Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-01


Greeley and Gabrielle Miriam Greeley applied
through counsel to be admitted as parties de-
PENDANTS in place of their deceased father, the
application being granted, aud j. b. Gillian,
ESQ.,, appointed guardian ad Item Of Grbrlelle
Miriam Greeley.
On Sunday afternoon last, during the pre-
vaeuce of thunder storm, Mr. j. II. Graves,
of Pittsylvapia county, had six fine mules, and
very fine colt killed by lightning The mules
aud colt, at the time they We're killed, were
sheltering themselves from the rain under Il tree.
The Radical Convention.
LYNCHBURG, July, 3l.-A few minutes past
l. o. clock, the President called the convention
TO order and introduced Col. R. w. Hughes,
the nominee for Governor, who was greeted
with three cheers
Mr. Hughes proceeded to address the con-
vention az hour and twenty minutes lie ac-
cepted the honor conferred 90 him, and spoke
with pride of our national banner floating over
US again, and Of the faith Of our fathers. Our
Union was God-ordained and God-upheld.
He then dwelt on the character, life purposes
aud moral relations Of the nation. e. p Rams
dell, the nominee for Lieutenant Governor also
addressed the convention.
the principles which would COVERT the party in
the approaching canvass They rcahirm the
platform Of 1872, endorse the administration of
u. s. Grant, favor an ad valoren, system OF
taxation as set forth in the constitution and al-
vocate the total abolition of taxes on tobacco as
soon as it can be done without detrmcnt to the
national finances.
The second AYERS the necessity of internal i'm
provcmeutS not only 10 Virginia but the whole
country, as Il mcaus Of cheap transportation
and therefore fav0rs the completion of the
James River and kanawha Canal, and caIsupon
Congress to make the appropriation at the next
session of Congress; believing it national ne
cessty iavors the payment the State debt with
out Expressing the people opposes all extra com
pensa,ion and calls for economy 10 State and
national affairs; disapproves the act known as
the Funding bill. made solely 10 the interests of
| bondholders, aud demands the submission ofthe
question ofthe financial condition Of Virginia
| and West Wig mia TO the Supreme Court of the
United States; favors the development of the
resources ofthe State which exist 10 rich pro
fusion 90 every hand, and need but enterprise
and capital to make Virginia one OF the greatest
| manufacturing States 10 the Union; tayors lm-
| partial Justice to both races, the election of
President aud Vice President and all officers of
the Government by direct vote of the people,
approves General Grants policy of settling iu-
teruatioua disputs by arbitration instead of the
arbitrameut ofthe sword; urges that the Fed
eral Courts shall be accessible TO all citizens for
redress and demands reform in the State laws
10 order to secure fair Gle ctions by the abolition
of partisan supervision. The report was adopt
ed mem con.
CLARKE COUNTY ITEMS From the Clarke
Courier. THE Green House in Berryville
came very near being set on fire on Monday
evening. The room had been lighted up for
the meeting Of the Good Samartans, an order
composed OF colored people, when coal oil
lamp exploded, and the oil running down over
table, soon set it ablaze. Fortunately several
citizens were near. who entered the room and
extinguished the flames.
A bass was caught in the Shenandoah last
week which, upon opening, was found to con-
tain a small terrapin. Jonah like, or whale
like-which is it as we are somewhat confused
the bass had taken in the terrapin, shell
and all, which measured about an inch and
half across its back. The bass weighed TWO
and half pounds.
It has been decided by the Directors Of the
Shenandoah Valley railroad that instead Of
crossing the main stem of the B. & D. railroad
near Dufields, ION grade" the line OF our
road will be so modified as to make the cross
ing at sufficient elevation above the B. & 0.
road as 10 avoid all distractions to either.
Mr.. John Donoughue has been awarded the
contract for the masonry work on the bridge to
be built across the Shenandoah river, near
Front Royal, by the Shenandoah Valley rail
road. Mr.. Donoughue had a contract for two
sections on the Shenandoah Valley railroad
which be completed last fall.
Last week several parties from Pennsylvania
were 10 this county inspecting iron ore deposits
with view of leasing them. They visited sew
eral farms on the river where the indications
are that the deposits are large, aud were much
pleased with the character of the ore.
A man by the pane of Thos. g. Glover was
arrested on Tuesday on the charge of forging
a note on Samuel E. Palmer, Of this county,
and lodged ia Jail to await trial.
The order of the Friends Of Temperance, in
Berryvie, celebrated its fourth anniversary on
Monday evening by partaking OF ice cream,
cake, lemonade, &C., all OF which were in
abundance.
The work turned out from the Phoenix car
rage works is unsurpassed BY any 10 the coun-
try.
AN INHUMAN PARENT.-About the lst of
july there was born unto Robert Reynolds re-
siding over Third street bridge, child, which
was deformed in its legs without hope of its
ultimately being restored to its natural shape.
Reynolds has been much addicted to drink,
and his wife stated, under oath, that be had
failed to provide her with the necessities of life.
They have been married little more than
year, and after the ceremony Mrs Reynolds
went to live with her husband, at his mothers 8,
but she says she was treated so badly by him
that she was compelled to return to her owu
hama l. nna hn,a thnt bic first child Was