Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-27
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

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the command Of the Fredericksburg dlstrles:
: By a law Of Congress passed last WINTER the
Federal Circuit for Virginia, presided over oy
the Chief Justice of the United States was
changed from Richmond to Norfolk; but It IS
probable will be. soon transferred to klcnmono
IN attorneys can practice in any OF the feaeral
court courts except such as can take the oath when
Is exacted Of members of Congress. and all
officers of the Federal Government WI without
/; exception 9o@4or1& t2:9sz1@' ) Co.
Professor Edmund Langley, OF Emory Elm Or and
Henry College has been prevailed upon oy
! large number of citizens to enter the held as a
candidate f for Congress in Southwestern 'ir
ginia. Esvarqqe ss.rg., T..
,if1tA sad affair occurred in Richmo nd, on Sat
4th ,rdayylI l last Mr. John Perkins, huckster IN
ofhe Market, residing on the corner of Belyldere
and Cary streets, Sidney, instantly killed his
wife with a pistol, supposing her to be robber
who had broken into his house Perkins has
) since been arrested and the case is to be fur
Their inquired into.
Gen Curtis In Lynchburg, has prohibited
meeting, proposed tobe held In that CITY,
for getting up petition In favor OF the pardon
of Jefferson Davis. 1T ,~a4E Eo
On Monday last, says the Lexington Gazette,
s.Gen. Lee made his appearance on our Streets
He had travelled across the country from
Cumberland county, on MISUNDERSTANDING
! day sooner than he was expected, ana taxing
our citizens entirely by surprise-not in the
mode, but in the time of his coming; tor his
style of locomotion was already known, and is
nerfectly in accordance with his quiet, unos-
tentatious way of doing things.
In the Leigh street Baptist Church in Rich
mond an extraordinary revival OF religion is IN
progress, and during Sunday last, twenty live
persons professed conversion. Rev. Doctors
Jeter, Burrows, Biting, and Bagby are con-
Quoting this weeks services.
DR.. E. H. Grant, the State Geologist, in
Richmond, will cheerfully give information as
to localities and character of mines OF gold,
silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron, plumbago,
manganese, COAL slate, potters, porcelain, and
fire clays, hydraulic cement, fuller's earth,
limestone, gT1nQSCOne, WHetsloue, eih01y' Ao'i
bic, gypsum, salt, marl soapstone, sulphur,
granite, and Of mineral springs.
R. Fl. Meade, who was shot by Mrs. Ould,
last Friday night in Richmond, in tit OF jeal-
ousy, is reported better, although the ball has
not yet been extracted. Meanwhile, Mrs.
Ould remains in confinement, at Castle .Thun-
der, in default of $1,000 security, to appear
before court next month.
The Baltimore Gazette says, the promptltude
with which the President has latterly granted
pardons to so many Of the Weather and more
influential men Of the South, leads US to infer
that there is much truth in the rumor that
he intends shortly to issue general amnesty.
Ifhe is disposed to pardon those whose ability
or wealth enabled them to render the most
important service to the cause for which the
South was contending, he can scarcely refuse
to extend the same favor to men, who, having
done less to uphold the late Confederacy, must
he less obnoxious to the Governments