Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.
MIR. Robert Rdswsy has announced himse

of VIRGINIA In an address to the people ne
nledpes himself to the support OF the W alker
ticket for State officers; OF the new constitution
with the expurgation OF such provisions as may
be separately submitted; deems the suffrage
question as irreversby settled; advocates the
reduction of the tax on manufactured TOBACCO
opposes all leagues as mlschieVous ana un
worthy free people; advocates the assistance
and announcement Of immigration into the
State from the North and from Europe, and
the aid of internal improvements by Congress
favors the removal of all disabilities, and the
abropation of the test-oath, and announces that
he shall stump the district and discuss these
questions before the voters.
Mr.. Joseph Segar. in announcing himself as
| q candidate from the State at large, denounces
the caucus system; opposes the test oath, dis
| Reimbursement, and county organization clauses
| of the new constitution; accepts the htteenth
amendment as settlement at once and forever
| of the suffrage question both North and South;
pledpes himself to the advocacy OF the removal
| of all disabilities; and to the completion OF the
| system of internal improvements connecting the
Chesapeake with the Ohioty Congressional ald'
The pickett Hotel property in Lcesburg,
was sold on Tuesday, at private sale, by James
M. Wallace, for $500 John Hammerly
purchaser. The lot on King street, opposite
| Bosss. has again changed hands, this time
going into the possession OF Delany Il Son, who
will soon rear on its eligible site, large two
story building, the first floor to be used as
warehouse and the second as public hall.
Mr.. st. G. r. Fitzhugh resigned his posi-
ton as Conservative candidate for the LagIsla-
ture from Spotsylvania county on Monday, and
| Major j. H. Kelley, OF the FREDERICKSBURG
| Herald, was nominated and allowed TIL june
| LIST to decide whether he will accept. lie VIII
make good member.
The Wells party Convention in Petersburg
Yesterday unanimously nominated James II.
Platt, IT,, for Congress from the ID district, -
Charles W. Buttz has been agreed upon loi
Congressman at large on the walker licte'.
| Roth Walker and Wells will commence 10
stump the State in few days.
The Orange Railroad Convention met on
the Goth of April Leading citizens from Al
bemarle, Madison, Greene and Orange were
present and conferred freely with the Chei
Engineer of the Fredericksburg aud Char
lottesville Railroad.
Gabriel Wortham, useful merchant and
popular citizen of Richmond died on Wednes
day night, at his residence on Shockoe Ill.,
after an illness of six days. The deceased was
in the jlst year OF his age.
A State Convention Of colored men will as
semble in Richmond on the 22l instant to COD
slider the total exclusion of colored citizens
from positions of trust or profit, and from the
jury. box.
One of the men charged with killing Holmes
at Charlotte G. Ii. has been arrested, and the
authorities are in search OF others.
A party of sixty immigrants from HOLLAND
arrived at Richmond yesterday, on their way tt
the interior of the State.
| An INTERVIEW WHICH WAS NOT AN
"INrERvIEw. The correspondent OF the
New York Herald gives quite tar accoun
of his failure to effect an interview with
Gen. Lee, in this place, for the purpose OF re
porting his conversation. - He found dlfter'
eut sort Of a man from those with whom he
has had interviews" and who are generally
anxious enough to have what they say put II
the newspapers:
"The bell was answered by very dlminutlV'
specimen of the national wards, and 10 I'M
question is Gen. Lee in?" replied, "Slr
| walk in" When asked to carry card to tint
General, the little ebony pointed to the 200
Of the parlor, saving, Thar is General Lee
Being thus unceremon iously ushered into TIT
parlor, | was oonfrouted by gentleman OF me
dium height with white hair and close Gu
| white beard and nous tache, luStrous BROW
ewes, which betokened much younger ah'
more vigorous frame than might nave Deel
supposed, Judging from the whiteness OF tn,
hair and beard, an erect figure rather inclined
to the fullness OF middle age, and dressed en-
tirely in sober black-in short, General Le'
himself. Being obliged TO introduce myself
did so, at the same time explaining brief.
the object of my visit. The General received
me cautiously and era cefully, but requested
most particularly to be excused from an inter
view, the object OF which was to form lette
for publication, 81 have no DESIRE" said he
ito appear prominently before the public. -
Your movements, General, will be sure t.
prove interesting to the public. You ses tint
newspapers have devoted considerable attention
to you, and whatever you may say will not tai
to receive careful reading.
81 observe that the newspapers manage t
learn pretty much all there is to be known con
corning my movements, replied the General
but there is really nothing that can say tt
interest the public, and hope, therefore, yol
Will excuse ME. suaIi Ue Riau W scc you d
a friend, but request the visit may not be made
in your professional capacity"
DO you intend to remain long in the city
General" [ asked.
II shall be here until Friday morning, re
Piled the General, when shall leave for Lex
ington During my stay exp ect to visit
number OF old friends and TO REQ eve the call
of those who may wish to honor me"
AS the General remained standing during
this short cooquy, while several friends wer
waiting to resume the conversations where you
correspondent interrupted it, and as the Gen
eral manifested so much reticence to convers
ing with the public, deemed it abont time tt
retire, which | did
| SUBSTITUTE F0P. PREsERvEs.--A lady writ
or contributes to an exchange the following bl'
Of Information obtained where she took tea
last IA dish that took to be preserves
was passed, which, upon tasting, | was sur
| prised to lestn contained no fruit. The ease
with which it was prepared and the trlfiint
cost of its materials are not its chief recommen
dations, FIR unless my tasting apparatus dc
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