Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-30
VIRGINIA NEWS


On the Fourth of July young white mau
named VIM. H. Holmes left the house OF bis
brother John, who lives in Norfolk county, say
ing he was going to pay visit to his sister
Mrs Joshua May, who lives near the city
Her house he never reached. and nothing has
been heard of him since. On the forenoon OF
the Fourth be was seen at store called the
| "White House." about four miles from the
city, on the Princess Anne road. At this time
he had a vial of laudanum i'll his POSSESSION
but expressed no intention OF taking IL.
The new iron steamship. now Oh the stocks
at the shipyard in Richmond, will be Launched
in few days, and will be taken to Whining
ton Del, in tow, TO be rugged and ntted up
She was built to ply between Richmond and
| New York, for The Virginia Steamship anc
| Towing Company, which concern Was recently
| absorbed by its rival, the Old DOmlnIon Steam
ship Company and therefore now belongs to It
The Fredericksburg Ledger says the Water
Power at Fredericksburg will be sold at public
auction on the 18th Of August. The subject o
sale il one half of the preferred stock OF the
cnmnany and the Woollen Factory with its APP
| nnrreuauces and a number OF valuable NIL
| sites.
It was recently agreed at conference O
Sunday school officers and teachers OF itch
| moud that Sunday scho j pienics onght to he
| ii>countenauccd, As they have ceased to a.
goud, and are really productive OF much evil
The Agricultural aul Enumeration Socl" tS
Of lh. Nnrrhcru Neck Of Virginia. has tn,is
organized and elected as Pr :siIent, C'l j NJ
Brockeubrough, OF Richmond county.
Dr. Robert + Waller died In williamsburg
| Virginia, ON the DIST Instant at the advanced
age Of Lightweight years
Conservative Meeting i'm Madison Co.
At "A meeting Of Conservatives of the sevcra
townships of Madison County. held at the Court
H use on the % h OF July, 1872 H. \ Bank,
ruuutv Superintendent. presdei, and Tho. j.
Humphreys was appointed Secretary.
The following pers"ns We're APPOINTED dele
gates and alsernates to represent the scVera
townships OF the county IN the Convention OF
the Eighth Confessional District, to meet II
Alexandria on the 18th OF August next: =
For Robertson TuwuShip Delegates. NJ. e.
S,rckIcr j. NJ Fray: Alternates, ]. Il FrIch
err E. Hcn>haw.
]. .cu-t Dale Observation-Disclosures, Dr. w.
A. Hill L Smoot; AIteruate>, K. 5. Ihouias
Cart " Lowell
Rapidaun rnwu>hi p DecgateS.R \ Banks
DR.. A. W. Graves; Alternates, Capt. W. H.
Rose. rho J. Humphreys.
1t was unanimously resolved that the dele
gates trom this county are instructed to cast the
vote of the county as Il unit IN all cases.
r. S. Banks was unanimously re elected
County Superintendent.
Ii was ordered that these proceedings bs
published in the Alexandria Gazette aud Sent
mel and such other papers of the District as
will copy. K. \. BANKS, Chairman.
Tho. j. HUMPHREYS, Secretary.
THEIRS, THE president OF FRANCE It
has only been twelve months ago that NJ
Theirs, speaking OF the inconviences Of hi:
official position as President of the French Re,
pubic, said But have been an umbrella OIL
which have fallen the rains aud storms of forty
years, and then added quite pathetlcally
what matters a few mure drops. Anything
but place of ease has been his position Called
by his countrymeu to be their chiefiu the dark
est hour of French national existence, he has
proved himself ruler 10 whom are found the
stern virtues of an old Roman Probably no
other living Frenchman could have done what
~ Theirs has done for his country.
Yet he has not gone on without bitter oppo-
sitiun. In the Assembly sometimes his meas
ures are met with Kisses and storms OF dlsap,
probation; but iu general he finally carries his
point 1t was but d few days ago that he pre-
sented his revenue bill which demanded POO
millions additional revenue; and included 10 this
sun was tax of 93 millions on raw material
which was very unpopular with the Assembly.
He refused to recede, stating that the absolute
necessity OF the government demanded the
measure After much discussion and agitation
NJ Theirs triumphcd and the bill passed by
3l7 to 233.
Incidents like this show the opposition W hich
presents itself and is overcome. But our admit
ration is elected at the perseverance aud lnhu-
ence of the old man, who is able to cope with
and control such opposition. The few more
drops are descending on the old umbrella, but
it still bravey withstands the storm.-Pstes-
burg Progress.
THE PRIZE FIGHrERs. The Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun of yester-
day says that the sporting men of Washington
are considerably interested over the expected
mill which will take place in Virginia two
weeks from to-day, between the Irish Giant,
Ned @ Baldwin, and Jem Mace, the Eng isll
pugilIst.
The correspondent says that, notwithstand-
ing the efforts of the fancy to keep the To-
cality of the fight secret it has leaked out
that a spot has been determined upon and
steamers chartered to carry the eycursionists
frolu Baltimore and Washington. Thousands
of New York roughs will be in attendance a
railroad excursion being arranged to carry