Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-30
BY Yesterday Evenings Mails.
Letter frsm clark. County.


Letter frsm Clarke County.
Correspondence IF the ALerandrid Gazette
WHITE Post. CLARKE Co., Oct. 2S.--The
Valley Fair being over, cur people have re
turned to their homes, and our usual quiet
ness. Nearly every one from our county
white aud black were in attendance at the
Fair, aud returned we'll pleased with all they
saw, except the cloud Of dust that was kept
10 continual motion.
The Alexandria Rifemen, Commanded BY
Capt. Herbert, was one of the attractions, for
at least one day, and We're not little ad-
mired for their soldier-like appearance aud
tue drill
The fourth quarterly meeting Of the NJ. E.
Church SOUTH, commenced 90 Saturday last,
at this place, aud has been continued up to
the present time with much interest. Rev.
W. w. Bennett has preached with great ab!!-
ltv, to large congregations.
The store OF GTiss5y IL Meade we. broken
into on Saturday ngbt last, ~ cutting open
the shutters, ard affecting au entrance in the
upper story. The burglars took ready made
clothing TO a considerable amount.
j. Il. Carper, q day or two since, was run
over by his wagon (his horses taking fright
aud his lex shock!nsiy mangled. DR.. BeEj.
Harrison was soon at hand, and rendered all
necessary surgical aid.
AT a public sale, by j. j. Hi,e, pear tbs
village, negro boys from s to 1t years, sold
from $3.50 70 Sl050. AT the same sale, cora
averaged near So per barre! at the crib.
Oar Sherihs complain much Of the great
scarcity OF money, and the difficulty in co..
lec.ing taxes.
Your townsman and our old county man
D. Funston, returned to his many f.ivDi, in
this county today, after his trip to Europe,
looking very well. NJ.
STATE PROXIES AND DIRECTORS Tho fol-
lowing appointments Of Proxies ADD Direc-
tors Oh toe various railroad conpaueS, in
which the Safe is interested, we're made at
a late meeting OF the Bjast Of Public Works
Ia the Alexandria, Laudcnn and llGmp-
shire Railroad Cympauy.--O. r. FunSten,
George Ii. Sno0,, proxies. John Powell,
David Funston, John Janney snd Richard f.
Byrd, Directors.
Ia the fredericksburg and Brownsville
Railroad Compary.-John Seldom, John
K. Taylor, 5. q. Daniel, proxies. A. h.
Phillips, o. NJ. Cruichfod and John II. Lee,
Directors.
10 the Manassas Gap Railroad Company.
j. l.. Kinzer, Erasmus Cofmau, Philip
Putnam, proxies. Wm. Ii. irwin, c. Ii. Hun
ton and Andrew Pitman, Directors.
In the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Compauy.-N .thaniel j. Welsh, B. ii. Ber-
ry aud Eppa liunton, proxies. lnman Hor-
DER, Joha Willis and Henry Shackeliord,
directors.
In the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Pc.
tomac Railroad Compauy.-Wm. W. Crump
proxy; Z. I. Morris, alternate proxy, and
John S. Caskie, director.
In the Virginia Central Railroad Compa.
ny.-James Lyons, John Is. Baldwin and
Christopher j. Beirne proxies; William Over
ton, Samuel Carpenter and JocOb Baylor, dl.
rectCrs.
In the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Company. A. Read, Thomos L..
Preston and Gordon c. Kent proxies, Samuel
Garland DR., James F. Johnson and William
Ballard, Preston directors.
10 the w lIicUCslcE aiiu ytSLht.S iS'iN
Company. --Robert I. Baldwin, Edward l.
Cooke aud j. NJ. Mason proxies, James Z.
K eIey Robert b. Holiday and Andrew Hun
Ter, directors.
TIE SELECTION OF PETERSBURG AS THE
PLACE FOR IIoLDING THE DEN CRATIC STATE
CONVENTION The Richmond Examiner say:
AFTER session Of teverGl hours on Tues
day the Democratic State Executive Commit
tee unanimou.ly recon meuded the city Of
Peter burg the place, and the I'd Of Decem-
Der as the time, Tor holding the Gubernato'
rial Convention. The selection of Petersburg
we learn. was the effect Of ccmprtmise, the
wide difference OF opinion among the mem-
hers OF the Comm;tte as to Staunton, Alesan-
dria and Lyuchburg, rendering the selection
of either Of these places impossible"
The FAIR.-The multitude assembled at
the Fair Grounds yesterday, outDumbered
that Of any preceding day and reminded us
of the great conversations OF the people at
the First State agricultural Fair.
Mr.. Cushing's address was delivered from
a stand in the open mir, the great tent
accommodating 30 small part Of the audi
ence Ia INDUCED freely his Union Senti-
pents, which found hearty response 10 the
breasts OF his auditors.
To-day, Mr. Rvcs will deliver the va'edie-
tory address at y o'clock, at the Far
Grounds.
The Banquet Of the Society takes place
this evening at the Exchange Hotel Speech
es will he made on the occasion by the DIS.
tinguished guests present. The affair Will
NJ doubt be a grand one-rcally 'cast Ct
reason and fl W OF soul - Rich DiSPatch.
DEATH + Coz. WV B. lANcEY -" q.
are paiucd to learn, in-t as eur rarer gees TO
nress. Of the death Of Col. VIM. B Yaucey.-
He died ut his residence, ou the Senan-
dran RIVER, ~ tia county, on "Wednesday
q ahr, last We understand he bad tceo
prcvion.ly iii, but a, ,Urr"S' t. DC imIF'v-
:rg. nn,ii the mig n which be died, when
the Gr-t iutiuat.on Mr.. E:na"y had Of his
danger wa. haiin. him corpse ~ her SIDE
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