Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-08
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10 GuJrr6W %il re Ire Ian ara!Vc!a:ry oi
the surrender CT he Confederate army Of North
ern Virei1ia.
Gorjors7i;l, ias bacn designated pubic &c
positcry 20 receive 3rbsctip;iHus 70 the ! per
ceBt. re:nrGigs ceftjfi 5atce.
Samuel II. Boj kic, register Of the land cfias
10 RichnoIG. aho was attacked with whas was
supposed 20 =? 1rOp!tXr Saturday, Wasrcportcd
to bs greatly improved yesterday. lie was aale
TO yak aEtu: his rHoU.
The cockirg nl.la ior $50 I, SIDE arl $500 for
tie old i;ht comrGsuceG IL N1yfnls county
yts.ctasy het,scn Pcacsy!vspia a3d Freia;a.
Fifty birds wg5a showa ard LiDctecG matches
ulatio liz tic thee day. !ish. Three battles
were Eoa ~ each STATE,
The R;cLuotd, T:c!:yCl: sLurs aud Potomac
Railroad Company vii remove their present.
dspo; 3ni !Iices lro3G Eighth AID Brad streets,
Richmond, ard ii.r fer sale that property. The
icI Gepos OF lif3ad street, Just ubOVe Eba
Park, will be Hii:c1 daring the 5ca7.
Thomas Hare, 40 ti merchant oil p!ladG!-
phia. vas eaiZ:d win sr0pleyy 10 The streets Of
Richmo5G, Saturday Eight AID. tGiGg UEsnc"n
at tho lrc was 'akan 70 the hospital, where
be died Sunday nish;. He was CT business
visit to RcArocG 10 the interest OF 9 New York
tiu!o;i ncusa, Hjs identity wRs act estsbshed
until yesterday.
a discussion on The Debt qu:stioo tGoi; i'!.ao
at Charlottesville yesterday. Speeches we're
made by Mr.. Rid&cbe:gtr. Of Shenandoah, q.
r. Smith, Of Nelson, Mr.. McMu!iar, Of Greene,
john W. Daniel, Of L5nchburg, AID JOHN Il.
Massic, OF A!tcmarIa. The speeches were oil
good. 4 dispatch ssyS:-"Judpi0s from the
mauf .s:a:Inls the 'flrIc;s' were largely il the
ascendant.
S.. Mer2's Catholic Church OF Norfolk, has
been sdorae3 bT fourteen works CT art Imported
from Paris, a9G presented for tbs Stalicrs q
the CF,ss, in memlry tf deceased members Of
tho cCparcea,iop. Tie paintings each rcrra-
SEPT phase 0! tic EsGccmar's passion from
Gelhsenano 20 Calvary. Accompanying these
works CT 81. is s1I2Ddid oil painting OF tho
Sacred Heart, L present from tho f.. Rev.
Mo1seCor Kirby, Domestic P!c's'c to his :!aii
pess Pope Leo.
Dr.. TkouGs Wi;hcr!, ope C; Tie o!des; aaG
leading physicians o. Southern Vir2iGis died
on Saturday las, n Petersburg, aged seventy
ore year5. i!o mGg q descendant Of William
WltherR. secretary OF tho colony under Governor
Dinwidde, ond was president Of the CONNER
cial Na,oral Bsrk ill the c!o5c Of that iEsuiu-
ton rcccctiv. d.. H'ithe's Yves ccu.ia cf
Saaaior i. L. Hllhirs and brother of the Rev.
Edward Winters, Ct Norwood, who's, rccsGS
desth has been s1nouucad.
Col.Steilon C. Davis, clerk Of the Virsi5ia Sen
ate, died in Redmond last ri ght at ten clock,
after au illness Of several weeks. Col. Davis
was s;x'y oEe Yeas cd, apd haG been clark Of
the Senate .oT c;oIo than quarter Of century.
Grlauel Davis was native of Heur;co county.
Prior 70 lis c'c!kShip Of the Senate be Was for
many years second clerk in tho First Auditors
Office. lie was recognized o. one Of the best
paramentariaaJ 10 the State. vas great aid
10 the presiding officer Of the body Of which he
vas clerk, and was held 10 high esteem By all.
A MSS meeting If negroes iD Richmond was
held lsss blght, at which resolutions we're sGopt
cd declariog tbe:r rights s7 American citize ns,
sus,aioipg the action CT judge Rires, of the
Uoiied States Court, il regard to mixed juries.
AID sppoioiing Committee Ter rai,iog caoiri
butioos through churches ard societies for the
employment OF counsel to Gefepd their rights
before tho Supreme Court Ct the United States
in the case Of the wit Ct napdsmus against
Judge Hives. rGquiriDg him to show cause Why
he should not be restrained and erjoined ia the
matter of assuming authority in the removal of
the Reynolds brothers. eolored. under conviction
in Patrick county for murder, from the custody
Of tho State authorities.