Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
VIM. Laubkns, charged with robbing the
u. S. mail, was tried at Harrsonburg, last
week, before Judge Rivcs and sentenced to ten
years in the penitcntiary. \ new trial was
GRANTED and the case was still in progress YES
tcrday.
The Conservative Convention. to nominate
candidates for the State Senate, aud House
Of Delegates for Augusta county, has noml-
mated Marshall Hanger, Alex b. Lehiner.
and Chas S. Roller for the House Alex Is.
Cochran for the Senate.
The death Of the venerable and esteemed
Thomas s. Barton. took place at his residence
in Erederirka burg yesterday. i'll the auth year
vi his age.
Frederick Griffith has received the Con,cg
| vative nomination for the Legislature in W'o,
moreland county.
| The Conservatives OF Pittsylvauia have nom
| mated W. t. Sutllerliu. l.. Scrugg Ills aud Gre"
| T. Berger for the House {" delegates.
Gen ti. s. Nlcem Of Shenandoah has been
nominated by the Conservatives for the 'l"n-c
| of Delegates
The police Of Richmond have contributed
800 towards the rciicI Ut the 81 tlcrluy III tll
| cago.
THE CONVENTION OF TIE IRISH Catholic
| BENEVOLENT l,HluN, AT Louisville, refused I"
strike out the word 'lr-h from lis t"n>tltu-
ton. Mr. kgour, of Alexandria, made ~
animated speech against tin. proposed chang"
Mr. NJ +. Harlow, oi the Catholic bcncvo
lent Society Of Virginia. stated that lac wa.
about to perform duty that VA, al ia.
most panili oI Iii, life. The society winch Ia.
represented Instructed linn, in case tli,
vrntiun refused to change the nalnt ui !l,c
union. to withdraw from thc body rs th' r"I'
lcScutalivc of his society," Scyrra! Speeches
We're m;u c, oIIosIrs the withdrawal "I MI.
Harlow Mr. Green moved that the c'nyrn'
ton request the society t"rclnain i'll tn" union.
Carried. Mir. Harlow sali that hc had h"c"
instructed to withdraw; that hc Would GLADLY
remain in the union, but he l;!d no discretion
airy power, and that he would hare /" tee
graph To the president "t the Alexandra :"
ciety for advice.
Judge Dennis Dwycr, OF OHIO, wa; r. t'''i
cd President Of he AaSoclatI";L i'hind'phi'
WAS selected Is the place i"r holding ihc n'N1
Convention.
w., r,.,, ~, J,,. :, Ill.,
A WILL CASE: Today III the SprcEn
of Sophia \. Cotman. The testatriX died
about a year since leaving considerable proper
4 ty, mostly in bonds, and Rev. }. q. Butler AM
| A. Noarr were named us executors; t" whom
testanientary letters were issued 10y III" Or
phans' Court. they giylng bond IN the sum "i
$4,000. By TINS VIII she made various J."
and others coming in Tor shares, and it is claim
ed that she let ''" only TO the GhlldrGn "' '''r
uaITi.' l AZ .;1ni Enn,t R". NE
ml'! au nre" ''', H., o cnur ,nn ~ If'"'n'
! ~" Pt''''o'i !" nc 'ou't al lhe ~"
cJamng f., L,ye married her j., ,l t'' '",,,j
that as no notice had been ~ .,n HIM he hri
Il right to ask bat the p,obs r. he revoked and
the question sent to Jury H.. also CHARGED
that she ciopcd from him with Coltmmn and
came 10 inns country ak'pg w'tn her 81"
tlaiGiS oi HIS ino'''H ~ i that Oh ms eo'i'ih
~ th'' c,'E ana lf"lii>' NJ not |" make ines
(Sr him and snr IN Sen T." "'i'H Lii nI 200.
The executors admit tL,. f'r,nnr marriage Lr,
claim, AZ he hal hims cir tnJ nnrrirs that the,
had been dive reed he is estOppcl from making
any clam 10 the estal e.lhc counsel argued ii'''
'nder the vet of Apr 10, 1869, she hat nsht