Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-30
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

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to party Of BLOCKADE runners and was
seized at "a point on Deep Run road about two
miles below Richmond 1t has since, it is SAID
been returned to the owners
The Fredericksburg Herald says The La
dies of Spotsy lvania have taken Bill APPS
advice, and are going it strong on the boy crop.
A gentleman from the county informs us that
within the limited range of his acquaintance,
he can name five lad les, all Of whom have re-
Gently had twins.
At the last county court Of King William,
the justices appointed one of their number to
deliver to Gen. Schofeld their complaint OF
illegal organizations in that county. The ne
groes although admonished by the agent OF the
Bureau to disbapd, have contemptuously dis
regarded his orders
A colored man, named Hudson: was killed
by Mr.. w. G. Taliaferro, in Caroline county,
last Thursday. The man was drunk, and very
insoent, when he was struck on the head with
billet OF wood, and killed. Mr., Tallaterro
gave himself up, and was baied by magis'
trate in the sum of $500 for his appearance at
Court.
| A call is made in the Charlottesville Chron-
icle for meeting Of all the citizens without
distinction of color at the October court (1th or
October) to consider the question OF select
ing suitable persons to represent the county IN
the convention for framing Constitution.
Saturday morning Gen. Beauregard, who
had been in Richmond left for Louisa county,
on visit to the widow of his loved friend and
the chief OF his engineer corps, Colonel D. B.
Harris, who died at Charleston, in 1864
A call is made is in the Richmond Wing,
signed by 80 voters requesting the lion. Robt.
Ridgway, Of Amherst to declare himself a
candidate for the convention for buckingham,
Nelson and Amherst.
The Virginia Conference will assemble in
Petersburg on the 18th of November next
It's expected that some two hundred delegates
will be present Bishop Doggett will preside
The statues Of Lewis and Nelson have been
raised to their peleStals on the Washington
Monument at Richmond They are said to be
fine works Of art.
Aback man confined in Cupcpcr JAIL and
black woman, his bctrothed, were married
at the Jail door last Monday.
A black man was caught in IN unlertaker' $
shop, in Richmond, in the act of stealing col
fin. lie was looking to ''thc latter cnd'
The Powhaan Hotel property in Richmond
has been sold, Mr.. Samuel Brown, OF Augusta
county, becoming the purchaser.
w iam +. Gordon, Jr., IS candidate lor
the Convention from the district composed oil
Louisa, Albemarle and Augusta.
Gov Peirpoint will address the people OF
Albcmarlc on their next court day.
TIE TRIAL OF JEFFERSON DAVGs,- Mr..
L. II. Chandler, u S. District Attorney for
Virginia, is now in this city, as is also Judge
Underwood This fact has given rise to the
conjecture that consultation has been held,
or is in comtem platon, with the authorities
here in respect to the trial Of Mr. Davis, which
has been set down for the November term of the
u. S. Circuit Court at Richmond. With this
trialthe Administration has nothing whatever
to do. 1t is wholly in the hands Of the judi
ciary. The only point upon which even the
Attorney General could be properly consulted
would be as to the necessity of employing c0un
sci additional to that already provided by law,
and We have heard it nowhere suggested that
Mr. Chandler has expressed any dlstrust OF his
ability to conduct the prosecution. Nat. Int.
General Candy, commanding in South Caro-
lima, has issued an order that illegal and OPP
pressive taxes have been imposed in North and
South Carolina, and directing their suspension
in the following cases: First, whenever the
taxes are imposed otherwise than under the
authority of the United States. Second, when
ever the taxes impugn the power of Congress
TO regulate commerce among the States, and
discriminate in commercial transactions in ia
yor of resident citizens, and against the citizens
of foreign nations and the citizens of other
States of the United States Third, whenever
any tax is imposed for the purpose of discharg-
ing any obligation in aid OF the rebellion, or to
reimburse the public treasury or any 'ocal or
public officer or any person tor any expenditure
onaccount ofany such pretended obligation.
RADICAL DISTRICT CONVENTION. The
"faithful' of Caroline, Spotsylvania and King
George, are called upon to send two delegates
from each Magisteria District to meet in
Fredericksburg on the 5th of October to select
three candidates for the State Convention.
The call is signed by Charles Williams, Peter
Couse and Benz Peyton, who also announce
that Hon. A. &. Riddle and other eminent
speakers from Washington will be present
Large numbers of these advertisements have
been sent abroad under the frank OF Robert
G. Schenck, NJ. C.-F1eclerichSJMry Herald.
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[ hope the people of Alexandria and Fairfax
will initiate Fauquier and other counties in call
ing general Mass Meeting for the purpose Of
making suitable nominations for The approach
ing Convention.
1t is very dislascul, or will be to me, and
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