Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A writer IN the lIOuQOun nlfrOr makes INC
following suggestions for the improvement OF
the county OF Loudoun LET the county
issue its bonds for 5000 600: let $4,000 be
invested in the preferred stock of the Alexan-
dria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, to be
applied to the continuation OF the road 10 or
beyond HiIlsborough. as far as the money will
carry it. Apply $4,000 to the two bridges
across Goose Greek, at Kephart'S, and on the
Turnpike, and make them moderate toll
bridges; apply $4,000 for bridges at Balls
Mill and Carriers Mill, s., 900 to Goose Greek
Bridge near Philomont. and loan $4,000 each
to the bridges at Berlin and Point OF Rocks
taking the tolls as security, and apply. the re-
mainder $50, 900 to the immediate repair ct the
County Roads
The Estene Furnace, magnificent iron
property, situated III Augusta county, ~ miles
from Staunton, about 4 miles from the Va. Z.
R. r., at Pond Gap, containing CLIO acres,
Ia small portion in Rockbridge county, was
sold on the 18th to several gentlemen OF Al
leghany county, Nd. for the sum of S3j, O0O-
onc-half Of which was paid in hand, and the
remainder to be paid 10 9 and IS months with
interest. The gentlemen who purchased this
property will at once proceed to deVelope the
rich purchase they have made.
Not long since legacy of $4,000 was lett
by Mrs. Brydon, Of Petersburg to ST. Pauls
Church of that city. Several of the legacles'
this among the rest, were pronounced Invalid.
It was ordered by the Court that the residue
after the valid Iegacies we're paid, should be
handed over to her nephew, Mr.. D. D. Tenant.
This gentleman, on receiving the estate, sent
his check for 81, 900 to the vestry Of the church,
thus carrying out, at his own cost, the provl-
sion Of his aunts will
The Warrenton Sentinel says 1.-THE work
of revising and erasing names from the books
of registration closed in this district on Satur-
dav last The result shows that while the
names OF two whites and nine blacks were adj
ded to The old list, the names of ftty-one OF
our most influential and valuable citizens were
stricken th@rerom.
Some one on Thurlay night broke into the
Office Of Mr. Barry, clerk OF The u. >. Court,
in the Custom House in Richmond. His desk,
which contains the indictments found by the
grand jury during its recent session, was priced
open. As yet 40 loss Of papers has been
discovered.
A colorel mao, in Richmond, who has been
purdoned out Of the penitentiary ,ttre times, and
the last time about three weeks ago, has just
been arrested again ijr stealing. Ii lsihoueht
he considers himself penitentiary proof.
Ia consequence Of the bad conduct Of many
Of the coIured servants, women and girls, III
Norfolk the Journal Of that city, recoinmends
to send to the North aud procure white toIna-
les IN their stead.
Last Thursday, iDr the first time, grain Was
shipped in bulk fro III &taunton to Baltimore,
Ly an arrangement with the Baltimore ( Ohio
r. f. Company, al lower rates than heretofore.
" \. Hopper, We'll Lnown tobacco man-
utatturer, in Richmond, was arrested yratcr-
day, CHARGED with counterteltlng the revenue
INSPECTOR : brand.
Eanavha county yesterday subscribed tw0
hundred anI fifty thousand dollars Ia the
ClraapeaLe aud Ohio Railroad,
= LACK man was arrested IN EIcEImnnd OH
"Wednesday, charged with incest liz tlnnnh-
ter and his wife were his accl>cr%.