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

virginia News.

A ,ji,nafeh from lIar,isonburg TO TIC Bali
more American says: The many sensational
stories teleeraphed from here ia reference to
the resdiusers are greatly magpitled. 10 those
familiar With the facts they are not worth con'
tradictiug, but as Virginia bonds are suffering
somewhat it may BE- proper that the sum and
substance of the suit Get be stated as II Is.
There are Several candidates for the Legislature
who are using this hobby to ride to Rlchmocd
en-only ths and nothing mere. The peop'e. OF
this Valley, at all events, very large MAJ 'rlg
Of them. cmphaticall9 repudiate reputation.
You will after the November election hear no
more OF "torciblc readiustment. - The man
ten letter TO the bakers dozen Of disconteDts
here, stating that i! the "reu,h Legion"
chooses to vote for him for Lieutenant Cog
eroor they are privileged to DO so.
The Stanton Fair commebe,l yesterday.
There is fnc display Of improved horses ana
cattle and other live stock The Winchester
Fair also commenced yesterday There is
fine exhibition Of leather and leather goods,
snlithipe. foundry work, factory goods, cloths,
carpeling stoves. cake, bread, butter. pre-
serves. canned fruits, household manufactures,
paintings. flowers, Il. Ger. Mccm. o! Shen
andoah, has about ftty CorswoI sheer on TX
hibii0D.
II. l.. n. Lewis has been Appointed senate
rial conservative canya<s1r fer the Winchester
district The following county conservative
canvassers have been appointed Frederick,
James T. Rely, i. 7. DAndridgc, with VIM
| r. Alexander as assistant ca0vasser at large;
| Clarke. Conrad k1wDsaT; WaTreo, Giles
| Cock, ir.
The conservatives Of Augusti couaty have
settled upon the following ticket: McssrS.
Hanger, E:hoIs aud Liqhlner for the House OF
Delegates, and Mr.. koinrr Tor the Senate.
This ticket will be supported by those who de-
| sire to maiotaiu the honor and Credit at the
State.
G. G. PcarsoD, Iospec,o! Of Custom, a; Nor
folk, died there Monday of typhoid lever. He
was native of Fauquicr c1uDty. During the
late war he served unicr Col. Mosby. lie was
appointed to the cfi,c he held about seven
months ago.
o. the 18th instant Gems Fizhus|! L:e,
Bradley T. johnson aud Judge Hughes will
address ,he people Of York e5unly, Ptna., in
reference to the agricultural and mineral re-
sources 81 Virginia. With view Of ene!urasing
| Immigration 10 the State.
Silas Morris aud Louisa Lawson, sentenced
to be hanged at HoTris5nburg Oejob:r "a aud
3l,h for the murder Of David &. LiTsoo, con
| tinue 10 assert their lnaacaGct. 1t Il Thought
that Governor kcmpir will respite Morris until
| the 30ib
Coupons Of the Norfolk AMI Peter; burg,
Soutbside and Virginia aud Tennessee railroad
mortgage bonds, aud the iotcre:! on the inter.
est fundioc notes Of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and OHIO railroad, nov due, Will be paid on Az
plicatlon.
| Madame Duclos' tr0up: Of blondes gaze one
exhibition at Charlottesville last week, III!
were deferred from giving another by the al
| thorities, who decided that It Vas Indecent an!
immoral.
Assistant Surgeon ". e. Wilson, l. :.
Navy, tried 10 Norfolk for shooting negro
woman while under tn, influence OF liquor, has
been discharged, As the iIlenls II the deceased
swore the shooting vas accidental.
Tho annual meeting of the Assocl,tltn Of the
Army of Northern Virginia will b. held in
| Richmond on the lst proyImo. Leigh ltn5a-
sou, of Washington, will deliver the alir2ss.
The October Germ Of the L. 5. District Court
at HarIis5nburg was not held On account OF The
sicknes; of Judge RiVes, who is laid up witt
rhumatsm aud not paralysis, As reported.
Co. \ Of the Washington l. eht lniantty-
| Corps have made arrangements TO a.;cnd Tic
State Fair at Richmond. Round tElp tickets
from Washington during the fair will be go.
A negro man has been arrested and commit
ted to Jail AT Cuipaper {: H., Charged With an
attempt to Outrage Miss rarraur, Of that
county.
| An i1cenliary attempt Was made 10 I'stro?
the barn OF Dr.. TaIiaIsrro. IN Cuipepar connty,
! last Sunday plight.
General W. II, F. Lee. OF this Stat l. in
New York.