Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-09
Great Fire in Chicago.

Chicago on Saturday night. Entire blocks OF
buildings were swept away warehouses and their
contents destroyed. The scene in the vicinity OF
the conhagration was ndescribable. Half of the
population of the city seemed to be gathered
there Tugs in the river were engaged in towing
to places of safety the vessels moored in the
.neighborhood, while locomotives we're hastily
pulling out great numbers Of cars standing on
| the track in the flames. The glare from the
burning buildings lighted the streets half mile
| away, so that one could see to read.
Between 3 and o'clock yesterday morning
the flames were arrested The space burned
over embraces four blocks, bounded north by
Adams street, west by Clinton street, south by
| Van Buren, street and east by the Chicago river
Some four or FIVE buildings within the limits
named remain unlnjured.
The space burned was covered with lumber,
coal and wood yards, planning mill, vinegar
factory and large number Of dwelling houses
and saloons A close estimate of the entire
loss places it from $250,000 to 100000, pro-
badly insured for one-half The fire originated
in Lull & Holiness planning mill, on Canal
street, near Van Buren,. As the wind was
fresh from the south, the fire spread north
ward rapidly, and thence east, and in half an
hour the whole district was in blaze.
One woman was burned to death. There
was insurance on the property destroyed to the
amount of about $l50,000 A dispatch from
Chicago dated yesterday at l p. N. says
GA fire is now raging in the western division,
which appears to be as large as the great lire
last night. The alarm was given at 9:43 p. m.
The distance is about two and a-halt miles
from the courthouse
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY CONVENTION
The County Convention for the purpose OF
nominating u delegate to represent Prince
William county in the State Legislature, met
at Brentsville on Monday last, ard organized
by calling Dr. John S. Powell to the chair and
appointing r. NJ. Waters Secretary. The
chair having announced its readiness Tor busl-
ness, Mr.. Crawford Gushing moved that the
Braxton vote be the scale adopted by The Con
vention, which after some discussion was car
ried. The chair having announced that noml,
nations were in order, Mr.. Gushing nominated
B. r. Lewis, DR.. Vim. B. Leary nominated
James r. Purcell, Mr.. Geo. Is. Chichester
nominated YIN. \. Bryant. Balotng then
commenced, and on the third ballot, Mr.. s.
F. Lewis was declared nominated: 1t was
| then moved That Tic VI WI iIChi''
be made unanimous, which was carried. Nom
nations for the Shcrifalty being then in order,
Mr. Cushing nominated John H. Butler, and
moved that his nomination be made unanl-
nous 1.-THE name of Mr.. G. NJ. Weldon having
been withdrawn when Mr. J. f. Wheat was
nominated, and baloting commenced, but
owing to some confusion and the absence OF
delegates no final result could he arrived at,
and Mr. Gushing moved that no nomination
for Sheriff or Superintendent Of the Poor
should be in order (which was carried. The
Convention then, after passing Il resolution
that the proceedings be published in the Ma
nas$as Gazette, and the Alexandria Gazette be
requested to copy, adjourned. damascus Gn-
.ette
FAuoulER Co. From the Warrenton In
dex. There is nov in progress in the Mark
ham neighborhood one Of the largest rcvivals OF
religion ever known. 1t began in the Metho-
dist church at Linden some fifteen days ago,
conducted by Rev. f. A. Strother, who was
assisted for several days by Rev. II. Fl, John
son, and to this date there has been some sixty
converts. The interest on the subject seems
uuabatcd on the part Of the congregation
Gen. W. Ii. Payne. as Commissioner in the
case of Stuart and wife W.. james. has effected
the sale of 2G1 acres Of OF land, tract known
as the Parsonage" situated near German
town in this county. Mr.. John Holder is the
purchaser and the price paid is $40, per acre
At gathering of four or five hundred per
sons at the sale OF the personal effects Of the
late D. B. Hall, four miles above Salem, last
Thursday, but one sentiment seemed to prevail,
and that was to give Il cordial support to
Messrs Brooke and Kincheoe at the approach
ing election.
SHENANDoAH- The Shenandoah Valley says:
IAN item published in number OF papers
makes the impression that the people OF the
Shenandoah Valley are in favor OF regulating
the public debt. We cannot speak Tor other
counties but as far as Shenandoah IS concern
ed it is not true. We do not know one promi-
uent man in the county who is in favor of re-
pudiation, and no candidate endorsing it has
had the effrontery to insult our people by ask
ing their support. The State of Virginia is
able to pay her debt, and to repudatc it would
be to repudiate her honor. We have no hest
fancy in saying that we cannot support man
for office who, in advocating Reputation, gives
evidence Of his want of appreciation OF moral
honesty
''Tho idea that the State is not in honor
bound to pay her debt because she cannot be
legally compelled to do so, is one unworthy OF
consideration. If we arc to disregard all moral
obligations, and to expect our delegates to the
Legislature to act in violation of the planest
dictates of moral honesty, we certainly should
not expect our best men to accept the position.
Shenandoah asks no such sacrifice from those
who propose to represent her in the next Gen
eral Assembly.
TIE WIIIsKEY TRADE.-As we predicted
last week, the price of high wines has had a
sharp characterization higher and rather soon
err than we supposed, although we saw from the
increased demand and unusually small stock an
advance was inevitable We have seldom seen
the stock reduced to so small an amount as at
present, and unless there lisa rapid increase in
production, We may see the high prices of
1869 repeated, when high wines sold in Sep
TENDER as high as Sl.2j, and in October at
sl.27. From the best information, we estimate
the present consumption of high wines at 500
barrels per day in excess Of the production.
Now that Commissioner Douglass has issued