Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.


ia not a qualified Clerk c! iha Court in the
counties Of Stafford KIM GeaIs,, or "estmote'
land. and in neither ct the counties cln mar
rage license be obtained. Parties iesrln" mar
,iacc liccrses from these counties have hereto
fore made application aud have Obtained them
from Captain Townsend, Military Commission
er At Ftedclicksburs. Captain f. i, now It
lieved, and such parties alll now have to 90 to
Richmond.
A Westmolel4nl correspondent OF the In
ouirer and Examiner Of wednesday say: The
wheat crop in this section - far Is the lestth
has been seen for many yelrS-thc amount
seeded, however, being about one-hth OF the
crops usually sown before the war-and our
farmers look fearully through the next two
months to harvest. The corn Is mostly up
the latest petpln3 out.
| Wednesday was the REGULAR Cont day Tor
Stafford county, hut owimg t" the lncicmenfy
of the weather, but irw we've present. There
l., not at present a qualified ShenIi, Clerk, Con
stable Of Coroner, and, In iacI, tut I hrrt or
four Justices III the county. The pnntpAI *
element nj the Court House wa caused h7
Mr. " b. Wallach hlranguing tn crowd.
The Richmond core rondan ot tL' Peter
burr Expires Whites thai Nj. jaime. Grant,
whose name was painfully as>ar1ttl with the
Pollard tragedy. has formed a connection with
The Richinrs Opera Troupe, ana will 'nmIhfnr'
hi professional tour with jl' troupe next tall.
Mr.. Grant is an excellent - rc'lfp
the bet in Richmond.
Nlessra j. " Eolser y i +. houcE, OF
the vrly cutrpetc ani ut, tanial trm Of v m.
Milne 4 Co., makers ol mon. have pdtch1i'd,
within the last few days al H,rhm1ah l,ainr@,
hi iron ore lanl. property, ncaf'foGi HcPnhhc,
Rockingham The property embrace Io'h
| acres, LARGE irorortldn -: Whiri /. Well Inn
hrred.
Dir. Vim. +, Eroaddd1, durinE hl~ recent
trip South, collected $l,20D for the cInr,ii't
Of soldiers children. Hi Tav,lI,u, expense.
inring the two months were bnt aboHt go
all the railroad were quit willing - Grant hin
Tree passage.
William Edwards, superintendent OF lam
in Isle Of Wight county, alrnc. a colored man
with hin hand, for inaoent language, on Salur
day. and the coIored man immediately Killed
him (Edward4) bv striking hlm with wedding
hoe.
A portion of the people al Rockingham were
RECALLED with several political speeches at t!rrn
Court tloise, on Monday lat. There Were
speeches made hy Mrsr.. t. \. Gray, esq
judge John J.. llarlia AMI j. y. Lig"crI, ed
The law require that IA attorney mnsi have
resided in the Stat twelve months. before al
lowed 10 practice ia the VIRGINIA Courts OF
must have come from IN ADJOINING %tair 81 the
District oil Columbia.
MIR. C!ias. llrrnlon, tru Tee, aoIl OH l'nea-
| 4 an
&potsyvana conniy, with lhrliytnr's and per.
sona property, for :, lno, cash, - Mr., VIA.
T. Buck, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. 3. l.. Chatl-c has been dismissed tlom
the Office Of lni,cl States Deputy Collector Tor
Frederick -lure district, by Mr. Rush Eurecss,
and Mr. Peter Cnusc appointed IN In place.
General Candy las appointed James O.
Scrivener, George Is. Mckcnney, and James
Owens, Oyersccr, OF the Poor iar King George
county.
Bishop Whitlia administered the rate ol con
Glmation to sixty seven candidates at the Fps
copal Church, Lexington, on Sunday last.
| WASHINGroX ITEMS Leonard luyck,
President Of the late Merchants Bank Of
| Washington, who wa convicted in the Crim-
nal Court OF the larceny Of $1,000 worth oi
bonds, and sentenced to thrcO years impr'snn
ment in the Peni;cntiary, has been granted Il
new trial by the District Court III general
terra.
4 The Mayor "l Washington "a evidently dc
tcrminel to make All the capita! h. can for hi
party previous Ia the election. To Thu end,
liz called upon The Secretary 81 The Navy yes
tcriay TO have certain master w5rkmcn nj the
| Navy Yard removed. and their place li!icl b.
par;sanS OF his own
Several colorcd men were appointed police
men in Washington 0n Thursday, II Is .alI.
Rem MagruIcr, an old coIorcd messenger
ut the Navy Department, died on Thursday
last. lie was native 81 Maryland, and has
| been employed a. a messenger and iiborcf ~
The Navy Department: Tor forty year.
Two cOlorcd men were yesterday appointed
10 first class cerkShip9 in the Internal Revenue
Department by Commissioner Delano
Mrs. DR.. Walker, having failed everywhere
else, has now made application Tor appointment
as a detective ia the secret service iueau OF
the Treasury Department.
Charles Beach, OF Conn, a clelk IN The
second audito = Office, having become DISGUST.
ed with life because he failed to receive pro
motion which he expected, attempted 10 put
himself away from this world trouble, first
by poison and afterwards is the dagger but
Jailed In both attempts.
One Il the sons oi Fred b.Uta:, "a col"rcd
man. has hern appointed to n clerk hIP in the
office 81 the Register 81 Decd
/ RELATION WITH GREAT ErirAt.i -"
Elaucia Head, formerly Governor General 81
Canada, has ,cn; letter to tla London Tine
enclo M hia correspondence with Secretary
Marcy arl%inr ont OF thr Canadian rebellion in
1877.
SIR France, IA la, l,tlrr- arFui't ihAi II IA"
United State wa wrong at that tame then
England has dormant clam. Tor apology and
compensation, though they have long been
overlooked and forgotten. 1t the tn,t@d
States was rpht then he submits To- the rood
sense and good iaeling OF American th' logical
moral, and political mro-slLlliiy Of refusing a
reply Tor the Queen neutrality proclamation
similar to that which they gave thcmaeIvcs IN
1897. He calls attention 10 the fact that Eng
land was the only country in Europe which
pledged herself by proclamation to remain n5u.
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