Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-07
VHEst.IaEA n JEWS.

The Republican Press Committee has adj
journed to the 18th iDstart, when 1t will meet
in Richmond together with the Republican
STATE Committee of which Mr.. Richard II.
Carter of Fauquicr, is chairman. Judge Al
fred Norton was merely chairman OF the Tx
ecutivc Committee, receiving his appointment
from the State COMMITTEE. The Stat, Com
nit ce will probably issue call for RepuDIi-
eau State Convention to reorganlze the party
and elect delegates to the National Convention.
The fredericksburg Star says: Captain 5.
G. K.arsley, Of this place, bas shown relic oil
We oden time Ii is lottery tcket, and bear:
tue geuuine signature of Gen. George Wash
ington. The lottery was for the purpose oi
building road from Alexandria to the Blue
Ridge. The tickel reads as follows: "l16o.
This Tieke, No. 257 -irall entisc the Posses
sor to whatever PRIZE may haprrn to be
drawn against its nuuber 10 the Mountain
RoyM Lottery &. WASHINGTON.
i son Of DR.. Johnson, the detaulting Presl-
dent of the Bank Of Culpeper, became highly
inccnscd with Major JAS. w. Green, because
Of the active part that gentleman took III coln'
ing a; the true condition OF that rotten concern,
and sect him d challenge to tight duel. The
Major declined the challenge, informed the
civil aul horircs, and now threatens to bring
the matter before the grand jury. i
The banks and insurance companies 10 Rich
mond declared dividends on the lst of January
as follows: Ci:izeus' Bank, five per cent, pay
able January 5tr; Safe Bank OF Virginia,
three per cent; Merchants National Back,
Virginia State INSURANCE Company, aud Mer-
chants' and Mechanics Insurance Company,
each dividend OF five per cent, payable on
demand
a conference of members of the General As
sculbly, Superntcudents, officers, and directors
of Iunaic asyiuus has determined that il will
be better TO enlarge the Eastern and Western
Lluallc Asyiums than to erect additional asy-
ums
W. H. Ehoger, ESQ.,, Of Rocking ham, is
making fuc reputation in Oregon. A Port
land paper refers to his argument 10 criminal
ease 10 he u. S Court at that place as "elo.
gu, Dl, brilliant and exhaustive IN argument.
The total value Of real estate i'll Sttuuto0, as
male by the new assessment Is Sl.IO,97O, on
Increase OF $l97 4G5 over the assessment oil
last year.
The receipts Of ct,on at Norfolk, local aud
in transtu, from Sept 10 Dec. | 1875, were
293, III bales, against 236, DAB bales for the
samc months last year.
The annual statement of the business oil
Richmond Tor the year 1875 shows an increase
in the products of its manufacture Of Sc, O42,
5l4 as compared with 1874.
Col. Joseph r. CockerilIe, native of l. u
doun, recently died at his home 10 Adams
county, Ohio.
The County Court of Loudoun county will
commence next Monday; the Circuit Court on
the Monday io!lowin..
Dr. William S. Grymes, who lately went to
Florida to locate, his returned, and will again
reside in Orange county.
Captain n Fountain died very suddenly Of
congestion OF the lungs, iu Stanton, last
Tuesday.
DR.. a. NJ. F.untleroy has been elected per-
mancnt President, aud j. Il. McCuc, Clerk,
Of The Western Lunatic Asylum.