Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-07

court of tho rain 90 Tuesday took place {ts-
te!day. Addresses were made by w. NJ. Gal',
president OF the association, aud Representative
j. G. Blackburn. Mr.. j. E. Yates, OF hsp-
pahauucck county. Va, has in the cattle oe-
pertinent five of the latest specimens or nellerS
and steers, which received the first premium;
w. B. DairgerGeld, of Fairfax county, rec'iVe9
the sec,ud premium for Cotswold bucks ana
ewes. The races yesterday were witnessed oy
a large crowd. Batween the heats st: Julle1
was driven around the track for exercise apa
in q iog BIO covered mile in 9 Oh, making me
last half in 1.O73. Tomorrow afternoon the
great lrotter will endeavor to beat bis best Ime.
The report that the pric, OF admission VII! %
increased to morrow ls not corftc', u Will TO-
main the Same as on other dayP.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN JAMES NJ. STEUART.-o
Captain James Montgomery SteuaIt, one OF
Alexandria s most respected c;tizens. died at nis
residence on Cameron street, about TWO CLOCK
this afternoon, 10 the sab year OF bis age. he
was stricken with paralysis about year ago,
from the effects Of which he never recovered.
AT tho age of eighteen he lief: Alexandra tor
tho West. where shortly after his arrival, be
entered tho Uoited States army, and served 10
the Mexican war as lieutenant in the Missouri
Volunteers, Ter the Command OF General
Sterling Price. At the breaking out OF the war
be.gecn the States be abandoned bis homo and
largo estate 10 California. consisting OF valuable
Mining inte1e,,a, ranches, and personally, for
the cluso no held most dearly to bis heart.
This propsrty was all c,pGscated By the authori'
ties in California. and not cent did he ever
rtalz, fror, it. He rcd, 1850 miles through
hostile couotry before he reached BrowosVllio,
Texas. Here ho offeIol bis services to tho
ConledcraleStates, and subsi quently voIuntetred
az private 10 the 18th Virginia Regiment, CoI.
NJ. D. Uorse, tbon commanding. Shortly alter
wards upon 40 election of officers, Capt. VIM.
II. Smith resigpiog, BIO was elected Captain
Of Go. Z, old Mount Vernon Guards. lie
was tWic, taken prisoner. The first time he was
ccrGaed 10 Fort Warren. Boston haroor, and
tho second tino at Johnson's Island, where ne
remained until peace was proclaimed. De
fought calamity and With distinction ell through
the war, aud tits close returned to this bis
native ci.y, where, in 1867, be was elected BY
the people sheriff almost unanimously. lie
suyed tho people faithfully 10 the ofhcc to
which they had elected him fer nearly two
wears, when he vas removed by Federal au..
thoriIy. Alter Reconstruction ho was elected
sergeant of the city two terms The last year OF
the scoand term ho resigned. and IN 1916 was
elected postmaster CT the United States
House of Representatives. which position he
hell up to the time Of bis death. He was
member Of Alexandra Washington Lodge
No. % of Masons. aud Mount Vernon Royal
Arch Chapt,i; he was also president OF the RI
lief Hook and fiddler COMPANY and president
of tho Alexandria Gamo Protective Asso'
cia!ion. The news of the death OF Captain
S.euart will be received with profound regret
by largo circlo Of friends. for q better hearted.
M oro uplight man never lived.