Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The judiciary Committee OF the House Of
Representatives has decided to report that tho
members of the Virginia delegation arc cntl.
tied to pay only from the date of their election,
They claimed pay from the commencement OF
tho Forty first Congress.
B. Ortlcy, of Georgetown, hos recently pur-
chased of Edwin Nelson, the farm known Us
the Starke tract, about six miles from Dunn
fries, Va, upon which MIR. Ortley is now erect
ing handsome residence. and proposes 10
plant an extensive vineyard.
Mrs. NJ. p Brooke, President Of the Eau
quier Memorial Association acknowledges. the
receipt during the past year Of $lO2. contribut.
cd towardsa monument for the Conf ederate
dead in Warrenton cemetery.
The ladies' of Manassas and vicinity, held q
festival on Friday evening, at the Manassas
Hotel, from which the little sum Of only five
dollars was realized, in aid Of the erection
of an Episcopal Church at that place.
Elias Stone Terry, native of Fauquier
county, Va, but for many years past q citizen
of Illinois, has been nominated without respect
to party relations, candidate for tho Supreme
Judgeship Of his adopted State.
The Petersburg Index of yesterday reports
sale OF a crop OF one Thousand bushels OF
new rcd wheat, on Saturday, OF 81 DO. The
wheat, it says, was grown near that city, is OF
prime quality, and is to BE- delivered
There has lately been considerable excite
ment in Randolph county, West Virginia,
over the supposed discovery Of gold. Specl-
mems of the ore have been forwarded to the
mineral department Of Washington College.
r. A. Gray has announced his intention to
run for Congress at the November election in
tho Rockingham district. Mr.. Gray withdrew
from the contest last July n favor Of the pre-
sent incumbent
The large farm belonging to Messrs. S. An
NJ. d. Cotfman, lying two miles below Har-
riSonburp, was sold o few days ago to MIR.
Charles Moore, of Shenandoah, for $4,000.
Theodore B. Pryor, son OF Roger A. Pryor
graduated at Princeton this year with
college since the graduation d Aaron Burr.
The large deposits of Iceland spar near Tim
bcrville depot, in Rockingham, are attracting
considerable attention from home and foreign
capitalists.
Wilsman w. Kincheloe, Of BrentsVille, and
Wilmer Mclean. Of Manassas township,
qualified a. Justices Of the Peace. on Thursday
last.
The Essex Gazette says that sumac, in
considerable quantities. IS being daily brought
- H." n"ihcl rarr"he""ooL.) Prio, s. -
per hundred.
CONGRESS - La the Senate yesterday, Mr..
Lewis cndcavorci, but failed, to have consid-
cred the bill authorizing the city of Washing.
ton to endorse the bonds of the Southern
Maryland Railroad Company. The River and
llarbor Appropriation bill was taken up
Amendments were adopted making approprla
tons for the harborS OF Charleston and Viii
mington. and Mr.. Vickers moved an appro
priation OF $4,000 for the widening and
which was adopted with but one negative vote.
1000 were appropriated for the improvement
of the mouth Of the SusquehanDa aud the bill
was passed It goes to the House Tor its action
on the amendments The report OF the commit
tee OF conference on the Currency and Banking
bill was adopted.
10 the House OF Representatives yesterday,
resolution to pay George Tucker 50, 600 tor
expenses in contcstng the seat Of MIR. Booker
was rejected. The Committee on Elections re
ported Mr. Julian entitled to the seat from the
Fourth Indiana District. A bill was passed to
allow the Secretary of the Treasury to increase
the pay OF Inspectors of Customs. The resolu.
tions of the judiciary Committee, providing for
Of Pat Woods for three months
for his assault upon Charles IL. Porter, were ia,
ken up, and Mr. Butler moved to extend the
term OF confinement TO the 81 OF March next.
Without reaching q vote, the House adjourned.
Mr. ROOT. RIDGwAY, the Representative
in Congress from the Fifth District in Virginia,
in reference to the absence Of his name from the
list Of signcrs to the address. lately issued by
the Conservative and Democratic members of
Congress, writes as follows:
1.-The only earthly reason why my name is
not found attached to the address, is because |
was not present at the second caucus; having
LETT Washington Cd the morning OF the evening
it YVES held. attended the first caucus, and
was the only member from Virg inia present
neither Senator johnson nor any one else be.
ing there. At the first caucus, no all,sion to
the publication of al address was made by any
one, and l presume 1t was only determined up
on OF the second meeting.
did not suppose that even the absence OF
my signature to that address, or any other
minor circumstance, could possibly raise q
doubt in the mind OF any man in Virginia as to
my political position. My votes at least will
show where stand; and certainly have never
hcsitated TO avow my deteStation OF Radicalism
at all hours of the day and night, and in ev-
cry place. IF there is man on earth who
hates and contcmns the vile thing worse than
do, do not know where he could be found"
WASHINGTON ITEMS. john Waters, one of
Washington s Oldest citizens, diSd at bis resi-
dencc in this city on Tuesday. lie Wa eighty
four years old ; was we'll known and univefsa liz
esteemed. The deceased was born in Prince
Georges county, Md.
The Fourth of July passed off very quietly
here. Everybody who could get out Of town
went away, while Sunday Schools, societies
and clubs innumerable found acceptable resorts
in the suburban localities for the festivities of
the day. The colored people monopolized the
local parks.
A Fenian picnic took place at Loefflers lager
beer garden on the 4th during which serious
riot occurred on account of disagreement in
Fenian politics.
An express wagon, in Washington yesterday,
ran over and killed child, six years old. the
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