Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-04
By Yesterday EVENING" Mails.

/ KILLED ON TIE RAILRoAD.-Mr. Jane
Away, who had been working on the Ma
nassas Gap Railroad, was killed by the freisI
train on the 9th October. The particulars
as We heard them, are these AWAY lei
| S:rasbnrg in the afternoon, and walked ~
the road until be came to road crossing tn,
railroad, short distance abovs kendrick'
Lime kilu, where, 1t is probable. he intended
to wait for the frei ght train. Having in
dulged too freely in intoxicating liquor, h;
either laid or fell across the road and re
manned in tina. condition unit; late in the
| evening, when the train passed over him
cutting his body in twain across the aldo
men breaking one arm in two places, and
completely crushing the other to the elbow
His msngled body Was delivered to biz
friends few miles below this place. lie
leaves wife and child. So far as we can
learn, no blame Can attach to the engineer Of
the train Woodstock Tenth Legion.
THE SoUTH-SIDE RAILRoAD.-By the ninth
annual report of the President and Directors
of this company to the stockholders, welearn
that the receipts of the road for the past f,-
cal year from transportation, amount to the
sum of S37 ,296 70, being an increase Of re.
ceints over the previous fiscal year of $50.
OPS 81. The expenses Of conducting the bus.
mess of the road for the past fiscal year are
81 per cent. of the earnings, against 53 per
cent. for the previous year. The net income
from transportation, the past fiscal year, is
1888 345 %, being So per cent. upon the
cash cost OF the road, and 10 per cent gain
upon the net receipts of the previous year.
Hon. HENRY BEDINGER.-M Meetings at
CaarloStown, Bolivar, and ShepherdStown
have been held, to make arrangements to give
the Hon. Henry Bedinger late Minister to
Denmark, q complimentary Dinner, at the
Fair Grounds, near Charlestown, on Friday,
the 5th instant, Irrespective of party. Gen
tlemen of all parties have cordially united in
this testimonial to Mr.. B., on his return TO his
native country, after his long and faithful
public service in foreign country. A cor
dial invitation to tho Dinner 10 extended to
bis friends everyw here Winchester Er9.
The Woodstock Teuth Legion says:--1t is
refreshing, after go long and unmitigated a
drought, to witness the fine and thrifty ap-
pcarance of the crops of grain sown previous
to the late rains. Indeed, we never saw
grain promising better under the circum-
stances. Many of our farmers who were de-
layed by the dry weather, are not yet through
with their seeding; aud we doubt not, from
what We cau learn, fully as large crop of
wheat will be put out tits year as last.
The Winchester Nirginian says:-On Mon
day last, the form belonging to the heirs of
Benjamin MARBLE, decd, was sold by R. E.
Byrd aud d. w. Barton, Commissioners, for
the sum OF S36l--Gsorge F. Miller, puroba-
ser--Johu NJ. Magson, Auctioneer.
The improvement Of Mr.. VIM. NJ. Arnsll,
of r .ppahannock county, in the manufac-
ture of barrels attracted great attention at
tho late Fair, in Richmond, and was much
approved by the barrel makers:
Mr.. A. P. Routt, Of Orange, received
hronse medal premium, on his horse Grain
Drill, at Richmond.
The Blue Ridge Republican says:--"The
Grand Jury, on Monday, made bot five pre-
scutments---one for assault, and four for Ut
lawful gaming"
Tbs Blue Ridge Republican says.-"The
weather continues remarkably fac, and the
wheat Fl elds lock green aud vigorous"
The Rev. w. f Booze, Of the Methodist
South Carolina Conference, died at Aiken. on
Sunday morning last.