Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

ham co., are engaged in erecting house OF
worship in that place. They respectfully ap-
piled to the white ministers of the other
churches in that place for aid and assistance,
| and invited them to attend meeting &C, TO
further their object. To this invitation the
ministers all responded promptly, some send
ing donations, and all promising to attend and
do all they could to assist the colored people.
This shows good feeling and akind spirit. The
colored people engaged,a above stated, are old
residents of Harrisonburg.
| One day last week a negro man hired on the
farm of George N. Thrift, residing about one
| mile from Madison G. H., had difficulty with
his employer. The negro demrnded his wages,
| and not getting the amount immediately, he
seized Mr.. Thrift, and made desperate at
temps to throw him down and take his pocket
book. Mr.. Thrift succeeded in getting loose,
and the negro ran away. Mr.. Thrift armed
himself and pursued. The negro was taken
before magistrate and committed tor trial at
the next term Of the examining court.
In Pendeton and Grant, and other counties
of seeded West Virginia, the wheat crop is
very short There will not be enough raised
for the use of the inhabitants. Their main de-
pendance for seed wheat this fall will be the
Valley and the Western States The corn is
looking tolerably well, but not as much has
teen planted as we had expected. Grass is
also short There is very little stock in either
Pendleton, Grant or Hardy.
On Wednesday last, three Of the released
convicts from the Virginia penitontlary at
tackled an old negro man employed by Mr..
johnson, whose residence is on the Grove
road, about two miles from Richmond, and al
ter demanding his money, attempted to Kill
him. The ruflians were arrested, before they
had committed murder, and brought into Rich
mond.
A tragic affair occurred at Lexington on the
Oath inst. A young man named ELLIS, from
Griffin, Georgia, who came on for the purpose
of entering the Military Institute, had diff
Guilty with a man named Lucus, and in the
course of the ARRAY drew pistol and shot Lu-
Gus twice, it is thought mortalIy wounding him.
Ellis was Immediately arrested and imprisoned.
The Fredericksburg News says: 1T is said
that the farming operations of Dr. Black, the
Scotch gentleman who, a year ago, was so laud-
ed by the Richmond press, have proved an ut
ter failure in Caroline, and that either from
the want of means or labor, he has had to sur
rendered to DR.. John R. Baylor, the farm
leased from him, known as Newmarket
DR.. 4. NJ Fapntleroy, ofStaunton, removed
from the throat Of little daughter of Deputy
Sheriff Towberman, Of Augusta, a grain Of
corn which had lodged in her windpipe, and
remained several days, nearly causing suffoca-
ton. The difficult operation Of opening the
windpipe, technically termed tracheotomy. was
successfully performed.
There are evidently ''ma!ign influences" at
there appear to be encouraged to a course cal
cuIatcd to make trouble and to do Mischief
ultimately the most of the mischief TO fall upon
them. 1t is said representations Oh the subject
have been forwarded to Washington.
Some Of the Tunkcrs from the Valley who
were making their way through the Contedcr-
ate lines in 1862, and were arrested 10 Hardy
county, have sued parties in that county for
damages to the amount Of $50, 600 Or $40, 000
Judge Henry ". Thomas, has written let
ter to Col. Baldwin; denying that.hc made to
Mr. Campbell Tarr, any such statement as was
represented by Mr.. Tarr,in his letter published
by Mr.. Bolts.
Mr.. Wade, of Franklin county, recently re-
leased from prison in Richmond by General
Terry died at Big Lick on his way home He
was insane.
The travel to the various Virginia springs is
increasing. There are gay companies at the
Oakney and Stribling Springs
COL Harry Gilmor has been spendingrccent-
ly a few days in Leesburg