing
exceedingly warm.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company objects to liquor licenses being
granted by the Fairfax County Court to
persons living along their road. Super
| intendent Thompson is endeavoring to
break up whiskey drinking among the
employees of this end of the line and
though of course he can not do IL thor
oughly, he can stop it to some extent at
least
Fish are now arriving in large quRnti-
ties, and to-day'S market is bOuntlfully
supplied. The country people were out
in force Today.
The Democrats of Fairfax have nom
mated j. NJ, Love, for Commonwealth at
| torney; Robert Wiley, for treasurer;
George A. Gordon for sheriff. Samuel A.
| Wrenn and j. N. Ballard for commissions
eTs of the revenue, while the Republicans
have put up for treasurer s. l.. Chaplin;
for sheriff, A. IL. Broadwater; and for
commissioners of the revenue, s. M. Fitz-
hugh and r. Q. Davis,
Mr. Joseph S. Grimes has purchased
one of c. G. Carlin's brick houses on Co
lumbus street. opposite Christ Church.
Mr. John j. Jameson has purchased
| the large brick house on the northwest cor
ner OF Prince and Columbus streets.
| Hamilton Martin, Midland brakeman,
again attempted suicide the other night.
! The physicians say he will recover.
John Cullan, an old restauranteur,
dropped dead at Mrs, Thomas Downiers 5
about noon yesterday. lie was native
Of Ireland, aged sixty, Heart disease was
the cause of hls death.
A mass-meeting of citizens of Jefferson
district, Alexandria County, was held last
night at VOLTS Hall. Weston Green and
| j, w. WOrmly were elected chairman and
secretary respectively, After several
speeches Coleman Hornef offered q resOl
luton, which was unanimously adopted,
Teciting that IL is Ia the interest OF the
voters TO support the following Officers
at the coming election; Supervisor, the
Hon, Frank Hume; constable, i. II.
Bowen justices Of the peace, II Dram
molld, William Harris and Robert Mum
roe OyeTseeI VI the poor, William PRIEST