Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-09
, VIRGINIA. NEWS.

Richmond inthe case of the subscription to the
G. & O. Railroad, in order to remove all
doubt about the legality Of the election All
qualified voters of Virginia and Of the United
States will vote on the question This includes
all disfranohised. whites. Official information
at headquarters shows that fourteen thousand
whites failed to register in the State, and that
only five thousand FIVE hundred persons are
disfranchised in Virginia. If
The Fredericksburg Herald says A far
mer sent to town few days ago to employ
some labor for the purpose of shocking his
corn crop. He offered to pay the price that
has been customary heretofore, but the negroes
refused to go, alleging that the League" did
not permit them to work at those rates Here
is case for Grand Jury to test this matter.
In Fredericksburg when the new schedule OF
priceswas introduced at the Woolen Factory on
Tuesday providing for areduction OF one-slxth
some thirty hands quit, but one half of them
havesnce returned, and the places of the others
been filled !; so that the operations of the Fac
tory continue regularly as heretofore.
Owing to the fact that the distillery business,
under existing regulations, does not pay all
the distilIeries. save one, in and around Rich
mond have suspended operations Many OF
| the tobacconists have also stopped work, be-
cause they find it Improbable to continue un-
der existing circumstances.
| One,half Of River Bank, in Rockingham
county, belonging to Messrs. Larkins y Harlow,
has been sold to VIM. G. Ayers, of Luzerne
county, Pa, for $4,000, cash. There are a
good many sales of land to Northern settlers in
the Valley counties and, indeed, in other
portions of the State.
| The tobacco factories in Lynchburg have
generally stopped work for the season, and dis
charged all their hands. A very large number
of colored people are thus thrown out OF en-
ployment, and are likely to be in straits this
winter.
Snow fell at Harrisonburg on "Wednesday
night and Thursday morning of last week, to
the depth Of 4 or inches 1t did not lie long,
the sun causing it to melt and disappear very
rapidly. This is unusually early Tor such lndI-
cations Of winter
Bishop McGill, Of Richmond, preached in
Rev Mr. Bells (Presbyterian) church in Har-
risonburg on Monday evening last, 10 crowd
ed house Of intelligent people, and on Tuesday
morning at 10 O. clock in the Catholic Chapel.
McCracken Il Co.'S Land Agency has made
an offer Of $40, 900 cash Tor the HAZEL Hill
property, belonging TO the estate Of the late j..
Warren Slaughter, Of Fredericksburg, and
4 the offer has been declined.
A black man, engaged in steallpga hog
| from hog pen in Fredericksburg, Was shot at
| and seriously wounded in the back by the own
er Of The hog.
In Fredericksburg, the .Fleedmen'S Bureau
have been collecting the names of negroes
| discharged since the late election, and the
| names of their employers.
| A postohice has been re-established at Ac-
cokeek, Stafford county, aud Mrs. Annie &.
Chewing appointed postmistress.
MIR. Charles Short has rented the old and
welI-known Virginia Hotel, at Culpeper g. II.
A large wheat crop has been sown in several
counties, and the early sowing looks well.
The Culpeper Circuit Court is now in ses-
sion-Judge Watson presiding. " H.