Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A meeting of the citizens OF Caroline was
held on Friday, which was addressed by }. H.
Marye, jr, and Judge Coleman. 1t Was de-
termined to meet at Bowling Green on Thurs.
day, to noirinaie candidate for tie State
Convention, in conjunction with The candidates
from Spotsylvana and King George. II. N.
Welch, esq, is represented to have taken The
Radical side, and was replied to by w. S.
Barton, Rev Andrew Broadlus, Capt. John
Hulgn, and others.
Washington College opened on Thursday.
Four hundred students matriculated and large
numbers have arrived since. Now there are
over 500 there, and more still expected. Gen.
Lee has entered upon his duties, having re-
covered from his late. attack but is still feeble.
The Pasimc Base Ball Club, of Richmond
returned he ME Saturday, via Virginia Central
Railroad, aIterean absence Of several days, dur
ing which they visited Baltimore, Washington,
Alexandria and Warrenton.
One firm alone in Richmond, during the
month of August, shipped l40, 900 pounds of
tobacco to Northern and foreign markets. -
Several other business houses nearly reached
the same figure.
lTp to yesterday 1873 petitions IN bankruptcy
had been filed with Register Bond, of Rich
mond 1t should he borne in mii1 that only 4
portion of the petitioners are citizens Of Rich
mond.
Gen. Schotielt has decided that the only re-
sriction imposed upon eligibility to member
ship OF the State Convention, is having taken
the oath 10 the u. s., and afterwards aided
"the rebellion.
The Richmond papers notice the departure
from that city, on Friday last, OF a number Of
young men, to seek their fortune in the far
West
Delegates were arriving in Richmond yes
terday, to attend the Soldiers and Sailors
Convention, which meets to-day.
The tobacco factory of Reuben Eaglani, at
Petersburg, was burned yesterday. Loss $780,
900. Insurance $4,000.
The Union Republican, u Radical paper
published at Norfolk, has suspended, and its
effects were sold tor 5000!
Efforts are being made to get Rev. Mr..
Munsey, of this place, to act as Chaplain of
Washington College in Lexington.
THE INDIAN WAR--Hon. N. G. Taylor,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, under date Of
September 23d, telegraphs from Omaha to G.
e. Mix, esq.,, chief clerk, as follows: "Our
council with Indians at North Platte was per-
fectly satisfactory, and prospects OF peace with
all the Indians more fattering than at any
time. The Apaches, Arapahoes, Kioways
Comanches, and friendly Cheyennes, are will
ing, if the other Cheyennes will not make
peace, to subjugate him, if the Government
will furnish the ammunition. So Superinten-
dent Murphy informs me. -
Letters from La Grange, Texas, state the
number of citizens remaining in the town are
only about FIVE hundred Yet the interments
reached twenty four in two days. The aver
age mortality per day is eight. Those attack
ed are almost sure to die, the disease proving
fatal in nine cases out OF ten.
COMMUNICATED.
BASE BALL IN ANEW ASPECT. The treas
urer OF Wisconsin base ball club has made
quarterly report, which is model tor minute
accuracy. Some of the items give few OF the
unpleasant features of the noble pastlme, In
whose pursuit there are involved more or less
dangers to clothes and limbs. We give these
items as they are printed in Wisconsin eX-
change:
b. S. Clauer, for repairing rent in brooches of
member of first nine, caused by squatting TO
catch hy-ba;l announcement. ..............$l 90
DR.. Dalton, for setting thumb Of member
of first nine...... ................ so
DR.. Dalton, for extracting splinter OF bat
from shin Of member of second nine. 1 60
DR.. Dalton, for one quart of solution eye
WASH
r. D. Pulford, druggist, one ounce chloro.
form for use of member of second nine,
to have his knee pan taken off to have
T. w. Murphy, harness maker, for sewing