Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-30
Virginia News.

! IN w lnCQeStcr on ,oatuFudy. una Ieuldiheu
couple of days. On Saturday evening, he
was serenaded by the Winchester Band,
when he made his appearance on the portlco
Of the Taylor Hotel, and delivered brief
address. which was received with great favor.
His remarks were strongly Union and State
/ Rights. The same gentleman was in Harr:-
sonburg for a few days, and while there was
called upon and serenadcd. lie returned
his thanks for the honor done him in a brief
but very handsome and appropriate speech,
which was received with great applause.
The Leesburg Washingtonian says:-Mr.
VIM. H. Firts has left at our office sample
| of Wheat known as the Illinois Wheat, rails
| ed on G. W. Janney's farm three miles from
Waterford, which he harvested on the 18th
of June. 1t was sown last fall at the usual
time of seeding It's early maturity is the
great advantage it has over the wheat usual
" raised in this country, which saves it
| from the numerous casualties which the
wheat usually raised here has to contend
with This wheat had neither joint worm
or fly in it. 1t ripens very early and grows
rapidly and vigorously.
The Lynchburg Virginian says 90 We
were shown yesterday Il sample OF new
Wheat, portion of the crop of DR.. Thomas
Nelson, of Bedford. 1t is beautiful arti
Gle Of the finest white wheat The crop, we
understand, consists Of 5000 bushels, aud
is now on the market for future delivery.
The crop Of wheat generally, Is, we learn,
much more promising than it was supposed it
would be. 1t is now thought that something
like an average crop will be made even in
this State, and in others it is stated that fully
that yield will be obtained"
| The Wheat harvest in Albemare county
is about finished. The Review says:-''lt
will furnish beggarly account Of empty
pockets. We know of few instances of
average crops, few others Of two.thirds OF
IA crop. Generally, it falls below Il half crop,
and in some cases, total destruction. The
Broughton wheat has been experimental
with by several gentlemen here. In every
case that has come under our observation, It
has Jared much better than the later yarie
ties, being too forward to suffer much from
joint worm.
The medal for the best contribution to the
| University (of Val Magazine, has been
awarded by the committee to Mr.. Leigh
Robinson, of Washington city. There was
pretty close contest between Mr.. Robin
sons contribution, Ia paper on Bulwer's
"What will he do with TRY and the arti
cles entitled Colonel Thomas Ncwcome,"
and The Idyls of the King" written res
pectiyey by Mr.. Haskell, of South Carolina,
and Mr. Wharton, Of Virginia. Mr.. Robin
son is son of Conway Robinson, esq. and
a nephew Of Benz. Watkins Leigh.
The Culpepper Observer says Mr.. John
II. Rixcy has sold his farm near this place,
called "iairview." to Mr.. X. L. Patterson,
Of Augusta County, for $50 per acre. This
is considered by persons vino profess to be
judges, to be a great bargain. \ few days
since Mr.. Rixey sold off about thirty acres,
part Of another tract near this place, to Mr..
Peter c. Smith, for 1925 per acre. These
sales were equivalent to cash, aud speak
well for the land in this vicinity.
There are COG young men in the univcr
sity of Virginia. In addition to this, there
| Minors y: ut W. l.. Broun's Bloomfield
Academy, "a; at Mr.. Dinwddic's % and
about % boys at the same class Of schools in
charlottesville, in this State--making an
aggregate Of nearly thousand students at
| school in Misunderstanding no account OF
those going to the primary schools. There
are three large female schools in the county.
We learn from the Rockingham Register
that child of Mr.. peachy Wine, living near
| Dry River, in that county, was burnt to death
on Saturday last. II was playing Ill some
| ashes with "A single. when the single took
! fire and communicated with her clothing
| The ltEe creature became alarmed, ran out
| into the ward and was burnt into 4 crisp -
| 1t survived but Il short time. The child, we
! learn, was ; or ! years Of age.
The Winchester Republican says-"The
action taken by the congregation OF the Me-
regard to the proceedings of the General Con-
ference on slavery, is such as a majority OF
the congregations within the bounds Of the
Baltimore Conference seem inclined to take.
fla convention is held, it is not improbable
that an independent General Conference may
be organized for the border States
The Charlottesville Review ays:-"A
dexterous swindler, mailing from Baltimore,
and calling himself Miller, succeeded dur
ing this week in swindling the Monticello
Bank Of this place out of 500, by forged
drafts on Baltimore. After purchasing a
watch for Sl2j, paid for in a check on The
same Bank. he hired horse to ride into the
country, and that is the last that ha- been
heard Of Main or horse
James lSom murdered Xachariah Roberts
ut Grayson Court House on Monday last. -
\ difficulty occurred between Roberts and
John lsom, when Jas. isom ran up to tie
scene and struck Roberts blow upon the
temple with slung shot, completely mash
ing up his head, and killing him instantly.
Isom made his escape and had not been ar
rested 1T tie last accounts.
The Culpapcr Observer says:-"l'hc Cul-
pepper Rjtlemeu will celebrate the 4th ofJuly
at Brandy Station. by a Barbacue, Grafton,
| Ne. The Grafton, we learn, will be deliver
ed by Secretary Floyd, after which the day
will be spent by public parade and dane
ing. The CulPeper "1linotc Men" will be
in attendance"
Young Brown, who was 80 severely wound
cd in fight with Lucen Fletcher, at
Amherst Court House, died on Thursday
night Mr.. Fletcher, who was wounded ut
| the same time, is not SO well, and serious
fears are now entertained that be may not
survive.
The last and latest "card of thanks" is
one signed by party Of prisoners, who, be-
fore leaving the jail at Wheeling, Va, to
take up their residence in the State penitcn-
! tiary at Richmond, on taking their dcpar-