Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-23
Virginia News.

Tie conservative legislative caucus IN Rich
moud, last night. made The following nomiDa-
tons: Swami, Superintendent Of the Peniten-
tiary; RuffGcr, Superintendent Of the Schools;
N. &. TaIiaicrro, Storekeeper of the Penitenti-
arg; Taylor, Auditor; Mcdonald, Secretary of
the Commonwealth; Boykin, Land Register,
and r. E. Ffayser, Superintendent of Print
iDg. The rea6justers wing Of the Legislature
dominated for Auditor, W. Il. Taylor Score.
tar7 of The Commonwealth, w. Il. Cameron,
CT Petersburg; Superintendent Public Printing,
r. Gaines, OF Charlotte; w. Il. Rufoer, Su-
perioendcut Public Instruction.; Il. L. Walker,
Superintendent of the Penitentlary, and S. Fl.
Bcykin, Land Aseot.
A number Of ladies', prominent 10 New York
society, orc making arrangements Tor an enter
tainmcut on Washington's birthday for the
benefit Of an institution which was endowed by
the great patriarch himself, namely, the Wash
There will be an amateur performance of an
original patriotic drama, written by we'll
known gentleman Of New York, and it is prob.
able that drawing room musical entertainment
will teks place at private house
The grand jury of Manchester, las! night,
requested the city Judge to have the city Gun.
ell of Manchester Indicted for violation of the
city charter They also requested the indict
mcut Of Socrates Bropkes, late chairman of the
special street committee, for the cmbeZz!emant
Of s. ,4SG SO CT bonds placsd in his hands.
A San Antonio special says j amcs Adam
SOD, o resident OF Morphio farm, near Montrosc,
Scotland, was murdered eight miles below
Eagle Pass, on the Riograndc, on the 10Th
inst. -Four or five shots penetrated his body,
killing him instantly. No caw has yet been
obtained to the murderers.
| The Fcrt Clark stage upset at Uvalle, nice
miles west OF San Antonio, yesterday. Nobody
| seriously hurt, except Lieut.. Gibson, Of the
| lO.h Iolantry, whose leg was broken 50 badly
that it will have to be ampuatcd, the bone
protruding through the flesh.
Rev j. G. Miunigerode has received call
to the rcc:ocship of church 10 Louisville.-
a call 10 Lexington, Ky, as Rev. MIR. Spencer,
OF Petersburg, has one to Baltimore.
Goodman, the chanpioa escapor, was 70.
captured yesterday near Harper's Ferry. lie
was badly hurt By jumping from the cars the
night before.
Gen. Thomas Ewing, Of Ohio, WAS the only
member of Congress who addressed the members
of the Maryland Legislature last night on the
silver and currency question.
The entire flock of sheep Of Dr.. Harris,
whose farm is near Jeffe rsontoD, IN Cu!pcper
couuty, was killed or wounded by dogs last
| week.
Mr.. w. w. Corcoran has given $500 to the
Virginia Historical Society.
A colony is being organized 10 Philadelphia
to settle near Gainesville in this State.
4 vessel is loading ct Fredericksburg with
| limb,r for The French government.
| Tho State Supreme Court of South Carolina
| yesterday, decided that Circuit Judges must be
| elected By ballot instead of viva voce. This
decision Gusts all the circuit judges elected prior
to 1877 by the REPUBLICAN Legislature, and re-
tains kershaw aud Wallace, elected last year by
| the democrats. 1t was q constitutional question
| involving the construction of the word "Dall)t."
| The Sup; emo Court divided, Associate Justices
McIvcr and Haskell agreeing that a ballet WAS
required, Chief Justice Willard dissenting in
favor Ct vivs voce. whic; was uniformly prac.
announced Judge Townsend Immediately adj
journed the Circuit Court.
| The Maryland Coal Company has entered
| 8 suit on tho docket Of the Alegany County
| Court against the Atlantic and Georges Creek
| Consolidated Coal Company Ct Baltimore for
| entering their lands 10 Cumberland county and
| mining coal, s:leging damages to the amount Of
| $1,000
John Fl. Robinson died st Nav Market, N
| H., on Friday last. and on his death bed con-
| le:sed that he murdered young named Jewell
| in the town Of Canada n. H., somo twenty
| years ago.
The Iowa Legislature yesterday reelected VIM
+. Allison u. 5. Senator from that State.