Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-10
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TRruEspors FLooD--The Northwestern
mar, Of Augusta county was visited by tre'
meodous storm and lain on Friday AFTER
moan Last. 1t commenced raining about the
middle of the day and continued tor TWO
hoprs and q half, without cessation. The
whole country over which the rain extend
ed was completely flooded, and all the streams
in that region were swollen to an unusnal
extent. An immense quantity OF wheat;
oats. bay, &C., was destroyed besides several
| mill dams, and otter property. Among the
sufferers are Robert GilkesOn, whose corn
was seriously injured his f.nces washed
sway. &c. John Ruebush lost about lOO
bushels of wheat; William Cochran lost some
ten tons of bay, and large quaouiy OF
fencing; DR.. HeDdren had his mii'-dam, his
mill wheel, which was cast iron, and por-
ton of the wall under bis mill washed away;
Mr.. Propst had his mill-dam destroyed. In
addition 10 the gentlemen banned, number
of other psrsons met With heavy losses.
A Young lady, Miss Hettie Lamb, living
with her relative, Mr.. Whitmer, near Par
nassus, 10 attempting to cross Motfetrs hun,
was washed from uer horse, and carried
down the stream some distance, when she
caught hold Of the limb OF tree, ana sus-
tanned herself for two hours, crying In the
most moving and plteous terms Il. those Oh
shore TO save her. The stream was so deep
aud rapid that assistance could not be rem
dered during ell that time, until, at iast' MT
George Showalter periled MS own !iie 10
desperate effort to save her, lie "eDt mo
the raging, roaring stream, and by his Efforts
which were generously secluded by MIR.
Martin Hall, of Btidgewater, she was res
cued. Notwithstanding her peri!ous c0hd'-
ton, she retained her eelt-possession durirg
all the time, and by her courage aided very
much the efforts made to rescue her.-H0cE'
ingham Register.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ITEN:.--Oa Situr'
day morning, humber OF ladies and gen
tlemen had picnic at Tayior's Springs
While the party were Ietur ing to town
10 the evening, a horse, attached TO 90
gy containing young lawyer ana his iauV'
became frightened and ran off, upsettins tue
buggy aud injuring the lady some.
On Saturday evening, the "Wide Awake"
Fire Company had a collation. IN the pubic
square, in Harrisonburg, in which the Mayor
Council, and other gentlemen participated
Speeches were made by Mayor lancey, DR..
Dold, j. Ii. Wartman, and Captain Spr'nkei'
In Harrisonburg, on Monday evening, the
Declaration of Independence was read by j.
II. Grabill, and an Grafton delivered by WIN.
II. Efhnger, in Andrew Chapel. The Nit.
Crawford Band were present Oh tie occasion.
The Sons of eDperauce, in Dayton, had
procession in connection with the Sabbath
School, on Monday last They were ad-
dressed by Rev. Mr.. Davis.
Jacob Rife, young man living near Tim
berville, was drowned in the river whilst
bathing, on Saturday last.
The Bank of Rockingham has declared
semi-annual dividend OF four per cent
The Springs, in this section Of the country,
are doing very we'll this season.
WARRENToN ITEMs-Q1ite serious acci-
dent happened to Marshall, a little son of
Mr.. Dudley Pattie, of this place, on Friday
last. He was handling q moving scythe,
and BY some means or other fell uIon 1t,
cutting his right arm very severely. Drs.
Shelton and Herudon were Immediately
called in and dressed the wound, which will
doubtless cOntiue the little fellow tOhis room
for some time.
Mr.. John Brown, carpenter, Of this town,
made narrow escape with his life on Mol
day last, by falling from ono Of the swings
% the celebration grounds, erected iJr the
amusement of the ittlo boys and misses on
that dsy. He was thought at first to be very
badly hurt, but revived IN the course Of halt
az hour and is now doing well.
Our June Court, which met again on FL
day last, fixed the County Levy at SO, 2G9,'
33. Number OF TIMETABLES 5,Gi5, at 81.
Mr.. Moses NJ. Green has been appointed
Postmaster at the Warrenton Springs, vice
A. A. Thompson, declined. -FIGg.
SHIPMENT OF WORKMANSHIP WedDes-
day, 5, coo barrels Of vegetables left Norfolk.
The jamestown took to New York 3 500 bar
rels; the Virginia to Phladelphia, 1000; the
Louisiana to Baltimore LOCO; and the Glen
Cove to Petersburg aud Richmond, 100.
At meeting of the Board Of Ni,itors of
the Virginia Medical College, held in Rich
mond on Thursday, Dr.. Jane b. McCaw
was elected Professor of Chemistry ard Phar-
macy. Tie following gentlemen Constitute
the Board:---John Nj. Patton, President,
Richmond; Hon. Wilioughby Newton, West
morelsnd; Hon. James A Scdden, GDochland;
Stephen o. SOuthall, Farmville; Thomas
Wallace, Petersburg; DR.. r IL Caoeil, Rich
mond: DIR. John S Wexford, Fredericksburg;
Wm. IL. mcfarland, Richmond John ).
Barbour, Alexandria; James Lyons, Rich
mond.
The President ard Directors Of the Bank
of Virginia at Richmond, have declared
dividend Of four per cent. cut of the profits
of the last six months, subject u the deduc-
ton OF one quarter per cent. bonus. which
leaves three and three-qusrters PEI cent, S2S
per share to the stockholders.