Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-10
Virginia NeWS.

The following are the clerks Of the Virginia
State SeDale s. g. Davis, of Henrico, clerk ;
j. d. Pcndctop, first assistant clerk, Oraogc
county. Va; James +. Hix. second assistant
clerk Nilsson couoly, Va. Committee clerks {:
| George W. Williams, Heurico county; James
D. Huotcr, Essex county; John NJ. Davis,
Washington county; William ID. Whitfield,
| Augusta county; John j. Campbell, Peters.
burg. The pages ore j. W. Mitchell, Lypch-
burg; 4. C.Macoc, Richmond G. W. Morris,
| Richmond.
As yet there is no opposition to The reap
poinmcnt of j. L. Lewis as District Ator.
ney tor the Eastern District of this State,
Among the applicants for the position of Mar
| shall OF the same district arc Gen. Sam. Jones.
COL J. W. Fairfax, Col. s. Bassctt Frenc d
Gen. Harry Hctb, aud Mai. Edwin j. Ha. vie
The appointment will probably not be made
until March, and it is more than likely Mr.
Ramsdel will be his own successor.
Rev. Dr.. John j. keaue, Of Washington
D. G., has been appointed Bishop of the Dio
ctso of Richmond. A Washington dispa,cf
says the position OF Bisho,, of Richmond ba.
been conferred upoo Me- Silas Chaturd, OIL
Baltimore, formerly President ofthe Americar
CHllege at Reme and not upon Rev. John j.
Keane, Of Washington, as stated in a Rich
moud dispatch.
The wife OF Rev. w. 4. Bailey, Of Peters
burg, died at one o'clock Saturday morning.
At halt-past four o'clock in the Afternoon of the
same day, and 10 the same house, her daughter,
the wife Of Mr.. w. j. Branch, died. They
had b2cu i'll for some time.
The stores Of Nir. &. f. Jordan, at Hay
market, aud Mr.. Hise, at Gainesville, both 10
Prince William county, were broken open and
robbed last week
Gov. Holiday will be escorted to Richmond
by the Winchester Light [tflutry and the West
Augusta Guard, of Stanton. The first Viz
gina Regiment will act as his escort upon his
arrival in Richmond.
The jury in the breach Of promise case i.
Richmond. bliss Pauline Ruh!e vs.. FerdicanI
Newrah, has given verdict f)r the plaiotifF
for 5000.
Tho ico houses at JordaDs's Spsings, aud
many OF those in Chrstiansburg were filled
during the late cold spell.
Col. E. &. II. JudsoD, Ned Buntline, y
Instead Of golcg to Florida, as re ported, VII
spend the winter in Warrenton.
Rev. J. julius Sans, rector Of tho Meade
Memorial Church, of Richmr,nd, has declined
a call 10 Athens, Ga.
Rev. Edward Anderson OF Montgomery Co..
was stricken with paralysis last week.
MADAME MA1NTF.NON AND TIE GRAND
MoNAheUE.- sr,ec.acle of the e4rlier part
OF his reign Is gran and imposing; great gen
erals great writer, an enormous impetus given
10 srts and mano factures, scientific discoveries,
ever increasing wealth and the most brilliant
Court OF mncetn Europe, all tended to elevate
Inc central tgIre and cast halo Of glory around
II not its own. Louvois and Maintenon were
Inc evil .genU.ses who clouded this dazzling pic
tW Q with Cmmerisn gloom. bringing with
vAem war and bigotry and bloody prosecutions
Art. science, literature. withered benoath tn cir
foul oresths; one by ono, the great writer's and
statesmen and generals died off, and none rose
to take their places, for genius could not exist in
world over which such demons presided
Win each succeeding year the gloom dee nened;
desth. strange aud mysterious swept away his
best and those who survived added to his
troubles by their plots and cabsls; his treasury
was empty, hls people famlshipg, his villages
depopulated by fury, his armies defeat
ed. And ne, once the cynosure of Europe, 3
que!uious o.d man, broken down by disease.
like chamber at hlarly, grooming, weeping, eve
complaining, and opposite to him the wilhered
Gorgon who had done so much to1Vork this mis-
Chief Each was The Nemesis of the other.
no" terrible is this Woman's wall III ono of her
letters: DO you not see I am dying of wesri.
ness amidst fortune that can scarcely be lmag-
ined have been young and pretty have
tasted pleasure I have been every where loved.
In an age more advanced I have passed some
years IN the commerce of the mind, and [ pro.
Lest to you To at all conditions have frightful
void And again, her exclamation to her bro.
ther:-l CAL endure no more, J. wish only TO
do" Amidst such storm and gloom the Grand
81 onsrque ut last closed his eyes in death, snd
the people who had once worshiped him as m
IDOL, now offered up thanks to God for lifting OF
them the burden Of hideous mig htmare Of war,
famine, and prestctaft. --Tsnlpte Bar.