Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Chatham Tribune says: "We

The Chatham Tribune says 1--WE are glad
10 see that the venerable Vincent Witcher
has been appointed by his township, Callands,
q DELEGATE to the Conservative State Convention
to be held in Richmond on the Goth inst, and
hone he will attend 1t will be like return to
the good old times to hear again the voice OF
the old wheel-horse' mingling in the councils
of the people.
A very heavy rain storm passed over por-
ton of Bedford county, on Wednesday night
last, which did much damage to the crops on
the creeks The mill dam of Mrs. Radford,
On Elk Creek. near Forest depot was carried
away by the flood, but the mill escaped injury.
The creek, it is reported, rose sixteen feet in
less than one hour.
The Lynchburg News says Our country
friends give us the gratifying information that
the late rains have improved the corn wonder
fully, and a full average crop, and in many in-
stances, largely above an average, will be har-
vested" This is not the case everywhere. y
The congregation Of Grace P. K. Church,
have extended call to the Rev Robert Baker,
Of Front Royal, Va. to become the pastor OF
their church. 1t is not known whether he will
consent to leave his present pastoral charge or
| not.
Judge White retired from the bench at the
August term of the Clarke County Court, he
having resigned, as stated yesterday. lie IS to
reside in ST. Louis He made an excellent
| Judge.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. y esterday morning,
says the Washington Star of Friday, some OF
Poundmaster Wheelock's men captured three
horses on eth street, below the Navy Depart
ment, and drove then to the pound. In short
time one Of the attendants Of the President S
stables made his appearance and claimed the
animals as the property Of President Grant
| The clerk, Informed him that re had no power
10 release them unless the legal fees were first
coming and the horses were soon transferred
to their stables. It seems that the horses
strayed into the street through break i'll the
fence
Probably but few persons in Washington are
aware that We have in our midst a printing
Office conducted solely by women, but such Is the
case The Office was opened last January on
limited scale by Mrs, Julia Archibald Holmes,
the Well.knoTn newspaper correspondent; and
originated in desire on her part to Increase
| the srhe.e Of woman $ usefulness and open
still wider al avenue through which it has been
demonstrated females eau successfully compete
with males.
4 member of the Ohio Republican Associa-
ton today, says the Washington Star, made a
tour through the Patent Office, to receive from
Ohio clerks contributions toward the State
election fluid. The male clerks responded
promptly. but he did not succeed 50 we'll with
the females, who sharply answered, on
don allow Us to vote, and when you do, We
will take the usual ten days leave, 60 home to
vote, and contribute our full share OF the ex-
penSps.
The board of health have matured the fol-
lowing plans: TO thoroughly perfect 4 night
soil system: to prepare weekly reports OF Nor
tally: to cause to be made barometrlcal and
thrrmometrica observations Of the atmosphere;
aud measures to prevent the spread OF epl-
| DENIES
The universal opinion seems to be that ma
jority at the polls will declare in favor Of the
measures proposed by the Legislative assembly
admit this, and to seek some legal method of
annulling the acts Of Assembly, or at last Of re-
straining their operations until an appeal can
| be made to Congress.
"CARrEns REroRT. We published few
days since some extracts from the savage as
sault of Gov. Yarmouth, of Louisiana, upon
Co.., once Reverend, G. W. Carter. Col.
Carter, now Radical Speaker of the House of
Delegates, has published a card in reply, which
concludes as follows:
II must decline explaining or defending my
private life, at the instance of his Excellency.
The public have made no inquisitions on that
subject, and if they should feel sufficient in
terest in me to do so, it is not probable they
will seek truthful information from the youth
full stranger who occupies the gubernatorial
! chair of Louisiana My first acquaintance with
letter Of introduction to me, and requested
me to act as his attorney in an indictment then
pending in the Federal Court against him for
the embezzlemento Of public moneys while acting
as cotton agent in Texas.
| In conclusion, if his Excellency possessed all
the imaginary virtues that his most sycophantlc
friends attribute to him, his INSCRIPTIONS vlo-
lations Of law, his political treachery and gross
corruption in Office, are sufficient to destroy the
confidence OF the people in him as capable
and honest public servant, and to insure his re-
moval from the Office which he prostitutes and
the position he dishonors He is, as 1 Repub
lican, practical lie; as politician, fraud land
would use any party to which he might be at.
tachcd iur his own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;
and whenever he deemed it conducive to his
own interest, he would, without scruplc, betray
the same A constitutional adventurer and
chronic equivocator, treacherous in every rela-
tion personal and political, he has proved him.
self a leader who can be neither safely trusted
nor followed by any party. Respectfully,
GEO. W. CARTER.
RIOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA Sumter
(South Carolna) News of the oath instant has
the following:
''On Monday evening ne we're startled BY
hearing the Discharge of firearms as if Skin