Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-11
virginia News.

pears from the returns made by the Commits
sioner of the Revenue for the town of Fred
ericksburg, that there were ia births, Tor
the year ending on the 3lst of December,
1859 There are 5G6 registered voters IN
the Corporation, and 257 free negroes over
- years of age, SO white males 124 slaves
over Il years of age, $50 horses, l3l COWS,
| 1913 carriages, 3S5 watches, 1872 clocks, 81
pianos, plate value, Sl3,294; household fur
niture Sl04, 075, value of hogs S24l, moneys
and bonds S427 ,203, capital invested in man
ufacturing So, 400, capital of companies
which declare no dividends S63, 900, amount
of income, salaries, S25, 20G, amount of III
terest from State and other bonds $40, l59.
The State tax on the above items amount to
S7,570.04."
Ferdinand Robertson, 4 youth OF about 10
years Of age, employed in the Drug Store OF
his uncle, DR.. w. H. Middleton, in Farm
vile, committed suicide on Sunday night,
by taking strvchnine He slept in the
counting-room of the store, where he was
found on Monday morning. Near him on
a table stood a glass A lancet was also
found bv his side, and on the table letter
addressed to one of his young companions,
in which he stated that he had contemplated
suicide about two months-but that he had
never entirely made up his determination
until that night-that he had taken strych-
nine on Saturday light, and he intended to
use the lancet, if the poison would not effect
his purpose. He also said that his youthful
friend knew nothing Of trouble, and no
cause can be assigned for the act.
The banking capital of the mother bank
of the Bank of the Valley and branches,
amounts to 81, 3l5, 900, forming an impor-
tant item in the banking capital OF the State
The capital of the bank upon which dlyl-
dends are declared, is $l,2l5, 900. Of the
capital at Christiansburg, 100000 is Il por-
ton of the surplus fund which the bank IS
permitted to use as banking capital by a
special act of the Legislature. The dlv!-
dends for the year 1889 were eight per cent
net to the stockholders four per cent. semi
annually. The last sales of stock were at
one hundred and six dollars, or SIX per Ct
above par.
Some malicious person placed huge log
of wood across the track of the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad, between Sulphur
| Spring and the depot, on Wednesday morn
inc, after the seven o'clock accommodation
train had passed over-the design being to
| throw the accommodation train from Rich
| mond from the track, and at point where
the injury would have been greatest and per-
haps most fatal. Fortunately it was discov-
| cred by the engineer, who Immediately re-
versed the engine, sounded the alarm for the
breaks, and Jumped off the train. The log
was struck and turned lengthwlse upon the
track, and thus all danger was avoided.
\ son Of Andrew Tetkick, in Marion
County, Va, was killed by lightning on the
DIST ult Hewas sitting on porch during
storm with his father and mother, and had
lust risen from his seat when the bolt struck
him on the head and set his hair on fire; all
of them feeling the force Of this tremendous
shock, more or less. His mother ran to his
rescue, and put out the fire in his hair. 1t
literally tore the cap of his head in pieces,
| then his boots were hursted, and the bottoms
thrown off. Where he stood the fluid broke
| down the end of plank IN the floor
The dam across Deep Creek, on the Dis
NAL Swamp Canal suddenly gave way on
Tuesday night last, by which accident the
navigation through the Canal will be much
| retarded until the damage can be repaired,
which will be done as soon as posslbIe-
This canal is highly useful channel OF com
municaton between North Carolina and
| Norfolk, and the dam which was washed
away, was constructed by the Company at Il
heavy expense, some fifteen or sixteen years
ago.
The three handsome Volunteer Companies
that favored Winchester with Il visit on
Thursday week, general parade day, came
at the invitation Of the Volunteer Compa-
MES, in which Adiutart General Richardson,
of Richmond, united. After the parade,
they were entertained by a dinner, at the
TAYLOR Hotel, as the honorcd guests Of the
Winchester Volunteers. The spacious din
inc saloon was crowded. and the incidents Of
the OCCASION were Of the most happy kind.
Gen. J. II. Carson presided.
DR.. \. S. Baldwin is President Of the
mother bank at Winchester, Of the Bank OF
the Valley. Since the daath of Col. James
p. RELY in August last, the duties Of the
| Teller have been discharged by the other
officers of the mother bank who have re-
NAMED as follows: Henry NJ. Brent, Cash
Ter: Joseph S. Carson, Discount Clerk;
Nathaniel Bent, Bool;-|t eeper: Edwin 5.
Brent, Note Clerk. But the officers Will
probably be soon re-arrauged and enlarged.
The Richmond Dispatch is out strongly in
opposition 10 do efforts Of the Ba'timor"
and Ohio Railroad Company, t. make june
:;on with the Virginia Railroads through
Washington-says that it wants no such
iunction--tLut It wants 10 see trade build up
Virginia cities, and 400 Baltimore, and calls
ugon the Virginia Representatives in Con-
gress TO look to the matter.
At the annual IL eeting OF the Merchants
Exchange of Norfolk, held on Tuesday, Col.
Kadcr Bisgz was reelected President. !
letter was read from Mr.. Delman, of Nor
folk, in which he says lie bag s!lcceeded N
interesting large number Of well known
and wealthy British houses in the enter
prise Of exporting British slap les and manu-
factories to Eortnik direct.
The Leesburg Naslingtonian says
The CppervilIe Colt Exhibition, will be
held near Upperyile, on the l4th day OF
June, lei,G. This exhibition is designed for
the improvement c. horses, and its salutary
effects are already visible ;G the fine saddle
and harness horses, for which the surround
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