Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.


eve are sorry to learn from reliable source,
that Judge John j. Allen died at his res idcncc
in Botctourt county, on Monday last. Judge
Allen was known as one OF the most distinguish
ed lawyers in the State, and was for many years
President of the Court of Appeals Of Virginia.
There was l. public meeting i'll Harrisonburg
on Monday, and discussion took place on the
funding BILL The Register says DIR. S. IT,
Nloffet and Col. Armstrong opposed. and Col.
O'FerraIl advocated, reputation OF the State
debt
J. A. McCaul. member Of the last legsla-
ture. and editor of the Roanoke Tunes: was mar
ried in Richmond yesterday to Miss Angela
Montero.
Gen. e. G. Wharton has been nominated III
Montgomery county, by the Conservatives for
seat in the House Of Delegates.
Mai. w. G. IIardcsty, has been nominated
As a Conservative candidate for the House OF
Delegates, from Clarke county
A handsome entertainment was given ut
| Iarrisonburg, on Saturday: to Gov. Lctchcr, by
his friends i'll that place
Mr.. J. r. Strother has been nominated as
the Conservative candidate for the House of
Delegates from Culpcpcr
| "DIsTINcTrnv OF R.urE OR COLOR. a
great 'hubbub" is raised ut Titusrlc, Penn
sylvania \ breakfast was given to General
Grant. as he was going to CINCINNATI ut this
Titusville. Scventy-tivc tickets were sold -
Several coorcd men applied Tor ckctS: but
ONLY one of them succeeded. Abraham Ice,
after some dcnur on the part Of the ticket
seller, got one but when he presented him.
self at the door he was not allowed to enter,
although he had paid his two dollars. .Abr'-
ham publishes an indignant card, concluding
as follows:
s'The facts in regard to my treatment ut the
Marshall House the next morning are before
the public [ need not rclteratc them here;
| will say this, however, that as approached
the diniDg-room door, MIR. BloSs was standing
there, and | was quite sure nc saw me coming
He quietly slid away out oil sight, and L am
under the impression that he dld 50 TO a!oln
witnessing the consequences OF his INSTRUCTIONS
to Mr., Orr; for l ain confident that Ar. liI"s>
did not wish ME to go into that dlnlng-IOonl,
not because of my occupation. but because OF
my color He now seeks to shelter himself
behind Mr. Orr. 1t is my intention t" sec
this thing through, not on my own persona!
account but on account of my race: and part
cularly such. ofthem as Mr. Bloss considers rep
rescntativc lncn. AERA!IAM I'hE
! Titusvillc, Sept. Ii, 1871.
A Curious WAGER.-A wager lately came
off, the terms of which were us follows - will
bet any man El0O that he cannot makcanlo
strokes with pen and ink within Il moht1.
They were not to be mere dots and scratches
but fair down strokes, such as form the child ;
first lesson in writing \ gentleman accepted
the challenge. The month allowed was the
lunar month Of only twenty-elght days, 50 thai
for the completion Of the undertaking an aver
age Of $4,000 strokes per diem WAS rcquircu'
This, at sixty per minute, or ',hN' per hour
and neither the human intellect nor Tic hnmni
! hand can be expected to do mOrr--wond cal
for ten hours labor i'll every twenN!imlr, =
With propcr respect for the Sabbath, the
gentleman determined toalstain from his work
on Sundays, and by this determination dlmln
ished by four days the period allowed him; at
the same time, by 50 doing, he increased The
daily average Of his strokes upward Ut Al ,Wo
On the first day he executed 10000; on the
! second day nearly as nany. But ut length
after many days, his hand became still anu
weary, the wrist swollen, and, without inter:
ruptng it's progress over the paper 1t required
the almost constant attendance OF some friend
to bcsprinklc it with lotion calculated TO re.
lievc and invigoratc it, On the twcnty-lhIrJ
day the million strokes, exceeded by SOME lew
thousands, 'to make assurance doubly sure
were accomplished.
| WAsuGyGToN IrEHS-'Thc republicans OF
the second Legislative district have appealed to
Mr.. Chapman, their delegate i'll Congress, and
Col Eaton, Of the Territorial Council, I" uSc
their Influence with the Governor To secure
the removal of some alleged democratic labor
crs employed in that district.
Yesterday a man named j.. \. Bur, went
into. Rupert's restaurants and called Tor anC!
drank glass of gin, atrcr which he took scat
and in 4 few minutes afterwards died. lie WAS