Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-06
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Special Correspondence Of the .A!,,1 T.
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Spcc'a1 Correspondence e the AIt.ca. Gaa,.,
"AsL'AuToN, d. G.. Dec. G, I.79
The 2lI ncpr,cS wio were iod, c ID 10 Is..
their comfortable homes in North CsroI;o, T.,
the purpose IF republican zjng Iudian, -,
who reached this city On their route sssa asI
days ago, arc now quartsrtd in coIorcd g. n,a1
somewhere on the Island, arc in an almost 4,
titute condition, and appeals arc made !, w.:
behalf By tho radicals. Col. Robert lnoo,.,,
has been asked to deliver lcclur, f,r ,L,;.
benefit.
Judge Fisher, Of the u. s. Court, Of Wvtr
lDg, has resigned that position, and Ivan,
Peck, OF PonusylVania, is an Applicant ir ItS
vacancy. VIC
MIR. George OFT Wander, Of Altx,nl-,
county, has the Contract for laying The kI,%
pavement on louisiana Avenue. near S,ynr,H
street. "'"
MIR. Louis Il. Payne, ct Alexandria rorm,,,.
clerk CT NE County Court OF that city, aud mo,a
recently u. 5. Attorney for the district Of Wv
omlog, has bnen appointed to clerksbin y
the Pension Office. |. is reported that "'p 10 10
avowod debt psyicg policy was the mran. us u,
hootS hioS
Governor Matthews, Of Wost virginia non
hero. says be has now no doubt that Inc WI%'
Sulphur Sprioss properly will bo said NV ','
March. and that tho sale made then viii h,
confirmed by tho court. "
Senator Wilhers is laid up st his rcsidcr,,
IN Alexandria sick with rheumatism, Ills Nv
| tended visit 10 Richmond is therefore ,,eIaraj
| Mr.. Jacob Ii. Houston. who offered The An
thorltic! OF AhXlndlla, FREQ ct cost. his pa,pn,
Tor making gas from refuse cool. by which Ls
| asserts tho residents of that city can be- srr.
| piled with gas at City c.nts Thousand TO-.
| and more money be mado by the corporsli,,
than at present, says that he has heard ro,h,rr
from his otf,r. ''"''S
| The CoEtere1ce o: The Firpiuia c,rpr,Ssion,l
delegation fer tho purpose of settling upou g.
o6mncndatloGs fer supervisors OF oersus IA
| Virginia, TO have been held Yesterday, w,.
| postponed 10 consequence OF misunderstood;
INK sb3ut tho limo fixed for it. Tho two SER.
tors and Messrs. Cate!, Tucker, Goodo ami
| llunton were all VITO wcTo present, aud by reason
OF the absence oftha others uothiugwss done, Az !
| Inc conference postponed until somo time ac,,
week. not yet determined urcC. The following
! counties compose the k,ex%ndria tiGtr;cL: Ala,.
sndrla, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Fairfax, F-Cj
| erlcK, Highland. louloun, rgge, KocEhriiy,
Rockingham, Shenandoah and Warren. H.,
this district MossTa. Stewart. oi Aiexsr;ru
Holchkiss. o! S;srntGr KNrhOc of ROCKINGHAM
and L"uihan, "i Clarke, aro nn.ong tho :.py',
| cAntS
The Lottery cHso that i:v1ircs tho ,iyhl 81 The
| Postmaster General u r"isin letters Ai,irn:suj,
| Lottery sEents seL 10: To-Day IN the court {. H.,
city, was postponed, a'i will not crmcur i.,. ~
| tho middle Of the month
Beth the republicans apd le,n"2rai' ct Us,
lHgton are organizing their cca! assr,i.iioa,
| and the 'ait2r will Eavn y ..r,nd calrlrn,i." r,
| thn 18th ul next January.
! y tGhtiemnn jlst arriv"i hnie from Enrrr,.
Lon, Va, says Judge Games. oi tie C,u4ly
! CoEsl OF FAnauiar coanty, viii net be IA cani,
date b1i"rn tho Legs atita f,r ra.c!action. AZ
that Mr. j. =, %I!lmsn will ha niea."d ,c t..
| position.