Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The jury in the case of George Wiley, colo
red, indicted with Woody Rufin Tor the muir
der of Lewis SWats, tried in Richmond, brought
in verdict Of guilty of voluntary mansauch-
ter, and ascertained his term OF confinement IN
the penitentiary at five years.
h!g J. K. Taylor has decided 10 erect
Cheese Factory al Hamilton, Loudoun county,
and commence the manufacture OF cheese,
April lst, 1871 A sufficient number of cows
have already been subscribed to justify the cree
tion of the building.
Smiley, who murdered Black on Saturday,
delivered himself to the Sheriff OF Rocking
ham county yesterday.
MIR. Joseph Hongsworth, an old and respeec'
ted citizen of Winchester, Va, fell dead IN tho
street u few days ago.
It's iutima,ed that Mr.. Alexander Rives is
to contest the election Of Mr., Duke to- Con-
gross.
The election Of the municipal officers OF Rich
mond, at the late election, is 10 be contested by
the Radicals there.
The Radical State Committee is called 20
meet at Richmond on the 18th Of December.
Snow fell at Staunton yesterday.
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.-A fire at HarEood,
yesterday, burned the bara OF W. w. Corco'
ran, with fifty toas Of hay. five horses and four
cows. The loss is $4,000 to $500
Sixty more hands have been discharged from
the construction bureau OF the navy YARD, anu
the men in the yards and docks department arc
working on quarter lime.
Edward Clark, architect of the Carltol, has
examined the government printing Ctlce aud
pronouuces j: safe, Notwithstanding the re
ports that it was in danger of falling down.
An excitement prevails in the sixth ware IN
consequence Of a story that prominent citizen
there, who is married, has elopct with young
girl.
Dr.Gcorge u. So;horon Of Georgetown, well
known as a druggist, Tor thirty years CT more,
died suddenly yesterday. from hcmorrhagc.
The students Of Georgetown College Dcld 4
meeting last evening, at which series OF res
olutons were adopted expressing strong sympa-
thy for the Pope and rendering a reception to
Archbishop SpaIding, which wa arranged to
come off next Tuesday.
The NOVEMBER MErEoRs.-Prof. II. A.
Newton writes as follows from Yale College to
the New York oss:
Tine returns Of the November metcors was
expected this year oG Monday, the 18th. ga
the morning Of the 18th three observers at
New Haven, during three hours, saw in the
strong moonlight on " thirty one meteors. OF
which probably only two or three belonged to
the November group. On tho morning OF the
l4th six observers counted 153 in four hours
and forty inmates. About one half OF them
were true members OF the November group
Two years ago ,hc,c we're about 1000 seen on
enc morning by Il somewhat larger party.
Last year the number was much smaller at
places where the clouds allowed anything to be
seem but Was much larger than VIC saw this
year,
1t seems that either the earth had not reach
ed the margin o. tho great meteor stream by
sunrise les; Monday morning, or else that the
stream itself, which Tor several years has been
crossing the earth's oIbit,a at velocity of about
Que huGrcd thousand miles an hour, has al
passed by,to return about the year 1900.
MIR. GLADsToNE's ARTICLE in the last Edin.
bureh Review is exciting much attention, as
the Prime Minister OF England gives his per-
sonal views as to the existing rcialous OF "Ger
many, France and England" and defends the
present position OF his own country. ln con'
ciusion he says:
Tie greatest triumph oil our time triumph
in a region higher than that of electricity and
steam-wili he the enthronement OF the idea OF
Public Right as The governing idea Of Euro
pcan policy; as the common and preslous 10
hcritance OF all lsrds but superior to the opin-
ion Of any. The foremost among the nations
will be that one which, by its conduct, shall
gradually engcnder in the MAD OF the others a
fixed beiiet that it is just In the competition
tor this prize, the bounty OF Providence has
given us place Of vantage, and nothing save
our own fault or folly can wress it from our
grasp.
We adverted, lew days ago, tn the dread
iul condition of affairs in South Carolina, under
the established African ruic there, according
to uucontradicted accounts If this state of
things continues. it will be hardly possible for
white men to live there at all. A letter from
u Union man, published in the New York
World makes statements conGrmatory of what
has already been published. 10 read them is