Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-12
VIRGINS NEWS.

A very I.rSc c:cEi t:ss sr,73y gathered AZ
I0rktoHD.
Tbc report 0; Auditor M.s5ay % :csCy !cr
tlcaics, SID vii soo1 10 distributed 10 .G0sa
entitled.
There arc DOW some thir!y FIVE vesse's 10 tho
port OF RlchnonG--an unusual numbct, and
CAUSES Az encouraging marallme SiaW.
Tho Augusta county democratic ktt is
composed OF koinar for the Senate aud Hargar
and Skinner for the llousc ct Delegates.
The Norfolk AID Wostcru Railros1 Gompauy
Contemplate the ettc ion of extensive ,naekiaa
shops ct Big Lick.
A deposit CT iroD Orc has boon found noar
williamson, wbloh Is believed to be greatly the
III )st extensive yet discovered 10 Allegheny &C.
VIM. A. Payne, tho read ulster nominee for
the Legislature ip Nelson county, died vtIy
suddenly Monday last. lie WAS formerly nhcr.
III OF Tho oGu5ly.
Mrs. Mary H. Msthcss. pilow OF The l.te
Thomas Msthnsss, esd, Of Grcruhrier county,
W. Vs.. has removed to tin ycs;d, rc3 q! her
b;c!h'!. Mr :. Z. Walltc', il Culptp:- G..
Three rsciers ci EotoOurt county will pui
Up dis yr:r icur hu9Gr.d AMI tlEy thousand
40 and three pOuu:i GALS y! vagc;.h@a AID
fruits
The coyner Store III tie II. &. trilfiog 10 tu
Gfec,, Il * p'nviJ iar n court MGuSc, p9stO ttc,
aGd IntcTual F19cGuo titlce, was It'd yesterday
With MsaOuo cCr@nGGles
G0uu'y traDsutefs ara iep1rtc; as sa,lr up
Wi!h more than their psus prompti,uVs. i'll!
treasury, ID c0nStq 19Eco. Is Ia q to!Cfae ole
th0rlo condition.
Tho supervisors of R0cktriCga county have
:equ;s,ed tho disiiIlers 10 suspend operations,
10 order that tho short crop of grain 10 the
county may be used for food iosicsd OF beiog
lurntd into whiskey.
Persons in the vicinity of Warrenton AID
Fredericksburg claim to have Witnessed 9 most
alnrmlug sight 10 the heavens somo nights
sncs, lst before daybreak The heavens are
said TO have baeD lighted, and vast numbers o!
soldiers appeared. uniformed. armed and drll-
ing. Probably nightmare or 'awellhcsa'
Imagination.
Joseph Aston. oolored. who killed n usn
with raznr 10 Easex county. N. j.. and 49,
capped to Norfolk Oh ono OF tho New York
steamers, where be wss tekon in custody, hos
been surrendered by the Governor 70 rio New
Jersey authorities for trial. hlslou hsiIs trou
North Carolina. whcro he is crchtrti with orc
Ct In1ic E!ufCcTh.
4 aumhcr Of &Grrc,tioas ha1o b cu + c,utip
made TO Governor Holiday ty private crzers
and we'll k0owo genilclnan fer Inc extension CT
Executive cGmeEcg to Luccn Beard, convict,
ed st horse stealing. The ground taken is that
Board hos long ago stnnod !oc sny wrOaE ;1
mhy have committed. His iiycclinrcy las
promised TO give the matter his sttGn,iCn.
Senator Johnston, of Virgins. std Uonmi4
sioner OF Agriculture Lorng. members CT the
Yorktown Centennial Commission, c,ll:d ou
President Arthur " yesterday and formap inVit-
cd him to attend tho celebration. The Peal
dent accepted tho Invitation, adding thst he
had already arranged to attend, md anticipated
a very pleasant tilur. "But. gcntIcmaD," he
continued with emilio. you must not xrcc: m
to deliver an address. | DO Dot feel thst
could do justice TO the occasion"
Thoro WAS tremerd ous outpouring Of the
psople Of Richmond last night TO witness The
democratic torch!lght procession and 10 koar
The speakers on behalf OF Daniel. Barbour und
Mckinney. Speeches were mado by General
'!ubal a. Esrly. hon. John Goodn and Ion.
j.. Il. Tucker. Judge OForrall and Mr.. j. b.
FlcIlin. l4attcr5 woro read from General III Z
leo. GencralJ. A. Walker. Uoa. George O..
Cabell and DE-. s. ii. Motleit. a more On
thusiastio demonstration he's not hrra wsnrS,,-
Cd ln Rlchmcnd ior many years.