Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-14
LETTER FROM LoUDoUs COUNTY.

CONSERVATIVE ca0QlQaleS lOf- tue SHsiilialtS "
termined, at Court, to have a convention to
nominate one man for that Office, so as TO con-
centrate the votes of the johnson men Il will
=call them for want of party designation, and
test the strength Of the radicals. And here
let me say that they selected as their candidate
J. G. Luckett, an old merchant, who has been
successful in business, and is above reproach
asaman I think he is not extreme in his views
and was elected last spring by the more conser-
valve OF those, who were then voters. At one
time he was Southern sympatbizer, having
voted at the Waterford precinct, when very
few of the resident voters attended the polls,
for Mr. Davis, as permanent President OF the
Confederate States.
Mr.. W. B. holland, sometime deputy sher-
if in the Middleburg district, is one OF the
Conservative candidates | am not advised
whether he took any part in the war.
Elijah n. White, Colonel in the Confeder-
ate Army, u merchant Of this place, and a
quiet, respectable man, as most Of the soldiers
who obeyed orders during the war are, is apoth-
err; and Capt. R. II. Summers, of Gum
Spring, is the third As the captain is a
bachelor, dislike to say he is about ffty-fve.
He has been deputy sheriff, without reproach,
for about half his life lie vas in the old
Capitol prison three times during the war; so
that you will see the marks of the tar, | spoke
of in my last, 90 all these gentlemen.
Aud very few men qualified by education
and character for the performance OF the duties
of SherifAlty, or any other responsible Office,
are without some slight coloring of the wool.
know man, who was for nearly year in the
Confederate army, who is mail contractor;
probably he took the oath with the ''as aiorc-
said qualification Of the Georgia Captain.
Our community has lost one Of its most esti-
mabIe members by tic death of Miss Eliza
berh Clagctt, daug liter of the late DR.. Henry
CIagett. A person who has resided here since
1886, told me that he had never heard a man,
woman. VI child speak disrespecttul word OF
her. She was Indeed without guile. Her
illness was of less than twenty hours duration.
Mrs. Hunt, wife Of Mr.. William Hunt. and
daughter of the late James Mcllon0ugh, so
long the sexton of the cid Methodist Church.
was also paralyzcd to day. but is better, and
Henry S. TAYLOR justice Of the peace OF TIE
Purcclhi llc district died to-day after al illness
! Of few hours, from paralysl
Five white men and four negroes will be
| tried at our Circuit Court, which will con
vene" $50 our editors have it, and why, l do
not know, unless judges spread themselves IN
VACATION and gather up their energies Tor term
| on the 23rd. The charges are horse strailng and
| ''bacon burglary in all cases J. believe, and
four negroes have just come from their ia,
uaan, The neighbnrhood Of Waterford, charged
his time with having in their possession ba-
con knowing it to be stolen, and not vi be
fact Of having hid their bacon, With h.? Of
| late years been common thing without htlng
| a crme unless it be chine to hide any caIabc,
from hungry soldier.
There are, including the ''yenire men 263
| Jurors summoned to this term. hope sill ia
con stealers may stcai O 'ly that which has the
:t,irh,ncc'' In it. For land sales see the county
papers, and also for some internal Revenue
| decisions ALlQClS
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS- In the Senate
yesterday the naval appropriation billw fnal-
~ passed The Sena'e took up the resolution
prohibiting the sale of liquors in the Capitol
building Or public grounds, and disagreed to
the House amendment to include all public
buildings and grounds in the prohibition. The
chairman Of The committee on the District OF
Columbia stated that at an carly day he would
call up the bill to give the right Of suffrage to
cnloled men in the District. An Intellectual
effort was made to induce the Senate to adjourn
over until Tuesday next, in honor OF the color
olobr +o t,l, ,1onn IN
the city of Washington on Monday next. AT;
ter an executive session. the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
The House Instructed the committee on COM
mere to inquire as 10 what legl-latlon Is neces-
sarv to prevept the Introduction of the cholera
| inso this country A communication from the
Secretary of War was received stating that no
| final decision had been made as to the awards
| for the capture of Booth and the other assas-
sins. A message was received from the Presl-
dent. covering letter from Secretary Seward,
in which the latter lin response to resolution
ofinouiry) says that the Secretary OF the Navy
has, by the Presidents direction, taken prepa-
ratorv measures tor sending naval force to the
American fishing grounds, adjacent to the Brit
ish fishing grounds, which force it is believed
will be adequate to protect the rights and inter
ests of American citizens against any unlawful
| violence The Secretary ADDS that the depart
ment has reason to believe that there are at pre-
sent no good grounds for apprehendipg any col
i>ion or any necessity tor the employment OF
force. The President has also called the atten-
ton of the British government to the question
whether negotiation or Legislation could be ad
vantageousIy employed in adjusting the differ
ences which have heretofore existed. The
measures taken in that regard are not sufficient.
" maturcd to suggest legislation. The bill for
the reorganization of the army was called up:
discussed, and laid over, when the House ad-
journed.
Antoine Gauler formerly of the 5th Penn
sylvania cavalry, has been arrested, az one Of
the persons concerned in the late borrid muir
ders 10 the suburbs Of philadelphia He says
he killed the boy, but another u,au: formerly
| If tho 11th Pennsylvania c1valry killed the