Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-22
BY SATURDAY EVENINGS MAILS.


The BANx or WEsruN.-It will be seen by
the proclamation OF the Governor, below, that
large number of Notes Of this Bank has
been issued without suffciency OF gold and
! silver coin being provided t. redeem the same,
and that said bank has tailel To redeem Ill
coin some of said notes when presented tor
payment The Governor therefore, III con-
/ iormty with the law, prohibits the bills or
notes of the Bank from being received i'll pay
ment Of any money due 10 the State.
By tie Gore,wor IF IuyiHja.-i Pror'd-
mation
Whereas, under aut GRITTY vested in the
Executive, by law, Il commissioner has been
appointed to inspect the books and examine
/ into the proceedings oi the Bank 81 Weston,
and has made report in part, and 1t evident
" appearing tina; n large amount oi cTt"ia-
ton i'll notes purpnrtlng To be notes OF >aid
bank has been issued. without gold and >'i-
yer coin being provided sufficient "rcdctin
the same, and tia; said bank has failed I"
redeem IN such COIN some "i SAID notes, when
presented Tor payment: Now. therefore l.
Henry \. Wise, Governor oi the Common
wealth oi Nirg mia. de-. i'll conformity with
the provisions Of the law, hereby prohibit
I the sad bills or inlcs purpOrtlnS tn have
been issued by said bank, To be received Iii
payment Of any money due to the State; anu
! all collecting officers OF the Commonwealth
are required 10 take notice hereof
! In testimony whereof, | have subscribed
nv Name and cauScd III" sea! Of the State {"
be affixed hereto at Richmond, th, 10Th
day OF August, 4. ID. 1859 and in the HiIh
year of the Commonwealth.
HENRY \. WISE.
! SUDDEN DsATH on THE CARS.-l estcrday
/ Mr.. John f. Dunn. OF Louisiana, while ira
yelling on the cars by the Central railroad,
suddenly fell dead near Gorionsville. lie
was alone and had spent the previous night
in Richmond, and entered his name - II.
Dunn, Memphis, " at the American hotel
The deceased, II mildc-agrd gentleman, how
ever has been asccrianed To- he irom LOUISE
ana. and had Just arrived from the South
| His body was brought back To town last n
terDoon.
In connection with this calamitOuS event,
we NAV alude To the ChrstIan-like effect
and the moral rs well as pecunlary utility ot
institutions and orders similar IL that OF the
Indcpendent Order of Old Fellows. Here is
"A stranger from Louisiana: he is travelling
northward and worn down with that icll
disease consumption. Death series him amid
strangers in the midst Of his journey, yet the
fact of his being of the Order Of Odd Fellows,
makes him among friends, true, trustworthy
and sympathetic.
As his last breath departs from thus stramg.
/ IL = Ia 4
discovered that hr belongs To- the order 81
Odd Fellows On his person are found ne
ccssarv documents t. show that J"hm r Dunn
is IA member in good standing "i the Jefrr-
sou Lodge, NJ. q. OF Lafayette, jefferson
county, La. and resident q! that town, III
said State He was on his way to visit
friends in Providence K. L.. AMI WAS between
50 and 10 years OF age. AZ once the m"ni-
lers OF Friendship Lodge, No. 10. OF Rich
mond, made preparations t. pay the drceas-
ed stranger all the courteous duties that "n"
brother or friend owes /" another. y hears"
was at the depot t. receive the b"'iy. anh II
was escorted L. the Odd Fellows Hail, by
Mr. Thomas Dodainead. Supt. Of the Virgin
ia Central Railroad. ami Mcs>rs. JAS. Cough.
VIM Mitchell. Samuel Clarke. George Mere
dith. James Rlddick aud James Briton Nil
members Of the Odd Fellows society.
The funeral will take place on Sunday
morning next, when the deceased WILL TIC al
tended to his last resting ground by such an
escort as will show that though IL stranger
in u strange land. the fact I'll his belonging I"
such fraternity rs he does, prJcures him
friends in plenty. The Friendship Lodge.
No. ID, dclrays all cxpenses.-R'rh. Eram
EXTENSIVE KoEErRY.-A gentleman tray
cling on the East Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad, had his pocket picked on "cdncS-
dav, containing about Sl.3O0. His suspi-
ciuns rested ON an individual whom he hal
observed sitting near him on the way. ami
who took the Virginia and Tennessee tram
in coming eastward. At the Central Depot,
in Montgomery County, Capt. Scabury, who
had charge of the train. received II dispatch
from the individual robbed, describing the
person believed to be the thief.
Can't :. identified the person answering
the description, and Immediately irlrGraphrd
to officer Royal. of this city. Ia be on hand
upon the arrival Of the train. W hen the
| train reached lynchhurg, the suspected per-
sOn was taken int" custody. aud upon beng
examined, the money WAS found IN his pos
session. The gentleman who lost the money
has been appraised OF the arrest, and the
suspected person will lac tried after the arrl-
val of the witness.
As the crime has not yet been proven. we
forbear to give the name OF the suspected
pcrson.--Ly"'hb"y THyi"it".
TmE GRArs IloME AGAIN.-At hali-paSt
o'clock, OH Friday afternoon, the Elchmnnd
Grays. Captain Elliott, returned from their
''Sollernn" engagement of friendship and
good will in New York. They were re-
ceived at the Virginia Central Depot by
detachment of their own company, VIII" could
not participate in this grand excursion.
The Gr:yS speak III mnst glowing terms
of their experience with the Seventh Reg
ment, and with the citizens Of New York
generally. and they aver. that never before
were 50 many Nirginiaus III danger at beng
KILLED with Kindness" iy the gallant SONS
OF Gotham.
4 number of the company remained North
for few days longer, on business matters.
Rich. Enq
FATAL NT.-GREENSEoRo, y. g..