Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-25

aged S. years.
The American Hotel, Stauutor, has been
sold to julius Z. Schctfer lor 81 COO.
The General Assembly it is be pciitoued 70
grant reT charter for Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Julia Baker, Of Frederick cou1ty, slipped
on the ice last week and broke enc CT Der arms.
The Glover farm, 3S4 acres, Icar Cra1g;TliIs,
Augusta county, has besa purchased by D. Ii.
Brown for ST per acfe.
An ep;denic Of sore thrcs! is prevailing
among the young end Cd 10 and arouod Berry
vile, Clarke Go.
h1r. Aucs Botsford, Of L7rcbbu:g, o2e d
the oldest and most competent teachers 10 the
State, is dead.
The mex; session Of the Bal.imoto a2Guai
corfereacc OF the N. t. Church South viii
convene in Salem Wednesday, March j.
The Charlottesville, woo.en mills Fho| ret
earnings Tor the past l months Ct s.. III, up
on capital stock Of 500 OO0.
The Rev. Beverly Tucker, cI Richm9nd
county, has been called TO TRULY church, Mar
tirsburg, W. Y.
Mr.. p. f. Eborly, OF SlrnstuFe, WAC W&s
drummtr boy in the war OF ISL. "ltd .asi
week.
Thomas U. Priaty, Of L;rchburg, cne Of
the bes: kncwC printers in Virginia. dtc 1a9 Or
two ago.
There sro thirty sevau tkousand voiumcs IN
tho library Of tho Un;var;!iy Of Virginia 81
Charlottesville.
The ice in The Occc1uan :! and nesg lie iown
is walled up several feet hiSh aboGG thc Ha!cf
| ard closely wcised below tbs surface
Sirce Christmas eish: OF lie o'6cst c'tZcas O!
O,ccou.n and vicIuity have died. GA MIR.
jimmy Davis died lasl week ard Oh &c de- CT
his funeral his wife G's, departed tt!i HE.
Mr.. a. 3. Mogrudtr, au attorney Ct Win.
chester, has Instituted suls agaitS: t6at cV,
| claiming 5000 for damages rcc:iTCt b2 !aEhog
| off bridge Gro. s Dg oDe OF tho streets
John 3. Tiuior, OF Augusta c0unsy, ca %ed
| des5ay last dropped deed from his ci:!r US.
after returning ION the roa!cil:c 81" III
| mail.
East Hanover Prc;bytcTy, at its ses,ion il
Richmond, yesterday by Il vote OF 10 % g. =
| moved the scEtcEce q suspicion from hsT. i'T.
| +. L. Bald, and restoIc him tcthc l2ills;ry.
The tax aid for general purposes ia Clarke
county, fcr the year 1879, Is enc bird 'csa tan
that Of last year, when Levy Of Is Gratis on The
500 OF valuation was mposs5. Ibis year lhe
| tax is fixed ut 10 cents tgr couniy cEp:Is:s.
The venerable Mrs. Thomas Sect. resiCi1g
| near Orange Court House, fractured two oil
her ribs lss. week By t.i!, which io:u':cI n
Inflammation of tho lunGa, eaus!ss; her death
on Monday last,
Tho measles have broken ~! in aul a:ouod
Brcutsvi!lc, Prince William GaGatT. Ia !ub
lie school st that piece has teen c'o7gti. About
twenty cases are rsported VIII, rcw oasa COZ
stan!ly breaking on; 10 The rclgh2oihtcd.
The county of Priuco lF!itian paid iast year
into the State Treasuiya little over $50 Of
which amount $l0,lG! "aS paid il COUPONS.
Fairfax c1an:y which pays nearly donb!e tbs
amount paid iato the treasury $4,000 lncou?trs.
At largo uec!i5E CT the people Of R7aaokc
county, Monday last, resolutions were adopted
indorsiDg the call Tor the readiustcrs cJuVcn
tod and the Barbour bill, isy0ri1g free schools
and instructicg their delegates and senator 10
vote agaips! any iucvess, Of toxetion.
At the organization of the House Ct D,,c
gates of Arizoua Territory on the 7th lest, FIR.
w. Kidder Meade vas pat upan the Standing
committees on Education, judiciary, h,fr6ile4
bills AID Memorials and Peti!oas. N!-. Meade
ia quito young gentleman AL e unil72 oi
Clarke county.
At the election held on Thursday fol- a rcr-
resentative 10 Congress from the First district,
the vote ct Manassas, Prince William county,
was % for Bca!c, dcm., a0d 30 FIR Douglas,
rep. At Brep.sv;lIo tic vote wa, Beal %,
Douglass 6, and ut Independent Ill., Bcs!c ~,
and Douglass 2.
The Piedmont VirgiGan Gays" During the
present cold spell tho fish commissioners were
transporting about fifty Thousand young sllmon
over tho Midland Road. Ii vas 50 cold that
the fish began actually to fTetz, ct Rapidau
station, and, lie order 10 5eve them, the whole
cargo mad to be turned CUT 10 the river at that
pcint,"