Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-12-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A MAGNIFIcESr ESTArE.-We take the following
extract from the Rockingham Register Of Friday
last:
The beautiful farm in Shenandoah county. lately
owned by the heirs Of William Steenbergen, de-
ceased fecently advertised in the Register was sold
few days ago by ), d. Williamson tIi.' LOT Or J.
D. Murdoch agent for the heirs, TO John g. Meem,
of Lynehburr The sale was made privately before
the advertised day Of sale and the land brought a
price which shows how INTEL gent Nlrgnan values
and appreciates our magncent ana almost priceless
Shenandoah Valley lands. The Lrin contains Two
hundred and eighty->evea acres ana the purchase
gave for It twentyfour thousand dollars IN specie or
its equivalent in currency. which j. nearly eignty-
four dollars per acre m specie OF neiS T ny
and twenty-three dOllars in currency ne Is 70 pay
one-third down One-thirl In slN months. anu one
third in twelve months, with interest from date'
which IS nearly equal 70 cash. ,-,.
After this sale will Northern land-buyers think
that orr valuable shenandoah Virginia Valley lands
are being h,tled % at a song Or whitney sun
think that our fine farms are being cut up INTO bean
patches. AID are for sale NJ a sacrihce
Mr. Necn has now accomplished what OLD Mr.
Steenbercen so much desired in his lifetime, and
that was 10 combine in tract the beautiful body
Of rich alluyial bottom land which lies between the
North River and smiths Creek " here The latter emp
ties into The former, containing l2O acres Mr..
Neem owns now in the Mount Airy estate, five
thousand acres II Of the finest landed estates
SrAEnFp-Mr William Miller, school teacher
LVnchIurg, was severely cut one OF iuIllL-,
last Monday youth named Carroll Mr. Miller
was endeayOring 70 chast.Se the boy FOR some mis-
conduct when be drew his knife aud cut Mr.. NJ. on
the arm making a wound some two inches in length
and reaching % the bone. IL bled protusely, but IS
not considered dangerous iTgtnIGH.
SHOOTING ArFEAY.-We regret 20 learn that a
difficulty occurred in Liberty, Bedford county, last
Monday. in which a young man named Samuel
Wingfeld son Of Judge Wingheld. Of Bedford, was
seriously wounded Wingheid and q young man
and some trivial thing produced difference between
the two. which resulted in fight, during which
Cough drew q pistol and shot Wingheld, the ball
entering the left cheek. and inhictng a dangerous
and probably mortal wound. Both were 50 far IN
der the influence of liquor scarcely 70 know what
they were doing, and the sad occurrence furnishes
warning lesson which all young men would do well
% heed The surgeon was, at last accounts, unable
10 extract the bali. Cough arrested and put in
confinement. to await his trial.-LynehbETg RePub-
ticaH.
MORO KILLEp.-Two negroes who 20 BY the
names of sam and BurkS, and who were at work on
the canal near Pedlar Dam, in Amherst, got into
quarrel on last Friday night, which resulted in the
death OF one OF them. Il appears that sam had
watch which he was exhibiting and, As usual with
whittier people, III liking eNtravagant boasts OF Us SUI
periOr quality. Burks made a diSpar1giug remark
in reply, which provoked a prOilne retOrt and the
worlv battle grew % such height that both stepped
out on the bank of the canal % settle the question
by the knock-down argument. sam seized club
and Burks an axe, and in the fight which ensued
the former received blow the side Of the head,
which knocked him into the canal. He was quickly
taken out OF the water by his companions but the
blow was fatal. He died in a few hours Burks
was arrested and lodged in Jail 70 await his trial.
Lylchbarg RePubiicaH.
GERMAN LABORERs-A letter from John TAYLOR
Esq. at Chattcrton, King George county, Va, in
forms Us that the German immigration scheme, so
far. works well. and the chances are that, in the
Northern Neck, German labor will be largely en-
ployed instead of that Of the freedmen. ANY nfOr-
nation concerning the German labor system can be
obtained by addressing Mr.. T-A!eraHdriG GGSette.
-DyArH OF DIR. +. c. MADIsON.-The many friends
of this eminent surgeon and most estimable gentle
man in this ,ectOa Of the state will regret to learn
OF his death from the following extract;
Z" A passenger on the train from St Louis dropped
dead in his seat the other day, as it was nearing
Jefferson CITY His vas I, e. Madison. lie had
been a Surgeon in the United states army and then
in the Confederate army and had been recently par
dOned
DR.. Madison was a nephew Of President Madison;
entered the sulr army Of the United states during
the Florida War, aud served with distinguished aOll-
lty in General IIylOrS column during the Mexican |
For twenty years previous to the late war ne /
had been serving upon the frontier. On hearing OF /
the secession Of Virginia he determined % unite his
fortunes with his native state, aud resigned his com
mission as Surgeon in the United States army. lie /
was Medical Director Of Gen. Magrudcrs command |
on the Peninsula i'm lS62 For the last three years
he was the Medical Inspector OF the Confederate |
states Hospitals IN Virginia and Tennessee. He was
the second IN rank in the Medical Department Of the
Confederate states army-LyHch6urg IlrgHiaH.
TnE VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA LAND, En-
IGRATIOS AND CuLUNIZNTION SOCIErT.-Ihe organ
zatiOn of tins Society, % which we have previously
referred in columns. was perfected at meeting
Of the members in Norfolk, the night Of the 22d
instant. 4 report setting forth the objects Of the
Society and OF = form of organization, adopted,
and the following officers were elected unani-
mOuSly
Presidcut-Geueral William Malone.
Duectur,-Gcorgr Blow, Jr., Gilbert &. Walker,
Kadcr B.-c> samuel NJ. Wilson, James T. Barry,
T. C. Lindsay. G.. W Camp, ". W. Wing, +. [.
Robinson George Sangster G.. W. GriCe, MARSHALL
Parks Henry Kimberly Samuel L. BOrum, J. W.
Hinton aud James \. Leigh
General Blow suggested for consideration the
calling Of convention Of merchants farmers aud
Others in the two States, Virginia and North Carroll
IA % assemble in Norfolk, for the purpose OF deb-
Grating upon the important objects Of the organiza-
ton