Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-06
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Rev. Mr.. Pondexter, of Caroline county, has
been called to the assistant rectorship of Grace
Episcopal Church, Petersburg.
Mrs. Alice Barron, of Portsmouth, commit.
ted suicide % Saturday last by banging. She
wes laboring under temporary alteration of
piod on account of the recent death of her
mother.
Jas G. Blaine aud j. Dooad Cameron, now
s,j ,uraiDg at the White Sulphur Springs hav,
been invited to thu Garfield and Arthur rati6
caion meeting proposed to be held in Rich
mond next Thursday evening.
By tie recent action of the school board of
Petersburg, it is understood that hereafter,
when Vacancies otcurr 10 the offc g of teachers
10 the cnlored schools. colorcd teachers are to
be appointed to ill skid vacancies, if IN petept
pers los are {, u ID to fill ihem.
Judge Christian has award, d witt of err
aud supcrs- IDEAS to judgment rendered 10 The
Cncnit Cout of Prlnc, William cuuuty May
ii. 1850. 10 sui 10 which Robert Ashby was
pl"luitt aud the Richmond, Fred ricks5urg aud
Potomac railroad company defcpdaur.
CIV Holiday has issued his rtqui,i,i,n upon
the ouivu of Maryland for tie delivery IF
the coIored man Thomas, held at Belar, 10 that
State. charged with the murder of Captain
trauk and The Cook Of the echnnuer Mipnnn
cite, who will be taken to Warwick O. urt House
tor trial.
j. Randolph Tucker, j., SOD of Beverly
Tucker, private secretary Tor Speaker Randall,
died 70 R;chmcDd al tie residence of tx Judge
w. W, Crump, asst night. MIR. Tucker went
to RichDoud sick soon after the REQUIREMENT
of Cougress, and coa,iaued to grow worse until
bis death.
M j. Nat. B. Meade, of Cu!pcp.r county, late
editor of the Riobrnopd Wbig aud a prominent
rea justr. ia credited with being the author Of
o communication published 10 one of the Rich.
moud papers, advising fusion electoral ticket,
to be composed of an equal number of each
party, the readj listers to be chosen By that fac
tioo.
For the first time since 1860 Independence
Day was generally observed 10 Richmond ss a
legal holiday uoder legislative enactment of the
last General Assembly. There was no military
demonstration except by coloied troops BUSH
IS, both public and private, was almost co
lrely suspended, AID excursions, ticnics, &c.,
we're the order Of the day. At night fireworks
aud hrecr Ackers we're buroed freely.
ln DanVille last Saturday night, James W.
Malone, we'll known citizen, was passing
found bis Wsy blocked by large assembIage tf
negroes. Asking Why they were obstruotipg
the pavement, Mr. Malone was responded to
by some one 10 the rear strikiog him across tho
neck With sharp Instrument, iphlc.ing
wound Whca will probably prove fatal.
Yesterday was observed in Petersburg By
COMPETITIVE drill a, the fair grounds hs,w.eo saw
era colorcd military uompsnies of the State FIR
three valuable prz,s offered bv the honora-
~ menteIs of the Petersburg Guards to the
three best drilled colored companies 10 the
State. The companies competing for thu pr;z IS
were the State Guards, of Richmond; FIippo
Gnnrds, OF Petersburg, and Hill City Guards,
OF l. rchburg. The first prizs, valuable gold
medal. was awarded to the Hippo Guards; the
sccoDd prlz,, silver cup, lined with gold and
decorated with military designs, to the State
Guards; the third prz', silver cup, decorated
With ornamental military designs, to the Hill
City Guards.
i dispatcb from Riohmond Sovs. uTho
opinion that a oonnrom;s, oIooIo.al ,;oLa,
comnosed ofsn touaI pr ~ hor .ioAo',
rea6inster dsmoc,ass ~; ~ " G uoospeS'us anu
ts;n.d bv ,e1oroI w.. W eneo.eu IS enseI-
Ahoni ht,1 ~ S;r,u io.d;.a so y: oo'n 'iues.
in conforonoe los, n;rbt J;ao, ieauIuste.9 Hete
,mo ~, hnforo 10 g. u''ouo,es ua0stiops 70
n,rtr ,sh;oh 5000 800 ',o'eu,i1n VI .nel'
roaS;, .nI Id o'' .o'mo..I" nn tne uilra
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