Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20
Evenings Mails.

,r.x County ITExs.--The August
o,s,,s,Ir, Term of the County Court had
. .bor, misunderstanding Tuesday
ou' .,,n The whole of the first day was
S'oO so oi in disposins of the Commonwelth's
occup' ., rather 10 the trial of two cases on
I'GAtS r. indictments for wilful trespass.
J.; O;,- disa creed in the fret case, and there
IbsJu'! ;,dcmeut for costs in favor OF the
va awsIrb: 10 the latter case the deien-
C sn~ bund guilty and fned IS and costs.
9i.' Civil Docket was called through on the
Ia' 'o8 day. but no contested case was tried:
s';,1 .i.sr Powell, esq, the Sheriff elect of
". " .a"ntv qualified aud gave bond 10 the
ial' T 10 f sixty thousand dollars, with Al
E'aI'VG Peter Gooding, VIM. IL. Gooding,
i yea pogell DR.. JAS Hunter and Richard
tIc,.t e.as., as securities.
M" ", are NAMED to learn that an aged lady,
W. MS Story, committed suicide BY
DaI ai'r;np quantity of Strychnine at the
;"1D. . of her SOD, Mr.. Mark Story, residing
a11'Ip ,,ke's Station, about 4 o'clock on the
Dsl. .; p # the 18th instant. The relatives
n..1 lends Of the deceased are entirely igno-
S"I as,bn motives which induced her to take
' ~. n,,l step, and the presumption, there
s1.' !. that she was laboring under mental
.fs,,a;on at the time.
~ ,bo rsri5us Tracts Of Land advertised
y. % a. public SALE 10 this place on Mon
univ about one-half were offered and
y" SII,uins sales were effected:
Wv f,rm Of 81 acres, belonging to the es-
..aoiJ N. Holsapple, decd, near Burke's
~, "a. sold By Mossrs. Love and Thrift,
c 49, 10 DR.. Vim. II. HolSapple. for the
.n Of 81 SO; W.
80 m PJbck Run, was sold by Henry W.
T IT, Comr, to Mr.. Richard X. Lee, for
he sum Of Sl,565.
Va ,epre; TO learn that d Fire occurred in
-, ne;,bboring village of Centreville. about
v" W., an Tuesday last, the 18th instant, which
.,,' unite destructive in its results. 1t orig-
,,,ei from st0ve-pipe in the dwelling OF
Y, Thomas Grigsby, and before Its ra'ages
.,ud be stayed the house was burned to the
..,rrd With all its contents, together With
- Iarr. store house in the occupancy of
~. Bruin & Kincheloe. The latter were
r,,nna,e enough to save the greater part of
,5sir c,ols. their loss being only about S30O.
r.. ba,vie., loss is sustained by A. ). GrigS-
10 ,.o the oyper of the buildings, which Is
w, Ia. ,ban $1,000. Mr.. Thomas Grigsby
Ia, All Of his household effects, which is quite
:, serious misfortune to him. There was no
insurance. on any portion OF the property de-
M0yei.-NtuS.
GLITTER COUNTY TENSION Tuesday
,i,b, last, the dwelling Of Mr.. j. W. Green,
4 CuIreper c. H., was entered and robbed
n soue CO pieces of silver ware, consisting
Il sroops iorks. small ladies, &c. The CO.
rance vas made through the back window
Of the dining room, by cutting Stat from
,be blind. which enabled the burglar to un-
listen il aud then raise the window.
Mr. Green Chers d reward Of $50, for the
spprehensiou and conviction OF the thief.
4 man BY the name of Meredith was at
tackled By a mad bull, few days since. near
this place. His collar bone was broken, and
be was otherwise much bruised. DR.. K. 5.
Lewis set the bone, and tie man is recover
ug. 4 few days previous this same bull as
saulted servant girl, 10 the street, threw
her several feet in the air, AID after she fell
attempted to trample ter.
4 number Of slaves were sold, at auction,
la, Monday, by Peter c Smith, auctioneer.
Eliza, girl, brought $3.50; Jane and cbild2
months old, SlOOl, aid John a young man
SlOeO. A number of others brought lower
prices. None Of them were regarded as No. l.
TIE unimproved town lots, advertised by
Geo. I. Thomas were sold, at public auction,
on Saturday last by Peter C.. Smith, auc.
toneer, as follows lot No. !. corner Of
Depot stree, and Patpr NOster Row, 40 feet
root, running back 10 feet, brought $500;
John c. Green, purchaser. Lot No. 9. front
ns 80 feet 90 Depot street, running back
10 feet, brought $685. John C. Green, pur-
chaser. LIT n. 3. fronting &c feet OH De-
~ street, running back ITO feet, brought
500; john {, Green, purchaser. Lot NO.
/. Fronting e feet on Depot street, running
tack llO feet, brought 1870; Fayette NJ.
Latham, purchaser. Lot No. 5. fronting
81 fee, on Depot street. running back ITO
iee', being nearest the Court House, brought
%l5; Col. +. A. Freeman and James Bar
bOur, purchasers.
Lo,No | sold at the rate of Si3 per foot;
u, No. fraction over IS; Lot No. 3,
fraction over 50. Lot No. 4, fraction over
80, snd Lot No. 5, fraction over Sl5-
averaging large fraction over Sll.
We understand that John c. Green, esq,
,nstds to lut up, forthwith, an extensive
Warehouse, on the corner lot purchased by
LIN All the others, We believe, are to be
Fsetly improved.
We question il there has been such
ae IN any inland town in the State, for
twenty years II ever. 1T was bona tide sale.
aaa Is an unmiStakable evidence Of the high
NpieciatlOn Of cur town as place Of BUSH
's'' Add to this its beautiful location its
great 0eaIthiness and the intelligence and re.
1uement oil us citizens and it's equal can
%''eey be found. As whole Culpeper, in
%' incus'ry, enterprise, aud Intelligence of
SS'""7ens, Is inferior to DO county 10 the
Sat' Indeed we may go further and say,
-a' MS section Of Virginia, embracing Gull
Eyer Orange, Madison, Rappahannock.
'se aud fauQuier, in all that pertains to
mae health, enterprise and excellence of
M.F!' Is unsurpassed. The man who is
iI,n.o:HaoIy settled in this region of the old
,uluOn' and wishes, nevertheless, to leave
~, U"i!e with the uncultivated wilds, the
~. w. society," and the terrible fevers, of
:" country is--we will not say it, though
were gong to say-a goose.
.!s0n and Powell, committed few days
20 the charge of robbing the house of
r,..h' OF "RAppahannock City," in this