Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-21
BY Yesterday Evenings Mails.

ROCKINGHAM IrEAs.-Col. Peter Roller, re.
siding near Mt. Crawford, in this county, had
three valuable cattle killed by Lightning on
Thursday Of last week. They were killed
under an apple tree, within twenty yards OIL
the Coils barn. There were some lS cattle
! 10 the lot out Of which these were killed f.; but
none Of the others were injured. The cattle
killed were the larges. and finest in the lot
A negro woman in llarrisonburg, gave pre-
mature birth, one day last week, to two in.
fants-one black and the other white!
Andrew S,rother, free negro, charged with
larceny, was tried before the Justices Of our
County Court on Monday, found guilty, and
sentenced to confinement in the Penten,iary
at Richmond for three years.
Robert Cox has been reelected Stsward or
Keeper Of the Poor House of Rockingham,
Tor the next three years.
Thornton Berry, esq, agent for Mccormick,
has sold this season, in his district, embrac-
ing Shenandoah, r 'ckiugham and Augusta
counties, 68 of MoCormick's Reaping Ma
chimes, more than one-half OF which were
e0iu 10 hooking ndn.-neJtSteT.
ORANGE COUNTY ITEMs.--The August term
of our Quarterly Court commences on Mon
day next. The following justices cons,i-
tute the Court: G,rrett Scott, p. j; Re-
bert u Brooking, FerdioaDd Jones, VIM. G..
Scott. Edward Tlnsley, associates.
We regret to learn from some Of our far =
mers that their corn crop is in o parchcd
condition, and that they have no hopes Of
making half crop. 1t is too far gone, they
say, to be benefited by rain. The late corn,
we understand, will not turn out as well as
that which was planted early.
On Monday next, (Cour,-day,) the ladies
of this place intend holding a fair for the beu-
eft Of the E pissopal Church.-Chrontcte.
THE DAYvILLE BANK--Gov. Wise has is
sued proclamation authorizing this Bank,
known as the Danrille Bank, to commence
business operations under the above title, ac-
cordins to its charter by the last Legislature.
The officers of the DaOville Bank are w. i.
Sutherlin, President, and julius A Gray,
Cashier, and it is incorporated as Bank for
circulation, deposite and discount, with cap
ital of not less than one hundred thousand
dollars nor more than five hundred thousand
dollars, raised by subscriptions in shares OF
one hundred dollars each. OF this sum $780,.
900 have been subscribed, and report speaks
favorable of this new Banks doing pros
porous business.
A day or two since, some six hundred cords
of wood at Wickham's depot" on the Vir-
GINA Central Railroad, belonging to the rail-
road company, took fire, and was entirely con-
sumed. Some Of the telegraph posts, near
the fire, were burned, aud the line YVES there
fore put out of working order. The fire, 1t Is
generally believed, was accidental, though 1t
has been intimated that 1t was the work OF
an incendiary.
During the prevalence of the storm last
Wednesday afternoon, gentlemau, while
riding in buggy, along the plank road
short distance beyond the western corporate
limits of Richmond, had his borse instantly
killed by lightning. The gentleman was
slightly shocked.
The servant woman belonging to Mrs.
Of Culpeper Court House, says the
Observer, who was so severely burned In AL
exandria, last winter, and who has been sui.
feripg from her injuries ever since, died Cd
Wednesday last.
The Culpeper Observer says:-We learn
that COL WIN. B. Ross. near Brandy station
in this County, has a field Of one hundred
and twenty fl We acres 10 corn. which is est
mated to yield fifteen hundred barrels.
DR.. RuTuer has published another card in
reply TO certain letters and printed articles
that he has received concerning bis pamphlet
on slavery, and in reply, further, to MIR.
Letcher's letter.
The Rev. John Z. Edwards, has been eiec-
ted to the Mental and Moral Proessorsbip OF
the Petersburg Female College
The Secretary of War has suspended Mr.
Banks, u. S. Suter at Fort Monroe, Old
Point for ten days, during which time that
Official is to be triel for d;so5edlence OF or
ders in selling spirituous liquors in the gar