Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-20
VIRGINIA. VIEWS.

steam tanocry. 90 en- extensive scale,
has been started at Winchester.
MIR. Il. a. Brock, Of Richmond, haa been
elto:ed Fellow ofthe itoya| Historical Society
ci Great Britain.
Hen. John l.. May.o has been appointed su,
perntendsnt of public schools Of Spotsylvanin
c)unty and the city 0! Fredericksburg.
Ger. John II. Roller. deb: payer, has an.
nounccd himself es candidate for the Virgil
rla State Senate in tho Rockingham district.
Dir. John ArmcDtroul. Of R,cktrilso Co.,
| aged ~, was drowned by falling from an cxcur.
sion steamer on The OHIO river, heIog Hunt.
irgton few days ago.
The case involving the title to the Luray
cavern was decided yesterday at New Market
| IN favor OF the present owners, the Campbells,
| and Stebhins rcti;ien 10 set aside the sale wss
dismissed.
The kitchen, stable. az! cofnort Ct Chcres
Anderson. near Prov Church, NcrluIk
Co., caught 90 Gre yesterday by sparks from a
chimney, und the bulldogs and co1iccts we're
entirely destroyed.
Miss nifty Shscklett died OF paralysis ct her
| residence pcar DcIaplane, 10 Fauquier oouuy.
on the 2G h Of last August. ia the S7th year Of
herege. Her house was for many years the
tavorite lon Tor travellers en- route to Canon
Sprio:s
% "Wednesday mkt tho convention will he
held at BsrEyvil!e, 10 nOmioate Senator for the
1istlici composed CT frederick, Clarke ard
Warren counties. judge j. r. lowell and
Captain Alex. NJ. Earl viii DO before the con-
Vantiop.
Tho Brilhh steamship Amtz,oese, from
|, ,rrnN op1 thn ot,lin,r chin A.
Bath, Me-, arrived at Norfolk yesterday 10
lead with GOTTEN for E1rope. Tho csp.sin Of
the AmtZjnesh YVES iined five Eundred dollars
by Collector BowdeD. Tor falling to have
manltess as required by law.
The Thoroughbred marc Mia helonpiup 10
MrJ. boswell died yestrr dsy, 10 her 50 i year.
Tier feputssl2a rs racer and brood mare Wss
oc-cXtenslVe with tho Uoioo. Niua WAS tho
lest survivor Of the progeny Of the celebrated
Boston, and was the dam of Planet, Excheuusr,
Ninette, Orion, Orauua, Eolus, Algerjoe'
Midday, and several others noted on the turf
OF this country.
At Front Roysl, Walr:n Co., yesterday, the
testimony 10 the case Of Jonas Hcckman,
charged With the murder of as Foster, was
closed, and the opening argument was made By
II. II. Downing. attrr0ey for tho State. He
was followed by Giles Cook, it,, of Front Royal;
d. \. Menetce. of RappahaDncck county, aud
Gen. j. Ii. Williams. of Winchester. Tie
argument wss couciu4td and the cass given to
the jury to d.y.
The senatorial convention for the district,
composed of Tho COUNTIES of Ora5ge, Madison,
Culneper aud Rappatannock, met ct Culpeper
U. ii: on Thursday, tu. &C burned 1ntil Friday
next 10 consequence OF the absence Of some
eight or pine delegates from the county of
Orange. The Times says: The whole pro-
oeedloRs indicated to our mind desire on the
part of some to break up The convention with
out making nomination, or 10 bolt if nomi
nation was made. Col. Jno. Stroller and Msi,
Grinsley. both of Culpeper. are the aspirants
Tor this 0fioe. aud theirs vii! DO the James be-
fore tue convention when it again assemblies"
The Countess al RossbsrY has giysn birth to
a daughter.