Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-18
News OF the Day.


sis of politics were read by Rev. Edwin Har.
wood, of New Haven; Chancellor j. V. L. Pru.
ven, University of New Yok; TX Governor
Bullock, Of Massachusetts, II "a. Jaln,s l1;nott,
o New York; Rev. Samuel y gooi d. D., OF
New Yulk; Rev. J. 5. Gallagher, d.. D., OF
New York; Rcy. f. Ii. j. Brlgstocse, OF Nav
Brunswick, aud Rev. DR., Medley, o Frsdar-
ick>towD, n. Is. The sub ect under dlscusslo;
yesterday was The Prevention ADD Cure CT
DIunkeuuess. Great Interest appears TO have
becu manifested, ard num1er OF the most
pr0ninen; aud GlstlH2 ushed members rarilcl
pated, some oil them differing widely as to the
most cffeclual remedies.
The Richmond Wing of yesterday says:
Last night the passengers on the s p. N. north.
erl train observed couple IL The drawing
| roUii Car whose actluGS were sucn aS to stamp
them st once either as GcTly- married oHuiiia
| Or young run"WayS u marriage ocni. Nuch
was the case. Later Developments proved thai
! the parties ALLUDED to were charm.ag aod
| beautiful Young lady. resident OF the " ea
End, acd wei known dry goods clerk here
The parents of the young lady being opposcd
| TO tue attentions Of the young man to tba9r
daugh they fouud it neccssarl II they would
rousummate their happlpcss Dy marriage /
clope.
rhe Charlottesville Chronicle says: Among
The names oil the aged citlZe OF aibcmar!e,
published lew VI eks ago, was that OF Dr.
| Chari.s Brown, wrU Is Ii MS D;uety. aiti! year.
Siuca shat publication was m4le The D'ctor
has bcru on u huItilg tXcurs'JG II The Is lc
Ridge mountaius and had Inc good fortune 10
xiii bear of three hundred p0uads Weight.
| DR.. Brown hunts Oh horseback, ADD eudurea
| the fatigue quite as We'll as thc younger D@n
whu accompany him. He readily uvuuts Ills
horse lrcm The ground, uuu, when hfmy SeGt@n
| iu the the saId;e, keeps up vita the jest vi
the boys aud thu icetcs. Vi the MOUNTS.
A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from
Levuaritown, Md. Thursday, says: The NOD
umebt erected by tic ladies o.! Westlorclard
county, Virginia, IN honor OF their Confederatt
deal, was dedicated yesterday, several thou'aIa
prrSous being plcscut. General t!izhu@h Lee
delivered the address the uccaslop. Gcn.
Lee paid visit to l. ,oaardtown during
the evening aud was compllmentcd with serc
maize by the young meu Most ut the citlz@G
turned out aud tcudrred their respects, winch
were mUdes.ly ack uowcdged by the gsucEa 10
ueat speech.
The session Of the Virriois. Aonua Confer
ence Of the NJ. L. Church South 10 Richmond,
on Thursday considered the case of Rev.
\. G. Brow1. Ii Was S2it!cd by thu adop-
ton OF resolution decl iring thar The eouicr.
cnce was unable to see that Mr.. Brown had
been guilty OF any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. among
the vsltiug mem Cers was Rev. i. /. Eleds e,
Of Alexandria. Yesterdays session was tas"n
w with the reports Of Committees on the APP
plcatiuus for admission luto the ministry.
The vficia returns iii Virginia give TiIdeu
1864 aud Hayes 95,75S-majo:ity in the
State tor Tilden 43, S33; Tor the constitutional!
amendments, 3O,Sl4. Conservative nct gam
Ii, 644 ou Gov. keupcr's vote.
A boy Of sixteen years OF aye has Instituted
suit against the uanagers or the st. LOUIS
Houses OF Refuge icr $50 900 for cruel aud
barbarouS trea mCut mluIt he was an inmate,
which resulted in making !u al lncurabe 10
valid and cripple.
The Ottawa {, Llckawanna ADD Western
Railroad Company will sell Que ;uuIrcd
Thousand tons If Scranton coal by pubic suc-
tlon il New York Oh Wednesday next
The grand total Of receipts Of the Centennial
Exposition from all sources was 81 30S, 49,
The ca n admissions yesterday II toe Centen-
NAL Exhibition numbered 1879.
Charles H. Hatch, lawyer, was arrested in
New York Thursday, charged With being de-
taultcr 10 coonpc!ion with an estate Of which
he Was trustee.
a c,wardly aod malicious assault was made
by crowd Of negro men upon 4 procession OF
white boys in DanviIIe, Virginia, last Thursday
uignt. One boy WIS severely hurt
The Supreme Court OF .Oufh Carolina.
Hou. Alex ii. H. Stuart has Just re: utu
ed to his home ln Augusta c1uo!y, and 10 al
interview with reporter for the S;auu:on
! indicator said the South Carolina Supreme
Court is composed of three judges Judge
Moses is native OF South Carooa, Union
man during the war Of moderate views, gen
tlemau and the associate Of gentlemen, Az OK
cclcnt lawyer aud n0t likely 10 let his p :lItlcs
warp his Judgment. made bis acquaintance
at tie rutcI, and afterwards spent evening
at his residence with Gov. Randolph, o! New
jersey He is not tine exGov. Moses who
is so infamous 10 South Uaroloa.
Judge Willard is nativc OF New York, who
went 10 South Carolina for the benefit OF his
wiio's health. He is uau of fine address AT d
appearan nee, and seemed to nav: had the best
advantages of education aud society. He is a
frequenter Ct the best s0cia! circles OF Soutb
CaroiiDa. His legal attaluments are excellent.
He is living ia handsome style al his rtsld 'nca,
where Gov. Randolph and | called on hun.
He is Il republican, bu not a radical, and is
very anxious 10 Sc peace IL the country. ln
pairing with me he remarked, I'VE must have
peace.
The third JUICE is Judge Wright, full
blooded negro from Pennsylvania, where h.
WAS educated He is a man of good mauners.
He did seem to be 10 accord with the extreme
radicals.
When the Court met. Tuesday, it was sug
gesred oy one oil the speakers that the Board
might attempt to iorcstall the action ct the
Court. when Judge Mos 5 fired up at once aud
said the attempt wouli be periIous one.
Mr. Slusri left with the impression, that the
Court would rule fairly and nol tolerate any
violation OF law by the Board, in which cas-,