Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-06
virginia News.

The Fairfax News says We understand
that ON Tuesday last the securities OF Mr..
Edward Sangster, late sheriff OF Alexandria,
despatched one Of their number to Rchinond
10 pay off in full the amount of Mr.. SIS.
deficiency TO the State Treasury. The
amount paid by the securities exceeds, we
learn, the sum of So 600.
The mail matter sent from the Post Office
at Fairfax Court House, for the Quarter end
ing 30th June, 1860, yielded the sum OF
SlO3.S22 The number Of Letters sent of
during the same time, was 5,294
Sons OF TEMrERAScE.--'rhe following arc
the officers elect OF Fairfax Division No. -,
Sons of Temperance, Tor the current quar-
ter:-W. p. Hiram Brewer; W. A., Rev.
". G.. Coe: X. S., Oscar Moore; 4. X. s.,
HenrvT. Brooks; f. S, Henry l.. Gunnell:
T., Joseph Cooper; c., John X. Steele; a.
G., Thomas n Thompson; |. s., Charles
kidwell: D. S., Clark Brooks.
TIE Fourth At FAiFAy CGERr HOUSE,
The Fourth was celebrated at Fairfax Court
House by Captain Dulany's Company. The
Rangers presented a very handsome appear
ance, and acquitted themselves N )st credia-
bly in all their exercises. At : o'clock Il
large number OF ladies end gentlemen par
took Of & most bountitui aud excellent Din
ner, which was provided on the Court House
Green by the Company. Alter the iahioS
had been vacated, they were removed and
the platform cleared Tor the use OF those who
wished to engage in the axh'ierat!ng exercl-
SEES of the Dance The ball saoa opened,
and was kept up until about o'clock Thurs
day morning. and everything passed off
pleasantly and joyous Y. Alright the scene
gas really enchanting The large number
Of lampa hanging around the platform and
suspended frn:n the awning and tha trees,
the measured steps ami graceful movements
of the numerous dancers and the sweet
sounds Of delightful music floating over all.
presented Il scene IL once beautiful and
charminG.
The Sunday School OF !he village, appro-
priatcly celebrated the HI: in Mr. Sugar
Grove, whittier they were escorted about y
o'clock by The Rangers. The Declaration
was admirably read by Mr.. X. s. Farr, and
an eloquent Address, pertinent to the day
and occasion, delivered by the Rev. ". q.
Coe. Recitations Dialogues, &C.. by the
Scholars, ali of whom acquitted themselves
handsomely, made Up thJ exercises il the
Grove tuirjdI hea,.
Hon. Roger 4. Pryor, was compIimented
with Screnade on Friday evening last by a
large number Of students from the UNIVERSE
ty of Virginia. and citizens Of charlottesville.
lin response 70 loul calls, NJ. Pryor who
was stopping at the Parish House, made his
urpcaranco. and ackuCw!3i geG the oompli-
ment in il speech Of about fifteen n,inGtes
duration The effort is said to have been
one of the harpest ever delivered hy that
eloquent speaker.
Ga Monday Il man NAMED Ellis dalton,
employed on the new Suspension bridge,
netr Wheeling, accidentally fell from the
i0or Of the structure 4 di>tnAcc ~ ahonf
cighty fret, alishting in three feet OF water
near tie western shore. When rescued one
OF bis leg= Was discovered - have been bad
" shattered aud bruised. Ihe wounded
man was placed in an express wagon and
conveyed to his residence, where he vas pro-
pcily treated.
The quantity Of vegetables Carried to New
.ork by tie steamships Roanoke, Yorktown
and Potomac Oil tloie last weeks trip from
Norfolk, amounted 10 the onormous guam
THY Of G,o0S barrels, comprising uearlv
every description. uu Saturday last the
shipments by steamers to Baltimore, New
York and Boston exceeded 5000 barrels,
the largest quantity being sent TO New York
The first missionary celebration OF the
Sunday School CONNECTED with the ProtcS-
tant Episcopal church in Lecsburg, Of which
Rev ". ". Williams is rector, took place
on Sunday afternoon last. The asScmD!agc
called together hv the occasion, WAS very
large and every thing PASSED Oh very happily.
At Lyrchburg, on Tuesday, the case Of
Commonwealth vs.. Geo ". Hardwicke, was
called, auG altar the examination OF Il large
number OF witnesses Tor the Commonwealth,
the counsel for the defendant waived their
testimony for the present and asked for Il
ce!lnd Court 10 assemble on Wednesday,
The .luly term If ti;e County Court of
Frederick, commenced tg srSslun on Mon
day last 1t being in thr middle "i harvest,
but little business was transacted. i caac
of seduction was decided, awarding nj
annual sum Of thirty dollar, against the de-
PENDENT for seven years.
TIC III! - itlgr~iit5 ~<.Il' I'o'i :,
arrived at Norfolk Friday last, reports hay-
ing passed about four miles south Of Cape
Henry, Il schooner, bottom upwards, and
stern stove in. Her name could not b. as
certainrd.
In Petersburg during the month Of June,
en- unusual number Of deaths occurred. The
iGtermel.ts iof whitcs( in b!aniford Gene
terry, nulnharcd 90, and in the African Gem
etery p colored persons were buried. 20
disease of an epidemic character prevails
there.
Smith 5. Turner, son of Col. r. Turner
bas received the appointment of State Stu
dent fer the y argen County Senatorial dis
;s;ct in TIE Argini., Military Institute at
Lexington, "a.
We learn that on Saturday 80 Ship Car
penters and bolt drivers and lHb"rara were
discharged from the Gosport Navy Yard.
Letter from Washington.
Correspondence - ~ Nr,r T"H. Heraid.
WASHINGTON, July 800, remember
thot | told YOU several DAYS ago 0l the