Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Shenandoah Herald says" Some por-
lions of our county were visited By consider
able haiLstorm last week. On Cedar creek,
we ere informed the hail-stones were larger
than hens egg
Mr.. Thomas Z. Chambli>s, of Brunswick
county, has served regular notice on James
II. Platt, Congressman elect from the Peters
burg district, that his seat in Congress VIII be
contested
The citizens Of Fredericksburg have held a
meeting to take measures to keep the Exchange
Hotel open. Subscriptions Tor that purpose
are to be taken.
Rev. j. W. Hunnicutt, formerly OF the
New Nation, and lately defeated as Congress
-;onal sspirant in the Richmond District, has,
it's stated moved to Fredericksburg to reslde.
Mr.. j. w. Minor Of Loudoun elected door
seer of the State Senate, was nominated by
Mr. Snowdcn of Alexandra.
Mary Sullivan, a white woman widely known
in Richmond. Va, drowned herself by jump
ing into the dock at that place on Sunday last
The Improved Order Of Red Men at Rich
mond, Va, contemplate an excursion to Balti-
more on the l2th inst.
\ man named Mcclellan, from PcnESyiva
MA. was killed at Charlottesville yesterday
in attempting to leap on the railroad train.
Great preparations were made in Stanton
for tho Valley Agricultural Fair which ctm'
menced yesterday.
4 row of old frame houses was burned down
| in Lynchburg, on Monday morning.
DIFFICULTIES IN WAsHINGToN.-T color
ed peope here would fnd much more support
and sympathy from all classes OF the people,
when they demand what they assert to be their
rights if they exercised more discretion and
| did net permit themselves 10 be led into trouble
and difficulty by white men, who are really to
| blame. On Saturday, acting under the advice
! of white men, they forced an issue ut the
| National Theatre, and last night thty at',lnp;
| ed to force themselves upon .wo OF our most
prominent restaurants. After the city coun
| ellis adjourned, some OF the white members
suggested "oysters," and about fifteen OF them
black and white, went first to restaurant re
Gently opened on the avenue near Tenth street.
| The colored members took seats, but were DO
| i,ely requested to leave, and the white party
went out. They then repaired to our largest
aud most popular restaurant, where, leaving
| his coored brethren at the door, one OF the
| white councimcn went 10, when about the tol
lowing dialogue took place between himself
and the proprietor: Counciman-''Ca you
furnish private room for supper Tor ltteel
members of the city counc?' Proprietor
| Certainly sill" Councllman-"But you under
stard they are city councilmen, and Suppor
YOU know how the councils are constituted
The proprietor said lie could not admit coorec
men to his tables. The whole party then re-
| tired, and it is understood that bill will b.
| introduced rto councils next week 20 regulate
restaurants as well as theatres The whole Oh
| irct Of these movements seem 10 be 10 STR M
strife between the white and colored people, Ion
~ attempt has yet been made by the latter tt
| force themselves into barber shops or eating
houses controlled by persons of their own color
| One OF the men who tried TO force hlmseh upon
the theatre on Saturday was Wormey, whose
| father keeps a big eating house. and II color
ei man should intrude there as guest ht
| would simply get put out Tor his pains Stcu
| !rt one OF the aldermen from the first ward.
aud whose vote helped to pass the theatre I'll
keeps the barber shop at Wizards, and 1t i
wei known that he would not allow a coorcc
| man to be shaved in Que OF his chars. W ha,
is "saucc Tor the goose is sauce Tor the Sander,
| and If the cootci people want to make these
issues, let them III Ike them with people o.
| their own color as well as with the whites. -
| Wash Cor. Belt. SIM