Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-27
d.etter from Fau4uier.

Iuorrcspoudeuce OF the Alexandra Gazette.
SALEM, FAuQUGER County, Va, Sept. 2G.
Tho hay stacks (i7e) Of Maj Thoa. R. Foster,
on his Egypt farm, near Salem, wfre burned
yesterday by a negro boy about II years old,
named Robinson Ii Stems that he set fire to
the hay Tor the fun Of the thing. Loss about
$50. The same boy passed By Mr.. William
Bevcr!y's handsome estate, Grafton" 10 the
morning and cut of one Of his drill spouts.
Several parties started in pursuit of the scamp,
but he succeeded il reaching tue mountain and
makilg bis escape.
The wheat crop 10 this section was 4 very
Goo one, and the farmers say it was never bet.
ter. y very large crop will be sown this tall
| suppose that at least - tons more than usual
Of fertilizers have been received ct this station
alone.
The senatorial contest iu this district is quite
exciting. AL three of the worthy esr:. are
confident of success Gov. Sr;.,r snent the
night before last 10 the r,,Iaoe and was the
guest OF Msj Foster. rs, SEAMS yerv yieor.
Gus and hardy, no., sithstaudiug bis age, and
SAYS wa. iu' all practical purposes he IS a
mere 10Y y =" Messr5 Brooke and Smith, |
u i ..od, will address the citizens at this
h'a'' On Friday next. Said speeches will close
ne campaign, Saturday being primary election
day, and somebody will be left out in the
cold" We hear great deal OF talk about the
candidates for the lower house, and it seems
that there are a great many patriotic gentle.
men in the field. The dog law and road tax
arc the strings they play upon. 'Oid Tray,
it seems, will decide in their case.
MIRIAM, THE SISTER OF AARON. Wy. es
terday the beautiful statue Of Miriam b,
Miss Winnie Roam, the Washington scul' .,toress
was placed on exhibition at the State Library
in the Capitol, aud attracted muca attention
Miss Rean is one OF the competitors for tht
equestrian statue of Lee, and her Work Mir
am was sent here TO give Vi1giD,aD an ides
of that she can do, for this mute marble figure
speaks eloquenlly 10 her praise triumphantly
indeed, as when ia the thousands of years thai
have past the glad song of the Jewish maiden
"the horse and his rider hath he throWn into
the sea" rose over the c!ashing waters Of the
great red lake where "Pharoah's elk hundred
chosen chariots aud captains had persisted.
The work is cut out of the purest white mar.
BILE, and the beauty and grace of the figure is
such as to Immediately elicit warn epcomiums.
The pose is exquisite. AID the 'o,elicate drapery
is admirably done. 10 fact, he artist who cx
amines the work uvoluut' .fllv exclaims beau
tiful'' when he sees it f. r the 6rst time. /,
represents Miriam, me prophecies, the sister
of Aarou,,' when SIC took tinbrel 10 bel
hand and all the. women we1t out after be-
with tlmpresa nd with dancers 1t will re
main on exp pition at The library for sometime
-R'ehm@. 3D. Wing.
IHE DEMOCRATS OF PRINCE GEORGE
COUNTY, MD. The democrats Of Prize
deV. ge's county. Md, held their county con
yer ,tion at Marlboro, yesterday, and made tn
r FLOWING nominations For State Senator
Charles Calvert for House of Delega !es, h
| II. Pfeif1er, DR.. De Wilton Snowden and LIE
| Belt; for sheriff, Gerard Brandt; for count
commissioners, +. A. Ward. j. p. HOPKINS
N. Brooke Edws I'd Magruder and Lee tYeSs
man; for county supervisor, W. J. Latin mel
for resister of Will j. A. Frazier. The TO
lowing delegates were elected to the State c|'l
vention: VIM. A. Jarboe. G. c. MaRr adel
jr., George w. Dnvsll, Of George, aud Il. w
". Bowie.
lngalls Sons at factory 9. e.husn, Csc
was burned thiE I aornipp. Loss SO GuU 30 fsI