Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-03
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FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 81
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
Thesheesburg Miirror,-of yesterday, has the

valna - this county. which had been ibelled
under the Confscation Act has been released
by the Bureau, and the orders restorlng,llt IL. u
the owners have been delivered by Major
Henry E Alyord, Superindent TOR Lou 40
county. Many persons have not yet aapplh -l7'1,
for the restoration Of their property.
ssThe farm belonging to the estate OF the late
Rnrr " Harrison, situated about seven miles s'
east az Leesburg, and containing 10 acres,
was recently sold for $40 per acre-Ihos Mil Mil
ler. M ID, of Washington city, purchaser.
nHorse Stealing III this county seems to be
condncted an systematic scale. Last week
some half dozen animals were stolen IN various
II sections of the county. Two OF the thieves
have been arrested and lodged in jai-maklng
four now in prison awaiting tllal tor similar
"a young man Of this County, was arrested
IN Leesburg, on Saturday last, by military
authority, confined in the guardhouse until
Monday morning, and then sent to Winchester
IN irons, for huzzaing for jeff Davis. s
During last week three gentlemen, named
JOS. Jackson, r.. D FunEhouser, and David
Snanpler living ID Page county, had occasion
70 visit HagerstoWn, Md, and being recoe-
nized as Southern men, they were set upon and
assaulted By a gang Of laWless individuals.
General Cooper, late Adjutant General Of
the late Confederate States, is at the residence
of Marx Alexander, Esq, in Mecklenburg
county. He is IN good health.
Contributions to the destitutei in Page coun.
tv. have been sent. on by several ladies' OF
HagerstoWn, Md.
The Lynchburg Republican announces the
death Ia that city, Of Mr.. William ). Shelton,
formerly editor of the Virginia Advocate,
published in Charlottesville Mr.. Shelton was
a man Of fine natural talents and asllberal edu-
cation.
Gov. Peirpoint has been visiting several of the
counties in South West Virginia.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Commercial writes under date of Novem-
Der /: the Rev Henry Ward Beecher pub
licly declares that after two long interviews, he
IS confident that President johnson course is
right, and expresses the greatest confidence IL
him. !" But $ Mr.. Henry Ward Beecher' thinks
many things are right, which great many
other people think wrong
Mr.. Forney, in his last letter and his let
tiers, it's said, show which way the wind blows,
fort tsnoe-says there is a growing feeling in
favor Of enforcing the Congressional test oath,
at this time, butthat it may ultimatey-here-
after-be repealed. .5
The Washington Board Of Police Commits
sioners has recommended the doubling Of pa
trolls in the several wards, with "A view to
rigid search for nuisances of every description,
in alleys, streets and houses, as a preventive
against cholerainroad The police are instruct.
ed to report upon the matter.
We observe by New York papers that the
merchants on Ninth avenue are making COM
mon cause against railroad track in that
street, which is denominated an ''intolcra
BILE nuisance. s
The National Intelligencer urges that mo
preiudices, no hatreds, no test-laws shall be
made to weigh down the scales Of justice as
against an honest and loyal demand of the
Southern States to be restored to all their
rights within the Union.
The present constitution Of Virginia, adopted
by the Convention at Alexandria, declares that
the Legislature Of the State, shall not
provide for the payment OF any debt, or obliga-
ton, created in the name Of the State of Vir-
thorities at Richmond. And it shall not allow
any county, city, Or corporation to levy, or
collect any tax for the payment Of any debt
against against The &c State orthe q. s. The Legsla
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