Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Extensive Improvements have been
made to the Cape Charles quarantine
service.
VIM. Martin, mail carrier betweenLeN-
ington and Rockbridge Alum Springs,
has been arrested on the charge OF
robbing Il peddler of a considerable
sum of money, and sent on to the grand
jury.
The Richmond Dispatch says Bishop
Whittle is steadily improving i'll health
and strength, and also that his eye is
much better. While his recovery is
not rapid it is hoped that it will be
complete.
Major S. NJ. Yost was yesterday ap-
pointed postmaster at Staunton to sue
coed Major Edward McMahon, who
died Saturday night. The appoint
ment was made by sureties of deceased.
Major Yost had held the office for II
years, ending May, 1890.
A.. ]. Birdsall, who has been supcrin-
tendent Of the National Cemetery mt
Fredericksburg for the past nine years,
has been transferred to Hampton, and
will be succeed by J. ID. McAlpine, ut
present in charge Of the Cemetery at
Hampton.
Three of the Virginia representatives,
O'Ferrall, Lawson and Tucker. have
been compelled to return to their home s
on account of being so unwell that It
was unsafe for them TO remain in Wash
ington during this hot spell of weather.
All reports from the counties ada
cent to the Rappahannock river indi-
cate the largest yield Of wheat, for the
acreage sown, that has been raised i'll
the same vicinity for years. We have
heard of several crops Of 80 bushels to
the acre and one crop of 10 bushels.
John N. Langston was in Richmond
few days ago and gave his friends to
understand that he would be the re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
Fourth district. Those who talked
with him were left with the impress
sion that he had no idea of giving his
consent to the nomination going to Ma
hone.
Mr.. Williams 3. Isaacs, Grand Sccrc-
tary of the Masonic Grand bodies Of
Virginia, and Grand Recorder of the
Grand Encampment of the United
States, will leave Richmond for Denver
Tuesday next. After the adjournment
of the Grand Encampmcnt Mr.. Isaacs
will journey to California to visit son
who lives there.
The grand jury in Culpeper last
week indicted about twenty persons for
violation of the law, six of which were
for selling whiskey without license,
one for forgery, and one for burglary,
one for assault, one for larceny and the
others for minor oilenscs. Henry
Field (colorcD was tried for
shooting Andrew Gordon (white) near
Lignm about two years ago. he was
found guilty of malicious shooting,
and was given two years in the peri-
Tertiary. Albert Johnson was tried
for larceny and sentenced to three years
in the same institution, but made his
escape soon after being taken back to
Jail.
There will probably be a meeting in
Richmond in few days of leading re-
publicans of Virginia TO decide upon
The question of making nominations in
the Congressional districts. Many of
the leaders think that their party should
nominate candidates only in the first,
second third and fourth districts. They
argue that with their candidates in
these the success of their nominees is
reasonably certain. There is DISPOSE
ton among other and more conserva-
tive republicans to force plan for Civ
ing the peoples party an open field in
all Of the districts in the State except
the second and fourth, where they
have large registered majorities.
Auditor Mayre has received letter
from j. Garland Penn asking in behalf
of the American Association of Educa-
ton Of Colored Youth information as to
the amount of taxation horne by the
colorcd people of this State and the
amount appropriated for the education
of that race The auditor, in reply TO
Mr. PENIS request, taking 1891 as a
basis, shows that the negroes that year
paid in taxes $1,000 The current ex-
pcnses of the race for the same year
were $204,01S. The appropriation for
public schools, exclusive of county
ievies. were 5000 An analysis of
these figures show that the negroes re-
ceivc annually S409, SIG more than they
pay into the treasury, The whites pay
in taxes 50, S3G, G20 and get out of the
treasury for schools $5SS, 564.
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