Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-12
VIRGINIA ITEMS.


classes of the latter and the: negroes. A num-
Der of returned Union soldiers tew days ago
attempted to break up negro prayer meeting,
and on Saturday last they demolished q refresh
ment saloon kept at the Ferry by an old colored
man An officer Of the Freednen's Bureau
will he stationed at that point.
The provost marshal at Harper's FERRY
reports that within the past week the men OF
his command Ia portion of the 1880 New York;
stationed at Sandy Hook have been repeatedly
fired upon from the Loudoun Heights, by
concealed foes Measures have been adopted
to capture these assallents.
A Scotch agent now here, has, we under
stand secured large tract OF land IN Virginia,
where a colony of Scotch emf grants Will settle
in November Or December.
Over five hundred citation, notifying tenants
occupying property Ebelled for conhscatlon,
have been issued at Richmond The tenants
are required to pay over the rents OF such
property to receiver, appointed by the GOV
eminent. Whether the owner Of the property
receives a pardon from the President Or IS
acquitted by the Court when his case comes up
for trial, every libel issued on real estate viii
cost him torty-fve to sixty dollars and the
estate Will not be restored to him until ali debts
due the u. s. are lquidated
The Governor has appointed 4. L. Watson
Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, to fill the
place Of Judge Field, deceased. The circuit
consists Of the counties Of Culpeper, Madison,
Greene, Orange, Albemarle, Louisa Fluvanna
and GoochIand
On Sunday afternoon the steamer River
Queen brought to Richmond the Hon. VIM.
Fl. Seward. Governor Peirpoint, Generals
Terry and Turner were Oh the wharf, On the
lookout for the distinguished guest and his
suite, who upon their arrival were conveyed
to the Governors mansion. After several
hours spent in the city, in the examination Of
the most prominent points of interest, the
party returned to the steamer which left for
Washington.
On Saturday night, U. S. officer Of high
grade, called for lodgings at the Monumental
Hotel, IN Richmond but had not retired to his
room many minutes before he commenced
breaking up furniture, throwing the looking
glass out of the window, &C. The officers Of
the hotel, hearing the noise created by their
lodger repaired to his room, and upon enquir-
ing of him, why he was behaving so dlsorder]y,
received the reply that he had been told to do
50 by General Terry He also asserted that
on Saturday morning General Terry had mar
ried him to beautiful young lady of Rich.
mond, &c, &c. The unfortunate individual
was soon afterwards placed IN the custody Of
his friends, who had him carried to a hospital.
The Charlottesville Chronicle of the 9Th inst,
ys:-"When General Yoris arrived here a
week since, he directed the two Or three com
panies of troops here, having their barracks 10
the Court House yard, to pitch their camps IN
the suburbs Of the town-a few hundred yards
south Of midway" Much disorder at night
between the soldiers and the colored women
bad prevailed-negro balls at Mr. Lewis, on
the Monticello lot and at house on one OF
the streets interesting Upper Water street,
having been of nightly occurrence The cltl-
zens had been greatly annoyed and offended BY
the novel and boisterous reyeries to which they
were subjected. General Vors determined,
as he expressed it, to have "decent town."
and accordingly ordered the soldiers to go out
side of the corporation limits They refused
to do SO. On Tuesday night, the General
brought up some two hundred regulars from
Richmond, by telegraph, who seized the arms
of the insubordinate soldiers and arrested as
many of them as they could catch. They were
lodged in jail, and on Thursday morning
number of them, ironed and under guard, were
carried to Richmond