Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

There is said to be movement on foot tt
establish large sugar refinery at Lamberpt
Point, near Norfolk.
Robert II. Montgomery, a native of King
George county, died in his home in Rich.
mond county July 14sh, aged thirty. eight
years.
The democrats Of Page county Saturday
elected twelve delegates to the Richmond
convention, nine of whom favor Col. OFFER.
rail- for Governor.
Judge Grattau has decided that no license
shall be issued in Harrisonburg, because the
precinct at the late local option election had
gone dry by four majority.
DR.. Benz. B. F. Brown, prominent ply.
slcian of Westmoreland county, died last
week. He graduated at Haliowell's school
in this city some years before the war.
Jordan Washington. colored. who killed
HAYWOOD Johnson at the Richmond, Fred.
ericksburg and Potomac depot, in Fred
ericksburg, on the fourth instant, was sen.
fenced on Saturday to is years in Stale
prison.
A letter from Lexington says Blair Nor
ris, the we'll known Richmond Malone re-
publican, was there on Saturday, and pub
licIy stated that he would be appointed post
master at Richmond and that he expects his
commission early this week.
A well known republican OF one OF the
largest districts in the State was in Rich
mond on Saturday, and he says he has rea-
son to venture the prediction that the ticket
will be: VIM. Malone for Governor, Wyatt
NJ. Elliott for Lieutenant Governor, and
James A. Walker for Attorney General.
The iron masting shesfs at the Norfolk
navy yard that have been five months build
| ing were raised in position on Saturday. and
are the most powerful in the country. They
cost originally $65 900, and are located on
the site of the famous wooden sheers that
were cut down by the federals at the first
evacuation of the yard and fell across the
Merrimac.
A letter from Richmond says it is under
stood that the democratic executive State
committee will open permanent headquar.
ters in that city, to be kept open all the year
round, Immediately after the convention adj.
iourns. The permanent secretary is to re-
ceive absut 81 900 or 81 500 per snnum. If
MIR. Basil Gordon is the chairman he will
appoint Mr.. Ham Sheppard secretary.
The following new money order offices
will be established in Virginia July Goth
| SUuI pun SOuu'S AeOS'oi
town, Fauqu:er county; Round Hill, Lou
doun county, and Walacs's Switch, Wash
ington county. On the same date the fol.
lowing Offices will become International
money order Offices National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City county, and Ports,
mouth Norfolk county.
Collector s. F. Henkle and Deputy Mar
shall E V. Simpson, accompanied by only
two men as a posse, made raid into the
North Mountains ln Shenandoah county on
the night of the 12.h instant and captured
two illicit distillers named Isaac Leutz and
Thomas Miller, some stills and some mashes
Just made up ready for shilling. Three stlls
we're cut up and one still captured and held
for condemnation. The men were released
on bail to appear before the next U. s. grand
jury.
The Norfolk Landmark figures out the re-
suit of the county elections of delegates to
the democratic State convention go far as
follows: For Mckinney for Governor, 1858;
for Beirne, 1873; O'Ferrell, Al; Tyler, 90;
Venable, AZ; Harris, 80; unexpressed, 135
A letter from Farmwell says: Capt. Nc
Kinney friends are jubilant and coufi lent
OF his nomination on the second ballot.
They are ready to risk their money on that,
and in few ins! auce5 they have been rash
enough to take the bet"