Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-26

VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGIN Ia NEWS.
A grey eagle measuring seven feet from tip
to tip, vas captured alive in Prince George, on
Monday last, on the farm of Mr. Peter Birch
EFT, by colored boy The boy was standing
under the tree on which the eagle was sitting,
when he suddenly descended and made a ,vlo7
lent attack upon; him. The boy seized lhim by
the wings, but finding he was about to be:over-
powered, threw bis whole body upon him and
conquered the king, ere he could again at
tempt to spread bis wings and soar aloft. - :
The people along the route of the proposed
railroad between Lynchburg and Danville, are
responding literally to the appeal for subscrlp
tons in land to assist in building the road -
Co.. Backford, the president OF the road, IS
meeting with gratifying success, the people
along the line as far as Otter river, having al
ready subscribed about three thousand acres
During the past week two more parties OF
English and Scotch Immigrants arrived in
Lynchburg, under the auspices Of the Virginia
Immigration Society. They consisted Of farm
laborers, mechanics and domestics. Homes
were provided for them in advance by the Off
GERS of the society. More are expected to ar
rive in a few days.
A great many of the tobacco factories 10
Richmond, suspended operations last week for
the winter, but those which kept on have sus-
pended operations for the Christmas Holidays,
and it sVery probable that none Of them will
commence again until the spring sets in. r.
House breaking is greatly on the increase in
Richmond. Every night some of the citizens
houses are broken into and robbed of their con-
tents; and, as for hen roosts, they stand 20
chance whatever.
A most diabolical attempt at murder and
successful robbery, was perpetrated in South
ampton, on Sunday night last, by brutal
black man, on the person Of one of the clerks IN
Mr. Prestlow' store.
The stables of William L. Goggin, at Peak
vile, in Bedford county, were burned to the
ground on Sunday night, with all their contents,
consisting of large amount fprovender, har-
ness, &c.
TIE COTTON STATES The New York Her
aid speaks of having seen private letter from
Gen. Ord, in which he says that 1.-The condl-
ton of affairs in the cotton States calls for the
immediate attention of Congress; that a fam
inc is already upon the negroes; that In many
counties in his district the planters are remov
ing their families from fear; that the whites
are abandoning the rich cotton sections, where
the blacks are largely in the majority; that
these blacks, having nothing, or next to moth
ing, of their own, arc living on the property of
others and on what they can shoot In the woods
or catch in the rivers or creeks; that ne IS
daily in receipt of petitions for protection from
towns and villages that in Mississippi it Is not
question of votes, but bread ; that if Congrcs So
will employ these idle and destitute negroes
and feed them for their work on the river
levees, broken and destroyed during the war,
or on railroads, canals, anything war OF IA
ces may be prevented He says, in effect, hat
in the cotton districts, with the failure of the
staple as a compromising product, there are
more negroes than can be sustained, and that
something must be done for them. -
The Herald is of opinion that the dreadful
condition OF affairs here depicted is not limited
to Mississippi, but prevails, more or less,
THE VALLEY BANK CAsE.-Judge Parker
has granted an injunction at the instance ofP.
Williams, who in his own right and as surviv-
ing partner of Barton & Williams, is large
creditor of the Bank-to restrain II. M. Brent,
Trustee, under the deed, from transferring any
of the funds or other property of the Bank into
the hands of the Receiver, appointed by Judge
Underwood. If the settlement of the accounts
of the Bank is taken out of the hands Of Mr.
Brent and the Cashiers of the different
Branches, who have been appointed his agents
and who alone are familiar with the state OF
tie accounts, great loss will tall upon all the
creditors, except perhaps few who are taking
all the chances, as well in the State Courts as
in the U. s. District Court, to obtain more
thar their rateable share of the assets. - Mn
chester 1inaes IL. ....
RoBBERIEs. On Wednesday night last,
some person or persons, entered the Pottery of
Mr.. Shafer, in Leesburg, and took from thence
loaded gun. From thence they proceeded to
the Wagon Makers Shop of Mr.. R. G. NARROW,
and gathered the tools into basket, but lett
them behind From there they went to the
west end of town, and made raid upon a
store belonging to Mrs. Poland, which they
completely :" gutted,' carrying off some two
hundred dollars worth of goods. From thence
they visited gentleman's barn near by, broke
open the door, and supplied themselves with a
couple of blankets, and some minor articles,
probably to aid in removing their previously
acquired store goods. The gun ia ken from
Skaters was left at Poland s.-Loudoun MR..
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The Commercial su premacy of New York
and the tendency of the times to consolidation
and concentration have both been exemplifed
in marked way recently by the movements of
the inter oceanic steamship. lines. The three
steamers which, not a great while ago, inaugu-
rated, with considerable eclat, direct communi-
cation between Baltimore and Europe are now
quietly carrying freight between New York and
Baltimore; while, last week the managers of the