Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Trustees OF Randolph Macon Oolleso
met on the 18th instant, to elect Hres'oe"'
10 ill the vacancy occasioned by the reslgnat'on
of Dr.. Smith Besides the ministerial dut's'
Tie President fills the chair of Moral Ph'ioso-
ply The choice Of the Board tell upon COL
Thomas G johnson, at present residing III
MONTGOMERY, Alabama. COL johnson IS Ia
tive Vireinian, and graduate OF the lnstltu-
ton 20 which he has been elected President.
The Fredericksburg Herald says that during
the storm of lightning, thunder and ra'n' on
the 10Th. james Danson, Of Fredericksburg
who was engaged in fixing his waterSpout' was
severely stunned by the lightning: and could
MT sneak for s or 10 hours. Previous to that
time he had been q great sufferer from rheuma-
tism, Frustrated in led for month at the time
It appears now he is free from the disease, and
attributes it to the action of electricity.
Rev E. L. Mago0n, the distinguished Baptist
Divine, at one time (many years slnce) pastor
of the Second Baptist Church OF k!chmond'
but If present q resident of New York, is ex-
pccted in Richmond in 4 few days, and will rs
sist in the revival which IS now IN progress At
thc Second Church. At church meeting,
held Sunday afternoon, formal lnVltatIo" was
extended to DR.. Magoon to accept the pastor
ship of his old congregation.
Gen lochman has taken possession Of the
tract Of land in Spottsylvania county, lately
purchased for the Polish colony, and has lett
three Polandcrs to prepare winter quarters tor
others waiting in New York. He has returned
to Baltimore with Colonel Bosucki to collect
subscriptions made for the purchase OF aGllcul-
tural i'm plements, seeds ana provisions for the
winter, and to solicit /: further subscription of
50, 900, wanted for the purpose.
The most intensc excitement has been created
in Surry by 4 rencontrc which has recently
taken plac; there: resulting in the desperate if
not mora! injury of one Of the most cstlmabie
citizens O.! that county. The principals to the
affair we're Captain James d. Hawkins, son of
General Hawkins, OF Bacon's Castle. and
Mcssrs. William and james Underwood, sons
OF the clerk of the Surry county court
The Directors Of the Jamss River and Kan
awha Canal Company, have determined to make
very material reductions in the tariff Of 't0lls OH
all articles, especially on agricultural ard mine
raj products. The toll on pig iron and other
heavy articles Of tonnage was fixed at one
quarter Of one cent pcr mile, ana Oh agIlcuItu-
raj products, manures, fertilizers, &c., the toll
is almost nominal.
The residence of the late Judge l.. p
Thompson, in Augusta county, WIS sold on
Friday for the sum Ct SD, 030. The mansion
house was sold for IS: $50. and two lots 10:
S4,47O The mansion Vas purchased by Mrs.
Hull daughter OF judge Thompson. dec d.
The tobacco barn Of Mr. Thomas II. Jones,
in Campbell county, was burned down last
Tuesday, together with his entire crop Of fine
tobacco.
Mill Brooke, the residence Of the late Hon
J. ". Eppcs, in Buckingham county, vas re,
Gently destroyed b. fire: the work Of an in
cenaiary.
a party Of Lynchburgers have been for sew
cral days On deer hunt in Bland county. As
tic first fruits of their sport they sent down
III CO deer.
1t is stated that $4,000 OF 'hc stock Of the
Shenandoah Valley National Bank, at Win
chester Va, is owned Ivy B4ltinO?cans