Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-19
BY Yesterday Evenings Mails.

The LYNCHBuRG COLLEGE Among the
acts and doipgs Of the members of the late
General Conference assembled here, we take
great pleasure in recording the liberaity OF
Hon. B. S. Bib, of Alabama, and Captain
VIM. Harding, of cumberland, Va, tc-
ward the College The former, IN addition
to $1,000 contributed when the enterprise
was first started, agreed to make a transfer
of five thousand dollars in 6 per cent. stocks
for the endowment of the institution, which
will be done as soon as he reaches home
The latter in addition to $1,000 given for the
purchase of apparatus, also reliGquishes to
the Trustees S., 600 in State stock originally
obtained as loan. THIS latter sum, togeth-
er With SIS 600 from Mr.. Steele, Of Ala bama,
goes to the building. aud as nearly $4,000
have recently been raised in Lynchburg f)r
the came purpose, the Trustees are now re-
lieved Of two-thirds of their Indebtedness on
this score- Tirginian.
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE Nj. E. CRURcH
SOUTH-A letter to the South Side Demo
crat, dated Nashville, May IL, says:
"A very important subject was brought to
the attention of the Conference, which, 1t is
most unfortunate, comes too late to effect the
good it might have secured 10 your section
had it's plan been used some time since. Ii
is, that hereafter the trial Of ministers be
conducted before committee OF ministers
and that change of venue may take place
when the ends OF justice cannot be secured.
How much might have been saved the church
had this been the plan previous to the unior-
tunate difficulties which got 80 wide cIrcu-
lation by the trials before the North Carolina
and Virginia Conferences
Serious difficulty is anticipated IN short
time--perhaps to-day. DIR. Lee ls not the
man to suffer patiently and IN silence n
charge such as is contained in the card OF
DR.. Deems. Much anxiety is felt as to the
result"
RICHMOND CITY TAxEs BY an ordinance
passed by the City Council, at it. last meet
ing the following taxes will be imposed the
present wear. On real estate 81 for every
800 in value. o. personal property 81 for
every $500 in value. On each tree person
over 81 years Of age So. On each slave over
IL years of age So. On all money, 81 on
every 500. On all bonds or certificates OF
debt of any State or Corporation, Except the
| State of Virginia and City OF Richmond, }
and on all other debts ascertained and evil
denced by writing. 81 on every 500. On
all capital not invested in business Tor
which license is required by this or some
other ordinance, 81 On every SloO.-R'ch-
mond Dispotch.
TOBACCO FACTORY BURNED.-The extensive
Tobacco Factory of Messrs. Lancaster and
Roberts, in Petersburg, was destroyed by hire
on Monday night, about half past twelve
o'clock. The loss is estimated at Slo,ooo'
which is partially insured in the A!oemarle
Office, Charlottesville, Va, aud the Quaker
CITY Office, in Philadelphia The hire Is sup
posed to have been the work OF an incendlary
A man by the name of Robert Hodges, OF
Northampton county, was drowned IN the
Roanoke little above the town of Halifax,
on Saturday evening. lie WAS fisherman,
| and with his partner had taken some gentle
men in their boat to carry them to eldon 70
| connect with the night train on the H. d u
Railroad. The boat upset and threw them
all into the river, and Hodges was drowned.
The Richmond Wing says:--"Ihomas j.
Moore was acquitted in the United States
Court, yesterday, on an indictment for the
murder of VIM. Ennis, on the high seas
There ia another indictment against him, on
| which be will be tried next Wednesday,
Application for bail was granted, and he Is
now at large"
The valuable real estate, situated in Frank
lilo county, belonging to DR.. Ned T. Bridges,
was sold at public auction, on Tuesday last,
for the cum Of 500 500. The purchaser was
Hill Carter, esq, of Charles City county.
The amount of Spring license taxes as
sessed by the Commissioner Of the Revenue
for Richmond, was S70,223 l9 which has
been paid into the treasury.
An ordinance has been passed in Norfolk,
levying capitaton tax OF st, on every Tree
white male inhabitant over p years old.
10 the neighborhood of Wyoming, Diuw'd'
die county, the chincb bug is committing Sc
,;ous deoredations upon the wheat crop.