Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-24
Nv Yesterday Evening". Malls.

BY Yesterday Evenings Malls.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY The July term oil
the County Court of Rockingham was held
on Monday last. There was very little bust
pes- Of n general nature transacted. Messrs
ii. A Chrisman and Wm H. l1smrick, Com
mssioners of the Revenue elect, for the 2nd
and Sd districts of this county, appeared and
we're qualified.
Forty-:our shares of Rockingham Bank
Sock, belonging to the estate Of Henry Gil
mer, decd, were sold at public auction, on
Monday last, at the following rates: shares
at 500 10; do. at 500 0j; 3 do. al 500;
- Do. at 500, and 5 do. at 500.
Merose and its Surroundings, sold for
about $500, on Saturday last. The lot,
embracing about 2 acres, upon which the
store-house and dwelling stands, brought a.
$50; three-acre lot, with small d"eliIns'
neal the store, sold for 1925 twenty-tour
acres and half, opposite the store, brought
$50 ST5 per acre; and thirty-tVe and nall
acres Of timbered land sold for S24 20 per
acre The whole OF the property, except the
24B acres of land near the store, (wh!ch was
pun chased By : X. Allebaugh,) was bought
by b. f. LincOl"
Milton Barger, who has been living in the
vicinity Of Cross Keys, in this county, was
committed to jail last Wednesday, charged
with threatening to burn the premises be-
longing to his mother.
The farm near Harrison burg, belonging to
the estate of David Steele, esq, decd, was
sold at auction, on Tuesday last for $50 80
per acre Purchaser, Isaac Steele, one OF the
heirs.-Rock. Reg.
FAIRFAX COUNTY % 1T County Court, July
term, was in session until late hour on Mon
day evening. The time of the Court was
principally occupied in deciding contested
motions relating 70 Administrations an1 open
ing County Il lads. IL was expected that the
Appeal and Chancery d. ,kets would have
been disposed Of during THIS term, but SO
much time was taken up by the argument of
counsel on motions, that the Appeal Docket
was barely reached, and but one case on 1t
.ried. This was an appeal from Justices
Judgment for one dolLar and try cents, and
the Judgment was affirmed at cost Of about
half as many dollars as there were cents III
yolyed in the orig nal controversy.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court, for this
County has received from G. ). Morgan, esq,
the Superintendent OF the State Penitentlary,
at Richmond, an ufi,Ial notice Of the death,
IN that Institution. of Pey;0n GTims.ey, co
III, l4th day Of Jane last. The deceased
was CO vic,od, at the November tern, OF the
Circuit Court for this county, 10 1892 OF
murder in the second degree, and Was sen
fenced to Is years Imprisonment.
A similar notice. from the same source, has
also been received of the death Of Bradley
Vance, on the 18th inst. Vance was convict
ed at the May term of our Circuit Court, for
1853. of murder in the second degree, and
sentenced to like term Of imprisonment.
The disease in both cases Was consumption.
-fairtar Ne~s.
ORANGE COUNTY CoURT.--The July term OF
the Comfy Court commences on Monday
next. The follow 'ng Justices constitute the
C,ult:--Garrett Scott, P.J James b. New
man, Tho. Il. T0wles, Robert Collins, IhOS.
Davis, Associates.
FIRE IN PETERSBURG Yesterday morning,
about 3 o'clock, fire broke out or the plank
road. The residence of Capt. VIM. III. Jarvis
was consumed, but it was insured for 81 600.
Cant. J.'s loss will be about 81 ,OOO.--Rtch.
Eng,
The session Of the University will close
during next week. The 29th of July will be
the final dav. instead Of the 29;h of June, as
formerly Ga the next session, however,
things will return to the old routine begin
ming on the lst of October, and ending On
the Doth of June. a prosperous session Is
anticipated.
On Monday last, a party arrested at St.
Louis, for an offence committed in Richmond,
Va, was brought as far as Martinsburg.
when be managed to escape. lie was ac-
COMMANDED by an officer Who treated him
with unusual loniency, by permitting him to
ride without being properly secured.
9ueen OF the River Pirate Arr sted.
The notorious Maria Keys diia$ Faulkcr,
was arrested Saturday by Marshal q 4llagber
and his aids, on Il charge OF stealing some
500 worth Of extra gin from the warehouse
OF Mix 4 Morris, River sreet, o few months
since. She was ordered to give bail in tho
sum of 1880, which she promptly did.
This Maria keysis the Queen Of gang OF
about twenty dock pirates. Her hoVel on the
" est Side, near the Old Exchange, is their
rendezvous. There the dock pirates secrete
their "swag," there Maria gives orders, p ans
thieving expeditions, and is Queen. FIRE.
auently, the police tell us, she heads the
banditli 10 person, dressing herself up Ia
mems clothes. She has an extensive ward
robe and can appear i'll any character that she
deems necessary Tor the successful cOnsum-
nation If Der plans. She has been known to
rig herselfup in the character OF sailor,
canal-boatman, verdaut young man from the
country, an old gray haired a-o decrepld man,
sc. All alone she has cracked many a
warehouse along the docks in the night
She is in short, irregular female Jack Shep-
pard, aud would make splendid heroine for
one Ainsworth's novels CiecetQHd Ifdu-
dealer
smoking In the Cars.
There was quite little scrimmage on the
! o'clock accommodation train from this city,
over the old road Eastward, yesterday morn
ing, says the Rochester Democrat. The She
riff Of Erie cvuuty Was on board, having in
custody fellow from Butf.lo, who was b.