Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-05
Letter from charlottesville.

lC0respJndenca OF tho AitEa1drla GEzatte.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Sept. 3.-The
ground f0r The structure 10 rec live the MuCor.
mick tel scope was broken on Tuesday last, Oh
Observatory Mountain. about hslf milo frtm
tho Rounds, giving 40 earnest Of The lime
when this grand instrument will show it's pow.
or 10 bringing tho siderial heavens in c,mpara.
i've proximity to our earth. 1t has not been
definitely sssorLained wha. professor will have
charge Of i, but 20 doubt it will be SO inter.
licked with tho other exercises of Tho Unqsrsi.
ty AZ to CONT 1uIe greatly 10 the benefit Of tho
stnicnts. giving knowledg, by aoiual otscrVa.
ton Of tho upper heavens, which otherwise to
them would hava been am0lg tho aloaua of ma.
ture.
The iilhl result Of Ito Presidents wound is
hare, a. elsewhere. tho theme OF every good
ctiz9n's oO2len plation aud solieude, and if he
shi Il escape the diro purpose Of tho iend who
attempted his murder. it will b, regarded by
all who believe 10 on overru'lng proVdeCoo as
a miracle that tho whnle world may k1tw TINT
10 Gods hands il tho lif, OF every man.
The txooedirg heat and drought ara aff, cling
ters OF provision S, sud lho sudden .so is rather
claiming to boarding housa Keepers, aad others
lisicg un mitad salary. Il ia hoped tho pray
crs OF coed pooplj may prevail and soon the
needed show re- will refresh tho c.rth.
Rev. Mr.. Whitley, Chsplsin of the lIoivcrs
Sly, / al his po4t mad ready for dniy as soon as
the Ualverll.y oplne.
This o1ai;ioa patty have sucoaednd in max
nominations t0r oaLddstes ia this c1unty and
| district. aud to The su p.i5o of deb. payers OF
all parties Fl. W. Early, c!q vito stood up for
this feature Iii tho last Legislature, has new &C.
copied The domination tor the Senate of tho
mdGgttl crew Of black slitils nud white, blus
spirits aud gray" wh, mat on Thursday 10
insko uomiuhiioua rcmlLdng Us Of tho qlcs
tiln Of by & !no poic,i eaouis, "llow are yju
10 day Mr. Pauan." III Processes to answer
the question sstiIac:trI to kiuS,ls, but will
scarcity TO SO to hia late tuppcrters L. w.
l}uach, who hid :oGrcd against MahoUe.
and d.. j. s. Richards havo boon nominated
fer tho House of D, laSatoB. no Mahouitts
,xp2ct to dill both in, II they have not already
sucooodod. j. Clrif Childrcss. q w3ll koowo
cIizcn OF this oduaty. Il, Il popular MAJ among
republicans, aaYs he will tiko 20 Mahoue lU hi
p0;ljica this limo at l1sst. lie hts loeg teon
rGlR:d, q az all Gains aud / llential ul!Z.p,
It'd incats what he says We have net IS yet
had muoh spoaklng on the part OF tho c,nscrva
tiVo5 10 his comfy, while tha Mahori &c havo
been quite dnmousrativa. Good speakers are
worry neots,asy to stir up tho people, but ublrss
couplod with thorough orgatiz, tion, il avsi 8
bnt lltto TO sp md all tho time b,fdre tho q, c.
lion 10 beating tho air Oisauiz .ton ia als1.
lutely necessary, and without it bad cauNs tavo
often prevailed ugal1st Just la. aud may do so
again. So We " II ali look for the ohcerr q
noTs from your findmont c;ualry, which has
generally torR the best organ ID of any other
) o,lon Of the State. and has oonsi q leuty shown
bottcr result ol lato years. The klahonitcs Of
| this seoion are using Il; kioGs of fl ,rts to sue
| coed hero. aud if oOIruptnn aad bribery will
prevail they will probably b. ussd. Tney held
las night grand pow-w5w hurrah party at
Red Hill by way Of inuuguratng their plans ia
| thil cOunty.
Il. W. i som. our new Chief Of poo,, is
gradually lrlnglbg order out of tho elements
| which have b ,en rather bOi1soroua for some
time, and it is hoped TIM! good cri,r will suou
prevail in WARSAW"
Rrv A. l.. Ed9afds,wull kuuwa 10 lhis csu..
ty. but now a resident Of Washington city, q
brother of DR.. r. II. Eiwarts and lion. j. w.
Edwards, OF leoRburg. was married TO h1iss
Nlammiu Lloyd. of " ashihptou city. 90 Thurs
dey tvAEing last. tho lst. add ia nGw on vii
to friends ia this seo:ioa with his brid,.
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