Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-10
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URGINLA NEWS,

The Fredericksburg Herald says "Wc arc
informed byonelof the officials that the regis
ter Of intcrDcnts Of the United States soldiers
at this place, numbeaed last week 900. He
estimates the whole number inferred at -
900. We presume the Federal cemetery in
Fredericksburg will be the largest in the land.
There are large numbers still to be Inferred
they may be reckoned by thousands "a-g
M Itwas 4 mistake that Mr.. Parker, special
& gent Of the PostoHice Department, had pass
through Ilyncllburg, having a mail agent on
the route between Knoxville and Bristol under
arrest fos robbing the mail. The mistake grew
out Of the fact that the Detective with the
SpesSarf Agent, assisted another party in bring
ing aown on the cars a lunatic dgida
q En- the Methodist Protestant Conference at
Lynchburg, the majority report On the propo-
sition for "a union with the Methodist Episco-
pal. Church was finally adopted seriatim, and
then as whole, unanimously. The report
warmly approves Of the proposition to unite
With the Methodist Episcopal denomination.
''Uncle Jake Dull, the father Of stage
drivers the ''Tony Weller of Virginia staging,
is no more. For nearly forty years he was
known as famous whip on the lines lead
ing from SElunton. He was more extensively
known THAI any driver in the State, and always
did his work well. ..I.m -.
There is no doubt, we presume, aboutthe fact
that that dreadful scourage Of the world, the
cholera, has invaded the Valley of Virginia
Several cases are, reported at Staunton, and
The last Shenandoah Herald shows that it has
also made disappearance in the zlowertV alley
e The Richmond Examiner expresses the opln-
ioutthatthe Tobacco crop of this year in Viz
GINA will reach two-thirds of that grown in
1860, when it will be, recollecteda most excel
lent as we'll as large crop was gathered
# Since the, surrender, there has not been
criminal trial in the County Of Bath and not a
criminal case on the docket. : This speaks well
for the County of Bath and we only wish we
could say the same for our County. 81 -4as
) The. interest manifested by the farming COM
munity in all parts of the State, in regard 10
the approaching convention Of farmers, to be
heldin Richmond, on the Goth instant, gives
promise Of u full attendance. IT,. ~, 2.@.
The Piedmont Convoca,ionE closed its SEES
sion at St. James Church, Lecsburg, on Sun.
dayslast. Several ministers wereln attendance.
The Rev. Mr. Slaughter, preached several I'M
pressive sermons. ...,a r,.,t -. :,
:. The Synod of the Presbyterian Church OF
Virginia, met. at the Rey. DR.. Armstrong;
church, Norfolk, at y o clock Wednesday
evening. A large congregation was iii attend
ance. ~
Al the closing Session Of Che Grand Division
Sons of Temperance, held in Richmond last
week, the Rev. W m w. Green, of Spotsyl-
vania, wasaclected Grand Worthy Patriarch. .
The Loudoun Hotel in Leesburg, has been
leased for three years BY. MIR. james Reamer,
Of Baltimore, formerly one Of the ProprietorS
OF the Howard House Of that city, 10 "a
The Circuit Court, for Culpepcg commenced.
its sessions on Wednesday-Judge Hugh W.
Shelley, Of Augusta District presiding Judge
Watson being quite ill. = - ~ 5s'
) Mr.. Samuel Fry, worry citizen ofLoudoun
county, fell dead ct the Point Of; Rocks, Md,
on Tuesday the 9Th inst. r. g45 - Il sla5
The Washington Chronicle .says::--'Mr.
Peck, y. qS.~Minister, to Hayti, having pre-
ferred certain charges against Acting Ensign
A. j. kaue, That officer arrived in Washington
yesterday. in obedience to orders from the
Secretary Of the Navy, Its alleged that he pre-
vented the assassination Of President Gefrard
and bisICabinet by giving up letters entrusted
to him by prominent rebel The letters con.
tanned the plan of a campaign and assassina-
ton, according to which the principal arsenals
and magazines of Port-au Prince were to be
blown I up and the city destroyed by fire The
charge Of disbonorable conduct againt Ensign
Kane is that he received a reward for his SER
uices from President Geffrardl in the sum Of