Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-05
4 TEX ANDPIA q AZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
u,oudoun Comfy Convention. &c.

Loudoun County Convention, &c.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
LEEsBURo, w., Sept. 1.-The County
Convention for the nomination Of delegates and
candidate for the clerkship 0! the Circuit
Court was held to-day. On the first ballot ior
Delegates there was no choice, Mr.. VIM.
Matthew lacking some 4 votes OF amaiority OF
the whole, and being followed at close quarters
by J. H. Simpson, J. B. Lee and Geo. Il:
Head. On the ID ballot Mr.. Matthew received
more than ,l01 Notes.-The number necessary
to choice being 929. Mr.. Simpson was the
leading unsuccessful candidate and Mr.. Head
next. On the third ballot there was the same
relative position; on the 4th ballot Head had
9Oe, and Simpson, think, 81. On the 9TH
ballot Head receiyed PCS to Cpl and vas de-
clared the second candidate Nj Matthew
and Mr.. Head are both mechanics; the latter
has raised himself from iourncyman to
large and lucrative business. Mr. Head has
been Mayor Of the town Tor nearly two years:
and IS a gentleman Of excellent abilities.
Mr. VIM. n Wise. on the I'd ballot, was
nominated for the clcrkship over MIR y. T.
Gulick, getting 899 TO G02,
The meeting appointed delegates 10 the Sen
atorial Convention untrameed By INSTRUCTIONS
Every thing under the craftsmanship Of Capt.
Head, assisted by B. F, Sheet as secretary,
was done in handsome style, and tn: meeting
was spirited and harmonious
No person having disabilities wa nominated
a. it was not deemed prudent 10 run this rl:E
A. II. Bean, administrator Of James Hill.
sold tract Of land OF about - acres Tor S4@ 80
to Isaac Wilson, and another one OF about =
acres for S2S. They lie near Snlckersvllle lie, and
were sold at about 5000 above thu appraISment
AIIQi'i5.
BETTING On RAINDRurs The Calcutta
merchants have adopted i novel plan for Will
ing away their idle hours. According TO the
Pioneer. betting on drops OF ram is Just now
the fashion in Calcutta. where even rrspecta-
Bile native merchants bet very LARGE sums about
the rainfall When the weather becomes rlou-
dy wagers are laid as to the time within which
the vapour may be expected The wager be
ing laid. the crowd wait patiently 10 see the
water run out Of the spoutS, Tor I drlZZc IS not
recognized and unless the water drlp5 from
the spouts the party who bets that 1t VIII not
rain has not lost. Sometimes the utmost con,
fusion prevails it rains for Il few minutes and
the crowd look anxiousy at the SphntS: II the
water does not drp,thr yell Is terrific, losers at
tribute it to foul play, and boys arh Immediate
IL sent up to the top Of the house To ST., Whnh'
cr the spout has been tampcreh with
FOUND His LEVEL Judge Hiram &. 'nnl.
fhrmcrv we'll known in Richmond in comet
ton with Judge TTndcrwoods Bankrupt mill,
now lives in Denver city, Colorado. where he
is now Aourishing as an officer Of III .Agrlrul-
tural Society. Bond while here, attempted 10
cscanc the consequence Of Indebtedness incur
red in Now York city, taking advantage of
the workings of his own mill but he was 81
hardly pressed BY the attorneys of his New
York creditors, that he never could succeed in
getting through Under these circumstances
he deemed prudence the better part Of valor,
and migrated west from Richmond, with the
proceeds Of his bankrupt laborS IN tins ylclmty.
1.-THE Judge out West has sunk to his proper
level, and is by no means there ''thc power be-
hind the throne, he was in reconstructed Nlr-
einia!-Rich7nom N,ws
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The ANTHRACITE Coal. TRADE III" i'h'I-
adelphla Ledger OF yesterday III us Trs'ti;li
poses of it in a few short sentences -
!. THE anthracite coal trade for the past week
is without special feature. In all the regions.
production is active and steadily increases on
the tonnage of corresponding time last year.
The demand continues fair the small adyan-
ces in price of prepared coal at the late public
sale Of Scranton coal has tended to stifen quo.
tations on the entire list, and We quote an cs-
tablished advance on all kinds Of coal of from
10 to o cents per ton There ii an active re-
tail market for Lehigh coal at 8 30 per long
ton. delivered, and for Schuylk at Il, cents 10
81 per ton less
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Depa,4ment Washington. Sept 81 a. N
The barometer has fallen since sunday mght'
lron 'eo I s.s ~ .aan onrn soth - Iha,
ren;on and m tbe AtIanfic coast It is Lowest
ss''' nI.a S,nor;nr and loy- n thr Gu]f
Stei A'''Ae N"p''''''
'''d5esi 11.., Sor+hor,,, winds v,tb threat
!'oOuCanNs l., m,nat nil nroL,