The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-10
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

and an address by Rev. c. c. Chapline,
at PittsylvaniaC Court House yes' erday.
Also, in the afternoon the ladies were
to give concert, tableaux and supper
The barn of Jerry Reagan, at Cracker
Hall, about four miles from Alexandria,
was set on fire and burned on Tuesday
last, by a negro man named Charles
Smith, who has been arrested for the
offence. The loss is quite heavy.
Rev. Dr. Norwood, Rector of St. Johns
church, Richmond, occupied the pulpit
of the Episcopal church m Danville
last Sunday, and is highly spoken of by
the Danville Times for the ability of his
discourse on the occasion.
The Southside Railroad bridge at
Lynchburg, is undergoing construction.
New timbers are being put in and new
bed laid for the track. The embank-
ment, at each end are being widened. to
admit of change of the curvature,
which is defective. s-
The numerous friends OF the Rev.
VIM. L. Munsey will hear with regret
that he has suffered severe attack of
sickness since his sojourn in Staunton,
whittier he went for his health, a few
weeks ago. He is now, however, con-
has consented to deliver his famous lee
ture OH the Philosophy of Music in
Staunton. The reverend gentleman is
to preach in that town next Sunday
morning and at night.-4lerandria Ga
eCtte.
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRs.-Red birds and
sora begin to make their appearance in
this nCighborhood. The gunners have
killed and brought to market few of
them. They are expected to be very
plentiful until frost comes.
j. w. Bowling, formerly of Alexan-
dria, died in Charles county, Md, q few
days since.
Three hundred hands are now EN-
ployed on the Manassas Gap Railroad,
and the track laid between Piedmont
and Markham.
FREAK OF NATURE.-Mr. Edwin VAL
entine, while angling Wednesday from
the wharf at the foot of King street,
caught fish of the genus osmerus, a
smelt of large size, which was favored
with two perfectly formed mouths, one
above the other, and both of which it
used with apparently equal facility
Alexander Gazette.
About half past three, on last We'd
nesday afternoon, our town was visited
by a brief thunder storm. A flash of
lightning struck and slightly damaged
one of the chimneys of Ann Smith
Academy. Mr.. VIM. Wallace who was
at work, plaStcring in the third story
of the building, adjacent to the chin
ney, was knocked down and seriously
injured by the same t1ash.-Leringto@
Gazette
The RADICAL MEETING WEDNESDAY.
The city Wednesday was strewn with
handbills, inviting the citizens gener-
ally to hear DR.. Bayne, negro, in refu-
tation of the charge alleged to have
been brought against him by one Civ
ens, negro reverend from Charleston,
S. C.. ia an grafton on Friday night last.
Pursuant to call, crowd collected at
the time specified, and were addressed
by Bayne, in a speech of some length.
He was replied to by Givens, who is an
emissary of the National Republican
Committee, and when we left, the Doc
tors Arguments, as we'll as his prestige
with his class, were melting away be-
fore the logic of his oily-tongued. oppo-
nent.--NorJolk VUgiRtan.
ANOTHER INVESTMENT OF NORTHERN
CAPITAL IN VIRGlNIA.-We are pleased
to add another to the many instances
of the investment of Northern capital in
Virginia that have been made since the
war. On Tuesday the purchase of the
land of Mr.. John billiard, on James
river, in Nelson county, about twenty
five miles below the city, was completed
by General Stone, late of the army.
There is rich iron ore on the lands, and
they were bought in consequence of that
fact and for the purpose OF making iron.
The purchase is said to have been made
for MIR. Vanderbilt, the New York capi-
talist, who will erect works for smelling
the ore. He is already working iron and
ccal mines very e. tensively in Virginia.
Ten thousand doll rs of the purchase
money was depos. Ted in one of the
Lynchburg bands on Tuesday. The
whole amount We believe is twelve
thousand dollars.
We are always glad to hear of these
investments and the consequent influx
of capital and enterprise in our midst.
Virginia now offrrs great inducements
for both. Let them come.-LynchbWg
JirgiRiaR.
LAND SALEs.-Minor & Tongues land
Agency has recently sold the Locust
Grove" farm, belonging to Mr.. Benja-
min Temple, Of this county, lying in
Middlesex, containing 1887 acres, to j.
Lewis Smith, of Nd, for S2O,OOO-Sl2,-
600 cash, the remainder in one and two
years. They have also sold the farm OF
Colonel VIM. Chewing, "Bushy Park,
containing 450 acres, lying in Middle.
sex county, to Mr.. Pease, of New York,
for $500 half cash.
McCracken g. Bro, Land Agents, sold
yesterday the farm belonging to VIII
liam P. Cunningham, in Stafford county,
90 NnE n1 lnr
of New York, for S3O00-one-third cash,
remainder in one and two years.
Fredericksburg Ne,rs.
&c. Randolph & Co. have sold a
farm adjoining Major r. w. n. Noland
half o mile from Ivy Depot, belonging
to DR.. John r Woods, containing 14t
acres, to Mr.. Dale, of Centre county
Penn, for $50 per acre cash.-Char'
lottesrille Chronicle.