Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-01
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER + 1855
By Yesterday Evenings Mails.

BY Yesterd.y Evenings Mails.
HORRIBLE AccIDENT.--On Wednesday
night. colored CIR! named Louisa, in the
service of Mr.. Andrew jackson, on being
sent with light in the kitchen to get her
bed clothes, met with an accident, by which
she was burned 10 most shocking man.
ne-. She bad been accustomed to sleep
in the house but kept her bed clothing in
the kitchen during the day. Upon reach
ing the room 10 which it Was, she put
down the lamp and thoughtlessly threw
male servant was lying, and fell asleep
10 the meantime the bed clothing caught
fire from the lamp. aud communicating
with her dress, enveloped her completely,
when she sprang from the bed 10 terror
and rushed into the yard apparently one
mass of fame. Assistance was rendered
with all possible celebrity, and the lire
around her person extinguishsd but, it's effects
had 80 seriously injured her, that her life
was dispaired Of. She lingsred until yester.
day afternoon, and al half past TWO o'clock,
died.
The younger servant who was 10 the bed
at the same time, escaped with few slight
burns, and the bed was saved from being
consumed by the timely exertions of those
who were present.-PeterSCurg Express.
DESTRUCTION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
The Norfolk Herald of Thursday, says there
was frost and thin ice in that vicinity Tues
day, and adds:
Of course peas, beans. melons, potatoes
and other early vegetables are greatly injur-
ed, if not entirely destroyed; and the conse-
ouept loss to the producers will be immense,
amounting probably 10 this section to several
hundred thousand dollars. Large fields IN
almost every part of Norfolk, Princess Anne,
and other counties, carefully and judiciously
planted in vegetables for shipment to the
northern markets, and considerably advanced,
have been blasted by the effects of the cold
norther that passed over them, and thus sad.
ly blasting the hopes of the planters. Peas
are 10 the pod, potato shoots,e corn, me-
Ions, &c, are several inches above ground,
and are doubtless cut Of to the surface, if not
killed entirely.
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.-FAYETTEvILLE, n. G.,
April 28.-In Richmond county, on Friday
last, most diabolical quadruple murder
was perpetrated, by crazy negro fellow,
belonging to q Mr.. John Cbappell. The
first victim, a child of Mr.. Cbappell-then
the wife-then another child, and then Mr..
Chappell himself. Some of the neighbors
we're sent for, and the negro had to be killed
before be was subdued. The particulars are
truly terrifying. Mrs. Chappell seeing her
child knocked down. ran to its assistance,
and while in the act of lifting it W, her head
was entirely severed from her body by blow
from an axe. The bloody tragedy very nat
urally produced the most intense excitement
in the ghborh9od.- -IstersJurg EEpreSs.
SALE OF STocKs.-The following sales of
Stock were made in Richmond, on Thursday
State Stock, S904s905 and interest.
Manassas Gap Railroad Bonds, $50 and
interest.
Merchants Insurance Company Stock S44a
All.
Fire Association Stock, S3oi.
Bank of Virginia Stock, S72!
Farmers Bank Stock, SlO2!sl03.
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bonds,
S63i and interest.
Central Railroad Bonds, so and interest.
The Fairfax News says-Quite lively
snow storm visited US on Sunday morning last
continuing from o'clock q. m. until about
| o'clock, p. m. There was similar vista
ton on the following morning also. There
we're heavy frosts in this neighborhood on
both Sunday and Monday nights, but we arc
rather inclined TO the opinion that the Fruit
has not been materially injured thereby.
A man, by the name of Blankenship,
charged with stealing pocket-book and con-
tents from Thomas J. Butler, living near
Harrisonburg, was committed to Jail, in that
place on Sunday afternoon last. The pocket
book contained some 500 or $500 in bonds
but no money.
The Petersburg Express says:-A species
ofbug has appeared among the orchards with"
in and without the limits of the city, devour-
ing whatever the frost may have spared, and
producing great damage in an especial way.
There is indeed, much to fear as to the sue
cess of the years fruit crop.
A list is now in circulation in Richmond,
for raising So, 900 as premiums, to be offer.
ed for stock, &C., to be exhibited at the
Agricultural Fair, which it is contemplated
to esta blish in that city, to be held annually.
Mr.. Charles Campbell, of Petersburg, has
determined to accept the chair oil History. at
William and Mary College, if elected by the
Board Of Visiters.
A LADY advertised balloon ascension in
Mobile, on the 25th ult.
Four negroes were convicted last week at
Edenton, n. c., and sentenced to be burg
early in May.
The Bank Of Rockingham has resumed
specie payment.
n Rev. J C. Cranberry, will preach at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, tomorrow
(Sunday) at IL A. NJ, and u P. NJ.
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