Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-28
LOCAL NEWS.

NETTING OF THE CONSERVATIVE COMMIT
u.p "a meeting OF the Ward Supcnntendents
tho Conservative party was held last night,
., ,rh,rh there w,r. PIE ent, John Is. Smoot.
IL Cnm1ty Superintendent, Geo. K. Shlnn,
"l Secretary, and Capt james NJ Steuart,
TT ,,, " H. smith, *, Mayor Hugh Latham,
,ni NJ. t. Nash, esq
II Q. Ciaush:on, esq nominee OF the
conservative party Tor the State Senate, and
rsnt. ". IL. Frwe aud Geo. Il. Simpson,
nominees for the House OF Delegates,
we're also present
arrange .nents were perfected for mass
netting of the citiz 49, tn be held on Monday
n;yhi next at Sarrpta Hall, at which time
Vr, II. O. Claughton and Judge g. +.
: u,alr. caniidrtes. and regular nominees, )tOr
,hr State Sc, ate, an Capt. w. II Fowle and
t;,o. l.. Simpson, nominees Tor the House OF
p.frg,es, will address their fellow ciiizcus.
All arrangements were perfected for the cleo
ION, 10 be he'd on Tuesday next. a full list OF
c.ayasScrs, ticket holders, St., Nc, being APP
pointed
The cal! for the mass meeting is announced
cI.cwhcre in to days Gazette, and the iudca-
tons are that II full vote will be pol!cd, and
The contest, though spirited, will result in the
OF the SOuStISiltVc .lCkcl.
The MINERAL BUREAU-The Mineral Blu
reau received to- day sample of brown hcma'
lite iron ore from the laad of Henry B. Jones,
seven miles east of StauntOn and two miles
from Flshcrsve, on the Chesapeake a"d OHIO
railroad. the mine is opened on the south
..!c Of what is called Big Hi, ridge which
iravcrscs the property III northcasteriy and
suuhwesterly direction for the distance OF a
mile the ore being scattered over the entire
surface in considerable quantity. At the point
where mlulng operations are ID progress the
ore l. found at a depth OF three feet 10 Jumps
weighing from forty t. fifty pounds each at 4
depth OF ten feet MASSES wtlg hing from 23ll to
.nu pounds are met with and at fifteen feet
below the surface the solid bed of ore is reach
Cd The dimensions OF the deposit have not
VT been asccrlaincd Three hundred tons
have already been taken out, part of which
wa sent to the Iron Works Company at Rich
m1ni.
PRoTRACTED VI EETING. The meeting in the
NJ. Z. Church is assuming somewhat of the
character of the meetings CT the days of yore.
The sermon of Rev. Mr.. Shoaf, on Tuesday
night, was remarkable effort for one SO young.
The depth Of thought and huency OF delivery
;, happily combined 10 this young man, give
UNUSUAL promise that Ire will prove himself a
workman thar ncedcth not to be ashamed. The
general experience meeting OF last night was
most happy occasion. Many spirit here
,otoIc struggling under clouds Of doubt and
uncertainty received new inspiration from the
glorious manifestation OF the Master presence
The R:v. Mr.. llammnnl, of The Ninth street
NJ. T. Church, Washington, is expected to
preach to night but in the event OF his failure,
til" h"v. Mr.. Pcnick, Of the Baptist Church,
generously proposes to occupy the pulpit.
Shooting PARTY. The party that went
down with Capt. VIM Moore in his little steam
launch, yesterday, returned last night. The
n:anuer OF shooting ducks from the steam launch
is both novel and effective. 1t is 10 this way:
When the launch gets within few hundred
yards Of 4 flock of ducks everything is opened
and she runs down to them and they are shot
a~ they raise from the water. Last Thursday
ahuln'cr were killed in this way-tcn out of
on l!ock. This mode can only be practlccd,
however in calm weather Yesterday owing
10 tte r0ughncss Of the water, the party were
Compelled to give ny duck shooting, and tax
ing their dogs ashore they succeeded in bag
glng fifteen rabbits. a number Of partridges and
some few t1Ickers, Ne, Mr.. Charles Ben hay
lng the good fortune to kill morc than any
ether member Of the party.
PERSONAL In its account Of the incidents