Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-01
VIRGINIA.. %Eu"S.

Caiaf Engineer Frarc::s G. Dsdo, of Vir-
einla, has beeu ordered to the navy yard at
Norfolk.
A vigorous eHor; ia being MADE TO have the
terminus OF the sspeske gud Ohio road To-
Gated at Norfolk.
General Malone, chairman of the raatjus!.
ers' State committee, has issued call for a
State convention, TO be held 10 Rictm ond Oh
the tin of July, 1880.
Rev. Z. I. Warren. the Baptist minister at
Loog Woods, Talbot c1uny. has accepted call
TO Loudon county, and will rtmevc TO his new
charge about Tic 18th Of April.
Rev. DR.. H. II. Harris, Of Richmond, has
been s9l;cted to bill the vao,nc7 in tho editorial
staff of the Religious Herald, caused by tho
death Of DR.. Jeter.
The residelc, Of the late Isaa, 0. Austin.
uear R'ohmoud Was destroyed by Ire Tuesday.
At the lime Of the fire The uorpse of MIR. Aus
liu, who did Monday, vas in lh, house, and
was With difficulty removed.
The Indications Gre that the Shenandoah
Valley railroad will adopt tho Eastern route
| aud Tuo along the bas, Of the B us Riigs and
! connect with the Chesap eska AMI OEio railroad
| ct Waynesboro'.
"ApJ ~ ~ phsDuI VI SuSTlOtit SG!ft, WIN
some hVo Years ago purchased tho lniocra
rights on the farm of j. CrickelberRer at sony
Point, ws learn from the GorGonsvllo Gazette,
| has since purchased The same tights Of the Bur
| rows Muoday heirs. whore farm adiaios the
| other. These lards are about tgo miles from
the Missing Link ard MIR. Mason Intends build
Ing a t1amway 10 CONNECT tho miues with the
| railroad. lie is now engaged gettiag cut and
l oF foo, n ,,i 10
| Nelson county, but has large iorce st work al
Stony Point, 80 as to have plenty of iron orr
ready for shipment by the tins trains begin &c
run on the now road.
At tho rcaojusters' meeting held 10 Peters
burg on Iues1ay night, noticed in yesterday
| Gaz site, resolutions were adopted that steps
should be taken Dt ooce ITO tiad together more
closely in political friendship all ciz,Ds O
Virginia who are opposed to 'funderisu.
Bourbooisn. GLASS legislation, uotqual taxation
and political prescription; calling upon read
lustcEs throughout the Commonwealth TO 90
operate vita then; endorsing the action OF tbt
resdjus'iug members Of the Legislature 10 elect
Ing public officers 10 sympathy With them, ant
IN repeating the Motf6tt punoh bill; also CON
demnlng the Governor for ve!oiag tho Rid
deb. bill.
Iho cylllno which passed over Brunswick
c,unty Lust Saturday night, extended through
DinWiddie county. whero great destruction wa
done to properly Near San Marena tho wiut
was very severe, demolishing aud uurOoio
houses. uproCting huge pioe trees for mile
around, and causing great fear snd excitement
The barn aod stable belonging to II. L. Jones
were completely blown to pieces, ADD ever
bulldog on the premises Of T. A. Jones, ex
oeptlng tho dwoliog, was destroyed. A lsrg
barn balongi ing to De. Q. G. Ssehmcr was up
lifted from its foundation, and the timbera scat
tered 10 every dirtc:ion. A kitchen nnd bari
on Il. I. AK uson's farm were destroyed, ii
servants barely escaping with their lives. Chin
neys were blown trou number of residences
aDd the bricks carried great distance.