Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-02
Conservative Executive Committee.


State committees:
First Diarct--D G.. Dc.Jarnr;tc Caroline:
p T. Montague, Middescx: Dr. T. H. Fi1Z-
bugh, Northampton.
Second Diarict.-J. r. ChanbIiS,, Creens-
Vile w. Z. Cameron, Petersburg; y. !. tod
Il 7MrG Dstrict.-F. D. Irving, Cumberland;
A. B. Woodbridge, Chesterfield: DR.. l.. p. An
derson, Hanover.
F6urth District. ohm f. Penn, Patrick: ".
r.. Suthcrlin, Danyille: +. X, Harris. AleckIcn-
FT1h Dist,nt.-Thos. J. Kirkpatrick Lynch
burg: W. r. Berkeley Farnvllc \. II. Mas>lt.
Charlottesville.
.S:rth Distri4.-J. II. William. Winchester:
J. B. Baldwin. Augusta: Edmund Pendlcton:
Botetourt.
,SerenM Distrtcf.-J V. Brooke, Fauquicr;
James L. kemper Madison. l.. b. Taylor. Al
exandria.
EIgAM Dist,fct-Jas. A. Walker. Pulaski:
VIM. Watts. Roanoke; a. NJ. French. bland.
FAIRFAX County - From the Fairfax
News. An informal meeting for the purpose
of organizing 4 County Agricultural Society,"
will be held at Clifton village, on the first " ed
nesday afternoon, 9Th OF September. Each
Township is respectfully requestcd Incorporate
in this movement.
But seven marriage licenses have been issued
from the clerk office Of this county in the last
quarter ending 3lst day OF August.
The county, of Fairfax is quite large enough
for it present population, but if the Liberal
Citizen can persuade the citizens Of Alexandria
county that they would be benefited by having
the boundary line between themselves and
| Fairfax swept out We have no doubt or hos
pitable peoplc would take them in and dn Tor
them.
The house occupied by Mr. Elida Watkins
the unfortunate man who lost his arm by 4
threshing machine last week, came very near
being burned on Thursday. by the roof taking
fire from stove pipe.
The County Treasurer Mr.. r. +. Farr, in
| forms MS that he has collected lp to this date
about $4,000 State and County taxes
SINGuLAR.--On Thursday morning.. two
white men, calling themselves Sins and ThoG-
as, were found in the barn Of Mr.. Jno. +.
kciser, near Wayresboro, III Il perfectly nude
condition. They said they were from Eastern
Va, and had been hunting Tor worl; in the
Valley, but owing to the dry season could not
procure any, and had started home. That in
travelling down the e.. 4 y. l.. 4: track,
about Q clock the previous night, between
Mr. Hugh McCiures and Mr.. kelscr: they
were accostcd by five men. armed with guns.
pistols and budgcons. two OF who'll they
knew to be colored, who demanded and took
their money s. in ALL. Not satisfied with
this they stripped them OF every particle OF
their clothing and turned them loose, and TIA;
on this account they sought shelter ~ Mr;
Keiser's barn. Mr.. K gavc them suits OF
| Il Al o,,l -o,,,otbtor RI not md tbav ptr
going eastward. This is rather strong high.
way story for belief, and suggests the idea that
they may have been escaped penitentiary
birds, and denuded themselves, in order to get
other clothing to enable them 10 travel in DIV
light -,Starn1.'n Spectator.
WEATHER SYNoPslS.-S'ii qaaL !5:ucap. Va
Department., Sept. ?: a m.-Ihe barometer
has risen very generally since Thursday even
ing, but is now falling from Lake Superior to
Missouri, where fresh southwest winds prevail,
with northcry winds and Gains on the Atlantic
coast, and northwesterly winds on the gulf
Clear weather is reported everywhere east 81
the Mississippi river except on the immediate
gulf coast, where cloudincss and rain have pre-
vailed during the day. The temperature Is
now higher than On Thursday from axe Erie
and the Ohio Valley northwestward 10 Mimi"
sofa, but is lower cast oi' this reqion and la"
fallen decidedly on the quit coast.
PrDLabiiicS.- weather xii tr.!:!-
bly, continue on Saturday, with Il rising teln-
peraturc, and northeastern -wlnds III the Mid
lie and Eastern States. 4 falling barometer.
with cloudy weather and sontherIy winds from
Lake Huron to Missouri and northwariI. hi
creasinr cloudiness is probable N thr South
Atlantic States bni n" important change: 81
the gulf coast.
The PENNSYLVANIA DELEt;ATI"% VIZ. j..
NJ. Mcclure, late Deputy Attornc? 'icncral Of
Penn. who discovered the fact that 4 certa n
George O. Evans acting as Agent Tor the
State, had collected the snug sum OF 50: oh
| from the r. s. Government. which III, did not
nav into the State Treasury 'athoueii the war
rants were drawn in favor of Governor ttcarri.
has written letter to Atty. tfen. Brewster, III
which he makes statements that are not caIcIl-
lated to improve the reputation 81 either Mr..
Brewster or Governor Geary. Mr.. Mcclure
was turned out of office for the pains he took
to expose this monstrous fraud. If Mr.. Nc
! Clure tells the truth, Governor Gcary was
anxou, to conceal Evans rascaIlty, and that
he permitted himself to hold an interview with
q man who came to demand 1 share in the
ulupder. The 'hlack -mailcr' went away sat
tisted after receiving $4,000: whether from
Governor Geary, or from Special Agent Evans
or Mcclure saith not.-BaH. -lm
TIE PLANETS observers Of tho heavens
report that the planet Saturn is now conspc-
uous object in the evening sky, being III the
south ut g clock at night and then about half
way between the horizon and the zenith. He
is just above the we'll known how ofSasitarIM*
His rings are now in favorable position Tor
observation, having the maximum inclination to
the eye but the interesting phcnonlcnnn re
| mrcs telescope Of 1T least three inchc: ar-
crtnrc to see it with advantage The plauet
Mercury is now nearly at his greatest eastern
elongation from the sun. and vii! be visible in
the west on very clear evenings, about half an
hour after sun set for three or four days. he
is easily seen with the naked eye when tn" nor.
! lion is clear and may be known by the peculiar
briIIiancy Of his light Jupiter rises just b.
fore the sun. He is now visible a$ morning
star.
DYED STorKlNGS.A few years "Yu there
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