Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-05
Virginia News.

| lies OF Warrent0n contemplate commencing
their new church this summer. The site is
a beautiful lot, well located, which has been
most literally given for this purpose by Rice
w. Payne, esq, who, though not himself a
Catholic, is nevertheless interested IN all thai
contributes to the happiness of his excellent
lady, to whose eyertions and solicitude the
success of this enterprise is chiefly due
We understand that the charitable gentle,
man whose large aims enabled the bishop to
erect the church at Fredericksburg, has also
made to the Warrenton church the hand
some donation of one thousand dollars The
new church at Warrcnton will be PLAIN
but neat and substantial building of about
fifty feet by thirty-fve The corner stone
will be laid some time in July. The contri-
buttons of such charitable persons as may
wish to aid this good work, will be sent either
to Mrs r. w Payne, Warrenton, Va, or to
Rt. Rev. Bishop McGill, Richmond"
Tobacco is pouring into Richmond from
all quarters, and much Of it is in such bad
condition it is liable to rot before it under,
goes the process Of inspection. In view oil
the great pressure upon the warehouses, and
the anxiety of consignccs to list their re-
ceipts, Governor Letchcr has issued the fol
lowing :--"Ihc Inspectors of Tobacco. IN
the several warehouses in the city oil Rich
mond are hereby instructed not permit any
one, either by himself or herself, or by his
or her agent or agents, so long as the ware
| house can receive tobacco, to enter upon
their list books for inspection any tobacco
not then in the warehouse at which 1t Is
proposed to list the same. When the SAID
warehouses can no longer receive tobacco,
the said inspectors are further instructed to
require of parties desiring to list tobacco Tor
inspection a pledge that the tobacco SO desir-
cd to be listed is, ut the time the Application
is made, in the city OF Richmond"
The Charlestown Spirit of Jefferson says
-"Gov. Lctcher has sent the Adiutant Gen
cral, VIM. II. Richardson, through this sec
| ton of the State, on an inspection tour OIL. the
State arms The State has sustained heavy
losses by issuing arms to volunteers VINO
| have demanded them, under the law ior arm
| ing voluntcers-and, after having received
| them, suffer their companies to dIsband with
! out returning the arms to the State. Gen.
Richardson is to make a rigid inspection OF
| the volunteer companies and the arms III
their possession. The Adit. General is also
looking up all the old arms heretofore dlstrl,
buted as well as very large number OF
new arms sent to this section OF the State
during the Brown rald-and OF which no
account has been rendered"
A valuable little farm situated in the
county Of IIcnrico, one mile west Of the cor
poratc limits of Richmond, known rs "DOS-
wood" was sold by auction last week, Tor
| 1913 per acre. The tract comprises eight
acres is handsomely improved, and was
owned and occupied by the late huStace
| Robinson, esq. 1t was purchased 10y Il club
of gentlemen, who also purchased, at the
same time nine acres adjoining, for the sum
of 1851 per acre These gentlemen will, Tor
| the present, use the property solely Tor the
purpose of recreation and amusement.
We regret to learn from the Narrenton
Wing that the health Of Inman llorncr, esq,
a venerable and respected citizen OF Fau-
ouier, is prccar0us. For more than forty
years, Mr. II. has been Il prominent lawyer
and citizen of Fauquier, frequently, during
that time, having been elected by the pco-
| pie to important trusts.
The address Of Mr.. Foster, on presenting
to Capt. Turner Ashby at Salem, Fauquler
County, the splendid present recently made
to him, as Captain of the Mountain Rangers,
has been published. The speech of Mr..
I. was eloquent, and appropriate, as was the
reply of the gallant Captain vino richly de-
served so beautiful a testimonial.
The Petersburg (Na.) Express says
"Intelligcncc from every direction comedies
as to the scarcity Of tobacco in this section
of Virginia. Not one fourth Of Il crop, 1t Is
thought, will be made in many portions OF
Dinwidde while from the upper counties
the complaints arc even worse"
Alfred Moss. ESQ, Of Fairfax, Il delegate
to Charleston, but who was unable to attend
on account Of severe indiposition, has rccov-
cred. lie will attend the Convention at Bal
| timore Mr.. Seldom is alternate, and occu-
pied the position Of full delegate ct Charles
| ton.
The Warrenton Wing congratuatcs Col.
VIM. II. Payne upon his reelection as Com
monwealth's Attorney for F:!uquicr, and
saws. the Commonwealth has no more zeal
Gus defender, and Fauqular no more honest
and devoted SON"
MORE SrABBlSG ArrAIRS.-Thc spirit Of
| evil seems to be ac;uatng n portion OF the
population of Richmond. During last week
some half dozen persons were seriously and
dangerously cut and wounded with knives
| nv 1esnnr,dops who seemed a. little 10th to