Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Sence OF us WIG, VA 'iouuoS niSu' rl :,
took the child. stripped it naked, and held 1t 1t
over hot fire until it was so severely burned
that it died Mr.. Galloway, on whose farm
the man resided, had him arrested, and started
him off in the custody OF two coored men to a
magistrates, several miles distant, for tIlaI,
but while on the way he escaped.
Alta meeting of the Board of Trustees Of
Washington College, 90 Saturday, Gen. " W.;
G. Lee, second son OF Gen: Il. II. Lee. anu
Professor OF the Virginia Military Institute,
was unanimous y elected to succeed MS ia pt
as President OF Washington College. Prof..
Pratt, of South Carolina, was elected PROBES
sor of Applied Chemistry Tho Board also
changed the name of the College to Washing
ton Lee University.
1t would appear from an article in the Nor
folk Journal that the consolidation scheme
is not working so largely in the interest CT the
city of Norfolk. 1t says: "J' nder the pre-
sent bearing OF affairs, all the direct trade we
will be able to get is what VIC hear OF in the
shipping lists of New York.
The DanvIlc Register says: We noticed a
sample Of 4 crop OF tobacco, among great ~
MANY Others, which were brought to our Fair
with the view to take the premium, made ty. I,
widow lady end her daughter, without the ala
OF morse OT piuuSi' -hnu ~ ""'
| them.
Last Wednesday night John Oliver and K.
D. Beckley, colored speakers, addressed
louisville. They are speaking about at ditfer.
ent places, for the Radical party.
The tournament at Stafford Court House last
| Tuesday was great success and admirably en-
eipecred by tho Committee. j. &. Suite,
Esd, charged the knights who charged the
| ring.
Ono Of the objects OF curiosity at The State
Fair will be the steam road engine, to run on
the common highways Ii will be the tlrst
ever seen 10 these parts.
The farmers III Orange ale still seeding
wheat, and if this delightful weather continues
| week or tn logger more than the usual guam
tity will be seeded
MIR, Kigt ur made an eloquent Conservative
speech at Fredericksburg on Saturday night
last, warmly advocating Msi. Braxton for Con
gress.
Barley McCracken made speech in Louisa
county, q few days ago. in favor OF Nlr Nc
Kenzc for Congress.
Rev. Richard Hugh Bagy, a Baptist minis
ter, we'll known throughout The South, died al
Richmond Sunday night.
Two hundred and fifty Friends passed through
Richmond Yesterday 10 attend the yearly meet
Ing at Greensboro N. &.
Richmond is rapidly filing with strangers tc
attend the State Fair, which commences to- day
Dr. Dabncy Herndon, native Of Virginia
and highly esteemed, died recently at Noble
sIr. jefferson Davis is at Richmond
WoMAS's RIGHTS. The cause OF this VA
ming respect for tho sex Is to be found Ill tic
| teachings Of the strong minded advocates o.
soman's rights. Whatever woman asks fer,
man will give her, but when she demands as
| her right what has hitherto, 10 all courtesy
been accorded her, she will very likely be told
| to yet it il she is strong enough. II women
| iorsakc the guardianship OF natural protectors
and rush toldIy into lifv's battle, claiming that
| they arc equal to any emergency, strong enoue h
| for any position, men will certainly allow them
to mako their boast good ii they can. but viii
hardly help them to prove that they don't need
mans help, As We took railroad incident
for our text, We may illustrate our position by
another. One Of the female lecturers on To-
mans rights, who never opens her mouth
without abusing the iyrant man, entered cal
where the seats were all occupied. She look
cd demand for scat right and left, when a
gentleman who knew her said, ~ on believe
in woman ) rights, do you not p Yes sir,
dc, was the reply, Then stand up for them.
rcioincd the ccntIcman-and she did, to the
end of her journey. -Nenbu1ypon, Mass.
HYad
"CoATS OF ARMS" Now days, people
put Coats of Arms on the panels Of their Car
hos bod hardly m
their backs when they took shipping Tor this
continent Nay, more, some OF the very peo-
plc who now sport such Goats OF Arms, had
little to boast of in the heraldry Inc when the
war began, CT . little before, and crmc under
the denomination OF Shodiyltcs. Lions cou-
chant, and quarterings, and the other symbols
that we see so prOluscly used, can be hl1 for
few dollars from what is called the hera!dry
Office in New York and every mouied hum
bug who wants to foist himself upon the com
munty can get "a coat" for a few dollars not
halt as useful, ornamental, or genuine, as you
can buy at one Of Cur Richmond clothing
stores As for the cockades, they ought to be
pinned to the coats of all who employ them
When you see the Goats of Arms and such
thi0gs you can safely say, "There GOES hum
bug-4e7egram.
w ASulNuIUN IlEalS.-h nuuUe VI CUlCfCu
penp!c have gone forward to Baltimore en- route
TOR Liberia, by the Golconda, which sails from
Baltimore TO day for Africa, stopping at
Hampton Roads to take on board $50 emigrants
from North Carolina.
DR.. Hclmbod, the buchu man, with his fam.
lily snd celebrated six finland team, are the
sensation OF Washington to-day
The new paving blocks for Pennsylvania ave-
nue made their appearance and attracted great
attention as TIE workmen proceeded to lay
them.
The lob of1uu attached to the Chronicle Office,
has been closed and the halds discharged.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS The recent elections
show that in spite OF all the government power,
and patronage, and all their efforts, the Ra5i-
Gals have steadily been losing ground. Their
sole hope now Of maintaining themselves in
power is the negro vote. Without it they
would have lost Ohio, at the recent election by
TWO thousand votes. With it, even in the
strong prolectonist State of Pennsylvania, they
lost the State on the Congressional ticket by
eight thousand votes. Indiana has gone also