Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

In the Circuit Court Of Botetourt last week,
George C. Langhorne was tried for the murder
Of Joseph w. Bates A letter from tlncastle
says :-"Atter twenty -four hours OF hesltatlon'
the jury found Langhorne guilty OF involuntary
nansaeghter, and imposed upon him me OF
$4,000; which fine is regarded as excessive,
considering that there is still in the MINDS OF
many we'll founded doubt whether or not
Bates death was actually caused by the Vlo-
lence of LaDghorne, and that he IS IN cl:cum-
stances of comparative Indulgence.
We find the following in the Norfolk Virgin
ian :-''We learn from Princess Anne that on
Friday last, November End, dog, belonging
to W. Dozier, supposed to have boen laborlng
under an attack ofhydrophobia: passed through
the village ofPrncess Anne Courthouse on n a
terrific "raid," biting COW and calf, the prop
erty of Mr. Dozier, and thirteen dogs, belong
ing to the neighbors around. Painful to re-
late, little boy SON Of Mr. Herrick, black
smith of the place, was also bitten
The Annual Meeting Of the Dismal Swamp
Canal Company was held Tuesday, In Norfolk,
and the following officers were elected: Presl-
dent e. C. Robinson: Directors-W. Z. Mar
ron, Jr., John B. Whitehead E, w. Whip
pie, Richard Dickson. The salary ofthe Pres
idept was fZe I at ST, 500 per annum. reso-
luton was passed to petition the Legislature
to grant the privilege of borrowing money on
mortgage of the work
L. ,rh oh
through Staunton for the Mountains, last
week, have met with unusual success--kllllng
81 deer in five days. Mr. Garrett Gooch killed
buck weighing $50 lbs. Mr.. j. Warwick
Moody killed two with one gun-one with each
barrel they running 10 different directions.
The party arc still hunting, and expect to kill
at least thirty.
An officer of the u. S. Government informs
the Petersburg Index, that the contractor en-
ployed 10 inter the dead bodies of soldiers in
that vicinity are in the habit of dividing the
bodies into four parts so as to get quadruple
nav for their work. The government allows
IS 70. each body buried, but by the unique
syatem of the contractors they get S32 each
D. B. Parker, special mail agent for the
State OF Virginia, passed through Lynchburg,
Yesterday morning, on his way to Washington,
having under his charge mail agent, hereto
fore employed on the East Tennessee and Vir
ginia railroad, who is accused of having lately
robbed the u. S. mail.
About $50 head of stock cattle from differ
ent counties in Southwestern Virginia, pur-
chased by farmers from Clarke county, were
shipped to their destinations over the Orange
railroad on Wednesday night.
The Old Loudoun Hotel in Ileesburg, has
recently undergone thorough renovation, and
wears quite city.like air.
A Grey Eagle was shot last week, on the
farm of Mr. VIM. Beverly, il lew miles from
! Leesburg.
There was considerable fall Of snow at
Sparryville in Reppahannock county, on Mon
day last.
The Virginia Methodist Protestant Confer
ence adjourned on Wednesday.
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TITLES TO LAND.-The Raleigh Standard
urges that the rejection of the Howard amend,
noent may lead Congress to the reorganization
OF the State governments, and the consequent
making null and void of everything that has
thus far been done, and says, the result will
be that all pardons granted BY the President
will fail t, } the ground 1t warns purchasers,
therefore, to be careful about their titles. Con
gress is not likely TO be guilty Of any such folly;
but. in anv e vent, it cannot touch the pardon,
ing power of the President. That is secured
by the Constitution, and is beyond the reach
| ola two thirds vote.-Not I,'t.
SALT AND ASHES FOR HORSES. Tt ose keep
ing horses should, twice week, throw IN
handful to each of sal, and ashes Mix tn, IN
by putting in three parts of salt to one Of ash
es. Horses relish this, aid if will keep their
hair soft and fine. 1t will prevent bots, colic
&C. A little ground sulphur mixed with salt
and ashes and given once in two or three weeks,
is also beneficial. All domestic animals will be
thus benefited
The Marlboro Gazette says that five white
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