Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Joseph Gregory has been appointed gGuger
ct the Fad district Ct Virginia.
TIC reatjusscrs of King George couaty, 10
county convention assembled, passed res la.
tiOD that tho reac justers may votc as they pres
Ter Ter presidential electors
Randolph & English, CT Richmond, hive
Just shipped to Mexico 23,0i0 druggists bcx.s.
9 600 sheets Of printed wrapping paper aud
81 $40 druggists labels.
as Woodstock on Monjag Mai John W.
Daolel address ID large meeting, nakirg a
decided impression. Lie WIS tho recipient CT
many h)ral cH>rioss, and u. piShr waa s:ro
u2GeG.
There VS. political DISC lssinn Q. Louisa 9.
ii. on Monday. the meeting b Ing ono OF The
largest cVtr held there, between Messrs. Geo.
d. Wise aud Massey, 10 which the formsr
| achieved sigoal triumph for himself and tic
true d: mtctscy.
Gen. Roger i. Pryor writca 10 iha democrats
q MlcklepburS county. IL r,spouso TO as livl,
tat;ou to address thUm: My cngagtmonls
now are such that c2aDo! st present appcict
day 'sLcn may b, with you. will give
you due notice Of my coming"
DR.. Chsr(s Pitts. nanbtr of tho LEGISLATURE
from Richmond county, died a. Lis home, at
F4rnham Church, astrhuradsy, alter ~ illness
OF c wa:k. DR.. Pitts served Two terms. ia tho
House o! Delegates as tho rcrrts ,nlali7c Of
nic0nOnd and Lane ssior cju1tios.
The democratic meeting al poe r,isi1g ut
Lacey'G Springs. Rcckiogtam county, yes
| tcrdSy, was very largely ATTENDED. aud there
W.s much cathuSlism for the regular demo-
cratic cleo oral ticket. Speeches wcro made by
Mai john W. Daoicl, Gel. Z. 7. O'FuraM,
Hon. jlhn j. Harris aud DR.. s. Il. Mcffett
a Verg large democratic meeting vas bed q,
titc ssttc, Botct0ur: cJu4'Y, yost.!d,y, am,ns
the speakers bciog Gov. Wa,ic Hampton. Dl
cgations len Ho:ctourf, Allegheny, B-dford,
koapGkt hrd Craig were p1Gacnt, aud assurances
given that the regular ticket will BE- supported!
by both wip;,s OF tho party with hu. few cxc,r.
ioCs.
The s,v4uty tw9 hobr,' ;tial Of the cnscc
and machinery Of The new WAT chip & ,I.cG
commenced ut the Norfolk navyy ys.d las;
night, and sa"2ra! accidents happened. A uan
namcd Walsh was badly suaded by ok blow.
lnS ou;, AID later ouo Of the f.tm.n lot the
water got lOT, and burnt al! the i:itny ard Lad
work OF o1o Of tn, boilers.
1t lhoDan6c;at;c Congressional Convection
which assembled III Ocean View, Norfolk Co..
yesterday, Hon. Jciln O0oic vas posina,a,!
By scolama;l"n for 70 election 70 tho llDus, OF
Representatives from the 2Ud district. rir-
GINA hes no irlcr. ahlcr or rl9go useful repre-
sentative ca the floors Of Congress than Mr..
Goodo, aud his district has bestowed descry.
cd compliment upon most worthy 500.
A prtJ .ot ia Oh foot to get the City Couucil
OF RichuoId to build "a iron trcs!Io over Broad
street from 18th to 2lst streets, Church Hill,
thus connecting tho Two sections otlhc city aud
getting rid c! the s!ctp hills Tho proposed
plan is 10 have the trcste vide enough 10 3D.
| nit OF double street railway track, twenty
fco! roadHsy and five iact on either sido for
foot passengers.
Ia tho Cncuit Court cr Richmond ou Mon.
day bill was flied by Mcssrs. a. NJ. Kelley
and John Lyon. as counsel for David Gfnhnoi'S
executors and others owning stock 10 the Vir
GINA md tennessee Eairoad Company, against
Samuel H. 81. Barlow and William Butler
Dalcan, surviving trustees; tho Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio Railroad Company; the Beard
OF Public Works end other defendants, the ob.
ject beicg to prevent tho sale ct the property
Of the Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad Co. and
to restore It's! company to lis indel c9dcncc
90 q e ,ronra;i0n rrGer tho lava IF Eiroi.;,