Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Over $1,000 pounds Of grapes were shipped
from Charlottesville, last week, to tha Eastern
mprkeis.
The deficiency Of Col. Forbes. late posImas
ter at Richmond, s a:c.rtained to be 1892,
including the deficiency ut the stamp window
of 81 200.
DR.. Archibald Graham. Of Rockbrldeo Co.,
President OF the Board Of Public Works, uudor
tho Constitution Of 1850, member Of the leg
lslaturo for several sessions. and highly Cs-
tccmed gentleman. died on Nj unday last, in the
10Th year of his osc.
Tho Republican Congressional Convention
held OF Charlottesville on Moadsy night I'D
journCd without makirg any nomination. Tho
names OF those prominently mentioned is can.
dates werc Senator Early, Of Abcmsrle, and
MIR. Yost. of Saunton.
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton, Of Luray, Page Co.,
has recently received calls to tho pastoral
charge Of the Mddleburg and Lorg Branch
Baptist Churches, 10 LOudoun county, ofwhch
the late DR.. Haynes was the pastor, but has
not yct made up his mind to accept.
The readiuster convention for tho 4.h COZ
gressional district met OF BnrkeVille yesterday,
aod. after organizing, resolution was adopted
to take recess till Ootobcr IS. The object OF
the reosSs, as reported is to await tho result of
the proposed conference 10 Richmond in Octo-
Der.
Hon. A. NJ. Kelley, Of Richmond. will begin
the publication of campaign psncr to b. CALL
ed THE Conservative Democrat" August &c.
Ii will be published weekly and furnished graf
uitously as far as possible to voters who SUBJ
scribe for no paper. It is to DO exclusively
devoted to Vireinin.
Msjor Fl. B. Mcclellan. of Kentucky, for
merIy adjutnnt general Of Gen. j. Il. b. Stu
arts cavalry corps. will deliver the annual ad.
dress before the Virginia division. Confederate
Army Of Northern Virginia, at Richmond,
OCT. q. Major McCIellan's tjcot will DO
Tho Life, Character and Campaigns of Major
General j. e. 3. Stuart"
At the rcadjuster convention OF Tsppnhan.
mock on Tuesday Messrs. John Critcher aud
L. M. Mayo. of Wtstmorcland, @. 9. Round,
republican, Of Ffioco William, and L,muel g.
Bris.ow, republican. Of Essex, Tcro put in
nomination. % tho first ballot Crilchcr re-
ceiysd 90 votes. Mayo II, Round aud Brs-
tow s. There was no material change until the
fourth ballot when Brlstow was withdrawn,
and as the ballotiDg progressed Cricher ran up
to &c. when the nomination was made unani-
nous.
Mrs. Eliziboth Be1son, aged C5 ycars, mother
of tho lete q. G. Benson, chief of police of Nor
folk, who committed saicide OF tho station houae
10 that city last January. wss found by tho
neighbors about o'clock yesterday dead. 10 a
hogshead of water, where she had been several
hours, and her throat was cut Upon examin-
ing the premises it was found that sho had cat
her throat in tho front loom Of the second
story of the hoase with common table knife.
A pool of blood was found on the floor near the
bed, and stains of blood were also found on the
steps and out in the back yard. A edair was
found against the ho2sheed. which she used 10
getting 10. The wound on the throat, which
was across tho arynx. would have produced
death 10 short time without RECOURSE to the
water.