Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-24
Virginia News,


Henry A. CHRISTIAN, esq, venerable ana
highly esteemed citizen OF Lyncbburg. de-
parted this life, full Of years, AID honorcd by
all who knew him, last Friday sf,ernoon.-
lie had been attacked With paralysis, from
which be never recovered notion or conclous-
ness He will be much regretted. His age
was about a years.
The receipts of the James River aud Ma
awha Canal Company, for the year ending
September 80, amounted to S5I5 500. inciu-
sive of loan from the State Of $500, COS aud
previous balance of SIC l56. Tue e1pen.
d i;ufes were S5G0,995. TIE arrivals and
departures of the year show al increase Of
70l.
Toe Charlottesville Jeffsrsonian says
Soar fellow citiz N, Col. Paul G1odloe, with
some sixty or more Of his negroes, left this
place on Monday last. fr Louisiana. We
are sorry to lose 81 good ciuzan, but trust
he may resliza fortune by growing the So
gar cane, aud enjoy happiness to as great an
extent as is allotted to man."
A Stanton correspondent, says recen:
effort made to get up a Gas Company has
nearly proved failure on account OF great
veIsity ofOpiuon among the proposed stocs-
holders as to TIE kiud of gas to be used, the
s;zo of tho gasmetres, the chespness OF per-
SONS proposing 20 construct the work, DC
A document from the pen of MIR. A!exan-
der J. Marshall, upon the subject o! Rail
road Brakes" has been issued. MIR. NJ. re-
views the variety of Brakes" now in use
ia comparison with Smiths Brake" and
clearly contends for the vast advantages.
The Northwestern Bank Of Wheeling, Oh
Friday last, threw GU; the notes Of the ka-
nawba Bank, at Chsrlestown, Va. The
Times says there is discount en- this money
which holders do not like to pay, hence the
reason OF its being thrown out.
There was heavy business 10 Cotton, at
Norfolk, Va last week. at lOi(Gl0. Two
steamers, with 7G0 bales, from North Carroll
ns, arrived there Thursday, making the stock
On hand 100 bales.
TIE Mayor Of Portsmouth, G. W. Grice,
ESQ.,, at the request Of large number OF citl-
zens. has issued bis proclamation, appoint
ing Thursday, the 18th inst, to be observed
in that city as day Of Thanksgiving. NOr-
folk do.
10 the last three weeks, Only fivo deaths
have occurred il Norfolk, Va, city with a
population of $50 000; and to this, the Herald
adds, that only once in 80 years has the NOR.
tally there exceeded . per cent. per annum.
Lewis ii Bradley. a student of Lynch
burg College, from Charles City county, Va,
died last Friday This is the first death at
that institution among students from q dis
tance
The people Of jackson county have reJeo
ted the Proposition Tor the establishment oil
the free school system in that county. The
vote was a small one, numbering very little
more than half the usual vote of the county
VIM. b. Weston was convicted ut the re
cent term of the Southampton Circuit Court
of grand larceny, and sentenced to fTe years
In prisonment 10 the State prison.
j. J. Siupkins, tried in Petersburg, foi
being concerned in the abduction OF slaves
has been acquitted.
A car was loaded at Norfolk, Va, Friday,
With variety Of isb, to 90 direct through to
Memphis, Tenn.
The Marion (Smyth Co., Va,) Visitor says
that caravans of emigrapts pass through that
place daily, Westward bound.