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WEDNESDAY EVENIN 7 MARCH 9
LOCAL NEWS.
For this section l'Rbt rains fdlowed by
a;r weuiher, warmer, easterly winds becom
ug v n lable.
CITY CO I X* II..
EOARD of ALDERMEN
A ,uorum was present in tbe iWrd ui Al?
derman at the hour of meeting last uight.
rbo Committee on Streets maJe reports
ou several matters which had beeu referred
io them at previous meetings.
The report of that Committee on the ieso
u ion inquiring into tho cost of repaying
h bides of Washington street from th?
1 utiuu Factory to Franklin street and park?
: , ht) centre occasioned some debate. The
, ?iituittee in their repoit state that the
cost of carrying out such a plan would be
about $111,000, two-thirds of which would
come- out of ihn property owner*.
The President, Mr. Downham, tUigested
the report oe received and publi&btd
? ,r the information of the citizens generally,
and Mr. ritrauss made a motion to that ef?
fort.
Mr. .-'-ujith spoke iu favor of the propo^c-d
.improvement, and gave his reasons for think?
ing tbe plan mentioned in tho resolution
.^asible. He bad noticed and remarked on
un- b uiity of thoroughfares in certain
in cities, which had been improved
1,, such paving and parking. Hb supposed
the Work could be done tor about $1 per
tquareyard. The street could be lowered,
the present cobbie feioue.% made to form the
foundation, the surface strewn with cubes
ot'gruuito and by running a steam roller over
tbe same (ht> unaati could be pulverized and
the street converted into a beautiful tho?
roughfare.
Mr. Bryant spoke in favor of tho
report of the committee. There were but
tour squares on the atreet which were paved
with cobblestones, and should Council de
termine to unter into such a stupendous
work and expect property owuers to pay
t.ne third the cost the collection of tbe samo
would amount to virtual confiscation of the
rt-al estate on that street.
Mr. Smith said he did not propose mutat?
ing people into any outlay that they wore
not willing acquiesce in. But should
people owning property on Washington .street
desire such improvement he would vote in
:.ivor of the city paying its one third of the
cast, ile bad in do way intimated that he
would pecipitate people into any
-u.'b outlay without their consent. He
again explained the practicability of the
scheme, and gave reasons why Alexandria
thould proceed as soon as "possible to im
prove her thoroughfare and make the city
;:uctive as possible to persons who may
desire to locate here. Many, for instance,
now living in Washington would, the
speaker said, before long be looking for
places of residence outside the national cap?
ital though contiguous thereto.
Auer further statements by Mr. Bryant,
la which that gentleman reiterated the rea?
sons tho committee had in making its report,
Mr. Strauss eaid he rather favored im?
proving the streets, and was much impressed
with the remarks of the gentleman from the
Fourth ward (Mr. Smith). Of course the
cost would be great, and the only manner
in wiiich the money could be raised would
be for the city to borrow ?1?0,0C>0 at four
per cent, interest. He recognized the fact
that in a few years our population would
double itself if the enterprises in contempla?
tion were established here.
The motion to receive and print the re?
port ?as dually adopted, after which
some time was consumed iu recesses, when
the Aldermen were invited to the chamber of
the Common Council for the purpose of par?
ticipating in the election of a Chief Engt
ejnetjr of the Fire Dapartment, and upon
their return the board concurred in some
bills, etc, from the Common Council.
The favorable report of the Finance Com- .
mittee on the petition of W. H. Smith, ad- 1
tuinistratorof Jerry Robb, deceased, was re?
ceived from tbe Common Council and occa
?i med some debate. (
Major Dufley, Commissioner of tho Reve- r
nue, who was present in the chamber, by *
permission, made a statement, during which s
he asserted that his assessment on the prop- v
erty of tbe deceased had been made on the 1
basis of Mr. Smith's sworn statement, and '
bow the Finance Committc-e could report 1
tbe taxation as erroneous was something '
extraordinary to him. 1
The action of the lower board was con- 1
curred in, but c
Mr. Lead neater arose and said tho report
Inn! been based upon satisfactory evidence
laid before the committee thai the assess- t
mint was excessive, though in order to bar- I
monize matters he moved that the Aldermen t
non concur in the action of the Common b
Council, which motion was agreed to. (
The lower board adhered to its former r
action and asked a committee of conference s
Hud ul easts. Leadbeater and Strauss were o
appointed ou the part of the Aldermen, t
Tnej -,K,n mude their report, which was to f
the effect that tbe matter bs recommitted to \
the Finance Committee, and that the Com- 1
mississioner of the Revenue and Mr. Smith
be reqvus ed to br> present and make their .
respective statements. .
Tin- report was adopted and the board, at J
about ten o'clock, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL. j
Theie was a large attendance at tbe City *
Council laat night.
Tii? earlier business was transacted with- t
out debate. '
Wheu the bill increasing the salary of the c
Superintendent of Gas from ?030 to $7?0 was
introduced,
Mr. Sweeney askedif this bill wasthesame .
which passed the Board of Alderman.
The clerk said that this was a uew bill |
introduced some three weeks ago.
The bill passed tiuunimously. j
A communication from the Mayor was
read, iu which he announced the suspension
of policemau John I.awler for one month, "j
aod the appointment of readyman Geo. A.
Ogden to temporarily fill the place of officer (
Horseman deceased. Me add-: "An appeal
has beon made to me by some ladies who
are devoted 10 doing deeds of charity and j
Chtistian work, for s tine help towards sup
parting thirteen Alexandria orphans that '
are now iu an orphan asylum in Washing
ton, D. C. They therefore reqnost of the
City Council an appropriation of $50 to
wards 1 bo support Hnd maintenance of the j
Alcxaudria orphans :u the Washington 1
asylum." Tl>i* appropriation the Mayor 1
heartily recommends. The matter was re- I
ierred tc the ?nance committee.
Several communications from the nre
companies, asking for rt pairs to tUvir an?
gine houses, were rewiYecl.
One, from the Oo'umbia company, repre?
sented that in coQSfquence of a pipe from
the aiij ?iuing yard tha engine house was
kept wet, and asked a.remedy.
Mr. Peake, chairman of the Committee ou
Public Property, explained that the request
to ac> in the matter had Wea made to the
public property committee, but it did not
he) at liberty to spend money.
The ("hair.?"I won Id like to know by
what au b ritx the right to carry the wa-.er
tbe adjoining* j.nvdte lot up?ri public
propety v>us given '?''
Mr. Peake.?'"The pipe is too smaii aud a
Ifciger one is required."
'J ie Chair. ?"But I would like to k:.ow
who ;'ave the right to send the water
through the public grounds."
Mr. Peake.?"It is only a four inch pipe
or a six inch pipe, and is not sufficient 10
carry off the water." J
Mr. Snowden asked if this letter bed ever
been before the committee.
Mr. Peake said it had never been.
President Eichherg explained that he bad
been surprised seme time ago tosee that the
water from the lot north of the engine house
drained through the city lot, and he then
suggested that a remedy should bo at ouce
applied.
Motions were made to refer to tho Corpor?
ation Attorney, to the Committee cn Gen?
eral Laws and to the Committee on Public
Property.
Mr. Corbett fitked when this building was
constructed. ?
Mr. Peake.?"I thiuk it was iu 1SS2."
Mr. Corbett thought that the roof had
worn oflfvery soon.
It was stated iha? it was the roof of the
back annex that leaked. It bad never been
painted, for application to Council to have
it painted had been disregarded.
The subject was referred to the Commit?
tee on Public Property with instructions ^to
give the necESsary notices to have the How
of water carried properly from the engine
house yard.
Council then recessed for some time to
await business from the Board of Aldermen,
and after considerable business without de?
bate the board adjourned.
JOINT MEETING.
The Boards gathered in joint convention
to elect a Chief Engineer of the Fire De?
partment, and no nomination for that office
having bee n made except that of Mr. J. Car
lin Creighton, the President of the Board of
Aldermen was instructed to cast the unani?
mous ballot of tho Board for Mr. Creighton.
Alderman Strauss suggested that it would
be premature to elect a successor of Chief
Engineer O'Brien until his resignation Tiad
been accepted by both boards. The resig?
nation had not yet been communicated to
tho Board of Aldormen.
It was stated that no time had been al?
lowed the Clerk to endogie and seud in the
resignation after its acceptance by tho Coun?
cil.
Tho ballot was then taken aud Mr. J. C.
Creighton was chosen unanimously.
The election of Warden Creighton made a
vacancy in tho Board of Wardens, and the
electiou of a new Warden was ordered.
The names of Messrs. J. H. D. Smoot and
George Wise were put in nomination.
On the first ballot tho vote stood : Smoot
10, Wise 10 ; second ballot, Smoot 12, Wise
S; thiid ballot, Smuot 11. Wise 1>; fourth
baliot, Smoot 14, Wise ti. So Mr. Smoot
was declared Warden and the couvention
dissolved.
The Norton San? Company.?Mr. C. C.
Moody, of Boston, was in the city to day in
the interest of himself and associates in the
iron works property. He says that he is
now negotiating with tho Norton Ship Com?
pany for the lease of a portion of the iron
works propor, aud that he thinks that com?
pany will soon commence oporations in this
city on an extensive scale. So favorably
impressed is he with the Norton company
ind its patents that he says he will invest
in the stock. It is understood that there ,
bas been a preposition made ny the Norton
company to buy all of the iron works prop- ,
>rty and to give ia payment the value in '
stock of the company. <
Police Report.?Last night was clear ,
ind cool, with ten lodgers but no prisoners
it tho station house. Themayor this morn
ng disposed of the following cases: 1
A young man charged with defiming th* i
character of a young woman, was lined $5 <
for disorderly conduct.
J. C. Smith and H. 0. Stroutnau, arrested
by ofHoer Franks for disorderly conduct on '
;ho local train, wero tiaed the former $3 <
ind the latter $2. \
A little white bo}', charged with assault- ,
ng a companion, was fined SI.
Accident.?After the midnight local 5
rain reached here from Washington last '.
right and after the passengers bad disem- ,
larked, the train was taken down Fnj'ette .
itreei to tho turntable near Duke street,
vhere the cars are shifted and the train 1
nado up. The engine had been turned and 1
v:\> making a "running switch" when, by |
in accident, it struck the cars, smashing the (
ender and one eud of the baggage car.
fireman Red mi leu, of Washington, had one
>f nis hands mashed and received some oth- i
;r slight injuries. I
Steamer Ashore.?Capt. John Young, of
he steamer John Gibson, which arrived
tero this morning from New York, reports {
hat yesterday morning when off Hog Isl- (
md, when the fog lifted, he saw a large
Jorman steamer, with a full complement of 1
lassengers, aground ou that island with the t
ea breaking over her decks. He approached |
is near as he safely could but was unable to
nake out the name ot the distressed steam- '
:r or to render her any assistance, so after 1
vaiting about half an hour proceeded on his i
vuy.
Liquor in thk County?A meeting 1
ng of the voters of Jefferson magisterial i
listrict, in this county, was held last week ,
o consider tho question of the sale of '
iquorsiotbe district. After a long and 1
"all -Ii-cii-ssion tho following resolution was 1
idopted :
Resol??? d, That wo arc oppejed to the sale of in
oxicating liquors in JeflYrson magisterial dia
,-ict, and that we will use all honorable means to
lefeat it at tho ensuing election in May next.
PKHSONAL.?Ex Governor Holliday was
>n the Island of Ceylon last month on his 1
our around the world. He had just been 1
o India and his friends in Virginia will
>e glad to hear that he is in robust health.
Itov. J. Calvin Stewart, of Richmond, is
u the oily on a visit to his relatives.
Col. S. Brown Allen: and Mr. D. A. Wind- i
;or havo been invited toaddress the Virginia
Republican Association of Washington.
Mr. R. M. Fryer, of the Arrow Steamship ,
Company, has returned to New York.
Prr.iM.?To-day at sundown begins the (
Hebrew feast of Purim. The feast is one of
*reat rejoicing in all Jewish families. Social
gatherings and reunions are held, during 1
which the poor and needy are not forgotten.
Council Notes.?The committee on streets re?
ported lan night that it would cost from $61,000
to^lll.OOO ;o pave Washington street with vit?
rified brick, Belgiau blocks or asphalt, so it is not ,
probable that that street will be repaved ?? ->n
early date. Tho same coianitreport
"effectually squelch*-''' ;"ae honj- "renriElb8rinK
biL. 8? ??-_, jorth that there is sufficient law al?
ready on the subject. Thi3 committee's report
recommending the purchase of a street roller, was
adopted. .
Mr. e.h. O'Brien tendered his resignation as
chief engineer of the tire department and Mr. J.
c. Creighton wss elected in his stead. Mr. j, h.
D. Smoot was elected a tiro warden in place of Mr.
Creighton.
During a debate it was stated that thera are
still outstanding bills against the city for tbe
building of tho Columbia engine house.
The legislature wa3 requested to enact a law
authorizing tbe sale of tbe old court house and lot
ou Columbus street aud for the division of the
proceeds betweeu tbo city and county.
The salary of the superintendent of gas was iu
c reased from $630 to $720 per annum.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
The Virginia Debt.
Special Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.]
Washington, March 9.? The Gazette's
correspondent is enabled to slate upon the
most reliable authority that the Foreign
Council of Virginia bondholders have in
formed the Virginia authorities that they
now represent all the Virginia bonds held
in England, and that if the State will indi?
cate a disposition to treat with them for the
settltmeut of the State debt upon the basis
of paying them out of the surplus revenue of
the State, at the present rale of taxation
ami with their payment not to be increased'
in consequence of any future increase in the
State's revenue, they will have it in their
power to represent all the other holders of
Virginia bends wherever they may be, aud
that all of them will accept such terms.
Large Claim.
Chicago, March !?.? The Times says the
revival of what is known a3 th8 BealeClaim
to about seventy million acres of land in
what is called the "pan-handle district"
embraced in Texas, New Mexico and Color?
ado, has occasioned a little talk in tho city
because of the interest of a, portion of the
territory mentioned, owned by Mr. C. H.
Faiwell and associates, who received three
million acres from tbe State of Texas for
orecting the Capitol buildings. Mr. Farwell
stated to a reporter that tho alleged claim?
ants to this land had not the slightest foun?
dation for as sorting title to tho property
thero never having beou any grant from
the Mexican government to Baalo for
the land. Said Mr. Farwoli: "This
mau, B. G. Jayue, who is engineer?
ing tho schemo for tho syndicate, a yoar ago
o?ered to quit claim to us his alleged in
terest in tho threo million acres embraced
in our grant from the State of Texas for the
sum of ?? 1-3,000, or one half cont an acre.
He was willing to do this to quiet our title.
But ?s our title was clear, freo aud unim
cumberel, wo firmly informed him wo
would havo nothing to do with his odor, j
since which timo we have not been troubled
with him or his claim. There is not the
slightest foundation for a legitimate claim to
the property mentioned, and the records of
the Interior Department are full and ex?
plicit upon the point."
j tu in 'mis in a Church.
Chica?o, Mar. !"'.?A special from Bay
Port, Mich , snyA : "Eldor" Cornish, a Mor?
mon of Salt Lake, has been laboring in
this vicinity for several .weeks seeking to
proselyte. Rev. John B. Davis, of the Meth?
odist church, challenged Cornish to a de?
bate. The first of the contests took place
Saturday night and was attended by a large
crowd. Each speaker took half hour bouts
for two hours. Sunday uight the crowd
opened with considerable boisterousnes3, and
Rev. Davis was driven from the church, es?
caping by a window. The Mormon chair?
man of the meeting pulled off his coat, and
se'ztngach v'r, s'asbed around wildly, knock?
ing down a half dozen aaint3and Gentiles in
his efforts to preserve peace. Tho third
aontest took place yesterday afternoon and
the church was crowded at an early hour.
Cornish opened with a volume of personal
abuse of his opponent, amid the remon?
strances of tho men and women present.
Elia language became so brutal and threat?
ening th:tt fearing a fight, a panic seized
:he people and there was a rush for the
loor. In the melee several ladies were
knocked down and trampled upon. Davis
rallied his forces outside.the building, but
;hty were frightened and quickly dispersed.
Cornish baptized 23 converts The \iilage
kin a state of constant dread fearing that
[)!ood-hed will vol. result.
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Washington, March Lt.?The agricultur?
al colleges the land over are Hying their
flags and people who are especially inter
asted in them are rejoicing in con-fquence
?f the passage of the experiment station bill;
but a question has arisen which would ap?
pear to indicate that the demonstrations are
premature. The fifth section of the bill,
the only ono relating to appropriations, says
'the sum of $10,000 is hereby appropriated
to each State to be specially provided for by
Congress in the appropriations from year to
year from tbe sales <^f public lands, the first
payment to be made on the first day of
October 1SS7." This singular phraseology
has been held to be an appropriation clause
but a close inspection of it has given rise to
doubts, weight of unofficial opinion being
that no money is appropriated. If this is
iustained by the authorities the beginning
of the new work will be delayed until Con?
gress acts further.
The Chicagro Market
CnicAtio, March 9, 9:35 a. m.?The ner?
vous condition of tho wheat market is well
illustrated by the fact that May wheat,
which closed at Si\ yesterday afternoon,
was selling on the curb this morning at SC^.
The first official sales on "Change, however,
were made at 85 and the market at once
dropped off to SI!, but within three minutes
had advanced to SG. The interest in all the
speculative pits Is subordinate to that in
wheat and the excitement and actiyitv:~'
that cereal exceeds that krtow^ in years.
The dealings arc a tremendous scale,
operators b^' og 8Uppije(j wjth buying and
selling orders iu quantities such as to make
them difficult to fill. At 9;35 tbe price for
May had receded to So).
For Railroad Commissioner.
Chicago, March it.?The National officers
of the Traveller's Protective Association
have decided to urge the name of Mr. M. J.
Pickering, the chairman of their National
Railroad Committee, upon President Cleve?
land as a candidate for Railway Commission?
er under the inter-state law.
Sailed tor Europe.
New York, Mar. 9.?Justice McCarthy
sailed this morning for Europe on the
steamer "Aller."
Rejected as Juror.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Mar. 9.?The
Mormon jurors in Judge Zioe's court, after
haviug taken on Monday oaths on the new
Edmunds Tu-,ker hi!!, on examination \es
terday went back lo tho old principle and
declared the Ihiv of God fitgher than that of
mivn. They believed it righl for man to be
in polygamy and were rejected as j-trors in
the case to he tii. d.
.Surrendered.
Lancaster. Pa, Match 9^? Walton and
Green, the convicts iu the Lancaster coun?
ty prison, who, yesterday, procured the
keeper's revolver and defied the authorities
surrendered this morning. During tho
night they attempted to break through tbe
wall, but were unsuccessful. They have
been placed i:: solitary confinement.
A Tribute to the Late Mr. Bcccher.
London, March 9.?The Rev. Dr. Joseph
Patker, pastor of the City Temple, whose j
guest the Rev- Henry War ! Beccher was
during his recent visit to London, publishes
a tribute to Mr. Bec-cber's memory. He
says he does not hesitate to pronounce Mr.
Beecher tho greatest preacher who ever
lived.
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Mow Women Would Vole
Were women allowed to vote, every one
in tbe land who has used Dr. Pierce's "'Fa?
vorite Prescription" would vote it to bo an
unlailing remedy for tho diseases peculiar to
her sex. By druggists.
IsV Notice.?A nn-oticg of tin,- stockholders of
tbe Alexandria Ferry Company wiil be lieht to?
morrow (Thursday I evening at 8 o'clock at the
chamber of the Board of Aldermen.
2t _E. S. Leaobkater, Picsidcnt.
There will he a called meeting of Oriental
Lodr;e, No. ti. K. of P., at i ioir hnl!, Thursday
evening, starch 10th, at T'.j o'clock. Business <>f
importance to all members and a full attendance
desired.
rnhStU W. II. Smith, C. C.
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WANTS.
ANTE IX
a PARTNER IN a NEW AND COMPLETE
ROLLER MILL,
doing a fine business. Flour stands Grst-chus.
Located in odo of tbe best commnuities in Lou
douu t-OUnty, Va. For particulars address .L F.
DODD. Waterford, Loudoun < o.. Va. mh2 eolui
?IAAt/i C'QfWl a MONTH can be made
OH'U luO?UU working for ns. Agents
preferred who can furnish their own horses and
nivi their whole time to the businc's. Sparc mo?
ments uisy be profitably employed :rlso. A few
vacancies in town-, and cities. B. F. JOHNSON &
CO., 1013 Main st., Richmond,Va. [mh2 dJfctwlm
FANCY GROCERIES.
100 POUNDS FANCY
Clarke & Warren Co.'s
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IN CAPS AT FIFTEEN CENTS.
C. WM. RAMSAY.
FINE FRUIT.
30 BOXES CHOICE FLORIDA ORANGES,
?20 BOXES GOOD SICILY GRANGES
And a small lot of
GOOD MALAGA O RAPES.
Just received and for sale iow by
C.WM. RAMSAY.
JUST RECEIVED BY
C.WM. RAMSAY,
FANCY
Just received by
G. WM. RAMSAY.
RODGEES'S FINE TABLE CUTLERY. Weies's
celebrated Scissors, and Rogers Eros. 9 Plated
S^otv^l Forks, forsg to w by^
OQUARE, OCTAGON and FLAT CAST STEEL
D will be sold at 89 King street, corner of Roy
?1 at a ereatlv reduced price Quality warrant?
ed. [Sil J. T. CREIGHTON 9l SON.
"T\ T rV " OR CANNON'S LIVER TONIC,
O.IJ. A. posted on all the boxes, dtc, in
our streets, is a good medicine, ami is for sale by
feb25 E. S. LEADBEATER ic BBO.
t^'f BBLS CHOICE FAMILY FLOUR, best
id known brands, bought before the advam-e,
f^l^low by J C. MILBUBN"
LEATHER DUSTERS tf.H g?*gAgm,&
G5^? TL0V\&5-$?^
!_PHY GOODS.
j WORTH READING^
' We have had sent us from New York an immense lot of
I LA DIES' AND CHILDREN'S HOSE.
?
ALSO A VIERI" LARGE LIXE OF HALF HOSE.
Over 1,000 pairs in all, which we are selling at less than one third of
their real value. For the goods worth I'lh, 25, 373. 50, 75 and $1 we
are only asking 6, 8, 10, 12 A, 15, 20 and 25c.
Among the man)' other desirable goods into which we have put the
knife you will find a large quantity of both cheap and fine
DRESS GOODS
That have been greatly reduced and in many cases to one half of their
original prices.
We are offering a splendid quality of
NAPKINS AT $1.50
that would be bargains at $2. We still have a lew of the
CHEAPEST TOWELS
in the market. No better bargain ever offered than our 20c towel,
and our fine towels in lots of 4 for $2 and $2 25 are exceptionally de?
sirable.
LINEN LAWNS
worth 37Jc have been reduced from the low price of 20c to the very
low price of 15c.
THE PULLMAN BUSTLE
has created quite a stir among the ladies, and the demand for them is
growing every day. We will always keep a good assortment.
TRUNKS
have been added to our stock, and purchasers will always find us with
a full line at popular prices.
We have increased our already large line of CORSETS by the addi?
tion of several new makes,
A choice line of 4-4 WAMSUTTA always on hand.
fl?*0XE Price.?=2^T
J. E. TACKETT,
NOS. 107 AND 109 KING STREET. ALEXANDRIA, VAJ
Mr. Henry Schwarz now in New York for his Spring Stock.
HAVE OPENED THIS DAY
Guaranteed by the Importer as to quality, shape and durability.
Is coming in rapidly, and in this special department we are ready to
take early spring orders.
Fit guaranteed and prices second to none.
ISAAC EICHBERG * CO.,
Corner King and Royal Streets.
