Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-05
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ctlllUUS are Uclhg circulated XII CNREGGt
tauqulcr county, aud receiving rnahy sigma
lures plaJiug TIC Legislature TO allow the pco-,
pie at the next election TO decide whether thcrc
shall be sale or co sslo, OF Intoxicating beverages
10 Fauqaler.
No rtGuisiion iroiu Tho Governor had been
received ~ to yesterday for WALTZ, the negro
charged with colnmlltIr. al outrage on the
person OF Miss hlarmon in I.,udcun nounty,
and no is stl! held in the all at liagC rstown,
Md, awaiting such demand.
The funeral services oi Miss Sae Barbour,
daughter OF the late John s. Barbour, and sis
ter OF James Barbour, esq, wrro held at ST.
stephens church, Cu)pcpcr Z. H., on Tuesday.
al ii 10. A large aticndNnc1 Of relatives and
friends attcStad hg their presence their apprccia
lion oil the character Ul lhia most excellent lsdy.
The services were conducted hv ihe Rev. John
McGll, esri4tcd by Eov. Dir. UalIahtr. 4
srte,al train conveyed the FnUC.ai party to the
ola family residence, near brandy station whtic
tho body WAS uttered.
The ac,icn Of tho City Cnunsi! Of Petersburg
IN authorizing the city Finance Commute to
sell the $50 shares Of !hc Petersburg and
Weldon Railroad stock held by the city, valued
at $4,000, TO reduce the bonded debt Of the
city. has caus;d considerable amount of adj
verse di:ous:iJn. Many claim that .hc stock
will DO purchased by outside railroad pitalisls,
who will use the road IS through line, and
that Petersburg will eventually become nero
water station. The stock is to be sold by tho
first OF August.
Gcn. Joseph r.. Johnston, in conversation On
the roltlcaE situation ia Nireina, Yesterday.
expressed hlms'li - il iagtr of tho different
Wigs ct the C6lscrvatl9o plrIy OF the State
pursuing policy Of CANCELLATION toward each
other, AID ha:D o9Zlug all the diff, renccs with
q view 10 presenting united troot 10 the sp-
proachIrg prcsid,nilal campaign. lilo said
every eiloEt should bo made to Induce all mon
10 the sac IN favor OF tho Triumph OF the ns
tional democratic party TO unite against the
nominecs q the Chicago convention. lie sid
q dill renee on State hSlcs Ahoud not drive
mau apart when ualional issues of momontouJ
Imptrt were at stake.
MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT. Tie marriage
tealcmeut OF * Gov Saanr, Of Maryland, was
filed 10 tho register $ olfioo 10 WASHINGTON yes
torday, end admitted TO record. Tho convey
aDce IS dated Juuc 3, 1878 and is between
Thomas Swami; OF the city OF Baltimore. ADD
State OF Maryland, and Josnrhinc A. Thomp.
SOD, OF P'lnCetou. n. }. 1t sets out marriage
rage. he grants to Csc phinc y. Thompson dur
Ing her natural Lilo one equal and undivided
estate: share and property with him for their
Joint ives 10 his estate at Newport. r. l., be-.
lng the resdctc! o;c1ped by him iu tho sum.
mer OF 1871. on tho sOut eide Of Scaview ave
nuo, adjoining the pIop,ry CT tho Cliff Asset
alton, together with ali tho furniture, PIC ,ures,
plate, and ell personal property ond eff, 8 ap-
pertaining TO the said establishments; and of bis
estate 10 the city Of Washington, beicr all the
property owned there by him, his residence,
being known as No. S23 Fifteenth sroot, With
tic stables appertainiug thereto, together with
all tho iurnture, Gx!urcs plate, Carriages ard
all paIsoraI property ani effects appcrtaiuing
to said ESTABLISHMENTS; and, in event Of his vile
surviving him. thcn rho whOo Of the estate ia
tho SAID property TO BE- hGs durng her natural
llfo to hold The sid estates, r0sl aud personal,
10 tLqla shares for the ioint vca OF the two,
and entirely to the survivor for he term Of her
natural Iic. The deed is signed Thomas
SWann, AID Is witnessed by Chas Elgpr Mills
Snd Robt. S. Green.