Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-13
VIRGINIA News.

The Governor has offered O reward of 500
for the arrest Of James Thomas Armstrong,
charged with numbering tramp near Warren.
too.
A Whito man named Osceols Cook, last even
ing, at Norfolk, Va, struck a colored wood
saver named Frank Cornick With stave and
killed him Instantly.
Col. W. II. Efiugcr, formerly Of Harrison.
SOD, of Haymarket, is leading lawyer OF
Portland, and Major General Of tho Oregon
State militia.
Carpenter J. G. Myers Of the United States
steamer Supply, WAS killed ct Havre, France,
August oS, by fang down the steerage ladder
On the vessel lilo was q pative OF Virginia,
end entered the service in 1852.
A terrible tornado. hundred yards wide,
passed through the couatry near Burksvllle,
yesterday, rrcstratiDe everything IN Its way.
il cxteudel into North Carolina, doing oonsid-
cradle damage in that State to property, and
even liic.
At the meeting Of cx Consadcratos, &c Rich
mend, last plight, to raise funds TO help their
comrades now suffering from the yellow to7or,
Gov. Holiday presided. aBi delivered an
effective speech. IA appeal to their late
comrades was adopted, and among those re-
questcd to call meetings 10 their respective
cities and loves to collect funds for the pur.
pose are Gen. II. D. Ucrsc, of Alexandria; S.
s. Turner, Of Front Royal; Gen. Payne, Of
WarroutoD; Capt. Wallace. Of Orange 9. f.;
Col. Grmslcy, Of Culpcpcr; Gen. W. II. L.
Lee, OF Fairfax; Geo. F.tz Lee, of Stafford;
Major Mason, Of Kiog George; Capt. PoDham,
of Rsppahaunock, and Capt. Purcell, OF Prince
William.
4 correspondent Of the Baltimore Gazette.
writing from Salem, Fsuqulcr County, says: a
deposit of gold has recently been discovered On
a small parcel of la1d owned by Moses Tharpe,
about mile aud half from this place. An
expert came here this week in the interest OF
Wall street, New York, firm to examine the
deposit and make an assay Of tho rock and
earth said to contain the precious mineral, and
no has informed your correspondent that the
vein will yield from SIS to 500 per ton. A
''corner" in poor land is anticipated when this
announcement Is made public, as great deal
Of soil around this neighborhood is Of the same
character as that on which the gold has boon
found. Tho New York expert says he has
found silver in field adjoining tho gold mine.
Nominations.
ST. Louis, Mo-, September l3.-Tho repub.
licans of tho Seventeenth district of Illinois
yesterday nominated Jchu Baker for Congress
by aeolamation. Mr.. Baker has represented
the district in Congress and is now minister to
Venezuela.
BALTIMORE. September l3-The democrats
Of the Second Congressional district day nom.
mated j. Fred. G. Talbot, of Baltimore county,
on the 59th ballot. The protrscted contest was
between Hon. Charles B. Roberts, present rep.
resootatiyc in Congress from the district and
Mr.. Talbot.
The republicans Of the Sixth Congressional
district have nominated Milton G. Urner, of
Frederick.
THE STEWART EsTATE.-The most recent
claimant for the Stewart estate is an old farmer
named Alexander Stewart, who says be is a
cousin of the great merchant, end is now in
New York. He seems to have fallen into the
hands of lawyers who bad designs upon the
estate, and curious complication has arisen.
He swears nov that he never authorized them
to bring suit for him and that he docs not
want to make any trouble; while they allege |
that since his arriva! in New York he has been |
bought over by Judge Hilton to disavow the |
previous authorization he gave them to oct |
for him, and 10 proof they point to the oircum-
stance that he is living luxuriousy at hotel |
belonging to tho Stewart property and is COZ
stantly surrounded by detectives in Judge |
HiIton's employ. The old farmer is ignorant,
but shroNd, and too reticent to disclose what
his pjons GRO