Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-09
BY SATURDAY EVENINGS MAILS.
Letter from Orange.

Correspondence If tie Aierdnirid Ga:ette /:
ORANGE COURT House, May You can
say with almost absolute certainty 10 all who
desire the election of Col. Thomas, aud the
defeat OF Gov Smith, that the Col. will car
ry Orange by from 25 to so majority, not
withstauding the Smith men look upon
| Orange ~ one Of his strongholds and have
been claiming all along from $50 to 200
majority for him. You may rest assured 1t
is all game of Drag with them here.
| understand u gentleman in your city
made bet, few days since, Of 500,
that the Col. would carry Orange; if such is
the fact, you can say to him that he can safe
ly double the bet, or even 20 farther, and be;
his bottom dollar" ON it. HARRY.
MARKETING HIGH.-The Richmond Wing
says" Boarding house keepers are having =
fine time of it at present, lover the left, as
Mr.. McPheeters says. The Butchers are sell
ling beef at hrenty cents aud veal at Il shilling
"a eighteen cents per pound. We do not know
the cause Of these unconscionable and exorbI-
tant rates, but if it arise from Il scarcity of
cattle and calves. We invoke the grazlers Ill
the Tenth Legion and thereabouts and those
in the luxurant Southwest, to send hithcr
forthwith some of their fat stock. The city
is full OF visitors attending the Baptist Asso-
citation: next week, there will be an access
sion of delegates 10 the Baptist Convention
from all parts of the South; and during the
ensuing fortnight, the Red Mems Convention
and the visit OF the Knights Tempar, from
Boston, will take place. So it will be seen
there will he good demand Tor "vltals' Tor
some time to come.
INTERESTING INCIDENT.-Col. }. Il. Baldwin,
Of Stanton, who was i candidate for Judge,
at the recent election and VIM. }. Robertson,
the Judge elect, are warm, personal friends.
We have heard that rs SOON is Col. Baldwin,
became satisfied that Mr.. Robertson WAS
elected, he sat down and Wrote him letter
Of congratulation, couchcd i'll very complimen-
tary terms. AT the time Of the reception al
this letter, Mr. Robertson was under the be-
lief that Col. Baldwin was the successful com
petitor. So, in lieu OF writing his friend an
original letter of congratulatlon, he took his
letter to him, erased his own name, wherever
it occurred, inserted that of Col. Baldwin III
its place, and returned it, otherwise unchan-
ged, except the signature So they arc even,
each one being equally complimented by the
other and are faster friends than ever
Blue Ridye Rep.
FEDERAL CouRT-ln consequence Of Judge
Brockenbrough being detained at Charles
n I l..,,l ~
his Honor could not reach here in time for
the holding Of the Spring tenn of his Court,
consequently tho witnesses and Jurors were
discharged ON Tuesday last. A SPECIAL term
Of the Court will DO held III July .-Sfaunton
pmdicdtOr.
David Funston lecture on the Philosophy
Of the Christian religion" before the Young
Mems Christian Association. of Culpeper, on
Tuesday evening last, WAS model OF chaStc-
ness, elevated thought, and logical reasoning.
We shall not mar its beauty and force by UNI
dertaking to report it-Biue Ridge Rep.
DR.. Henry NJ Price was violently assault
ted at Nicholas c. H., ON the 22d ult., 10y
mhu nNulcu oHo. i'uhcJ, wiz ''i e'n ''''' "'|''
Il crowbar, breaking his arm and fracturing
his skull jaw. He is not expected to re-
cover. The perpetrator of the deed escaped.
The Rev. Mr.. Nelson, rector of the Green
Mountain Church, has been engaged rs as
sistant rector of Christs Church, Charlottes-
Vile, Mr.. Il. h. Meade, Rector.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Exchange Bank, in Norfolk, on Wednesday,
the salary of the President Of the Branch i'll
Lynchburg city, was raised from 500 10
II 900.
Col. Thomas J. Boyd, at present member
of the Board of Public Works. is II candl-
date for the Legislature in Wythe county.
The promotion of Mr.. Robertson to the
Bench, crentes a vacancy in the Board OF Wis
itors of the the University Of Virginia.
Rev. DR.. Fuller, of Baltimore, has been
elected President of the Southern Baptist Con
vention, now in session at Richmond
ALEXANDRIA WATER Co.'S. OrtIcs,
MAY eth. 1889.