Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-12
BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAILS.

ARREST on LA>p.-lt is said tha. the escap.
ed murderer, Walter 5. Land, who slipped
the sheriff, surveillance. near Norfolk >c'e-
raj months ago, WAS arrested III Wa6e>b".
ugh. y. c.. on Monday last. Land WAS
stopping with some very poor people; but as
he was strar ger. he was suspected OF being
one Of the refugee insulrecti"nists at llar-
pers Ferry, and acting under this belief,
some persons informed the authorities, and
lie was arrested. He was overheard 10 tell
his counsel who he really was, and thus was
placed III custody.
SALE>.-Mr. J. W. George has sold his
house and lot L. Prof. John Max for three
thousand dollars. Mr.. Max removes 10 this
place a Professor of Music in the Culpep-
err Female Institute.
Mr.. George u. Gray has sold his house
and LOT 10 Mr. Joseph Is. Gorreli, for two
thousand dollars Mr.. Gray paid eight hun
dred Tor il a few years since. Mr.. q. will put
up Il new building on the lot he recently pur-
chased of DR.. Ashby.-Cu lpeper Ojscrrer.
AcQuIrAL or DlcKISSoN.-The jury in the
case of y. b Dickinson, who was indicted
for the murder Of John &. Haley, Mt the
Agricultural Fair Grounds in Richmond, on
the 10Th OF October. 1857, and WAS tried
this week in the lienrr" Circuit Court, red
lrred a verdict Of not guilty, Thursday morn
ing. The prisoner was then discharged from
custody.
BANK OF WEsroS.-The President and D!-
rectors Of thi, Bank have notified the Trea
surer of Virginia of their intention to wind
M its affairs. and cease the business Of bank
ing, aud have authorized him Ia deliver the
stock deposited by said Bank, upon receiv
ing and cancelng All equal amount OF the
countersigned notes thereof.
A bloody and exciting row occurred on
Monday, at Whitehall, Robson Co., \. c.
\ man named Grantham, who was Inebrlated,
ATTEMPTED to enter Rubinson's Circus. but
was repealed by the door-keeper. Difficult
" enSued. in which circus men and the
friends Of Grantham participated. The fight
was very desperate, bowie knives were used
and pistols fired. Leach, a school-master was
killed by n pistol shot and brother of Gran
than was dangerously wounded In the same
manner. He il expected to die. One OF the
circus men named RobnSon-was dreadful
I IL stabbed on one shoulder.
I SALE or \ IIorEL- The Rockingham Reg
lister says:-Jacob l.. Sibert has sold his half
Of the Mansion House property in this place
with one-half Of the furniture, for Slo,OOO.-
Purchaser John X. kooger. esq. who has
also leased the other half of Capt. }. 4. Bow
man
Edward II. Stevens, formerly of Harrison
burg, Va, now Of Bufort, South Carolina, has
been appointed President .! Buiord College
Mr.. 5. had, for some months, occupied the
position Of teacher i'll this institution.
Rev. SilaS lotion, lately Professor of
Moral Philosophy and Beile,-LctterS at
William and Mary College, Va, has accep-
ted the Presidency OF the Iowa State tniver-
,itv. and will enter upon his duties in June
next
COL Joseph Martin, Of Henry county, Va,
died on the I'd inst. He was member of
the Convention Of lS29- 80: and for several
wears represented his county i'll the Virginia
Legislature.