Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-18
E"sEGETY.f NEWS.

S5v1ral crops oil wheat recall; th.tsLc3 10
Clarke couniy yield 20 bushels 10 The scIe.
THO L1u1lu1 Agricultural Fair is 70 30 trld
Oh the lG:b, l7:h Gud lS.h Of September n:z'.
Mf. St. Andrew has reached homo end re-
turned to the editorial ctts uf tho Fprnviilc
heFcu'y.
4 bail storm: il Louis: c.ultg yesierda? did
considerable damage 10 the to5:ceo sEd co'n
crcps. The hail stones il may p'ac.s wi:s as
large IS W4!!Cu!s.
A negro wim ~ usm:d Jolis Coopc; wa3 Eilcd
in Portsmouth. yesterday afternoon, By light.
bing shock, while ti:lipg al 90 opaaad window
during lhunler slorn.
The directors CT the Loudoun Natiora! Bank
Of Leesburg have purchased the old Cligett
property, upon which they propose to erect
substantial two sorry blick baking hou;c.
TIE convention to nominate candidates fer
the l2:h senatorial district. composed OF the
ccuo'iea Of Clarke Frederick and WaETcU, aud
for the House OF Delegates. to be eltc:ed by
the voters of Clarke aGd Warren, viii be held
in Bsrry7is.
In the county Of N.gsenoai iraat damage
vii! result to The core, c'Gv:r, sweet p3latoes
aud fruit c;ops By The intense heat aLd pro
traced drought. Cover feles are literally
burned up, AID tic peach oIcaEris lo5k ss
they do 10 auluM1. The s@act p1ta!oe VICES
n many patches are destroyed. y shOsc: yes
tcrdsy ai,croOou partially reiicv9a Inc droush.
The rccaut action Of The Richmond s,GOol
b1srj, 10 raso!Viog that hereafter TO married
ladies shol TIC employed is teachers in tno
public schools Of trct city, has cc.6sI3nod 20
little f1lry among theae usciuI pubic scIVahts.
These that ere married are Indignant 3s tins
0c!icn Of the board aud the Gle o0t doubtless,
arc not l!ttle pqucG.
A cuniy convention Is ,0 bo Ltd 10 LIS
burg of tic September curt Tor tho puip0s. OF
nominating Q candidate 10 represent L1udouo
ia tho next House Of Delegates; AID il agree
atlc to the conservatives Ct Farqi!e a joint
convention will be held in the town Ct miadl;-
turs on the Saturday following tor tic 0oui:ia'
sioa Of senator and q i!,.tcr Delegate tc !.p'
resoDt tie lE0 counties, IS rrosiiid t'r H-Acl
tic re" superintendent.
WRECK or A STEAMEE.-ia dispatch i:tll
Halifax, N. s., gives the particulars Ct tho ioSs
Of the steamer State Of TiFgiaia, lr5a New
York, for Glasgow, which west ashore al Sable
lsiard a! 7:45 p. N. Saturday. Three iadic;
AID five children were lest in Tic suri whi!c
l1aiirg. Thc vessel had a passengers, l0l
head OF calls nrl 4 genera! cargo. Sixty head
ofcat!o were say.l. TIE purser q tic wrecked
steamer arrived at nalilax las. 1ipE!. lie re-
ports thai the steamer cGpcrelc2 d desc iVg
On The ll.h. which continued uctil Saturday, Z;
=. NJ, When she ran egr1u5d Oh & saudi bank,
seven n!ea ir3pI the caL on tha s0u:E side Of
Sable Islal5. Tried to get eli Without SUCCESS.
Sunday mornin2, il order 10 tighten llc7, COM
maGced throwing The cargo overheard; t3UUt Il
was $50 uao however,, the ctcamCr sot!lioS
down in the SANG: SIX miGuo guns were fred
there. which brought the Governor u the is
land, Mr. McDoosld. 10 cur assistance ia q
surf bear. GEis boa. took ashore licvcu We
mcn, fur n!eo, the pur:tr, four officers aud the
doctor, all Of whom we're as(e!y landed, though
tho surf was very heavy. Two more boats LETT
the ship With eighteen p2islUs. The sec0cd
boat when i!ty fec. trom Tho shora eap:iz2d.
aud eli the occupants wern thrown :nto the
water. Some Of those struggling ia the water
succeeded in o!icgIug TO the bottom ct The boat,
which presently vas Ti&Ltcd ard washed ashore.
Those cliogug 10 her were badly bruised, bu:
thankful to have escaped Elh their lives, as It
was roucd nine bad teen drowned.
nc QUIET DJ2'S GeuU a!Ouutl 10 tha OtncT
side CT TIE is!aud NIX: day, aai all were
safely auic! o. M01diY tight ct 1890
o'clock, tie third oiicer. with the ruy;cr ana
uDo men. started in 60 ogcn beat Ter liz main.
!snd. TAs first night vas rainy and !cggy, aCd
q mo:t uncomfortable eight was passed. fuos-
day aigl.t they iaGdo &c maiulsrd, but the sea
was running too bigti to laad, aod they waited
uDtil norling, when ttty gu,c:cdcd 10 anaiGg
SAFELY 81 Por; B,cscrton and drew, to New
Glasgow, Bhcac3 they clG.c by ;taia to Hall.
lax. Sunday pipht tic vesss! had settled G09u
Oh Inc sand. The weather was flag. ku: the
prospect Of getting the vessel of WAS rot FeIy
encouraging. Jhc cargo consisted OF l0i head
Of o,t.!s, American rr3drea ard general mcr
csandl&a. 4 uuDbc: CT cattle wh9h warc
thrown overheard 10 lbtvn lhs steamer got
safely ashore. aad pat IT lhe c.iSo VS. n!so
washed cahorr.