Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

day. Tho parties were MIR. Barrow and bis
sons on one side, and Mr. a. G. Jones, son-in-
law Of MIR. Barrow, on the other. 1t original
ed in family matter. Mr.. Barrow and his
sons got into violent alteration with Jones,
the young men using pistols and shooting at
| him. Jones then shot Barrow Through the
head, killing him instantly. The parties are
we'll known, and we're OF respectable character.
This occurred in Nottoway county.
The Lynchburg News says:-''We under
stand that there is petition to the Governor
which is gotten up Tor tie purpose of recon-
mending certain citizens of Our place to the
Presidency and Dictatorship of the V. Il Z.
r. r. We have nothing to say az to the
claims Of such candidates for the offices which
they so earnestly seek, but it shall be the pur-,
pose of this paper to advocate the CLAIMS OF
Gen. WIN. Malone to the continued Preslden-
cy of the consolidated line from Norfolk to
| Bristol. -
| The Richmond News says, the State Jour
nal, recently printed in this place, will be ls-
sued in that city on Monday, and that Mr..
Franklin Stearns has given thcproprletors the
use, rent free, for one year OF the elegant
building in which his Office is situated, on Main
street. twill be published in the afternoon,
and will receive all the patronage or the gov
eminent It has had that here. ..--<
Mr.. Thomas Jones died very suddenly at the
residence of Mr. Widtemier, in Richmond, on
Saturday night. He seemed to be in better
health that day than he had been for some
| time. His son, who had been paying him q
visit, was about to take leave of him when
| the father, without groan, lay back IN his
chair, and expired /.
The Lynchburg Republican says:-"A petit
ton is being extensively circulated In this city,
praying the Common Council to instruct the
| proxies, who are to represent the stock owned
| by the city in the approaching. conVentlon OF
the stockholders of the Virginia Tennessee
| Railroad Company, to vote against consoda-
| ton. y
VIM. NJ. Cabel, of Buckingham county, has
addressed a long and able petition to Gen, Stone
man on behalf Of the people OF the counties he
| formerly represented in the Legislature, asking
| for continuation OF the ''Stay-LaW. which
expires by Limitation on the first of January,
| 1869. ...
One Of the convicts who escaped from the
Penitentiary at Richmond on the 10Th of this
| month, made his way to Baltimore, there en-
listed in the u. s. Army, was stationed at Fort
| ress McHcnry where he was recognized, and
has been sent back to his former quarters IN
| Richmond.
Dr. Mingc, died suddenly in Petersburg on
the 10Th. lie was we'll known and highly cs-
teemed gentleman. He had under VOW,
never shaved his beard since the defeat OF, Mr.
Clay for President in 1914.
Eleven car loads of very fine cattle, amount
ing to one hundred and sixty five head, belong
| ing to Messrs. Kelly, Thomas & Crockett, were
shipped over the Orange road yesterday, Tor
the Philadel phia market.
Rev. Joseph G. Stiles, D. F., has accepted
the appointment OF evangelist rendered him
by The Eost Hanover presbytery. ....
AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-The fair of the Ag
ricultural Society of Virginia and North Caro-,
ina commenced at Danville, yesterday. The
exhibition Of stock, machinery, and useful ar
| ticles is very fine. The fair continues four days
Seven thousand persons were present from va
rious States. Col. VIM. IT, Sutherlin, president
of the society, delivered the opening address.
EIc said:
"Many persons arc disposed to give up in
TO all such he would say: You cannot hope to
prosper in business unless you put forth proper
effort, each Individual for himself We may
reasonably hope that in any event we have seen
the worst of our troubles. We have nearly, II
not quite, touched bottom The next turn of
the wheel will be upwards. The country can
not any more endure one section parayzed, than
the human body. The South is now disabled
and paralyzed, and must be restored to vitality,
or the whole must perish. Therefore, it is but
reasonable to hope that whoever may be exal-
ted to the high position Of President will so tar
forget party as to view with patriotism his
whole county, and adopt policy that will
speedily place all States of the Union on an
equal footing, and use his power and position
in restoring the country to prosperity and peace.
This is an undertaking that would command
the confidence and support Of all good people
in every portion Of the country, and eoud, not
fail of success. If it shall prove that these
opinions arc we'll founded, and the people of
the South meet the question in the proper
spirit OF Cancellation, we may then look forward
hopefully for the dawn Of a brighter day. !"
Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, then dcliv
cred the annual address. He said:
'The first thing that struck HIM worthy OF
grave consideration was the great change which
the abolition of slavery brought about to
Southern farmers First, it struck a deadly
blow at the system Of large farms, which pre-
vailed amongst them. The breaking up
and subdividing Of large farms into smaller
ones, and the substitution of white labor, would
inevitably drive the negro from the lands, and
the beginning Of immigration is the beginning
of the end OF the negro.
The political privileges accorded him will
only hasten his ruin, by increasing his idleness
and filling him with dissatisfaction toward the
humble paths OF labor for which he is fitted
He is told that he should not only control the
destnies Of great Union at the ballot.box,
but is emnently gifted, not knowing the al
phabct from steam engine, to frame the or.
ganic laws OF people whose craftsmanship is
| enriched with the experience OF four thousand
years. and believes he can spin out constitutions