Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-03


this Senatorial district and tho nominee OF this
convention.
2ld, That the nominee Of this convention is
regarded pledged to maintain the principles of
said BILL and TO resist sll measures looking to its
repeal.
Fir. f. +. Meredith, of Prince William,
nominated Capt. L. L. Smith, OF Alexandria,
Tor State Senator. He said that be was con-
tident Mr. Smith would reflect honor upon the
district and tho State. HIS record was so
we'll knn@o. both 80 citizen and soldier, that
It was unnecessary that any euloeY should be
pronounced: Applause
MIR. Il. NJ. Lowe, ct Fairfax. seconded the
nomination. and said that Alexandria was
justly entitled TO The Senator. Fairfax was
not selfish; she had had representatives whom
she honored. Int she acknowledged The Justice
OF Aexaudras claim. Applause.
Mr.. George L. Sinpsop, Of Alexaudris,
said that he could add but little to what had
been sail. He would, however, 10 the name
OF the people OF Alexandria. endorse all that
had bccn said Of Mir. Smith. He paid high
tribute to Mr. Smith. both during and slice
the war, IA citizen and soldier Applause.
DR.. }. j. Moran, of Fairfax, added an culogy
On Mr.. Smith lie vas delighted to see Young
man fresh from the people, the houorcd Goa Of
| en- honofcd sire aud & brave ycuug scion Of
democracy nominated.
On motion OF DIR. Ira Williams, Of Fairlsx
Co., the nomination Of Mr.. Smith wss made by
sccla!natlcE.
Messrs. McreGi:h Of Prince William. Lowe
CT Fa'rtax. Srahs Ct Alexandria city AID latch
ct McSaHd::& cGuoty Wc.c appointed CON-
G';'cc to rotiiS Mr.. Smith OF biz nomination
aad !1vio him to The Convention.
Fir. Harlow. OF Alexandria, offered the foi-
! losing resolution, which was adopted.
Resolved, That The thanks Of this convention
| ere due and hereby rendered to The officers for
! The tsi.hiGi and efficient manner in which they
have discharged In cir dutlea also tina. we return
oa7 thanks TO tho representatives of the press O!
this district end tho Washington Post.
1ac committee here returned with MIR.
! Smith, %ho was received with loud applause.
! Judge Thomas in Introducing Mr.. Smith in-
| formed him q the action of the convention nnd
read to him he platform.
! Cir. Smith said tina: it was with uabcucled
prize that he appeared before them. This dis.
! 'riOt vas always true both Ia peace aud war, it
had been Inc seat OF war and had suffered more
than any ctrcr part CT tho State. lie had
ne"td the platform anG understood tina; it was
; me du'y o; cv%rr Delegate to support the Nc
Cu,!@ch TIL; lie had always bseu 10 favor Of
rialataiclGe The boaor Of the State. lie would
always act towards that end and would vote for
! no MAI ttr ctlcs who would not do 90. He
could coig promise 10 have oua Jet in view,
| The hODor and advancement Of tta Common
wealth std the district. Ia doing this, he
csuti assure the convention that no would be
found as nluoh cl,;z n cf FsrIax and Pfaoe
W:lIlam, cs Ai,x4Ddris. Applause.
The c1D7lll;on then Adjourned.
CHRISTOPHER GEUEI-In Sierra and Ma..
t is valleys the lndian huts can be seen, aad
10 ani around them era cougregated tho wic.
rlos a!G 'quaTs OF the tIl6:, their sisters, and
thels eouslus, and their auats. all iutent upon
Inc accomplishment OF the grand result As
usu'!, ina 'QIGWI do tho work, while uobic
IGrus ir!l upOa The green sward, end smoke their
PIP g, erd trcsmly aud lBzily stz, upon The
c:Hb''eSs nlyr!cds fbuzz;pg hopSerG that Gil the
air aud dcyOu7 vegetation. The tuusWs, car
ty!lg clnc shape baskets OF great capacity,
sJpop the prasshoppcrs with a fan shaped
lFDp' meut iGt0 their baskets, and when
loaded carry The wIseliug mass Of insects to
camp, aud then prepare them for food. The
graSshoHrcrs, killed and subsequently dried,
arc mixed with mashed pine nuts or cracked
wheat aad made into q kind of -four, which is
altcrTard made into bread, most delicious to
the pDlatc Of tho Washoc. White visitors to
the osop arc always iovitcd. 10 accordance with
lnGlan hospitality, to partake of the compound,
and great Is tho establishment Of poor 10 at the
dlssust expressed By the whto man for this
kiaG G! illd
AZ Iho same time when Secretary Sherman
was On his return from Ohio, after showing how
much better republican administration collt c.s
Inc revenues than democratic administration
possibly cJulG-at tho same time when tho
secret agents Of tho Treasury Department were
pushing moo .shners'' 10 tho mountains of
Tennessee and North Cerolina-it appears that
the Illicit whisky business was in full blast with.
10 stone : throw Of tho Treasury Department,
ard s;etday gang Of "mooushDers" were
captured by the polio; in the act OF distilIipp
i" house ca l. street, between Is b and l4th
s'raets. Charles O'Brieu. ooe of the party,
was foim ry metropolitan policeman. He
Killed man named Cunningham at Green
oprnga, near Georget0wo, and WAS sentenced
to DC huUg, but by the interpostion OF Gen.
Butler and the Graud Army Republic the $50
tencc was c'mnuted to imprisonment for life
10 the Albany penitcniary. Scme TWO years
ago, after he had been 10 tho penitentary. he
waa parioncd on the ground that he wss too
IL to i've. Ills wife remarked while he was 10 |
The p"n'tentlary, and he has size, been at Iii |
CATION win hrr concerning the custody Of the |
calIdEeo. L. |. Brooke and Il. L. DER have
been lho keepers Cf lie provision store where |
the s'll was found. Richard Burke, it is said, |
formerly carried 90 tho distillery business and |
Kept store not far from this city, and after. |
Wards engaged in still work 10 Georgetown.
Tie LOVERS or TURIN.-In the Jen,rson |
Market CIVIL Court yesterday the marriage GER
emory wss performed between Edousrdo Zols
End Adeiins Orchetti, the young Italians who
quite recently figured in 2 far different role in |
III" poljca courts They were called The lovers
Of Turin" and fed from The latter place toeeth.
CT because their parents forbade their nuptisls.
Arrived here they lived together, Eduardo
working n wine merchants shop and Adelina
III millinery In lit of jealousy one day Ed
ousrdH Threatened TO kill Adelina, and the latter
had him arrested. 1t WAS then thst their story
became known. Edou,rdo, though heir to =
!"ttrno of $50 CO. could not obtain possession of
the ssma until his thirtieth year, aud AdeIina,
i"f lhHt reason postponed the nuptisls, much 10
her lovers rage, who WAS constantly i'm.
p6rtuGirg her 10 consent 10 their 1nsrrisoe |