Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-13


Catholic Benevolent Union of the State of Vir-
GINA met on Tuesday, at II M, at Monticello
Hall, Broad street, Richmond VIM. KIgour,
of Alexandria, president, and James ID. Brady,
of Portsmouth, secretary.
The hall was beautifully garlandcd with ever
green's and flowers, and about the walls were
hung the banners of the Catholic Beneficial
Society and OF the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, of Richmond, the flags of the United
States, Virginia and Ireland and the Papal
| banner. <
At II 10. the Convention was called to order
| by president Kilgour, who made brief
congratulatory address on the progress made
by the Union, the good it had done and would
yet do. In the course of bis remarks he ex-
pressed his acknowledgements to the press Of
| Virginia for their generous conduct toward the
Union, and cxtolcd Virginia for having defeat
ed Know Nothingism.
The proceedings were then opened with
prayer.
Alexandria is represented by Orlando Wood,
Michael II. Nash, John B. Edelin, and John
A. Higgins, of the Beneficial Union, and John
Lannon ana John Il. Hill, Of the Knights Of
St. Patrick.
A letter of welcome was read from Bishop
Gibbons, which was ordered to be spread upon
the minutes.
The Committees were announced, Mr.. Ian
and Messrs., Wood and Hill. on Constitution
The president stated that he had sent written
solicitations to the German Catholic societies
of Richmond to join the Union, but had re-
ceived no respone.
The president of St. Bonifacius' German So
cicty, of Richmond, said that the German So
ciety of ST. Beuedict declined to join the Union
because the National Union was known as the
Irish Catholic Benevolent Union, whilo there
vas also German National Union.
A resolution was adopted inviting the Ger
man Catholice and other Catholic societies of
Richmond, including the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, to connect themselves with the
Union.
In the afternoon the delegates were taken to
Hattorf's garden, where picnic of the Cath.
olic Beneficial Society was in progress, and
where large gathering of ladies and gentle
men had assembled to assist in their entertain
ment. The delegates, after enjoying very
pleasant time in dancing and other amuse-
meuts, returned at late hour of the evening
Yesterday the delegates in a body attended
high-mass at the cathedral, it being the Feast
Of Corpus Christi. After mass the Convention
resumed its sitting until dinner hour, during
which the secretary and treasurers reports
were presented, read and referred 10 the Com.
mittee on Accounts Mr.. VIM English offer
ed resolution relative to the purchase Of re-
gala for the officers Of the Union, which was
adopted
In the afternoon the delegates visited differ
cnt points of interest in hacks The festivities
concluded at night by a banquet at Monticello
Hall, given by the Catholic Beneficial Society
of Richmond city to their guests.
CONFESSION OF WALTZ. The recent con-
ftssion of Waltz that he murdered Harmon
Holcher, the Albany scissors grinder, is Ger.
tainly one of the most remarkable documents
of the sort connected with criminal records
He ascribcs the decd to his being affected by a
strong sensation to execute some uncommon
or unnatural and inhumaD juggle. 1t looks
very much, however, as though this elaborate
confession were to be made the basis OF Il
plea of emotional insanity" and as though it
had been somewhat adroitly concocted for that
result. A man, however, whose strong scnsa-
tons take such turn as the murder of All in.
Docent person is evidently good subject for
the operation of the law of the land thcrcunto
made and provided. -Phila. Record.
WHO BURNED CoLUMBIA.-Gcn. R. A.
Stone, of Gen Sherman army, who command
ed the brigade that guarded the city of Colunl-
bia, South Carolina, upon its occupation by
| the Union army, has written letter to the
Chicago Tribune in which he asserts that Col
| uuba was not fired by the Confcderates, but
by society Of Union officers, who had been
released by the army from the CITY prisons and
to which was added number OF soldiers and
negroes He states that the fires Of public
buildings and quartermastcr's stores started by
Confedcrates the day before did not communi-
cate with any other part Of the city, but that
the fires that burned the city were started on
the river at Q o'clock at night on the day that
the Union army occupied the city. =.
THE OYSTER TAX. There was a Conven-
ton held at Gloucester G. H., on the End, of
citizens of the counties Of Matthews, Glouces-
ter, Middesex York, James City, and King
and Queen, who deem themselves oppressed
by the recent oyster law, for the purpose of
considering the best mode of relieving them
selves from its unjust dissemination, in the way
oysters A committee was appointed to collect
material facts and statistics, showing the mex
pcdicncy, hardship and oppression of the oy
ster law enacted by the last Legislature, and
lay the same in phauphlet form before that
body at it's next session. Fred Herald.
PAINFUL ACCIDENTS. % Thursday even
ing last, John Walker, son of Mr.. Zackariah
Walker, living near Forestvic in Prince Geor-
gcs county, fell from swing aud broke one of
bis legs at the knee joint. 1t is feared he will
be made cripple for life.
o. Friday night last, Mrs. Sarah Rdgway,
residing near the same place, was very severe
ly burned by the explosion of coal oil lamp
A few days ago, while Mr.. Henry Dove and
Mr.. Thomas Brown, living near Marlboro
were playfuly wrestling together. the folmer
fell and broke his leg. Marlboro Nd, Gazette
e.: COMMUNICATED.
RAILROADS. DETERMINATIONS Please pub
lish the following extract from the Shenandoah
Democrat X.
'The Valley Virginian says a StauDton firm
buy grain in Cincinnati for their distillery and