Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18
VIRGINIA MEMS.

New Market, Luray, Front Royal Little
Washington and Sperryville are to be con-
nected ny telephone.
Judge John d. Blackwell, of the FIust-
ings Court of Danvile, has announced him.
self peoples candidate" independent of
all parties.
The people of Roanoke, city scarcely
five years DID, have petitioned their council
to lit up park for the benefit of the inhab-
itants of that place.
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee attended the banquet
of The Glover Club in Philadelphia Thurs.
day evening and made speech, which was
heartily applauded.
The expectation of tobacco from Rich
moud during the month of August was I26.-
GS3 pounds. From Petersburg during the
same month, it was 4lG,l 1856 pounds.
Another commercial traveller, selling
without license, representing a New York
pork house, has been tried in the Hastings
Court at Portsmouth, and fined $500 and
costs.
Charles Briggs, badly hurt at the Culpep-
er fair by being thrown from his buggy and
reported killed, is i'll a fair way for recovery
ut his home in Amissville, Rappahannock
county.
VIM. kearns, of Fauquier county, tho
father OF rs children, reached his 92d birth.
day yesterday, and was presented with a
big cake by bis children at his home near
Bethel.
A number Of colored people in tho vicini-
ty OF Danville are considerably excited over
the prediction of one S. w. Armstead that
the world is to be destroyed September so.
i1rQCar and rpri,-a1 ;~c
quently kept up all night
The Association Of the Army Of Northern
Virginia has decided to have its annual re-
union and banquet in Richmond on the Dist
OF October. The annual address will he de-
livered by Colonel Edward McCready, in
the hall of the House Of Delegates.
The Herald, published at Martinsville,
henry county, says the reports Of band
having been organized for the purpose of
iynching several prominent citizens Of that
town have been greatly exaggerated, but
plainly ntmates that if such an attempt is
made the band will meet with warm if not
hearty reception in Martinsyille.
In the Court of Appeals ct Staunton on
last Wednesday The case Of Smith, &C., VS..
Flanagan was further argued by S. V.
Southall, for appellees, and w. Il. Fry, for
appellants. Bonner VS.. Frederick, from
Shenandoah, WAS argued by NJ J.. Walton,
| for appellants, and III. G. Allen, for appel
lees, and continued for further hearing.
Rev. w. L. Bailey, from Columbia Pres
bytery, and Rev. ". d. White, OF Winchcs-
ter preshytery, were received and enrolled
as members of Chesapeake Presbytery at its
recent session i'll Warrenton Rev. w. ID.
White was directed to be installed at Della.
plane, Fauquier county, Oct. g. Rev. w.
A. Campbell. Of East Hanover Presbytery,
who has been employed as an evangelist,
reported 12S sermons having been deliver.
ed within three months past.
John 5. Wise has been requested by the
| republican national congressional committee
to take the stump in Ohio, but has declined,
because he says that politics in his own
district 1ill occupy much Of his attention
| during the coming campaiu. The republic
can committee OF the district will meet in
Richmond to-day ard doubtless call q cou-
Ventionsto nominate q candidate for Con-
gress. Wise says the republicans earnestly
desire Mullen, tho labor candidate, to re-
main in the field. He WILL Wise says, split
the democratic vote and draw but little
strength from the republicans.