Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-19
By Yesterday Evenings Malls.
CoRs.-The wheat crop in this county bav-

CoRs.-The wheat crop in this county hav
ing fallen 80 far short of the anticipations o.
our farmers, early in the season, the corr
crop is looked to with no little solictude BY
everybody. We have had some opportunity
of judging from personal observation, and
have also made inquiry of others as far at
practicable; and the result is, that the crop
will fall considerably below that of last year
which was more than an average one in this
section. In some portions Of the country,
the season has been altogether favorable, and
the prospect is u good one; while in other
portions the crops bave suffered considerably
for want of rain. and particularly is this the
case in this immediate neighborhooi; it is
late, the stalks are spind!ing, and the ears
consequently small and but imperfectly de-
veloped. So far as We eau learn, the crops
along the river aud other streams are good.
1t is plain, therefore, that there will be no
| actual scarcity Of corn in this county, al
though it is probable the price will range q
few cents WoodStoc& 7enM Legion.
STABBrNG AFFRAY.-Henry SIofer, a young
man well know in this place, got into fra
cas- with Henry Ramsey, another citizen, on
Monday night last, near the Circus tent, and
inflicted upon Ramsey four or five stabs with
knife. Ramsey states that the assault " as
made upon him without provocatiOn and was
entirely unexpected. Stofer was committed
to Jail. One of the wounds is quite serious,
and may prove fatal. The Physicians con-
t1o. k,S Il; - Syyy,l nj. N,I.p
TYPHOID FEvER.--We are sorry to be IL
formed that there are several cases Of typhoid
fever on Cedar Creek, in this county some of
which have already terminated fatally; 9TH
ers are convalescing. There have also been
few cases in other sections of the county
chiefly, we learn, along the water courses.
There have also been few cases Of bilious
fever. With these exceptions, our communi-
ty has been comparatively healthy.--Ienth
Legion.
MAIL RoBBER EScApED--Frank Ham, the
free negro in Jail in Caroline county, for rob-
bipg post office, escaped on Sunday night
with negro confederate. The prisoners
waited until the .jalor came to bring their
suppers to them when they ran out, knocking
him down and making their escape.
The first trip over the Norfolk and Peters
burg Railroad was made on Tuesday b. the
Chief Engineer, Directors Of the Road, and
a numbers of invited guests, who left Nor
folk at quarter past s o'clock, A. NJ. reach
ing the depot of the South Side Railroad
Company, in Petersburg. at thirty minutes
past one, p. Nj. As usual on such occasions,
the trip was one OF leisure and pleasure, and
the excursionists made good their tune by
practical investigation of the various line
specimens of architectural aud engineering
work en- route.
Hon. Charles j. Faulkner, has been unan-
i'm ously selected to deliver the Annual Ad-
dress before the Valley Agricultural Society
of Virginia, at Winchester, on the 2lst Of
October, and has accepted the invitation.
Maj. J. B. Watts, Deputy United States
Marshal, arrested Postmaster charged with
misdemeanor, in Morgan county, On Monday
week. The accused was admitted to bail
and will be tried in Staunton.
We regret to lean that Capt. John Davis,
long, and favorably known to the travelling
public as commander of the Steamer Curtis
Peck, died in Richmond On Tuesday, OF ~
phoid Fever.
The dysentery is said to be very preVa-
lent and fatal in the neighborbood Of Upper
VILE, Va.