Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-17
VIRGINIA NEWS,

Line fredericksburg, S2OO to be applied TO
the relief Of the suffering poor Of the town OF
fredericksburg
The furniture OF the Fredericksburg post
Office is said to consist Of couple OF boxes full
OF st raw, a stove, wood pile, and heap Of
rubbish, presided over by postmaster and
three clerks.
IN accident occurred on the Orange road On
Friday. The passenger train 1Eom Alexandra
ran into freight train on the main track, and
two stock cars were smashed to pieces by the
collision.
DR.. G. Y. Bagby proposes to deliver his en-
tertaining lecture On Bacon and Greens" or
"Old Virginia. in Fredericksburg.
A few days before the Federal soldiers left
Staunton, Messrs. Marquis & Kelly missed a
marble statue Of an angel, the cost Of which was
SIS before the war It was afterwards found
in box which Lieut. Hanson, in command Of
one OF the companies, had sent to TIE Express
Office to be sent to his home in Pennsylvania
He says that he did not put the statue in the
box, but that it was done by private who ask
ed the privilege to put his blanket in his box
The State of Virginia, Through her Legisla-
ture, and the Town of Fredericksburg,
Through her Council, offer tonus Of $272,-
900, in work already done, to any party who
will contract to build and equip the Fredericks-
burg and Gordonsville Railroad, within the
next five years.
Gen Armistead l. Long, las entered upon
the duties Of superintendent OF tie second
section of the James river and kanawha
canal He was connected with the personal
staff Of Gen. Lee, during a portion Of the war,
and afterwards commanded brigade Of artillery
in the army Of Northern Virginia. lie grad
uated at " est Point
The recent cold spell put . complete embargo
on the oyster trade and York river oysters sud-
denly went up in Richmond from one to two
dollars per gallon, which latter price prime
article now readily commands. 4 few more
days Of mild weather like to-day must open
river navigation and bring down prices.
Gov. Wise is lecturing on Female Orphans,
in Richmond
Efforts are making to raise funds TO erect a
plain monument over the grave Of Gen. Stone-
wall Jackson.
Mr.. FairchiId, who had just taken the Rap
pahaunock House, ia Fredericksburg, and
making preparations for opening it, died sud
denly 10 Fredericksburg on Friday last
Mr. Archibald Nelson, Of Afemarle county,
county, was accidentally killed On Sunday LAST,
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HANDKERCHIEF PREACHER "A corGc21on-
dent Of the Christian Reflector says:
Il notice in some cases q handkerchief habit
in the pu|pit, which has led lae 70 inquire i
The use OF that very necessary article Is part
Of the theological trimming, / notice some
ministers take it out Of their pockets as they
60 their sermons, and lay it on the pulpit.
Some spread it out length wise through the
middle ct the Bible; some. roll it up and tuck
it under the Bible some shake it over their
heads; some cinch it in tIeir hand as il they
were going 10 throw it at the audience and
some keep crowding it in their pockets and
ruling it out again, with nervous movement,
as if they did not know what use to make ct
their bands. went once to hear a popular
young preacher and as much as halt OF his
sermon was made ~ of pocket handkerchief,
and he most o. he 0 her half was gold watch
and SCRAPS q poetry.
SOURCES ON III, i1iLlENIUM. The Pail
! MaiI Gazette says:
Somebody has been sending to Mr.: Spur
geon some tracts purportingt be written by HIM
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