Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-11

By Yesterday EVENING" Mails.
Letter From King George County.


Letter From King George County.
Correspondence Of the A!erdndr7a Gazette
KING GEORGE Co., Aug 9 Since the date
of nv last communication. nothing OF very
special Interest has occurred in the county
At our Court on last Thursday, the field off
GERS of the 25th Regiment, were elected, as
follows: Mark Arnold, Colonel; William L.
Pratt, Lieut.. Colonei; and Nathaniel Elkins,
Major. These gentlemen have all filed off,
ces subordinate TO those to which they have
Just been elected, and from their skill alread =
manifested, and the marked ability with
which their duties heretGfjrc have been dis
charged, we have no doubt they will achieve
still great.r distinction in :hcir Dew stations.
Our people are all complaining Of bard
times-no wheat made and the prospect EJr
a corn crop very gloomy. Ia the upper por-
ton of the county, the weather has been sea-
sonabie AID the corn is very fac, but below
the Court House, as far as MontrOrs, III
Wcs,moreland. the drought is Intense and the
crops are suffering severely.
The Bapt;ots are about to erect q new
Church edifce at Shilab, in fine grove, just
below the cite Of the old church. The build
ing will DE Of brick, and large enough 10 ac-
comnodatc some five or six hundred persons,
With all arrangements suited to meet the
most eni0ryCd views oi the ladies. Tho con-
tract for the building has b'ch awarded 10
Mr. George W. Wroton, Of fredericksburg.
Mrs. Mary Massey, the Oldest white inhab-
liant of the county, sged 90 year, died at,er
a brief illness On Tuesday last. W. l.. Is.
ISLANDER Sulr-Judse Field is now bold
ing his court at Madison c. IL. There was
quite an exciting SANDER suit 10 court during
last week, in which $1,000 damage are
claimed. The suit WIS Huffman VS.. HUI
man. The basis on which the sui; was
brought was, Wm. HUMAN accused Aaron
Huffman of stealing one lam Of great Sa!uc,
to wit, 50, aud appropriatlng tie hide and
talow to his own use, ard the prosecuting
party asserted that there was not substance
enough 10 the whole carcass 20 make a res
pecta,ie pot of soup. 4 verdict of damages
for S245 was rendered TO Aaron Hoffman, Tor
the slanderous words uttered by W. Huffman.
ToBAcCo.--The quantity Q! Tobac made
last year in Virginia aud North Carolina,
judging from the inspections ny to the lst OF
this month, will fully equal the most san
guiue expectations. Although the season Tor
delivering is so far advanced, the receipts IN
THE City and Richmond are still heavy. Tie
aggregate inspections In the State on the 1t
October, will in all probability reach, OF very
nearly reach, 70, 600 hhds., az all events. The
excess over last year will be fully 10000
hhds.-IeterSJ'uy. Int.
Freight TRADE.-lhere was received at
the Depot of the Virginia & Tennessee Rail
road in this city on Yesterday, 10 loaded car-
of produce from the West. consisting OF 81 /
bushels Wheat: lj5 barrels F.ouI; =, ia lbs.
Tobacco; ID, 0OO It's. m!sce iare Us, and -
loaded cars sent Yves. the So ale day.--Lyact'
burg. Tr.
A stabbing affair occurred IN Creeny!!le
county, Va, on Saturday last, between two
young men by the name OF uogwood and
Jean. Hogwood was using abusive language
to the brother of Young Jean when the latter
ipterfered and fight en-ued Young Jean
received several severe slabs In the corr He,
Inflicted with knife, none Of them however,
are considered dangerous.
The State OF Georgia is in the happy con-
dition of having abundant revenues to meet
all the needs OF the State Government, with
out drawing largely upon the pockets OF II"
people. We notice that one pruilhc scarce
of revenue is the profits from the State rail-
ways.
But very few additional returns from the
North Carolina elections have been received.
So far, all that have been received show a
largely increased vote for Judge Ellis over
that received by Gov Bragg, at the last Cub
ernatorial election, when be received a uiaJUi-
ity of about $4,000.
The announcement IF the death OF Samuel
Tate, esq, President Of the Ncmrhs and
and Charleston Il ilr0ad Company, was pre-
mature. The Memphis Builetn rays, Though
be is still much dcbiiitaIed, there Is pros
pect of speedy ard comp letc recovery.
There are from Coo to 100 visitors at the
Rockbtidge Alum Springs. Among the
guests arc Gov. Horton, of Texas, Judge HI
Gs. of Miss, together with many planters
from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi aud the
two Caroinas.
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