Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.


nuisance at his place of business, by blowing a
steam histle at all hours of the day and night.
Some of the neighbors complained that they
couldn't sleep themselves, and that the child,
rem were aroused at unreasonable hours, and
Squalls ensued. His Honor decided that it
was nuisance and ordered it to be abated.
The barn OF Mr. Robert A. Bright, on his
farm near Williamsburg, was burned this week,
involving the total loss of one hundred and
sixty barrels of corn, all his farming nipple
Iments and plantation machinery, &C., amount
ing to between 50, 500 and $4,000, on which,
we regret o learn, there was no insurance.
It was the work Of an incendiary.
Messrs. Wilson (, Wake, statoners, in Nor
folk, have presented to the timehonored old
sanctuary of St. johns church, in Hampton,
a magnificent set of service books, consisting
OF the Bible, Book of Common Prayer, Psalms
are all splendidly bound and gilt, and bear an
appropriate inscription. .t .
Mr. Thomas L. Kendall, now in charge OF
Point of Shoals lighthouse, in James river,
has been appointed keeper Of the Cape Charles
lighthouse on Smiths Island. Mr.. Kendall
| takes the place Of Mr.. Potts, who was killed a
few weeks ago by man named King. Mrs.
Potts is appointed one of the assistant keepers.
A gentleman about forty years of age, called
on the Petersburg Express and enquired the
whereabouts of Gen. Winfield Scott He was
astonshed when told that the General had
been dead about two years, which was the first
intimation he had Of his death.
On Wednesday night very disastrous fire
occurred at the whiskey dstillery Of James J.
Foster, on Moore street, short distance west
of Brooke Avenue, in Richmond. The loss
sustained is estimated at $27 600.
Major J. Fl. Whittlesey, native of Win.
chester, has been elected to the chair Of Mill
tary Science in the Cornell University, al
Ithica, New York He is son,in-aw of Gen
Fauntlcroy. - .....r
Mr. Robert King died near Gordonsvie, on
Friday. He was born on the Goth Of July,
17GS, and consequently lacked but a few months
of being 100 years DID,
The store of Berry & Goodloc,in Fredelicks
burg, accidentally caught fire on Tuesday
night, and the stock OF goods was damaged tc
the amount of 81 500-tully insured.
A rich vein of coal has been discovered on
the Preston estate, near Satville, in Washing
ton county, now owned by Messrs. Palmer 4
Stuart
A paper mill at Petersburg, it is announced
has an agency in New York, and supplies sevc-
raj Of the daily and weekly papers of that city.
Miss Margaret Tyler died suddenly at her re-
sidence near Aide on Wednesday evening last,
10 the 92d year Of her age.
A steam boat is to be put on Dan river to
run between Milton and Barksdales depot.
The Southern Accident Insurance Company
| (Lynchburg) has determined to wind up.
VIRGINIA RECONSTRUCTION CONVENTION
In the Convention on Thursday the Suffrage
question, being under consideration, Hodges
took the floor, and spoke in favor of negro suf-
frage. He said that when he came here he
was in favor Of taking all political Disabilities
off of men of the South in 1870, Jeff Davis
and Robt. Lee not excepted Dey tole US if
we did not vote wid EN- dey had several hun
dred blood hounds behind the curtain, and
would run us in the gulf of Mexico or some
udder place. but We didn't do it, and dey hest
de curtain, and what did we sc dc ole def
dog, de Old blind dog, dc ded dog. De def
dog was de seceshur party, who wo1Id not
hear de cries of de North, dc bind dog was dc
Conservative parry, and dc ded dog was de
Con!ederacy; and he tell you now, dat dey
want fraid Of either dog We never can trust
man who had dem in slavery. Dey may forgive
dem, but dey would watch dem, and would
never forget dem.
You Will never git dc co!ored man out of
| Virginia while de sun shines. He Warnt
gwine anywhar else dis was heben enough
for him, until Jusus comes out Of de abund-
ance of de heart de tongue speaks Oar was
white men in some portions Of dc State who
| neber did sec de constitution, and MEIER will
| see it all dey want was to see bottle OF Whls-
key and chance to drink it. You tell us your
are our friend Why de devil might as we'll tell
God he was His friend. Hc said once dar was
man who was named Moses and his wife was
| named Mary, and dey use to fall cut some
times, and one day Mary got Moses down and
| she picked up brick, aud Moses followed
''Oh, Mary, don't don't hit me-" "WelI, [
| won't; but you must not do so any no Or not. y
MARY, won t do so again. So Mary got up,
but just as soon as Mary got in front Moses
picked up the brick and knocked her down,
and Mary asked him not to hit her, as she did
not hit him, but Moses said, Il got de brick
now :" and dat was dc way wild the Conserva-
tive party. We got de whip now. and you ask
us not to whip you; but we amt going TO trust
you wild it, either. Great laughter.
Hodges went through the whole bible histo
ry Of the negro race, from the days of Ham.
He announced that the Queen of Sheba was as
black as the ace Of spades. De Republican
party had dug deep, and was going to build its
house on the rock, while de other party was
built on de sand, and great tall was comm
some day. He ielt that God had put it in his
heart to make a speech; be had done done it.
He give Him the glory for it, and concluded.
A member said he did not think the Great
Giver of all good was quite hard enough up to
want the glory Of any such talk. .
Lewis Lindsey, got the floor and made rip
ping speech in favor Of universal suffrage to
the negro race, and the distranchisement Of all
concerned in the rebellion who did not bring
forth fruits meet for repentance Lewis had
new and enlarged edition of the history of the