Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-08
JJRGTNfd NEWS.

CLARKE COUNTY ITEMs.-From present APP
pcarances, the largest corn crop ever raised
in Clarke County will be gathered this tall.
We learn that there is considerable SICK
ness in town at this time. There are sever
al cases of typhoid fever and pneumonia.
The Clarke Cavalry have Determined 10
give Barbecue on the first Saturday III oep-
TENDER.
Last Saturday, Berryvile wore rather a
military aspect. The Young Guards were
on parade: the Clarke Cavalry held busl-
ness meeting in town; the Clarke Guards
were in council devising ways and means to
avoid disbanding and meeting was held
for the purpose of organizing L new Nolun-
teer Company Consercator.
There was q terrible storm ut Stanton
Saturday afternoon about > o'clock. The
streets of the town are literally torn up in
many places. The cloud passed over TO the
east, but was driven back over the town,
and burst upon it with great fury. The
streets were flooded and in some places have
been torn up 50 that Il horse might be hid
den in them standing Less than 100000
will not repair the damage. The principal
sufferers are A. +. Bledsoe & Co, =. n.
Powell l. Co. and John p. Hults. Merchants;
P. II. Trout 4 Co. and DR.. Eicheiberger,
druggists The barn Of Mr.. VIM. w. Donag-
he, about one mile from town, was struck by
lightning and, with it's contents, entirely
consumed Captain Peck, who was out on
picnic at Baskerville, was struck by light
ming, but strange to say, escaped with his
| life, though his boot was torn off and his
watch melted.
\ correspondent Of the Wytheville Times"
writing from Independence, Grayson county,
says: "Thc examining trial of James lsom,
arraigned on charge killing Col. Zacha-
riah Roberts, is in progress. Gonsldera-
bic excitement prevails in Crayson county
in consequence of the insecurity Of human
| life from transformations and plots. rnmor
| is in circulation that the lives of several per-
sons who acted under the authority Of the
| law, in the arrest Of John Isonl, Jr,, for the
assassination Of VIM. G. Sporlen, have been
| threatened"
y most distressing accident occurred IN
| Norfolk on Monday, shortly after the arrival
of the train from Petersburg. As the tram
was backing from the depot to the machine
shop, IL little boy named Whitehead, aged 10
or years, and Il son Of Il widowed mother,
attempted to ride on the platform of one OF
the coaches. lie missed his footing and fell,
| the wheels passing over one lee, and crush
ing it in the most shocking manner. lie
little sufferer was taken home in great agony,
where the limb was amputated.
Patents were issued last week to Lewis l..
Billiard, of Norfolk, Va, for an improvement
in ratchet mills. Ira Hart, Of Clarksburg,
| Va, for an improvement in machines for
threshing and cleaning grain. Jno. b. SEIalcr,
| Of Grafton, Va, for an improved cattle car.
| Ausbcnt IL. Wagner, of Stanton, Va, for
| improvement in mills. and Jno. B. Wand of
Memphis Tenn, for fabrics for roofing, belt
ing, &c.
4 special term Of the United States Court
for the Western District of Virginia, has
commenced, Judge John W. Brockenbrough
presiding. The Court is engaged in the trial
of the action of ejectment brought by Henry
J. WhitehouSe and others, plaintiffs, against
| Robert Il. Harvey and others, defendants, 10
recover ZOO acres Of valuable mineral
| land, lying principally in the county OF
| Putnam.
| The American Eagle gives an encouraging
account of the progress of business ut Madi,
| son Court house. 1t says there is il second
carriage factory put there, that the erection
| Of a third hotel is In contemplation that an
opposition stage line to run between thar
place and Gorconsville is about to he star
ted, &C., &c.
In reply to information sought from him by
the editor of the charlottesville "Review,
Mr.. G. II. Ford. Il civil engineer, says thar
he is confident of being able 10 supply the
town with water at cost Of aot more than
SO ,0O0-that is, the water will be brought
to the door Of each citizen, as the gas pipes
now are, for $4,000.
The Mercer" Cavalry, of Spntsylyanil
county, Va, are drilling stuIious Tor By the
Richmond encampment in November. +"
which they will bring 100 well-mOuntrd
men They g into preparatory enca,np-
mcnt in their own county some time in Sep
TENDER.
\ young man by the name Of Dean, living
in Richmond tried to make way with his life
by taking some laudanum on Sunday morn.
ing, but his friends noticing his condition,
the proper remedies were immediately and
successfully adopted.
A new Baptist College is in course Of erec-
ton in Danville 4 scheme is on foot t,
erect Presbyterian Female College there,
also
The overScrrS Of the poor OF Rock ngham
county, Va, have purchased Il farm for $50,
600, for the use of the poor.
Tie Traders Bank OF Richmond goes into
operation next week.
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