Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-03
Virginia News.

The merchants of Richmond Va, held a
meeting on Wednesday, AMI appointed "A
committee to report upon the pr"priety OF
estabishinga line OF packets between that
port and liverpool They also adopted the
following resolutions: That in future, 80 lar
as our capital aud facilities will enable Us IL
do 80, We will import our own goods OF Tor.
eigu growth ur manufacture, direct Ia this
port That those OF us, who now have or
ders in the hands Of agents or manufacturers,
awaiting execution Tor the spring trade,
pledge ourselves Ia use our best Efforts Ia
have the goods shipped to James river, even
at an advanced rate ut freight and that from
and after the LIST day Of January next We
bind ourselves not to give an order Tor foreign
goods 10 any party without an understand.
ing that such goods shall be shipped t"James
river when practicable; and, furthermore, IN
order to facilitate the object We have in view
we hereby pledge ourselves to unite upon
some one or more responsible shipping agents
at Liverpool
Atumeetins Of the Warrenton Rifle Compa
ny, held nt Fauluier Court house on Saturday
the Doth ult, the following officers were cleo
tei:--JoLn q Mari, Captain; b. Ii. Shackel
ford l,t Lieutenant; j. W. Mctiee, ID Lieu
tenant; Geo. b. Horner, lst Sergeant John
H. Fisher, ID Sergeant Frank. White, Sd
Sergeant; ). G. Lindsay, 4th Sergeant JAIME.
Ii. Tumpkins, lst Corporal; John X. Turner
u Corporal; Geo. II. Carter, Sd Corporal
John NJ Able, 4th Corporal. Vim. NJ
Bragg, Ensign; DR.. John Ward, Surgeon
John u B-ckhum, Quartrrmaster; VIM. y
Jennings, Secretary and Treasurer.
Miss Lizzie Petit, formerly Of Char
lottesyile, who is well known rs dramatic
reader, was seriously burnt on Friday morn
ing last, at one Of the New York hotels. She
was dressing III her chamber, when her dress
took fire from the CRATE, and the flames Ell
veloped her. Fortunately she was saved by
persons in the drawngr room where she rush
ed, who covered her up, and saved her. mol
without serious injury, however, to her per
son.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad Di
rectory have passed the following: "That
the Board of Directors OF the Richmond and
Dan,ille Railroad Company will hereafter
abstain from procuring supplies for the use
Of tile Railroad Company from the North OF
non -slayeholding States, in all cases where
they can be procured elsewhere OF sultabl,
character aud at reasonable rates Of charge.
A Volunteer Company has been form
ed in the Langley neighborhood, Fairfax
County. The officers are rs follows:-llen
nv, jenkins, Captain; VIM. III. Sewell, lst
Lieut.; Jas. w. Nelson, ID do; NJ. Dulany
Ball, Sd do An excellent selection Of Oil
GERS.
The University of Virginia has $40 stu
dents, with prospect Of several more. -
OF these about HOO are in the academical de.
purtment, and the remainder divided about
equally between law and medicine. Quite
II number OF the students are from Northern
States.
Ilampien Sidney College is, during the
present session, enjoying degree OF prosper
ity without parallel in her history. There
are, at present, over Ito matriculates, with
II prospect Of u large addition after the Christ
mas vacation.
David Trick, an esteemed citizen of liar
risonburg, Va, died suddenly, on the 2Stl
ult.
A "IIome Guard" has been formed in
Lynchburg Va. 1t numbers eighty.