Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-24
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.ihu wheat seeded ibis fall in L9u!Gun CUuq.
~ presents very promising appearance.
Sptrtsno1 !. Ito upper country complaiG Of
an unusual sse,ciiy OF palrdges this season.
The RichmcnG Dispatch claims that of tho
whisn vote cast at the recent tlaoton tho debt
paytra had ma jrity OF 10000.
The lie Of the late n7. L. i. Baldwin, gu
ps'irtelltnt Of The Wastcrn Lupaio Asylum,
at GigInt0n, Va, Was insured for SIS GOO.
The oogn cray ii i.ouioun county has yielded
very satisfactory. and Ii larger than last year.
Tho scarcity Of Hay is made up by the increase
OF com
Alfred Homer, q haupuicr, killed L hawk
| last week that measured upwards OF four feet
| between The tips oil his wings. 1t was bealicg
oil aray squirrel in his talous when killed.
Tho freight business on tho Atlantic, Missis-
sippi aud Ohn Railroad, Isl heavier than fer
years past. Oac day last week there Tcro two
hundred loaded cara at lIynohburg bound east.
Cal. ". f. Cameron, Of Petersburg, lead
lug rcadiustcr, authorizes tho statement that
he is o0t candidate !lr and will not, under
any circumstances. accept any ofiico in the gilt
o! the General Assembly.
| 4 report olthc number of public schools 10
opeEa'i0u i1 the State during tho years 1878
aGd 1879, with Tic pupils attending, shows
That !hn schools decreased from 1,54j 10 q, 19l
AMI thc pupils !Iou POP. a ! to los. GA.
Most Of the farmers ia l3ulcua and Fauquer
COUNTIES 73;ta G.a%1 cattle, have purchased their
stock ior the c2ipiGg s3aso0. Tic csstlo bought
gro generally ci' g,ol quality, aud wero pur
chased ct iEom s.. G2 to IS per hundred.
| On Wcdcc;(ia? Sigh: last. at tho National
| li0Lcl, in Washington, j. Bradshaw Beverly
ana Albert Is. Dowlil, 81 L,cs5urs, hsd their
gold watches and 4 3ore OF money taken from
| them. ny Il thief WHO cntorcd tier ROOMS
while they were cscep. They occupied differ
En-. ROOMS. Beverly was relieved Of his watca
nd eighty dO!!ars ia cash. Dowol! lost Only
his SG;ch.
| As counsel Ter th2 plaintiff 10 error Wm L..
| ioyo!I has ohtsrci Il VII OF error from ito
Snntrmo Court Of Tho United States TO the
Coult Of Appeals CT virginia n the c.so ia
wh;ch the Court CT Appeals decided that c
marriage between negro man and white
W0uan WIS fo;d, and thas ::Ia parties arc liable
TO rr33tcu ion and punishment for such mar.
Ilagc. Mr.. Royal co0teods that the Virginia
avis contrary to the constitution Of the United
States and Is therefore void. The Richmond
Dispatch SAYS /! Is more than probable that
the Supreme Court will order tho $3.50 TO b.
heard At an carly Gay, aud thus this vcxcd
question will DO finally put at rest.
| W. Gordon Baugh. coioro1, aud John IIsll,
white, nail carriers in the post0ffcj in Rca
mend. were sr;ested yesterday by special
agent oil tho Postoflic, Department, charged
With robbiug the mail. For several months
past i: has been known that some QUO employ
cd 10 the Rchmood pcstoficc WAS pilfeIiog the
mails Of uloncy letters. Tho sums in most
cases were sua. Upon The person of Hal
IVES lcuad four dollars which had been sent By
i the agent 10 dccoy letter. Upon bsiog close
Iy pressed Baueh confessed that lie was the
cuprit, and that Hall received the lnoncy
found on his person from him in chspgn for
live dollar bill. Hall WIS discharged and Baugt
baied for hla appearance before United
Statcs commissioner to day. Tx Copgrt s,mar
Raney. c1orci. ol South Carolina. was a
Laughs house at the time Of his arrest