Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-07

now 10 NeShni ton of confer Caoa with tho
Ns'loDal Board oil Health, relative TO the
adoption OF uD,!0Tm rules and regulations for
the government Of quarantine stations. took no
acuOn yesterday Other tfan to appoint com
mlltrCs 10 consider the different EraLcars of tho
:ubi CT.
VIRGINIA. JV.EH-G.
Town lots, ouc'f5urih Of an ere 10 sz', near
The railroad depot at Brrrysilc, Clarke couaty,
arc cammanaog $50.
A movement is 90 foot for tho orgauiz alton
OF cavalry company 10 tho southern III ion OF
Loulouo.
MIR. Alfred CAS- lemau. we'll known and
highly respected citizcn Of Clarke county, died
ct his home, situated about three miles north
east OF Borrgvillc. several weeks ago, in the
S5lh year Of bis age.
Mike Mcdonald. laborer, whlo at work 10
a culvcrt, 10 Richmond was c,ught by csvipg
| earth yesterday evoIiog and killed, being liter.
ally buried alive. He died before his fellow
wCrkmen could dig him out. a colorcd maD
was also caught by tho earth, but c. c.ped with,
out serious ihlury.
Tho Homo Farm Of the late George w. Jan.
ney, adinlniug tho town Of IIamiton, ADD CON
tanning $50 acres, with a wood lot of seven
acres, WAS cold Oh "Wednesday at private salo
10 Hiram IaVenner, efG for SO per acre for
the cleared land. ard sS5 per aero for tho wood
lot.
On last Thursday large concoursc of ladi; 8
aud gentlemen assembled in Graoe church.
BerryVle. to witness thu marriage of Miss
li,VIrs, daughter of tho lato Edward Motor
nick, to MIR. s. Scollay None, youug lawyer
OF Berryvlle. Rev. 7. u. Phillips unite d
them in wedlcck according to the beautiful
rites of the Episcopal Cburch-Mr. Marshall
Mccormick giving the bride away. There were
seven bridesmaids and groomsnon.
The Eighth Congressional District.
10 The editor ofMo alexandria Gazette:
l have been patiently waiting, with hundreds
of tho ctiz,rs OF old Frederick county, to learn
whether ,hs Hon. s. G. Noalc, Of your city,
will be candidate from Tho Sh district for
congressional houors this fall. The political
outlook is murkoy and seemingly hard to scap
but from what | can learn respecting tho pros
poets OF the different gentlemen whose names
have appssrad in ycue Journal of general inlor-
uaiiop, am satisfied that Mr. Nealc, of your
city, would receive the hearty and cordial SUD
port OF the greatest number Of voters 10 this
distrc; indeed MGR, than any other gentleman
whose name has baen presented. Mr.. Ncao
will come before his constituents FREQ and IN.
| trammelled by the agitation of tho Stale dabt,
having taken no part 10 il; indeed he his b,cn
| by professional engagements abroad, kept en-
| tiIely out OF The Gull C: ard will look only to
| The Interest OF the whole people upoo this uuas
tlop. This tee, independent aud envisbe posi-.
| ton is Mr. Neal.s, aud | AN turs, Ercm one
moments IT fccuou. our citizens Eujs SEQ that
state issues can have nothing 10 do with The
msklng OF Prcsldert, except that they intend
TIC sacrifice themselves upon the dsbt question
and hand over the State to the republicans. A
| President will b. tl,cled, either a dcmrc.at or
republican, if a rsruol Gao it will be by fu.
SIGN Of rcadjuster4, conservatives and republi-
c.npi II republican the people of this State
Viii again DC under the heel Ct the Cppr, ssor.
l.ct US not be deceived. We gro c)mpttent as
as State TO sattl, cur difficulties; but let US
not render ourselves poWere! foe good or evil.
aud rally rs ooe - secure in his great natiooel
clrtiict decided victory. We want a nsu
WHO Is unlrammclled b9 State difficulties. q
states nan OF broad and liberal vcas, and csoe-
! clsiIy ficm the old State tho mother of pres,r
denis. list liz rally under the old Jeffersonian
auu osCKSGHlhn tatlla cry, bii contend 1lr our
| tights 81 democratic lreenoD, sud never turn
aside from the true issue by the honeycd words
ct dc'gnIng iDen for their owu political arrap
q ,ulert. and sell cur birth right for mess Of
| Portage. OLD FREDERICK IN EARNEST.
May 5. 1850.
10 the editor Of thc alexandria Ca<che:
Since it seems fashionable for almost every
v'ttr 10 the h disric: 10 czlrcss through the
'uUus Of your paper his Choice among tho
various aspirsn!s for Congress. allow mo su,ali
space 10 paper have been reading for rcs,ly
halt century, ia which to give the vi5w4 of
this Immediate neightorho on that subj CT,
and urge the claius Of ono Ct tho purest and
nblest men 10 the district, q rn.n who distin
gulshcd hIns.lt 10 tho Legislature of 1870,
whose modes'y auh generosity have kept him
from filing other high and responsible positions
| 10 the State, and who will not become candi
date 10 the coming contest unless his frieods
folc, him irto il; but. ono, before the people
he will carry tho district against all opposition
or combinations. A ssuBoh ,uservalive, of the
stsuOchtst county; of honest views on tho State
Dc bt Q1ektlOp; man suted In f1iau n lo,o,os,