Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-04
Virginia News,

MILITARY hPPoINTMESTS.-UOY. LetcHer,
on Saturday last, made the following APP
pointments to fill vacancies:
Major Generals.-First Division-O. @.
Clay, of Campbell. Second Division-Asa
Rogers, of Loudoun. Fifth Diyision-Ken-
ton Harper, of Augusta.
Brigadier Generals.-First Brigade-Jas.
L. Kemper, of Madison. Third Brigade
G.. G. Coleman, of Louisa. Fourth Brigade
W S. Scott, of Powhatan. Eighth Bril-
gade--W. B. Stands, Of Southampton
Ninth Brigade George Blow, jr., of Nor
folk City Thirteenth Brigade-Wm. II.
Harmon, of Augusta Twentieth Brigade
&C. B. Conrad of Gilmer Twelfth Bri-
gade-Peter Hairston, of Henry. Sixth Bri-
ggade-Robert L. Wright, Of Loudoun. ia
cob Rinehart, Major, Charlestown-ls regi-
ment artillery. Samuel NJ. Garland, Lynch
burg-5th regiment artillery. Henry Mason
Matthews, Major, Lewisburg, 9Th regiment
artillery.
One hundred and cighty-fve regiments Of
militia of the line are now organized, and
all the counties except Marshall, Hancock,
Caroline, Culpeper, and Ohio, have come up
to the requirements of the law. Ohio, how
ever, has one regiment enrolled.
We mentioned in yesterday Gazette, that
Gov. Letcher and Col Smith, had gone to
| Springfield, Mass, on business connected
with the arming of the State The Richmond
Examiner of yesterday says:-"The Legis-
lature at its last session. passed law au-
thorizing the expenditure of large sum of
money for the purchase of arms for the use
of the State, and empowered military
Commission" consisting of Hon. John Letch-
err, Governor of the State, Coils. Francis
H. Smith, of the V. M. l.. Philip st. George
Cooke, and Capt George w. Randolph OF
the Howitzers, to make the purchase on be-
half of the Commonwealth. The Commits
sioners started on last Monday from Rich
mond, for the purpose of visiting Springfield,
Mass, and other places North, to make the
required purchases on behalf of the State.
The following are the names of the Ma
tional Union Committee from Virginia, to
meet in Baltimore, on the 9th of May
Hon. VIM. G. Rives, of Albemarle; Robt. Y.
Conrad, of Winchester; j. Segar, of Eliza
beth City; A. j. Crane, of Richmond; D.
7. Bisbie, of Norfolk e. w. Button, of
Lynchburg; j. B. Bingham, of Petersburg;
J. r. Woods, of Abemarle; L. Mckenzie, of
Alexandria c. B. Bale, of Loudoun; G. II.
Lewis, of Rockingham G.. r. Latham, OF
Taylor; Arthur |. Foreman, of Parkersburg;
r. Matthews, of Greenbrier; w. Martin, Of
Henry.
At IL meeting of the Virginia delegation
in Charleston, Thursday afternoon, two ex
quisitely beautiful bouquets were presented
to the delegation, by DR.. Thompson, of Din
widdie, in behalf Of the beautiful and ac
complished Miss Meminger, daughter Of
| COL Meminger, late Commissioner to Viz
ginia. They were, of course, accepted, and
thanks returned for the tattering compll-
ment.
Mrs. C. J. Faulkner, wife of Hon. Chas.
James Faulkner, the American Minister in
Paris, left Charlestown, preparatory to her
departure for Europe, on Tuesday last, ac-
companied by her daughter, Mrs. Anna A
Bocock, wife Of Hon. Thomas S. Bocock
Mrs. Faukner's departure with her family,
some two months since, was prevented by
| her bad health that having improved much,
she goes to join them in their new home.
The various millers and -four merchants
with which the new Richmond flour inspec
tor, Col. Samuel B. Paul, is connected, in
| virtue Of his office, are unanimous in award
| ing him high praise as a capable, faithful,
and obligng officer. His uniform urbanity
and courtesy have already secured him
troops Of friends.
Mrs. Kcpler, wife of the Rev. Ii. S. Keep
Ter, of Richmond, who was so badly injured
| about the head by fall, last week, has SO
far recovered from her injuries as to be able
to be removed to her residence on 9Th street,
from DR.. Trent's residence, on 1th and Mar
shall Mrs. X. had narrow escape from
death, by falling on the iron spikes of the
railing.
The editor of the Staunton Eindicator,
who is delegate in attendance at Charles
ton, writing to his paper from that city,
ys:-"The negro population is far inferior
to the same class in Virginia. Oae of our
best negroes is worth Il half-doZen OF the
dwarfsh, distigured, filthy creatures which
swarm the streets Of Charleston"
At the Corporation election in Warrenton,
on Saturday. the following gentlemen We're
elected :-Chas. Bragg, Mayor; Chas. Y.
Green, Recorder: John r. Tongue Jas. V.
Brooke, r. L. Saunders, John A. Spiman,
John G. Beckham, John r. Spilman, and B.
H. Shackelford, Councilmen, for the ensu-
ing year.
Mr.. Leutze, the artist is at present in
fredericksburg re-visiting the scenes of his
earliest devotion to painting. and renewing.
among old and valued friends, the associa-
tons of a dearly remembered period, before
he had become famous in the modern gale
ries of Europe.
In Shenandoah county, there was heavy
frost, and considerable freezing, on Sunday
night last The effects of these unwelcome
changes are visible everywhere-the grass,
and other green things" are damaged to
some extent; and fruit of every kind has
suffered more or less.
Another old and respected citizen of Fair
fax, Col. John Reid died at his residence,
about five miles west of Fairfax G. H., on
Monday night last, after a long and very
painful illness. Col. r. was a worthy and
useful citizen, and his numerous friends will
long mourn his demise.
The Auditor of Public Accounts has COM
piled and sent to Commissioners of the Reve-