Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-31

SatlVc Statc Iolu ultlt', WIN" 'o'>' -
Richmond Dispatch. asking why his commit
fee should resign He say> The crsanlzl-
ton is intended 10 be a permanent one (unfil
superseded by Il convcnt""). n'i merely to or
ral,iZc and conduct IN active ca'nraiglI. tut TO
watch the enemy AT all Times AMI Toll MS man
,ruvrcs; that it has no right or power to med-
die with matters of State policy or Legislation
of auv sort, but is merely charged With the
duty TO defeat Radlcall>n; and that 1t holds
Itself suhjccl to such Convention and to no
other authority.
The steamer North America OF The Allan
line from Liverpool. arrived at Norfolk Friday
evening, bringing ttly-two passengers and sixty
tons OF freight The nativity OF The passengers
is a. follows English, 81 French, ): Norwe-
sian, - Amung them are iUur farmers, SIX
mechanics, seven l:hnrcr-, one gardener and
onc clerk; twenty hrcG "f them VIII rcinhn IN
Eiruioa eighteen ~ To Trnncsece and o:r I"
Louisiana.
\ portion of the ro,,I of Mayo X ca. : To-
barco factory, in Richmond, blew off during
the severe wind of Saturday evening, and a
portion oi il was da.h!. against 10" OF frame
houses on the opposite >d" Of .laln >t!cc', ne
cupcd by coored people, tearing away the
side of the buildings. There were several per
sons IN the houses IL the time, but nule 81
thcm were IL. urcd.
Gen. George v. MurErrd, c.crk Of the Com
mittce of the judiciary, of the House q, Dele
gates, h., been presented with il iiae walking
cauc, tic giIt of the lncmbrrs u! the coultit'
Tee. The cane was presented by Mr.. Brook. ,
chairman of Inc committees III appropriate
terms, and received ly the General III most
cordial response.
On Friday last about forty OF the colorcd
quarrymen employed in the quarric, in Am
hcrst. in getting stone for the tunnel OF the
Lynchburg aud Dnvi IL raI:rua |, struck i"r
Ten nouns rs the day work. / he contractor,
refused to acccdc to the dcuand, and twenty
four OF the strikers returned 10 their work in
the Afternoon.
Sheriff John l:>ucr, Of Norfolk county, while
arrc,ting il negro uancd Joe Bradley. on Sat
ur,lay night. on the outskirts of the city OF
Norfolk Was assaulted, and IN 4 >cuitl, that
cusucd. Bradley was ,hu; through the head ~
a pistol in the hands Of the sheriff aud instant
iy killed. I'nc ncsro had been Swiuln@ Il
grocer.
The Richmond correspondent III the Peters
burg Index says "'lhc greatest hit Of the sea-
son wa, made last night--a popular mru!b"r o!
the lluu>e OF Delegates beat the Tiger to the
tune Of - 800. ana will 20 home ri 'clng
that is. il he don trg tn wiz some more.
Judge Wu. Daniel, jr, OF l4ynchburg, died
suddenly on Friday night at Amherst Court
House. He was formerly judge Of the Court
Of Appeals Tie Ly!chbu:g News says Ills
cha acter Is summed up IN the Wurds-llc was
an OH time Virginia gcutlculan.
Chester, the Richmond correspondent Of the
Petersburg Index, says: There was Il hot
contest in the Conservative caucus about the
nomination for judy Of Fairfax county, the
present iucumbD N being dele .tcd by four votes
only
D.. Albert Fairiax, Of FairEax c. H., has
been appointed one Of the delegates of the
Medical Society of virginia to the twenty
fourth annual session II the Ancrlcan Medical
Associations to bu hell ia S.. Louis, No.. May
9th.
The Governor has appointed John ". Min
nich, Dale Enterprise, Rockingham county.
notary public and } 1Scrh Is. Aml>S. cSchcatur
for Rockingham county.
Mr. \. +. Bocock, prominent lawyer OF
Buckingham county, and a brother Of I. 5.
and IT, F. Bocock, died on Friday last. after a
brief illness.
Giuseppe Simionc, the Italian who stand,
charged with the murlr Of his rounr uIatc,
Vlncenzo CaStronovo, in Richmond, has been
scut on for trial
Surveyors have arrived at Yorktown, for the
purpose of locating the PcninSnlar Railroad.
Francis 0. Robinson, an old and esteemed
citizen of Norfolk. died on Eri,:ay uIurning.
The vaccine agent of the State is To receive
$3.50 extra pay for last year
LorDorN COUNTY. - From the LecShurs
Washug:onian. Henry llcaton and {: 7.
.Janncy. Commissioners, sold, on Friday last,
IS acres of land belonging to the estate of the
late David Carlisle, for $2S 80 per acre. 'ur-
chaser. Samuel Boyd. y. j Bradcid, TrrS-
tee, sod the interest Of John I. Grimes, in the
Myers farm, equal to jl6ths Of 2Il acres. a
few miles below Lecsburg. for S1ll 10 cash
Mrs Mary +. Porter. purchaser.
An adjourned meeting of the Board Of SUI
perviSors of this county. will be held ut the
Cour, house in Lrc>hurg, on Tuesday next, the
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