Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-30
By Yesterday Evenings N.ls.

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time, that the resolution offered by Genera
Taliaierro, at the Petersburg Convention
proposing to authorize the Cbairmen to az
poin; o Dew Central Committee, was voted
down.
Thus the Committee appointed By a pre-
vious COuvention--COl. John Rutherford
President, and d.. Jas. D0yc, Secretary--stil
continue tosupCryise the organic alton Of the
Democratic party in Virginia, Eng
| COMPLIMENTARY SUFFER- "A very hand
some entertainment was given at the Taylor
Hotel on Thursday evening last By the Med
ical Students, in honor Of the Faculty Of thu
! Winchester Medical College, Cow in session
The Supper, which was prepared in elegant
style, uuder the direction Of Mr. Saunders o
the Hotel, came cff at o'clcck, in the l.,
dies Dining Saloon. Ia addition TO the
Faculty and S udents, there were number
Of invited guests 10 the course Of the even
ing, neat and appropriate speeches were de-
lived by I. Clay Maddox, the Orator Of tbs
evening, DR.. Hunter McGuire and other gen
tlemen.- Winchester IUgiaian.
FIRE.-We regret to learn that on Thurs
day last the dwelling house and kitchen Of
Col. Daniel Stickley, Of this county, were
destroyed by fire. At the time VI tue unfor-
tunate occurrence, Col. 5. was on visit to
Winchester. Nearly all the furniture, cloth
| ing Of the family and servants, and some
money, were consumed. Col. s. had an in.
| surance on the b JuSes, in the Valley Compa-
ny. sufficient to cover the greater part OF bis
| less, although he is Il loser 10 the amount of
several hundred dollArs.--ITm IUg.
HoRRlBLr WELDON \. C., Dec. p,
lS5S-A tragical affair occurred in this county
on Christmas night, the particulars OF which |
have lust learned II seems there lived, about
5 miles from Halifax, family OF free negroes,
consisting OF a man named Jack Mills. has wife,
and one son. The man and bis wife were ma
bitual drunk ards, and on the night OF Chrstmas,
had INDUCED very freely. Tie boy went 10
sleep, leaving them quarrelhng as usual, but
was aroused IN the night by a noise, ana upon
starting up saw his mother strike his iaiher
two heavy blows with an axe waereupon, ne
| fled and alarmed the Geig lborS, who, upon GO
| ing to the house, found ,ae man quite dead, and
horribly mangled; the head being nearly severed
from the BODY, and several CHASTITY wounds in
dicted upon il presenting spectacle most re-
voting. The woman was arrested and Is now
in iall a, Halifax.
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CLARHs'iLLh' A--ooi' "a w. ,n'9 0'''
OF the typho'a phe0no'ia o'' 'ue 10" 'u''''
at 8 o'clock in the morning. lie was ma
.;.ofpo,.h.;aooc, r,tv Y, and had been
| Casb;ar If rho Excl.pga L .uk st Chfksvilio
from it's foundation, and n.otsiot aCashler
he was.
w. NJ Hama rcccn.lv elected sheriff OF
~. ~. re-, r,. e.,
Fauquier county EaS qe"''neo' "o WI
| lowing centlenen have also qualified as de-
,;.,. Io,,os c Fisher Jacob NJ. Weaver.
fIn. p Koro,,;y.1 R,,ort Scott, Milton
T Co.. C-o.s J,ilor
tnu''"l' ""N
- yvL;.sor5 Americans rs
n mec"H%o' '"o " "'~' "''- =,
Fauquier, was held at "arren'on' OF Non
day when delegates was appointed &c attend
the Ri,bmgnd Convention.
avo,e rho inyp-;cs. last week, at the ST.
C,.-,o, IT,, :, Pietc,ord were green peas
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