Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-11
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I,s.INlA ELECTIONS Inc aggregate o.
cal vol. in l2T counties, is as follows:
~ ,s,cber, 69,4l9
r"r IoUgir, 63,2l7
Majority for Letcher, 6,2O2
There are "a counties yet to be heard
from.-Rich. Eng.
The Index says:-One hundred and TWEEN
u,..,en counties (oficial) show a majority
i 62o2 for Letcher. Unofficial reports
Scam sh,ut a dozen other counties reduce
This majority to something less than 5OOO.-
The remaining counties will probably run
the majority up to something above that
marx.
gocxISGHAM lTENs.-FRosT.-We had a
hitting frost in all this region on Saturday
o;sbt and Sunday morning last. The tender
ISOLATION of various kinds was nipped, and
,re,t fears are entertained that the growing
Eya and Wheat have been seriously injured.
Wehope, however, that the fears OF those who
oak upon this subject are without founda-
tom. Extensive injury to the Wheat crop
would be Il very great calamity to our county
snd Valley.
locrsrs-We understand that the LOcusts
are oy errunning our county in almost all d.
,s,tions. They are Il terrible plague" wher-
ever they make their appearance. Capt. j. P.
,Hinoer has left at the Register Office a
branch Of a white oak tree which exhibits the
manner in which these insects deposite their
COO. They make an i%ncision in q healthy
branch or limb of tree. in which they depos-
il. their Eggs for Matching. They thus kill
immense quantities Of timber. Capt. Elm
ger also informs us of a case of severe, if not
dangerous illness, produced by the sting ola
ln,ust. Mr.. Henry Hidecker, living or 10
milas below Harrisonburg, was stung a week
ur TWO ago, and for some days he was consid-
cred in q critical condition. The locusts are
more numerous in some localities than others,
but there seems to be u general sprinkling of
them all lover the county.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT AND DEATH.-A little
laughter of Mr.. WIN. Barton, residing near
frienden's Church, in this county, met a
sudden and violent death on Tuesday OF last
week. The little girl was swinging OH the
limb of a fallen tree, when by some means
or other she fell backward, dislocating her
neck and causing her almost instantaneous
death.
Fly IN THE WHEAT.-We regret to state
that the tv and Joint worm are doing consi-
derable damage to the wheat fields in some
,arts Of Rockingham. In the neighborhood
of aezletown, we learn that with many far
mers the prospect for n good crop of wheat Is
uo ,ol;.vs ,hs
first ,;me in 3 Years when our Jail was free
from prisoners -Rockingham Register.
FAIRFAX rkAs'-ror'''" !" '"' WAN,
were visited by a storm OF wind, ram ana
ho;I an Friday afternoon last. We learn
~ p.u;n,ron rs;gbh,r-
,h"t '"e satue g., tho hs;i
h"'u suu'reo o"'''"'''
The June Term ol the 1ireuit ooui' u"
this county commenced its session on Non
day last, his honor, Judge Tyler presiding.
rcns;d.roble cbancsrv business has been
Transacted and some few iury cases have been
FIRE IN PowHATAS.-Muddy Greek Bap-
tist Church, in Powhatan county, was enti-
RELY destroyed by fire on Friday morning.
rho "a inst II WIS a handsome new brick
sd;sce nearly completed, and cost about 81
sM0 /, ;s Thought that it was struck by light
MIN, Several workmen, who were sleeping
in ,hs church. narrowly escaped with their
j;yas Csrnenters' tools to the value Of about
xI5o werr DESTROYED.
AccIpESr.-The train on the Virginia and
Ts,,ssses Railroad ON Tuesday night, when
-.uoa uost of ABINGDON ran over
apou' 'e" ''' ss
car were thrown on the track so S;nh Sni