Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-09
Virginia News.

! GEM FARMERS, III WHOSE Noru We Cdil pldCc
the fullest confidence, assure US that not
more than one-half the usual crop of wheat
can be made this season in Rockingham.
| Complaints come to us from almost every
quarter Different causes have operated
and are operating to produce this result.
The fly, the frost, and the joint worm, each
has had its agency in diminishing the crop
of this essential article of our commerce
and prosperity. We are gratlfed to see and
to know, however, that our intelligent and
sagaciOus farmers have sought to compen-
safe themselves for short wheat crop, by
putting out an unusually large crop of corn.
| We learn from some OF our citizens who
| have recently returned from Il visit to Ten
nessee, that the wheat crop promises 70 be q
very short one in AL that country. They
also inform Us that they conversed with gen
tlemen from various parts Of the great v Test,
and that there will DC general failure OF
the wheat crop in the Western States"
The Valley Star says I'VE learn from a
friend who has, within the past week, tray
elled through portions Of Rockbridge, Bo-
tetourt, and Bedford, that the prospects Tor
Il good wheat crop are very discouraglnS.
:Joint-worm and fly are committing sad dep
relations upon it, and the farmers are be-
coming considerably alarmed. In every
neighborhood through which our informant
F.! passed, the crop is represented as being very
seriously Injured already, and unless the
ravages CT its enemies soon abate, the wheat
fields will present gloomy front TO the rea-
pers, and in many places, will hardly be
worth the reaping We were also informed
by some of our farmers who were attending
Court on Monday last, that the wheat has
been greatly damaged by the fly, joint
worm, &C., 50 much SO that many fields will
not pay for cutting: this is the case in some
sections, other sections will produce good
crops Of wheat. The corn, we are told, Is
doing we'll"
The Richmond Examiner says:-The pro-
priety of the Circuit Court was considerably
Outraged" yesterday, by the entrance Of Mr..
| Reuben L. Seal, one Of the officers Of police,
who proceeded IL arrest and take in custody
George Dabncv Woo,;en, esq, an able mem
Der Of the Richmond bar, who now occupies
II prominent position before the public as a
candidate for the Judgcship of the Hustlngs
Court. The warrant charged MIR. NoOttcn
with the utterancc vi divers and sundry
threats, which, if carried out, would serious
ly endanger the comfort, safety and we'll
being of Frederick Butler esq, High Con
stable Of the city of Richmond. Mr.. Woot-
ten thought the arrest in lerogatlon Of his
rights as q lawyer, and appealed to Judge
Meredith for an opinion, which that tunc'
tionary refused to give unless the ease was
properly before him on hubea$ coJp"$. Mr..
Woottenn went before Alderman Tay lor,
and gave bail for his appearance.
\ large and enthusiastic mcctingwas held
at Cumberland Court House on the 2Sth ult.,
for the appointment Of delegates 10 The Con
vention of the friends of the Richmond and
Lynchburg Railroad, to be held at Buck!ng-
ham Courthouse ON the 18th Of July. u
similar meeting was held at powhatan G. II.
on the 9th inst, ut which Gen. VIM. G. Scott
presided, and JAS NJ Finch acted as Secreta-
ry. Capt. Wm. Il. Royal made strong adj
dress in behalf OF the proposed road, and iii
ty delegates to the Buckingham Convention
were appointed.
We learn from the Charlottesville Review,
that q most cold blooded Murder was perpe-
trated on Thursday night, the 3l>t ult, near
Batcsviiie. Mr. BENJAMIN Thacicr, AZ oI!
man Of some % years Of age, was shot and
Nllleo IN HIS peu' nFcS PeLSo"S nav ''In
arrested anu l'1Se' 10 jan 'n'iTT0 ''' , ;"e
cili''-ll 9Vr "o't' 'a''e' " 49, ''t''''
SprouSe and Mary Sprouse, a girl l. years
OF age. y court mas ocel ca'lco u eA''iiNc
in'o '"o ii''''''f vi io'"0"S '''A''
i'e l17e'"o'S " ao''"2 'o'i'"'' Say W.
pieces o. c'''''''' ali''e'' mere "'' "'S'''y
last: Tor me use o. GaP.. h"SGrS company u
hFtiitery' : "''1e''.''," '.'"t ,":J W I', :
occh ,"S'tctc"' a. '"' requeS' VI '''e'' ~IP
t:lh: .; -H"j"f '1@"'} ''a"''"et>' nae u '"'
~ o. hr5 nI,:,u'9 "o n'J' , i',r ' '.ox
ccllcnt anns. IN first rafe order. and perfectly
safe
The charlottesville Review saws: "Bv
Comm ,,,;sn,onooo,,o,t ou tho nort If tho y;r.
s'n,. c''l',"i Lo"'' '- s''N o;lnS aLa -.
Gorlonsv;lln and m ssenoers are comnellcd
to Law over at that point, or in Charlottcs-
vile, for twentv-four hours. We under
stand that = change Of schedule was made
on the Central road
Those interested in the l.oudoun County
| Agricultural Exhibition. which will be held
ct the Fair Grounds, near Leeshurg, the
| coming Fall. are beginning to manifest some