Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-01
Virginia News.

over portions of this county on Saturday
evening last, resulting most dlsastrously to
farmers and others. The wheat in some fields
was literally plowed up by the hail, some OF
which is represented to have been as large as
guinea egg. 1t appears to have been most
serious in the neighborhood Of New Batl-
more, in which village it is said that from
five to six hundred panes of glass will be re-
quired to fill the place Of that broken by the
hail We seem to be peculiarl y favored this
season by the destructive element IN various
forms. The storm of Monday evening week
blew down houses and barns and up-rooted
even the largest trees in the lower end OF
this county"
LIE Roy Peed, young man recently dis
charged from the caulker's department OF
the Portsmouth, Va, navy yard, accused }.
w. Jones, the master caulker, with having
procured his dismissal on political grounds,
and meeting the latter on Monday evening,
an ARRAY occurred between them, when
Jones, drawing revolver. shot his opponent
in the knee and fled. Peed pursued and
Jones fired two more shots while retreatlng
one of which took effect in the breast OF
James Brown, who CHANGED to have been
near inficting it is feared a mortal wound
The third shot slightly wounded one Charles
Williamson in the ear. Jones surrendered
himself to the authorities.
The Parkersburg Gazette, speaking of oil
springs, says:-"The oil fever continues to
spread in the region of country about TWEEN
ty or thirty miles east Of this place, in the
vicinity of the Northwestern Railroad,
and of the Staunton and Parkersburg turn
pike. Indeed, we are not surprised that
such should he the case, from the reliable ac-
counts we have of the richness and album
dance of those oil veins. Preparations are
now being made to operate quite extensively
an old oil we'll on the Stanton turnpike,
| from which it is believed an inexhaustlblc
supply of oil may be obtained.
The University Catalogue for the present
session has just been issued, showing that
the aumber of students in attendance upon
the various schools is six hundred and six;
of these, three hundred and thirty-nine are
from Virginia Other States are represen-
ted as follows: Alabama 40, Maryland %,
South Carolina 81, Mississippi y, North
| Carolina IS, Georgia 10, Louisiana 10, Texas
Is, Kentucky 10, District of Columbia 10,
Tennessee I, Missouri I, Delaware D. Florl-
da ), Arkansas 5, Pennsy lvania 5, Ohio ,,
| New York |, Massachusetts |, Peru |.
The Orange Chronicle says that many of
the wheat fields in that county were very
much injured by hail storm on Saturday
| last 1t learns from gentleman that nearly
| half of Col, John II. Lees wheat crop was
entirely destroyed. Hail fell in Orange e..
II. as large as hen egg, but as it was not
accompanied with wind, and no damage was
done.
The Cromwell farm in Jefferson County,
the sale of which we mentioned IL few weeks
ago, as having been purchased by Mr.. l..
| Sadlcr, at S55 per acre, has been purchased
by Mr.. d. w. Cromwell, for the sum of so
per acre-Mr. S. realizing an advance of
over $1,000.
Some one entered the meat house Of As
bury Nixon, few miles from Leesburg on
Wednesday night last, and carried off eigh
teen pieces Of bacon; and on Saturday night
similar visit was paid the premises of Hor-
ace Luckett, adjoining town, and sixteen
pieces stolen.
Col. Townes, State Senator from the Dan
vile district states that the crops in that dis
trict are looking we'll and that the farmers
expect to reap an abundant harvest should
nothing occur to injure their present proml-
sing appearances.
The little son of Mr.. Peter Firts, of Lou
doun, whose injury by being thrown from a
horse we noticed few days ago, has since
! died.
! Gov. Letcher was expected to be in Win
chester on Tuesday, at the general review
by Adit. Gen. Richardson Of the volunteer
| companies of this section of the State.
The dwelling and carpenters shop OF MIR.
Pierce, at Roadesville, in Orange county, was
destroyed by fire on Monday the 2lst inst
The loss is estimated at about 5000.
Rev. James X. Graham, of Winchester,
| Va, has received call to the First Presby-
terrain church at wheeling.
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