Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.


ton mountain in Warren county, on the line ct
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. which has
been examined by an English gcuo&i>;, vito
pronounced the whole mountiin a VAST MN oi
magnetic ore. Hemalte ore WIS oIsn iuu"d |"
immense quantities in the same We iIl;y.
Wickliffe, the defaulting Auditor Of Louisl-
ana under Warmoth, was arrested at i5roo!'-
neale, Campbell county, yesterday by lh:ee
| New Orleans detectives. He had been living
at Brookneae for some time, where he pasSv'h
under the name Of W orsham, and he had i'een
specializing 10 tohocco He is III CASIO " an!
will be taken to New Oreaus to-day.
A dispatch frou Staunton TO the Richmond
Enquirer says: Col. Jno. B. Baldwin Is ii. but
there is no truth in the report OF paraIytlc re-
lapse. lie is suffering troi. disease o; lu"4
standing, from which his physicians do Mt APP
prehend anything serious.
A grand s;eogerfest viii take pla'c in Rich-
mond, next week, cou ncucIug on Alon lay
Singing societies from Baltimore, Washington
Philadelphia, and New York are annouuc-d 10
participate.
A colored boy named Andrew Cro* on, al ut
10 years old, committed All outrage OF tie pei,
son of white girl twelve years OF :@e, I'll Fri
day last near Mount Zion Chu.ch, ii.>cx cnn-
ty. He has been ARRESTED.
A difficulty growing out Of politics occir~ d
in Augusta county yesterday between two men
AIMED Adams and Kuuchies, which resulted
in the serious stabbing of the former by the
latter
Miller & Franklin, bankers, Of Lynchiu:g,
were swiuded on Saturday Of $l,222D 'y a nan
calling himself c. A. Stanton, claiming to b.
travelling correspondent VI the New York
Herald.
The iron for the Fredericksburg O,avSe AID
seven miles of additional track, WAS III p:'c IN
Philadelphia the latter part Of last week.
The large tobacco factory AM <tnrch ms +
j. L. Timberlake in Ly nchburS WIS l.> rtyra
by fire yesterday There was only a pr; IA. IL
surance on the property
Mrs. Ridgway, of Amherst, moicc Of tie
late Robert Ridgway, died on Sunlny ni.mt,
aged ninety years.
Work on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
has been suspended.
| VICE PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE CUBAN
LEAGUE Vice President Wilson Las written
letter declining the presidency Of ;hc Cuban
League He says:
II need not assure you that [ now ~ cs>
than in the past, DO sylnpathjze with Ios: .!
| whatever color, condition or uatini,aiY, W;
are thus struggling for their ris.s. lave
specially sympalh ized with tic Gu a. patriots
10 their struggle, because | regarded >'iccc>s as
involving not only their owii dissent "rai:::cnt
from grinding despotism, but tn: enIa:lcll'o-
ton Of the slaves and cessation Of the tcr '1.e
slave trade which fluids Cn0a ls last Stronghold.
| And then | have hoped thai their ii umri'
would secure justice to the Cuo'Iu> Il an>t whonl
| Cuban authorities nave shows 50 much cuaty
and bad faith. / shall continue 70 do 50, and
hope that the citizens Of the Unite. States
will 20 as far as the law o! the lam! and the
| honor and the good faith OF the nail)u " per-
NIT in demonstrations Of interest and * res
sions of sympathy | cannot, however, ac:e:'t
the position you have SO k,nly a>.is"cl ne.
The condition of my health almoui>lIes me tnat
| should not venture OH any new rrsp"l,sl"i
ties, but such as have already been I.Itccd np"n
me, or attempt the pelf"rmarce fay dulles
but such as have already been ar>uMcs.
DECIsIoN.-In the Court of Appeals, in SIS
sion in Staunt ID, 10 the case OF Junn-,'i ".
Scott, the decision of the CWc:it urt Rock
ingham has been reversed, AMI the Il dismiss
ed. A gentleman named B.'s&ow, Of Il ok
BRIDGE died, leaving his S!lres 10 t'e tr'" ~
his daughters or wife death, whichever tycd
longest, aid also leaving So, 900 w'IA is cX'.
cutrx to be put at compound incest. ut
such time as my slaves may DC enlisted 10 The +
freedom under this will, the tna /" ne gtvtn
the slaves when freed, and expended il - ting
them 10 Ohio After the emancipation proc
lamation Jack Scott and the other saves pro-
+lo,r I'D lp H.
Mrs. Johns-the survivor, for thr - nU
and interest Tie Circuit Court o il ckh!dg"
decided in favor Of the late Saves. Inc Court
of Appeals held that, as the egatcrs rc not
named but described as class Of certain Char
acter, and sustaining certain re.atloas 10 the
testator, in order to DC entitled - his bounty,
they must clearly answer suciI DESCRIPTION. e..
be freedmen of the t;>tator, acquiring their
right to freedom under his last VII, al tie
death of the survivor of hs vile anu DAUGHTER,
and as they did not answer to The dt>c,l piion,
they could not be entitled. The decision oI
the Circuit Court was reversed aud tie til. dts
missed. -Stauntoa TnId;cat0r.
INFORMATION TO VOTERS The election c :
ours on the 4th day of November, ii le:ug the
first Tuesday after the first Monday IN the
mouth. Voters must be nal ctz ':S, wcn'y.
OIIC ycdlo VI dSC, NiC 'lNS Nv ~
months, in the election district 'hrv4 mon h,
and duly registered Tic i2:l wing pe!aons
only are disqualified Fist Idiots and luna
tics. Second Persons convicted of hl, cry in
any election, ENLIGHTENMENT Of pubic f,ds,
treason, or felony. Third All parsons WHO
have accepted or sent challenge TO fight a
duel, or aided or assisted in any mau.":r IL
fighting duel since the adoption Of the pres
emf cons' tuition.
Polls are opened at sunrise aud closed at
sunset.
The ballot must be one white paper ticket,
and contain on its face the namcs Of the canii
dates, written or printed Tor whon the enctcr
wishes to vote, and designating tic olfic2 for
which the elector wishes item chosen. Ii ii
vote be challenged, the voter is required to
swear that he has the qua. hcations s:atel
above that he is duly registered in his own
proper name; that he is the pers"n he repre-
sents himself to be, AMI thai he i,as not al