Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-15
virginia News.


ton of the East Tennessee and Virginia Kali
road, will take place on Thursday, the Ord OF
June. The Jubilee will be, without doubt,
great occasion. These who have never yet
visited South western Virginia and East Ten
nessee, so appropriately and beautifully called
THE Switzerland of America" will find
this most advantageous opportunity.
The largest catfish ever taken in the waters
of this State, was captured last week IN
Roanoke river, near Weldon. 1t measured
thirty.One pounds.
There are great complaints that the fish
have not come up the river this season.
Somebody says, "they are so thick at the
mouth OF the river, the steamboats, can hardly
get through"
Ga Sunday night, 81 inst, a barn in Port
Royal belonging to Messrs. NJ. Boulware and
j. D. Powers, with sixteen hOgsheads OF
ground Tan B ark, was set on fire and con
sumed. Also, small house and stable ad-
jJining.
We regret to learn the death of Vim. a.
Wright, and his nephew, David A. Wright,
both of Tappahannock, Essex county-Ehe
former having reached quite an advanced
age--the latter just 10 the prime Of man
hood. They were among the stauuchest and
most Influential Democrats OF the county in
which they resided.
Mr. Joseph j. Wilson, of Spotsylvanis
county, staying at the Planters House IN
fredericksburg, met with a serious accident,
On Tuesday, by walking out OF the second
story window Of that Hotel. Mr.. W. mls;oOk
the window for the door of tho lower flor
Tuesday nights train from Richmond to
Fredsricksbu did not reach the latter place
until next morning, owing to tree having
blown across the road, about three miles below
Ashland. The engine WAS considerably dam
aged, but the cars were not thrown from the
track. The ti'emsn was slightly injured-sll
others escaped unhurt.
The religious feeling continues to prevail
in fredericksburg, in all the Churches
Bishop Meade c0ufraned more than sixty
persons in the Episcopal Church on Weines.
day. Rev Philip Slaughter has been Jealous
and unremltting III his l"tors.
Mr.. W. A Coleman, charged with placing
an obstruction Oh the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad about three weeks since, was,
says the Petersburg Express, before an
examining court in Chesterfield on Monday,
but as no evidence of any weigh, was brought
against bin, he was dismissed.
The Charlestown Spirit of jefferson says
nearly all of the business men Of this place
are now refusing the old smooth quarters for
more than twenty cents, and the old twelve
and hal! cent piece, is curtaiIed to ten
cents. This was found necessary by our
business men as 4 matter OF protection "
themselves.
\ severe gust Of wind, accompanied by
rain, (says the Pearisturg SOUTHWEST
passed over that portion of Appomatto1 lying
between the New Store and the Court house.
last Tuesday night tearing off barn tops.
prostrstng feuces, fruit and forest trees. Our
informaut-an old man OF sixty years--states
that he has never seen its equal 10 his ex
perience.
Richmond can boast of having within its
linrits, The largest i.uring mill il the world.
For years, the buildings occupied by tho
millers were Of very large dimensions, aud
constituted IA peculiar feature in the IT,
geography Of Redmond, but the increasing
demand for their fur, has given an add
tloual impulse to its manufacture, aud
stimulated one OF the most prosperous firms
engaged in that buslness-Messrs. Warwick,
Barksdale i CO.-tO extend their operations
by the erection of building Of colossal pro-
portions--proDounced to be the largest of the
kind in the world.
DR.. Murphy, Piymaster at the L. S. Ar
mory, HlTpcr's.Ferry, entered upon the du-
ties of his Office on Monday last, and il now
engaged in emptyinG Uncle Suns treasury
iato the pockets of the operatives Of the Ar
m1ry; much looked Tor and very acceptable
offering.
Mex, week, way trains will commence run.
ming regularly, three times a week, upon the
Norfolk Petersburg Railroad as far as the
track is laid. About fifty miles Of this road
will thus be trayersed, Immediately; and
week by week, the cars will be able to peoe
trate further 10 the interior.
The Fredericksburg Christian Banner say;
This town, last night was the scene Of
such violence as was perfectly disgreceul.
A gang Of drunken ruffans traversei the
trees, demolishng the store awning, and
otherwise iujuring aud destroying private
property, in a manner perfectly reckless and
ruthless, and deserving the seyeress punish
ment"
Fun on the Bench In Louisiana.
Speaking Ct Grand Juries, reminds me that
the Parish Court ia now 10 session here his