Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-24

First Ward: Alderman-R. II. HaYener,
SIS. Councilmen-H. r. Burke 316. 4. +.
Thomson 312. c. N. Moore 81, Hubert
Snowden 302 Magistrate, A. J. FAIR 5oS.
Constable, james Treakle 313.
Secord Ward Alderman-W. 81 Marbury
29g, Theo Ballengcr 204 Louis Kraft 1o3
Councilmen-W E. Latham 33S. John IL.
Strider 337, Joseph Beach 337, F. Klaus so.
Magistrate-H c. Field 353. Constable, VIM.
Tatsapaugh $50.
Third Ward Friendship precinct-Alder-
msn. Geo. II Hinken 294. Councllmen-G.
A Mushbach PSI. 7. Harrison 2S9, D. d.
Cation $50, John Ii Greene 26l. Magistrate,
II. E. Holt 19S, F. Loyeioy 81. (Mr Lovejoy
WAS not caadidate.) Court House precinct
Alderman Geo. 81. Hinken 81. Councilman
q. A. Mushbach 303, ]. T. Harrison 303, j.
E. Cation 303, John H. Greene BOB. Magls-
trate II. z Holt 1S3, Frank Lovejoy 80.
Fourth Ward Alderman, j. C. SmOot oiS
Councimen-L. E. Uhler 353, j. I. Fannon
295. J. NJ White 293. Jas McCuen Q, IL.
II Kelley 1872, T. II. Morgan 02, W. Z.
Coleman lcolored) 40
The total vote cast in the First Ward was
;;35 Second Ward, 373; Third Ward
Friendship precinct 80, Court House 42O
Fourth Ward 554. Aggregate 2Oo1.
THE COUNTY.
The election in the county resulted
IN the choice of the entire republican
ticket except Costello for sheriff, who
was defeated by w. II. Palmer, indie
pendent. The following were elected
K. w. Johnston, Commonwealth At
torney: VIC. Wibirt, treasurer; w. III.
Palmer, sheriff, and II. l.. Holmes, col
ored, commissioner of revenue. Super
pisors-A. B. Grunwell, Washington
district: F. S. Corbett, Arlington dis
trict, and VIM. Duncan, Jefferson dis
trict. This will make an entirely new
board of supervisors.
Is was thought until few days ago
that Sheriff Veitch would be reelected,
but is is said the race track people
finally decided to centre on Palmer,
who it is understood, had promised ii
elected to break up all small gaming
in the county.
A heavy vote was polled, with q
large majority of the voters colored,
especially in Jefferson district. Money
was used freely and many negroes were
sent from Washington to vote the re-
publican ticket.
The vote by districts was as follows :
Arlington-For Treasurer, Wibert
2SS. Torreyson 15S; for Commonwealth IS
Attorney, Johnston 215, Douglass 227;
for Sheriff, Veitch 1872, Palmer 209,
Costello &C; for Commissioner of Rev
enue, Holmes 446; for Supervisor, Cor
bett 15S, Birch 90, Hayes 10l, Clark fl
Washington-For Treasurer; Wibirt
IT'S, Torreyson So; for Commonwealth
Attorney, Johnston los, Douglass 15G
for Sheriff, Veitch 81, Palmer 60, Cos.
tello 100; for Commissioner of Revenue
Holmes 215; for Supervisor, Grunwell
15S, Palmer So.
Jefferson--For Commonwealth's At
torney, Johnston 207, Douglass So; for
Treasurer, Wibirt 149, Torreyson lO9i
for Commissioner of Revenue, Holmes
3O5; for Sheriff, Veitch 104, Palmer JIG
Costello II; for Supervisor, Duncan
1872, Hume 119; Overseer of Poor, Mon
roe 1SS, Henry 80. w. II. Harris, j.
II. Lane and Jesse Pollard were elect.
ed justices of the peace and Isaac
Green constable. Number of ballois
cast S64. The district school levy OF
so cents on the 500 was carried.
Some excitement was occasloned at
Four-mile run precinct about noon by
q coored man who pretended he could
neither read nor write and who had
requested Trolley Sisson, special con-
stable. to scratch Douglass and Hume
from bis ticket. The constable, it was
alleged, scratched Johnston and Dun
can A row followed. during which q
man named Peverill attempted TO
strike several blows. Quiet was event
nally restored.
Returns from Fairfax show the cleo
ton of the entire county democratic
ticket. The vote in Pullman's precinct,
Nj. Vernon district. was as follows
For Commonwealth's Attorney, j. Nj.
Love, 81, ]. c. DePutron Z; for Treas
urer, Robert Wiley, SO; for Sheriff, u.
4. Gordon, SO; for Commissioner of the
Revenue-North S.de-S. A. Wrenn.
a, Z. F. Croker, 10; for Commissioner
OF the Revenue-South Side-J. N.
Ballard, 76, w. Gillingham, 6; for
Supervisor, r. G. Triplett, GA, Jas. w.
Roberts, %; for Overseer of the Poor,