Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-02
VIRGINIA NEWS

There are now at the Soldiers, Homo =,
Richmond lO2 inmates, and there have bsa :.
as many as 10Y. 'esu
If is stated that John Browns noted "for.n
at Harper's Ferry Is to be removed to N.n
York city and re-erected in one of the MARI
The second meeting of the Warren,on
Race Course Association will come of ~
Friday and Saturday August 81 and Sem ~
TENDER 1st.
A little colored girl has been arrested
tried and convicted for robbing the contri
bntion boxes of the Episcopal Church .,
Warrenton.
The Nelson Examiner Gays that Thoms.
g. Martin, of Albemarle, is John s. Be-.
bour's choice for chairman of the democ,si.
ic party Whenever he shall himself retire
Elk Judge John R. Mcdaniel, of Campbtu
county. died on Tuesday aged about Il
years. Judge Mcdaniel was made Judge n
the County Court under the readjuster re-.
gime.
The Episcopal church at Uppervie bs,
secured comfortable rectory adjoining The
church, and expects to combine with En-.
manuel, Delaplane, and call minister Al
an early date.
Malone it would app ear, proposes TO 10.
more the Wise Houston republicans, aud h..
already his machinery in motion to control
all of the congressional conventions and pct
the electors chosen By him Endorsed. JJbn
g. Wise went to New York Monday With
the idea of conversiBg with the members AZ
the national committee on the subject.
Tuesday night one of three large barns on
the farm of Geo. a. Wilson. near Deem
Greek, in Norfolk county, was set on ire BY
an incendisry, and, with its contens
entirely destroyed. The barn contained
large quantity of corn, bay, agricultural i'm
plements, two new buggies, several fue
horses and eight fine mules. The loss i:
about IS .0O0
Several boys, under nine years OF age, Of
Warrenton, went out in the country recent
ly and took possession of an old horse b.
longing to colored man. They broughth
to Warrenton, cut off its main and tail, out
it in an unoccupied stable and with oats aud
hay gotten from an adjoining stable theS
were rapidly training it for the steeple.
chase to come OF on the lst Of September.
The Wise faction of the republican pary
held meeting at Hampton OH Tuesday and
ueClueu W uOlu COuFeDtlOU 10 nominate
candidate for Congress- Elk Congressmln
Harry Libby will doubtless be nominated
The Malone wing of the party will also
nominate candidate, and indications point
to the present Representative, GeorgeE
Bowdep, of Norfolk, as the probable nom.
nee.
The democratic convention for the sixth
congressional district met Ia Lynchburg
yesterday. Miles NJ. Martin, of Charlotte,
and Paul G. Edmonds, of Halifax, were
placed in nomination, and the ballot result
ed In the nomination of Mr.. Edmonds by
vote of Gil to 81. The following resolu
ton was passed THAT the convention de-
plores the serious illness OF Gen. Phil H.
Sheridan" ugh
Henry St. George Tucker, son OF Hon. J.
R. Tucker, was nominated for Congress yes
tercay by the democratic convention OF the
tenth district. The candidates in nomina
ton were w. A. Anderson. of Rockbridgt
Taylor Berry, of Amherst T s Fitzpatrick
of Nelson s. F. Coleman, of Cumberland,
and Henry st. George Tucker, Of Stanton.
The contest narrowed down to Tucker and
Anderson, and on the twelfth ballot Tucker
was nominated Resolutions were adopted
indorsing Cleveland's administration AID
urging the repeal of the tobacco tax