Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-10
Virginia News.

place and nelghborhood lately-"Col. Chas.
Billiard Of Spotsylvana county purchased a
few days ago, from the Trustees of Henry l..
Brooke, esq, that fine piece of real estate in
Stafford county, known as "Salvington." 1t
contains 500 acres and was sold at SIG per
acre, aggregating Sl2,S00. Col. B. was Of
fered an advance Of several thousand dollars
on the purchase few days after it had been
made. The late residence of Judge Conway
was sold recently by the Executors of the es.
tate to Mr.. A. X. Phillips, for the sum of
st, $50 The house and lot recently improv-
ed by Mrs +. A. Fitzgerald on Water street,
has been sold by that lady to.Chas. G. Smith,
lately of Essex county, for s., $50"
The Petersburg va "Intelligencer' con-
septs to the transfer of the panhandle" to
Pennsylvania, or Ohio. 1t says:-"The peo-
pie of the Panhandle cannot be considered
very desirable in association with slavehol-
ders, when they harbor all the Underwoods
and Caldwclls-the Arnolds of our domes-
tic institutions We are disposed to sell
the Panhandle, and cheaply. We would
close it ont ut a price the interest on which
will pay the taxes which it nowputs into
the treasury. Let us get rid of it before
the year 1865, when we shall probably have
an 'rrepressible" contest for al calorem tax
alton"
The Court of Appeals is now in session at
Richmond On Tuesday several cases were
decided Among them, Robertson's execu-
tor VS.. Latham and others. Argued by A.
A. Morson ANA B. r. Wexford for appellants
No counsel for appellee. Decree of Circuit
Court of jefferson county reversed.
A writ of error superseding the judgment
of the Circuit Court of Richmond, was award
ed in the case of John II. Melton, who was
sentenced few days ago to three years IN
the penitentary, for shootingP. o. Slmms,
Of the Exchange Hotel.
Several persons have been presented be,
fore the grand jury of Lynchburg for keep
ing keno tables, and for indulgns in that
renowned" game, which the authorities
claim to be illegal. The defendants contem
plate putting in plea for the legality Of the
game. 1t is emphatically the keepers game
for, in case ten men were To furnish ten dol
lars EACH and play for ten hours, the owner
of the table would be for the whole hundred
dollars, merely for the privilege of playln9
| at tbs table.
On Sunday, Il man named Robert Bowie
of Prince Georges county, Md, was accoSted
at Portsmouth,, Va, by two men, wEo in
duced him to drink He soon after rclapsed
into nscnsbility, and while in that condi'
ton was robbed OF $3.50, all the money he
possessed Bowie reached Baltimore in the
Norfolk boat on Monday and went on t.
| Washington, intending to effect the capture
Of the robbers, who had gone to that place
| He alleges he was drugged.
The hopes of the 5Gth Regiment have been
at length realized by the formation of g. fine
troop numbering some Go. The Loudoun
| Mirror says that "thcy are fine looking set
| Of fellows, and will make capital soldiers
An election was held at Wheatland, last Sat
urdav, for officers, which resulted in the elec-
ton Of L. NJ. g. Paxton as Captain, -
Clarke, LIST Lieutenant, and James Smith,
2nd Lieutenant. We think they decided
upon grey for their uniform"
The Corporation election in Leesburg came
off on Saturday last, and resulted in the
choice of j. NJ. Orr for Mayor, Joseph Berk-
by for Recorder, and b r. Atwcll for Town
Sergeant. The following gentlemen were
Head, VIM. Hall. VIM. Cline, Alex. Poland,
j. H. kaighn, David Steadman. c. b. Ball,
L. w S. Hough, F. NJ. Henderson, G. b.
Wildmau, q. X. Fox, jr.
The Spring term Of Clarke County Circuit
Court commences next Saturday, the II IT,
The three important trials which will pro-
badly occupy the entire session of the Court,
are the criminal Turner VS.. Duke the
breach Of marriage promise, Burns VS.. Der
linz and the Littlcton Will cases. They
will be taken up and disposed of in the order
above stated.
The members of the order of X. G. c.,
residing in Richmond, lsays the Examiner
of the 7th,) met in conclave on Saturday
night and adopted resolution not to have
anything more to do with the order, unless
the chief General Buckley, clears up certain
charges affecting his character, or in de-
fault of that, a competent person is put in
his stead.
4 correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch
writing from Lynchburg says:-"A thresh-
ing machine and cleaner was exhibited in
this city on last Friday by Mr.. John J. ROl-
low, of fredericksburg, which, as Virginia
invention, is deserving notice. Being put in
operation in the presence of several judges,
it was pronounced to he the most superior
cleaner even seen in this vicinity"
The Fredericksburg Herald says:-"The
wheat crop between this and Spotsylvania c.
II. has improved to a degree almost UMPIRE
cedentcd within the last month. Most OF it
now looks thrifty and promises we'll Most
of the farmers have completed the planting
Of corn, or are now concluding. In many
instances the corn is up and in thriving con
dition."
Col. J. H. Timberlake of Albemarle, was
elected Colonel Of the 9th Regiment, Nir-
gina Militia, last week, although he has not
yet attained the age of 81 years. lie was
educated at Col. Strange's Military Academy,
in Charlottesville, and is represented as an
excellent officer. He is probably the young
est officer Of the same grade in the State.
Several of the Merchants of Richmond
have lately sailed for Europe, for the purpose
of purchasing goods, and importing them
directly to James river. Others are to fol-
low in short time. The first vessel of the
Virginia and Liverpool line Of packets is cX-
pected to arrive in Il short time.
The people of Rye Valley in Smyth coun-