Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-24
Virginia News.

The Warrenton Flag says The Fauquier
Black Horse Company reached Warrenton
on Monday about o'clock, on their return
from Charlestown, and when they halted
Ncrr greeted with three hearty cheers by
aur citizens lnr their gallant and patriotic
bearing III the service Of the State. Capt.
Scott responded to the cheers in Il few per-
tnent remarks on behalf Of the Company,
whcn an order from the Governor was read
~ Sergeant Smith to hold themselves IN
readiness tor ANY future service that they
mS ht be called upon toperturm. They then
returned their thanks to Mai. VIM. +. Gas
knS for tie admirable aud efficient manner
IN which he discharged his duties rs Com
mi>.ary for the Company. 1t is with feelings
Of priie and pleasure that We have heard,
IN all sides, the praises bestowed upon the
fauqu,er Cavalry while on duty nt Charles
town
I The Southern med cal udents from Phila-
de!phia. arrived u, Richmond on Thursday and
were received by the faculty and students Of
| the medical college, the governor, and the
Richmond Guards There were also All i'm
mense throng Of citizens. The procession
marched t. The governors mansion, where the
Students were addressed by Governor Wise.
Subsequently, they were addressed by Profess
4"r Gibson at the college, after which they
dned at the Columbia Hotel. Great enthu-
siasn was manifested, and there were CON
tinual shouts of applause and waving OF
handkerchiets along the route.
For the past thirty days, Mes>rs. Cren-
shaw h Co., Of Richmond, have been sus-
tanning losses in coffee which have probably
amounted to five hundred pounds. Discover
ius the loss u lew days since, they set 10 work
to detect the robbers. and soon learned that
two servants IN their employ. aided by Dick
and Cyru>, il the service of Dunlop, Moncure
Il Co, were the thipyes--tliat their servants
probably forced the cellar door and passed
the coffee out to Dick and Cyrus, who dis
posed Of il. The parties are all under arrest.
The Lexington Gazette in noticing the ap-
pearance OF Small Pox in that place says
When first discovered there were five cases
IN all Onc If these has died, three have re
covered and the remaining one IS still IN Il
critical condition. Seven houses are in
quarantine, and including the first five,
there have been some eighteen or twenty
eases in all. We have heard OF no new cases
since Monday.
On Friday night Of last week, as the mail
stage was on its way from Staunton to HaI-
risonburg. it was upset by the horses run
| ming off. injuring several passengers, but
fortunately not very seriously. MIR. .. G..
Sterling. of ilarrs"nhurg, one of the pas
seugers, had II wound inflicted on the left
side Of his head, Just above the forehead
about two inches in length, but without
fraclurins tie skull.
On Wednesday, lith inst, Mr.. Samuel
Vines was found dead in the bellows house
At the Iron Works, near Luray. Page Co.
| Ii IS supposed that the pitman of the bellows
caught his head. one side of which was hor-
rihy mashed. Mr.. Y. was n poor man, and
I leaves Il wife aud one child to mourn his
| loss.
The Speaker read in the House of Dele
ga,cs, letter on Thursday, from MIR. Bis.
bic. the Delegate from Norfolk, inviting the
\ House, it, officers, and the members OF the
press on the floor to spend their Christmas
| in Norfolk, an invitation which that hospi-
/ table city always extends to the Legislature.
Hon. I. 5. Fiournoy in speech to the
citizens of Pttsylvaniu county, at Chatham
| last Monday, paid a graceful compliment to
/ the present Executive of Virginia. MIR.
| Fiournoy, it will be recollected, was the can
di,late of the Opposition over whom Gov.
| Wise was elected.
\ One of the most intelligent and estimable
ludies Of Virginia, writes the Richmond Dis
patch a letter. enclosing subscription paper,
i 10 raise sum of money to buy service OF
/ plate. to be presented to Gov. Wise, and en-
\ closes subscriptions in behalf of herself and
daughter.
| Mr.. ID. NJ. Pattie, of Warrenton, was
| thrown from buggy, in Baltimore. one day
! last week, which resulted in the breaking OF
one of his legs. He reached warrsntun on
Friday, aud is. we are glad 10 hear, improv,
| ing
A young lady. named Miss Bare, fell
from her horse and was drowned, in attempt
ing tn ford Buffalo creek, in Rockbridge
county, on Saturday last. Her body was
I recovered.
Gov. Wise left Richmond on Friday morn,
! ING. in the Norfolk steamer. en- route for Ac-
coma.. The Governor will not be able tc
return 10 Richmond before the close OF ms
term Of Office.
Dir. Powhatan 3. CaJcll, formerly we'll
known physician of Danville, Va, died re-
Gently at Florence, Alabama.