Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-19
DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY BY
EDGA AR 9NOwDBN.
VIRGINIA VIEWS.

No purchaser for the James RIVER Cara! has
yet nads bis appearances.
Gu. >hn S'rother is urged to be candidate
for The State S nate from he Culpeper district.
Mr.. Abrsm Morre!I of WASHINGTON. D O.,
died ct the FauqaierW hiteS1lpbur Springs las'
"Wednesday.
The survivors Of tho Old First Virginia reei.
maut oelebrs'cd tho eighteen anniversary OF
tie ta:t'c oil & all RAJ at r camond yesterday.
The Court OF A Deals is 10 session OF Wy
thevlits-pressu. Judp. Christian (presidioe)
Anderson, Staples and Butks-J adge Mcclure
Is detained oG acc uot CT III health.
Mrs nceeue Billing, wife Of Mr.. Charles
Z. Is ,lnng, died yesterday atteIn 10 h OBJ
noId. But few weeks si1ce tho sister OF
Mr. Boiling was burned to death.
u der az act passed by Congress at it's last
session. the per dl, m Of g,aod and petit Jurors
in oil u ,l,ed States c 'urts are fx.d at 50 per
q day. lsused 10 be 81 per day.
z.ia A three Days picaicis announced to he held
at Fen.on' C mp N eating woods uetr Unian.
L,udGua couutv. On July 80. 81 aud August
|. P,esdsot Hayes Is Expected TO be pr,s.nt.
Cspou has 200 visitors. r ,ck Eaon has leo
81 SIS and J,riau's White Sulphur large
company. Clarke equity is full Of summer visl
tors, and there Gro mary through Frederick
county.
Willis Fiziugh. c,lored, Of Alexandra, WAS
lodged in the penitsntiary yesterday for five
years for BURGLARY; and Edward Read, also
ooorsd, Of Buckingham oouo'y. for eight years
for feloRious assault.
The contested election css, Of Fox agairst
Btcadwater, 10 which the contestant alleges
that there was ii!eps! voiug for commissiontr
tfthe revenue for h, northern district. will come
up fbr hearing 10 The Count Ccurt Of Fai.f.x Oh
Wednesday pext.
TIE dwelling ard cora hcu,o OF MIR. G.
HndcC near shady Grove, 10 SpotsSlvanls
c"uaty. wac destroyed BY fire. on Sunday last.
Very little of the funi;ure Was saved, and 50
bushels of CORN sod about thirty bushels Of
VIII sat wtra Consumed with the corn house.
A pc-oic ard regular cid time tournament
will be given at Bceutssiile, Prize, William
c1uuty. ca next Saturday,. Several valuable
priz g will be awarded the sutc .ssful contestants.
Judge ,nss,er will deliver ,ho charge TO the
knights ard General " u. Il. f. LIE the oo!c'
nalion address.
Two hargts, Jtnnis aud McCIellspd,
which left Fredericksburg on tho S.h inst, 10
toR of tug loaded With railroad tits wer, ovtr
taken by storm 90 Sapdey morning last near
the mouth If Great Wioomico river. Tho
y enulo and cargo WIS lost and me McClehaoo
bssobcd osiog her deck load; the tug escaped.
Macy disabled oldiers WHO are expecting their
all,Rarc, made by The lsst legislature will be
Disappointed when they learn that Instead Of
nearly sky dollars. which they tx pc c:ed 10 get
after August lst, tbev will probably not get
more than thirty dollars, 90 account Of The
great luuber IF applicants.
A t.rslble storm passed about ono mile
Northeast Of Charlotte sville on Thursday coiog
towards Keswck, along the range Of the South
west mountains. Hail fell 10 large qusntities,
and 10 siz % lrSm hers ege to peas, doing
: very much damage to the growing crops. Mr..
!, Ho;orp'a Fl 'e vineyard was hopeless'y ruined,
entaing loss ct pslh,p, IS 900 or SC 600.
The CORA tl,ies we're split iato ribbons. leaves
ADD fiuts bta:en from The trocs AID vegetables
oblit. rated. Trees as large SIS mau q body were
wreDoht off BY the violence OF the wind, and
great laps taken up sud o,rred aw'y.