Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
BY SATURDAY EVENINGS MAILS.

PoLITlCAL.-ORANGE Court HOUsE.-Be
OF good cheer We Thomas men, for good
time is coming our gallant standard bear
er is daily gaining strength in this county.
and if the other counties Of the district will
only de- as well. as Captain Steel. of Texas
not"riety used to SAY, the day will be ours.
Gov. Smith will he the himdmust nag III
the race, in this county. about that there Is
no mistake cannot, from all that can
learn. carry fifty Wing and American votes
and without their aid he will be forced Ia
take back seat. HARRY.
FATAL AffRAY At CITY PoINT.-A bloody
affair transpired at City Point, about 9ocl"ck,
Thursday night, between the first mate "t
the ship Trenton and several Of the crew,
while ashore, resulting in the fatal stabbing
of one of the party by the former The
Trenton had arrived the same morning, with
SALT from Liverpool. and at light, the crew
went ashore and engaged in IA trolc. The
mate, whose name is Mcfarland, was in the
tavern Of Mrs. Penney, when the party came
in to drink.
Upon going out, the mate was followed by
the party, and one of them, named Norris,
approached him, asked him ''if he consider
ed himself as good Il man on the soil Of \lr"
ginia. Us he did on the deck of the ship. -
lie replied that he did, upon which the sailor
attacked him and the rest closed in about
them, but it could not be determined 10y
witnesses that the latter were engaged i'll
the assault.
In the affray the mate finding himself UNI
equal to the contest, drew Il pistol but II was
wrested from him and he was badly beaten.
As soon as he could escape from them, he
went aboard the ship, procured case knife
and returning, rushed intotha midst hem.
lie seized one by the throat and was about
to plunge the knife into him. when his ARIA
was arrested by the second mate, who con-
WINGED him that he was mistaken in the man
Letting his hold 90, he rushed upon anoth-
err. who was in the act of rctreatlng from
him. He made one plunge At him with the
knife. with all his force. The knife pcne-
trated vital part. and the man fell dead. The
name OF the deceased was Meyers.
The affair was soon after made known, the
mate was arrested on board the ship, and Sc
cured till Yesterday morning when coroner ;
inquest was held. and a Court of magistrates
summoned. The examination took up the
entire evening. not being closed at the dcpar-
ture of the latest train. John Lyon esq, OF
this city, appeared as counselin the defence
of Mcfarland; Peter B. Bate. esq, appearing
for the Commonwealth -RcterSGuy ErpreSS
YORK RIVER RAILRoAp.-Thc rail is now
laid on this road for distance of about IL
miles below Richmond. The work was al
80 commenced at the White House two days
ago, and is now progressing this way. Thus
the road will be finished as far as the Pa
munkey river in very short time, unless
some unforeseen circumstance prevents. Two
locomotives are employed in hauling material
--one at this end of the line, and one at the
other-and, but for the delay in bridging the
river, we might confidently expect the com
pletion of the York River Railroad this sea-
son. Many improvements have lately been
made at " est Point, anu we risk nothing IN
saying it will be one Of the most attractive
resorts in Eastern Virginia All we want
now is facility of getting there, aud it is to be
hopea that this will soon be atfordcd.-Rtch.
DiSpdtch.
CrlrErER IrEMS.-The Blue Ridge Re-
publican says:-The Military Institute, y
of Culpeper Court House, was sold, on
Thursday last, to l.. b. Smith and Son, of
Albemarlc. for 5000. They intend. we are
pleased tu learn. in short time, opening
school on n similar plan with that conducted
by Mr.. Lighttoot, the late principal. This
is fine opening for such IL school, and we
wish them every success.
Mr.. Peter Smith has put up q Market
house. near Cooper 4 Foushcc's Grocery es-
adjustment. ut Culpcpcr Court house and
expects to supply our citizens, regularly,
with all scaS0nablc marketing. This has
long been dcsiderai"m here.
AcQrIrT,L OF THE REv. DANIEL Dow>EY.
Charlottesville, VA, May l3.-The
case of the Rev Daniel Downey, charged
with the murder of Vim. Mullins, in Stau-
ton, Va. which was removed t. this place.
was concluded to-day. The jury, after II
deliberatiou of 20 minutes, returned Il YER
diet of mot guilty" Upon the rendering
Of the verdict, the Court House rcs"undrd
with applause from the large audience pre-
sent. and the acquitted prisoner received the
congratulations Of many of his friends rs he
left the room.
Election OF B,NK OrFICIRs.-At II meet
ing of the Directors of the Farmers Bank ut
Charlottesville, held on last Thursday, the
vacancies in the Beard occasioned by the
death Of Mr. Saunders and the resignation OF
Mr. Robertson, were supplied by the appoint
mant 81! Messrs George Carr and Is. W.
Snead. The vacancy i'll the Presidency OF
the Bank was filled by the election Of Col.
Thomas }. Rundol H. charlottesville .ldr.
Mr.. Eugene Davis sold to Mr.. b. &. Flana-
.ana day or two since small tract of land
living north of charlottesville and adjoining
the lands of Mrssrs. W. T. Early and John
Cochran. ut $40 per acre. This tract con
tains fifty one acres, without any improve
ments upon it, aud was sold few years ago
by Mr. &. ". Pollard ut SO per acre.
The charlottesville Advocate says:-lt is
a very old saying in this county, that III
nineteen years out of every twenty it rains
on the 10Th day of May. The truth Of the
observation was verified on Tuesday last; up
on which day and since we have had slight
IL.