Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-05

f0 '3' Inning Thursday by threatening wealth
lin. winds shifting TO northeasterly.
~, CONFEDERATE MoNUMENT.-Yes
,1r morning Mr.. Elder received a tele-
I'' rom Mr. Philip B Hooe. OF Aiexan.
;'N annonncine that his model had been
a la al a. the de IGN for the monument
Nv, hunter of competitors, and later
0'' ~ recelyed bg mail the following let
lei 0A1ryANDRIA, Va. Sept. 3rd, 1888
.,r join Il Elder, Richmond, Ia
,nssr Sri bave your telegram of to-
,..oJ UilI wire you early to morrow q.
- T6e C4mp Hdopt. your design: See
i =, mailed a. II his 2. M. which con-
NH II f.y hsppy at the unsnimiiy with
.t;ob The Camp adopted this design
',scb has had my hearty, earnest sup
VT and feel confident that our hope
p pm no fresly realized of having work
"" ..",t which will reflect credit upon all
y, r,s and will aid TO your already
wi earned reputation as gifted arti7t. 1t
" W." sssnacislly gratifying 10 know that Viz
nj. Confederate will have aided Us to do
49, So 70 The memory Of our fallen comrades.
uO'' Very truly yours,
P. B. HooE"
rso selection of Mr.. Elders model is
mia q victory for that gentleman, as
4 a"ots- # well-known sculp,oFs were COM
,'a';,o1. for ths priza. La making the mod
9th, g.. tho bropzs casting of the main figure
A.. der Will he assisted by Mr.. Csspar
pnbs,i Of Nav York. who is one o. the best
,po,kmsp in his line in the country. Mr..
t,d4r will leave for New York on Fridays
..s.,-3er 10 consult with him, and the work
Sil1 h. begun immediately days Rich
moad Times -
DEATH At TIE AIMS House Mr.. Josiah
paIsr vino had been an inmate of the aims
hon.e FIR the past i've years, died at that
insti,nt,o, last night The deceased came
to this cify from Baltimore about twenty
years ago and 40 to within the past few
wears had supported himself by conducting
correspondence for illitcrate people. teach
ing colored persons 10 read and write, &c
HIS acQuaialance here wss limited, be
having ceep OF a reserved nature, and be
lived and moved about the town unknown
to bat ew. Mr. Bailey was man of v'gor-
Gus ipteiIec., the possessor OF an abundant
store of information and bad acquired an
education far above the average. lie was
lawyer by profession and for number OF
years epiOyed lucrative business in the
city of Baltimore, where he was much es-
TENED, having been one Of the counsel for
The defence IN the case of Henry Gsmbrill
Marion Cropp and Peter Corrie, hanged
there about thirty years ago for the murder
OF Policemen Rigdon and Benton. La the
zenith of his career, however, he became
l. vii tbof N na
designed for some other mission 10 lie,
which be never made plain even to his most
intimate friends, and relinqnishtpgt the calling
Of q barrsser he came here and led sort
Of eccentric existence, until in his old age
be Became straggler in the march OF life,
though 80 far as known he was not addicted
to any of the vices Of fallen humanity, ana
having been taken sick entered the Alex
sndTia Inrmary. He subsequently, obtain
ed permit to enter the slms house, where
for the past i've years he led quiet exist
ence in reading and meditation.
THE CITY's TANDING.-From "a Manual
OF Investments" All interesting pamphlet
published by John L. Williams q Son of
Richmond, We copy the following extract
IRON table showing the population, bond
ed DEBT per capita and assessed valuations
Of taxable property per capita of the princl-
pal cities OF the United States. Here is how
the matter stands with the Virginia cities:
Alexandria Population 1900; assessed
valuation of property per capita, 1882 bond
I'd debt per capita, 500
Dlnville Population, 10 900; property
valuation per capita. 5000 bonded debt per
capita, SOL.
fredericksburg Population. 600; prop
erty valuation per capita, 1912; bonded
debt per capita, $2S.
Lynchburg Population, $4,000; proper
ly valuation per capita, 1850 bonded debt
per capita, Sol.
Norfolk Population $4,000; property
valuation per capita, $500 bonded debt per
capita, SIS.
Petersburg Population, % 600; property
valuation per capita, 1902; bonded debt per
capita, $50
Richmond Population, 81 900; property
valuation per capita, 1897 bonded debt per
capita, Sos.
Staunton Population. S 900; property val
uation per capits, $466; bonded debt per
capita SIS
ltwii Oe seen that Alexandria, with the
exception of fredericksburg, is the poorest
Guy per capita in Virginia, aud that her
tended debt per capita is larger than all the
other cities, save Richmond and Norfolk.
IHE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL NoMf'
NEE AS stated in the GAZETTE q secret
conference was held at Gen. Mshone's resi-
aenoe in Petersburg on Monday night. The
Conference which did not adjourn till
early yesterday morning, Was composed OF
Inc General. the county chairmeD of the
Counties OF this district and several other re-
pnoIicaas. a dispatch from Petersburg
says lone of the objects of the gathering
was to discuss the situation IN the Eighth
district, rs Colonel Windsor has refused to
osa candidate. They are anxious to select
candidate in his place, and it lie reported
mat Colonel w. c. Elan was selected. Col.