Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-15
VIRGINIA NEWS,
g digs CT, killing sheep 10 Ausrs;e,

grcstiy behind hand With their farm work.
White swans, xii. co tho Shenandoah
river, have b25n Ctfr:6 isE sale il Cba,les0wn.
Tho "A resdiis c! L7lchbu.g Ero sid to
favor the nomination. ci Cameron fur Governor.
The Hor. John Randolph Tucker is to Dc.
!ly;r ectutc in Richmond 90 Msy upon
Virginia As She Was, Il, and i to Be.
There is great des! Of building going on in
Steulton. and Iumbtr OF o1ntracs are in
contemplation.
1t sao8:d Wednesday night Throughout: The
ranse CT the Bus Ridge mountains and ycs.ar.
day moTElcg they Wero covered with snow.
{ seot!cmau Of Froas RJys! hss clipped
oiet $50, spokos TO the malkcs aod hiss
5000 more to ship.
Ano:h,r rich 7ci1 Of bi!rmi nous Q -! has los:
been brought to light 10 h, CID cal bearing
| couaIy OF Chesterfield.
Two gentlemen Ct Wa5reutoD received from
EIollds CO Saturday last six dz.n live
pltIidgce.
NJ. Joha Cat:siy Thom, father Q: Prof
Wi ian Taylor TAcm. died ia Richmond VS.
tIrisy morliae, AGED 10 years.
Ia tie trial. % Tuesday, il CnsYse,Gsd
| o-uutS, Il ice B:!Ggs for unlawful va:iog be
| WIS !tuo! guilty and seut 10 tbs penitenleTy.
purlcg last month tgo icraign VESSELS cleared
tr1nl tho port OF EchG.oad io7 B!ssiI with
| 10. 522 barrels OF flour.
a lisht house is to be erected on Bsi,'s Rock,
JUS: telow West Point, So. eco having been an
pr0pns:ed ior it by Congress.
2 ruuber Of Northern gentlemen, prospect.
| log !1r miaIra! snd tafmiog properties. have
6cCn 10 ard slcupd Staunon Hilhia the past
few Gecks,
Al storey meeting Of The rcsGj1sters Of
htchuoEd. las: hight. resolution was passed
GlfectIng the delegates 10 supper; Cant. John
s. Wise for Governor.
Tho a., NJ. & 0. railroad transported ia 1850
40 55 to15 CT minerals, against 2S, $50 tons in
1879. &c inc!els, Of 70 per cent. hlUst OF these
minerals ~etc from Virginia.
N:v. Walter ". Wil!isms, torm,rIy Of .3,is
Sssta bat ncw oil Nos Yo!k city, has accrued
ca from lie VS. rs Of Chris. +. T.. Church,
Ba!,mcgs.
MIR. SEQ. D. Saith. w>l ka0wa cilz.n CT
L)ud2un. ti:i s. lis residence, GEAR Water
! tord, Oh SGc4ay las; il tbs 77.h year Of his
age.
Phi. to.tai1c. Of The U0ivatsi Of Tirsicjo.
! The linc Of the proposed tx.cpsion Of lhs
Shenandoah Valley railroad.
Dr. Il. Il. Graves, O. CASTOR, Cnirc, las
r7tsec;tG to TIC nasoun OF Rohmaad Gel
lago Tsu :t!. ooiitclan C Chinese o3;cs,
raIync il date !gcnl 2QCO L. G. 10 tha prescps
/ ing.
4 mce;icg CT Ito Maryland md viraici,
uonteis CT the Hedges fanny is 10 b, held
Slon IL frederick 10 take sers fer claiming az
estate OF teD m!lioIs, supposed TO be avsi iog
c!aialsntsa EsIsDd.
The shipments Of blocks Of Tennessee nsrDlo
aud mM:csc logs Of poplar srd wa!ou! lon
that State Is growing Industry. T.aia 5ads 0!
those na!crlslj pass through tbs Sstc for
Northern markets daily.
| JUICE Blair. of the Circuit Court of Rlaocke,
has rcceo;iy granted charter of Incorporation
to tho Eiith Iron Mining Company, ths o,pi:sl
stock OF which is 100000. with the privilege
o.ioo:cas, to $l,50O,00O.
la the case, at DAnviIe, Of Thom!s D,i1-
nattc, on trial for th' murder CT bis sister, The
boar!2S OF Witnesses Tor the prosecution was
completed yss eyday. The d:fcacc vii! csdcavov
10 prove The i1sanitg of The prisoner.
| A nidv!msot Has Ii ide Ct tho last meeting Of
tao CAro.i1o Count3 Goutt 10 prevent he grant.
lag OF GloV lIoens:s. bu; ef.cr long arruncot;
Tor AID Gsaiass, II! o5ur, decided 10 graat
!lo'asos 10 the parts tia: applied Tor ihen.
Mi. Taos. l.. Worsi.y y, living pear L:eshufg,
les. three bcauti!u! ons and tWo yea. cid cola
lust w3ek. IheF were taken sic. within 4 dow
or two c' caca other, aud 10 less tan cas reek
| titd CT pneumonia
Ino Goodwin gold MINIS, 0! Spo,;:yvania
oouoly, LWoed BY parties 10 Baltimore, will
shorty receive $40. GOO worth tfinlr:v:d ma
cllncry. Flac specimens cf geld hs7a !a2catly
been taken from these niccs.
Tie Oooa1 View Hotel has Leen rented ior
;:.c season to Mr.. j. 4 kouutd2 cf N:rcoIk.
The hotel is to be enlarged, foo ,est.arant
added and The faro from FJ1Ioik is to be re.
dic;d 10 50 cents ter soge rorrd tip tickets
The cl0tralc for the Ashby monument has
been awarded 10 Albin Bros, of Winchester.
Too tomb will b Substantial and handsome
gracl!u Structure, uDlkc anything q. present. ia
tic Cemetery. a2d will bo completed hy rex.
| Memorial Day.
The Luray Cave Company has teeu chartered
!lr IN purpnao OF s1qalriCg upd holiiog the
| ooH famous LuFsy Csv, and for building and
conducting hotel. Tho csp!a, stock Wss fix d
st 800 eco, 10 800 shares; the cy,unsp, m;y
told .0C0 acrts Of laid,
The members Of Rcbm1rd B.aoch, No. l43,
Ca ho!c Knights CT Auerlos. dedicated their
new ball n Richmond las. night Right Rev
bIitoo h:acc was elected spiritual direo,or.
sc? b:shop elect Jau:s!ns resigned. The uew
ball o. TIC Knights is ha0asymo'y furnished
aud ir.scnts comfortable APPEARANCE.
l, is stated that he new oFrcIs of The At.
'aatic Mississippi & Ohio railroad, through
Mr.. C.srsnsa II. Clarke. bave terdared to Mi
j, Arthur Johcscn the position Of director frcn
Pttsritucg. 10 too reorganization soon to take
place. Mi JohIslop ~os formerly AID for
ounb;r OF sears director On tho g., N. & O
read.
Thcs B. Mickey las. week sold his fam
near NlOcVehh: 10 Warren c3ua,y, coatsiriag
AS acros. to Dir. Risksr. CT frederick couotg,
for s. 500 --ps}iug $50 per sc:c t.r l0l acres
Of cleared Iaod ard Improvements, and $40 Dor
sore iIr IS tcfss OF timber 10 the Pine Hills.
NJ tinker also pu'obased at the ssue time
100 sc'ss Of tho LAID OF J,sepa G. Mckar, de-
CEASED, ct $40 per acre.
A New York company has 1u.c5sscd The