Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

recommended to the Conservative Votersof the
fourth senatorial district, by the delegates to
the Conservative Convention held in Richmond,
on the sth, as a candidate for the State Senate, /
subject the ratification of meetings to be
held in the several counties composing the
district.
Two lads, both intoxicated, at meeting at
CampbeiEC. Fl. on Monday, passing under q
u. 8. flag, tore it down. so! that men,
boys especially" should put an enemy 10 their
mouths to steal away their brains. They
have been arrested, and the case reported 10
Gen. Scho6eld.
The Clarke County Journal say:-"Lieuten-
ant Cluney, of the q. S. A., visited Berryvlllc
during the past week, and closed the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. For the past two
wears dispute has existed between what are
called the Northern aud Southern Methodlsts
It is said in Richmond, that Allen, one OF
the Prince Edward Conventionists, is to re-
ceiye the position of Clerk of the Hastings
Court, now occupied by Mr.. Howard, and that
Mr.. P. w. Ralston, City Auditor, is to be
superseded by Col. ?. a.. Davis.
In the u. S. Circuit Court, Tuesday, Judge
Underwood sustained motion to quash an IN
dictment VS.. Corbin Crutchfeld, Of Spotsyya-
MIA County, under indictment tor consplrlng to
defraud the Government. Gov.Wells argued
the case for defendant: r,,a
Efforts are making for a. "Wells organ IN
Richmond These organs are very expensive
machines and not unlreqently cost the grinders
more than they bargained for-as it well
known in Richmond and elsewhere .i@
On Monday theiaRichmond Light Imam
try Blues, celebrated their 2 18th anniversary.
O. Jennings Wise formerly Captain Of the
Company was killed at Roanoke Island, early
in the late war. @.
Died, in Brooklyn, New York, at the resi-
dence of Roger A. Pryor, esq.,, on the Sd Of
April, Mrs Mary Hargrave, widow of the late
DR.. s. P Hargrave, formerly Of Charlettes-
vile. .1..u, -~a.,
- Mr.. John Howard died in Richmond, on
Monday, at the age OF "a years. He served in
the war OF 1872. z''Itts :. - - - ~,
Col, A. P, Davis, T. S. Deputy Marshal at
Richmond, has resigned his position. g9a@@
"a. .FuIn1inafion.''
The following letter, addressed to Mr.. Fry,
in Washington, is published in the Washing
ton Chronicle. %, .r-s ez..>rs g,s~
AUBURN, NEAR BRANDY. STATION, Va,
= fa'i@@ May -, 1868
DEAR Fry: I have just risen from the peru
sal of the Baltimore American and Chronicle,
and conclude that the game is'up and treason
Is triumphant the treason OF secession,
for which there was remedy in the stalWart
- nd 1piu
barred their breasts to the storm and heat back
and overwhelmed the traitors of 1861. But
what remedy have we Tor the ten thousand
times accursed traitors of 1868, who, when
trusted most, have most villainously betrayed
nation of patriots? | cannot comprehend
the honesty Of such votes as we are led to be-
lieve are about to be given; and the heart
sick loathing, the whitening scorn, the unuttcr-
able contempt in which hold these over-sensl-
tive, rdouble-refned, old-woman politicians,
whose feet are covered all over with poiltlca
corns, you may conceive, but cannot describe
If all men looked upon them as | do, no de-
cent Republican,, white or black, would ever
recognize one Of them as worthy Of being asso-
ciated with or Of being spoken to again. r..
uHFu IA g-Gg2 Yours, as always,
a GG|-&lrug JOHN NJ Boris
The comments upon this 'soutpouring, .
will naturally suggest themselves to any candid
man-Conscryativ or Radical. ..,,..
1t is stated that an arrangement OF much
importance to the coal, iron, and lumber inter
est of Pennsylvania has been consuumated
between the several canal lines on the Susquc
hanna river and its branches, embracing the
Wyoming Canal, the West Branch and Sus