Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-11

ALsxAsDRIA An. Tlcfstrr.-rhs Asxaa-
ds1a yonrnal Of this 1eraing says: 80
sas s
jury IN tke eonnty court charged with ~.
tempting % commit grand iarceay " stsAsiag
/. rottst.bo book Of gentleman from tie r.ral
The Jury, after hearing tAs svSdeace, coa-
clEded 70 oonAscats the accused for dve years;
and tho couEt. in accoraance WiEA the 6ndinx,
Aefarmln0d that ~ should reside in RiSAm ond
{ for fhAt period. A day or two after the con-
ciasion of the trial, another offender, named
Augustus Behrends, was tried for grand lar
eeny, in stealing q wstch worth about 800.
The jury in the last-named case found the
defendant guilty Of petty larceny, and the
court awarded him thirty days in the county
a Delegate- Con yenton OF Conservatives
was held at Fairfax q. H, on wednesday, to
nominate candidate for the State Conven.
tion for that county. The homes Of ID. F. Du.
laEey, Thos. Moore, Lewis Bailey, and M. D..
Bail were presented as candidates. Msssrs
Moore and Bailey withdrew their names The
choice Of the Convention fell on Colonel Ball
Messrs. James Sangster, W. x. MILAN and J.
fer with DELEGATES from AiessndTis' to uom n
nate candidate for the two counties when
day shall be appointed, and on motion NJ. ID
Bali was added to the number.
The trial or William II. Price, Of this city,
for felonious burning, commenced before the
County Court on Wednesday, resulted yester-
day in his conviction and sentence to the Penl-
tsntiary for three years HIS counssl'. Mss:.s.
rendition Of the verdict, moved the Court to
grant their client q new trial. The Court sig
nified its willingness to hear arguments on the
molten to-day. The punishment awarded
Price, is regarded BY the community as very
light for the heinous offence committed by
him. ss.s1I . .I7T
The farmers, VINO as . general thing, are
great croakers, are Of the opinion that most OF
the growing tobacco in the eastern part Of the
State was spoiled past redemption by the re-
cent frost. A number OF these residing in Oul.
pepper, Orange, Madison, Louisa and Hano-
YER, write very dismally of the prospects in re-
gard to tobacco. They estimate the damage
at two-thirds of the expected crop.
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad hay
ing been charged by some Of the newspapers
with discriminating in the matter Of through
freight In favor OF Baltimore aud against this
city. the books have been examined, and tn 9
charge found to be without any foundation.
Judge Underwood and Gen. Wells, of this
city, who have been to Richmond In attend
aAce on the U. 8. Court. lately in session there,
have returned to Alexandra.
The following prices rule for flour in Alex
andria at the present time super. 81; extra,
sI2 Is; ordinary brands of family, Sl4as145O;
Welch's, $3.50.
John H. DeVaughn has been tried before the
County Court for acting as agent for foreign
life insurance company without license and
acquitted. H.-
The collector of the port of Alexandria has
received the bill of ladIng Of the ship Ceres,
lately loading with salt at Liverpool. England,
for this place. The ship is expected here in a
week or two.
Mike Donovan and John WEIGH, confined
in Alexandria jail for stealing a boat load of
wheat from Marylander, were yesterday re-
moved to that State for trial.
James Wood. while painting the top Of car,
at the Orange and Alexandria railroad depot,
yesterday, was knocked OF by passing train
and badly hurt. .-a. .f.@