Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-08
VJRGZN1A NEWS.

>eThe, Norfolk papers give accounts OF Y visit
to that city, on Friday evening, of Gen ocho-
field, commanding the Department OF Virginia,
tosether.withs his.staG, and alsos Gen.eBurton,s
commanding at Fortress Monroe, and several
other military gentlemen. The party were en-.
tertained at the-Atlantic- Hotel as the guests
of Mr.. Kimberly Wit and wine flowed, and
good sentiments were exchanged, and hands
shaken with gusto that betokened the return
OF better days Gem gSchofeld was toasted
and, in response, the General toasted the
Mayor, amid great applause. ss~ .
DR.. c. b.; Lippitt of Berryvllle, Clarke
county, has performed a surgical operation
upon alittle child Of Mr. William A. Castle
man, which had by the carlessness of the nurse
received fall upon its head, ty which its neck
was dislocatcd. Ina skilltul and surgeonlike
manner the neck:bone was. adjusted; at frstlt
appeared very doubtful whether the child would
ever breathe, but soon respiration commenced
and the Clarke Journal eslearns,sis doing very
well, and every hope is now entertained OF Its
recovery.
The suitsin the Circuit Court of Albemar'e
against Mr. Flanagan, the cashier OF the BANK
of Monticello, for false Imprisonment &c' mere
tofore mentioned in the Gazette, have been
decided in his favor. The military conlman
der in Albemarle at the time, ordered to arrest
the Baileys on suspicionof having stolen the
gold Of the bank, and thus relieved MIR Elan
nigan from responsibility for that act
The Machinery for "Col. Morgans Gold
Mine, -" in Stafford county, arrived on Satur-
day. The mine is now owned by Mr.. Dennle
Of MASSACHUSETTS,: Mr. Gordon, Of Atlanta,
Georgia, s:the manager. MIR. Catherwood OF
New York, is expected daily with machinery
to work the Smith Mime recently purchas-
ed by him in,Spotsylvania county.
The Fredericksburg Herald says The
seeding in this quarter of the State is un-
usually late, owing to the heavy rains and
continuous wet condition of the land, There
is still land to be seeded in this county. a
farmer of much experience says it has been
the worst season for thirty years.
$ At King George Court House, on Thursday,
the Court disposed Of sundry misdelneanor
cases, one negro being sent to Jail for SIX
months for hog stealing. The Court granted
permission to the Ladies' Memorial Associa-
ton to erect monument in the Court House
yard. ~ ara
= The party of swindlcrs who recently succeed
ed in obtaining small amount of money IN
Petersburg by advertising for and engaging
laborers to fill imaginary places, have been ar
rested in Norfolk for attempting the same per,
Torrance there They are in jail.
Z The office of the r. T. s. p Railroad in
Richmond was entered on Saturday, ard 4
large number Of Railroad tickets, to various
points North, stolen. Parties should be care
full not to purchase from an outsider, as the
tickets cannot be used ~
George W. Bowen has bought the farm Q!
Thomas r. Beazley, in Spotsylvania county,
containing 500 acres, for. $4,000. Also, the
farm of Mrs Catharine Tallcy, without i'm
provcments OF fencing, Tor Sl3 80 per acre.
The negroes in Bosetourt county have III
creased three or four hundred in number since
the last census This is the only increase OF
this population we have noticed in acy country
district in this State
The steamship Me!ita, designed for "a direct
trade vessel between Liverpool and Norfolk,
has had to put back to Queenstown in j !eaky
condition. Another steamer is to forward her
cargo to Norfolk.
Mr.. A. l.. Mokenny has rented the Eagle
FIGURING Mill. Falmouth, for five years, at an
deal of repair, which accounts 1orthe low figure
it brought. e. :, -
A negro man in Chesterfield county has
been tried and sentenced to be hung, tor an
outrage upon white lady.