Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-21

VIRGINIA NEWS

In Richmond, on W ednesday, at Haxan q
Crenshaws -four mill Mrs. Lille Ann Harlow,
wife of Mr.. John P. Harlow, the we'll known
shipper and sub-superintendent Of the nils,
had, in company with two or three lady &C
=ouaintapces, visited the establishment 10 wit
hess its operations, and after passing through
every story reached the top floor of the build
ing. where few minutes were spent in view
Ing the intricate machinery and surveying the
surrounding country from the lofty height at
which they we're standing % turning to
re,race theirs steps. Mrs. Harlowe' dress t1lrted
against the revolving cogs OF the ponderons
"Conveyor," which, almo,tas quick as thought
dragged her forward and into the mac;hlnery,
literally cutting her into fragments, Inc oody
was severed entirely in two across lhe clies',
both arms were cut off, and other portions OF
her person were horribly mashed. One or me
arms tell through to the story below, while
the iteess trunk rolled over on the moor ana
stlea of blood spirited from them tor several
feet around. MIR. Taylor, standing near by'
made every effort to extricate her, but lndlng
himself entangled was compelled to let 20 and
tear himself loose. The remains were placed
together, put into coffin and carried TO her
husbands residence, short distance off,
We learn from the Lexington Gazette that
the Society of Alumni Of the Virginia Military
Institute held meeting on the afternoon OF
the 10th instant, and took measures for
thorough reorganization, and for the insttu-
ton of jackson Memorial Fund, designed
to commemorate, in some appropriate way, the
life of that illustrious hero, and ofhls comrades
amongst the graduates and cadets who fell in
the late war.
It has already been announced that the
Board OF Visitors, on the 18th instant, elected
DR.. Samuel Logan, of Charleston, South Caro-
lima, to fill the Chair of Anatomy, In the
Richmond Medical College, rendered vacant
by the regretted resignation Of DR.. Peticolas
From all that we can learn of the new PROBES
sor the friends of the institution have abun-
dant reason to be we'll satiied with his APP
pointment.
The ladies of Cupeper have organized
themselves into a Memorial Association, for
the purpose of inclosing and otherwise I'M
proving the Confederate Burial Ground at
Cupeper Court House, and Of collecting there
in the remains of such of our late soldiers as
were buried in the adjacent battleGelds. They
have entered upon this pious duty with COM
mendabe energy.
Professor A. It. Bledsoe, A. NJ, i. L. D.,
late of the University Of Virginia, and we'll
known in America and in Europe as an author
and scholar, is about to commence the publ
cation in Baltimore of periodical to be called
1.-The Southern Review" 1t will be Quar-
terIy of $50 pages octave, and the first number
is to be issued in January next.
On Wednesday Mcssrs. A. Y. Stokes & Co.,
of Richmond, sold one box leaf tobacco, at
SIG per hundred. This tobacco was raised
by A. SlaGe, Of Caswel county, n. G. Jones
& Hewitt sold eighty-one boxes manufactured
tobacco, 'Persinmon' brand, which Melted
about 6 900.
The whole debt Of the State of Virginia, in
Guiding interest up to the lst Of last July, was
$40, 3l2 29S OF the coupon debt Of Virginia
there is payable or held in New York, So
900 900, and in London ST, S65, 000 the inter
est upon which since July 1861, is still due.
The call for meeting of the Virginia State
Agricultural Society and of farmers generally,
in Richmond on the Goth OF November next,
(already noticed) is one which we hope will
meet with very general response on the part
of the agricultural community.
Wheat is SO scarce in Lynchbug, Va, that
the mills are doing absolutely nothing. The
total receipts since the opening o! the season
are estimated not to exceed three thousand
bushels
Richmond, Va, is the only Southern city,
except New Orleans, which has sugar refinery.
GOLD
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