Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-04
SsTRGEySE.a VIEWS,

SERGEsFE.3 VIEWS,
The Shsarer tao yerd property in Frederick
county Was scli Oh Saturday to Mr.. Frltts fer
$l.734.
William kraue, Indicted Tor sclag liquor at
the CcGmtr.ial C!uo House, in Rl!hmg21, on
Sunday, has been iiued $40.
Rev. Dr. Alphcus w. Wilson, Of the NJ. Z.
Church S, ub. VINO has been quite iudisposed,
at Nashville, Teao., is conva!cseng aad able
TO ttarc,.
a proclamation has been Issued by Gov.
Holiday iuviiog tic ptopis OF tho Common
wealth to participate 10 tho celebration to t:.e
placj al Yorktown on Lhe % Of October next,
The Street railwiy 10 Richmond has been
sold 10 MessIs 5. S. Campbell. LaRrenrc
Schoolctat and Byrd Warwick, three youpg
r.cu o! that city, for $42 5000.
The Bosri of Visitors 10 The Dsaf ard Dumb
ard Blind lnstilure meets 10 S:aunton on next
| hpr' q ~ at , D. O, 10 cleo prlncpsl II said
| Institution and fill some vacancies il he teach
| eTs' d :partmest of deaf mutes.
Tie exports from Richmond fer tie pss:
quarter wsra $3.50 600. including -four to BIS
| III, valued at $3.50 QUO. Tho tobacco statistic;
| for the pact twelve months show decrease 10
the saieo ct loose tobac,O, as compared With
last year, over 100000 pounds.
A plan is on too5 10 got Congress 10 appro-
pirate S. QUO i1r the erection Of monum OF
10 Dsulvl Morgan of Revolutionary fame. rhs
Eeu.ai. S Of Geu. Moig,n low lie 10 Mt. Ii b:ol
| Cemetery, Winchester, and the tlab which
ouco caVtrod the tomh ID nov nearly all chip
ped Of and been csni d away by relic huateis
Tho morber in law of the lat, Mr.. c. g.
Crr.e, If Richmond, who vas killed by PoiS-
dsxfer ia March Lass. his Purchased sector
10 Hollywood Cematery, near that city, HbC
the remains CT the gicim Of the hcwi:iie vii
be taken up from Sohockoc Hill Cemetery
Whera they were dc. osi;ca, aud removed tt
the latter burial place.
Mr.. William Mil r. foreman Of tho Atlantic
| Mississippi aad Ohi) Railroad shop a. LyEca
burg. was fatally bur0ed on ThuIsia lag. TX
WIS endea voliog 20 remove an cid nut from
belt. ard I'D heated it. lle then poured some
coal oil Gu II, when the can eXp'o3cd and hl
Vac envelopes 10 A.aea. The Gre was put Gu
by plugging him into tub Of water. There
uro no hopes Ct his recovery.
A large meeting Of coorcd aud white voter
was held 10 Lire ,burg last night. Adjresse
we're m sdc By W. g. R.a1e. ooIored la#ye
OF Ri:huoad. and Raw. w. 3. Derrick. color
ed, Of the same city. favoiog tho MoCull )ol
settlement Of tho State debt. The speeches
were apDlaudet to the echo. Resolutions wcrt
adopted dtc.arioe that "Whil, we !aborcd ii
slavery tn make Firgiai, masters rich. Wa vii
work ia / o4iom to keep item honest Gtea
enthusiasm prevailed.
a 'arsc UoIoEed republican meeting vas helc
in Petersburg las: night on the State deb,
question. Che debt psy:rs succeeded in effect
log the organ;za'i)n, witch 80 iucensed tho 70
&C listers that they cudeGyored to capture Tx
m"etine. The greatest confusion followed, tho
palice were called iu, urd III, r9Gdiustels re ic
cd and had 60 outdoor meeting Tie dabt pay
crS pasiei reso u.2nj approving III, MoCui.
loch bill bass.
Forest fires are raging GsEc:lg 10 The Vicinity
Of Norfolk, destroy Ing 1arm houses, bar,s abt
farm property. Many OF the roads arc impas
sable oa tcc?uat OF the lames and smoke. Tht
So cauaoi b, estimated. nor Go it b. kroWr
how much damage will BE- dJnr, 90 tho wind
has been bo1iGe stropg fJr 81 hours. Taert
is 70 ladc,tl of rain. aud n. 10 8 OF the cut
roundlcz c1uo.ry will be very heavy.
According TO the books Of the First Auditor
the number of the white voters in the S.att
assessed for capila.on lax is 10 900, of whiot
-, 600 arc delirq1eDte. The plumber * l1r-
et voters assessed is 10 600, OF which uunte
45 600 arc not qua isol to vote ca ao,ouot o.
the ntn payment OF the p7l! tx. l43 600 white
voters arc tlsioe. Agal3st this uumoer ttier
s:e G. 0C0 blacks Who Gao vote. The tota
assessed vote Of the State Of both RACES i
2S4, 900. while Of this number - 0ll have no.
made themselves eligible to vote.