Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-23
YTR GTNJA NEWS.

.s4s,sss IS VIRGINIA. NEWS.
@Gonsid erable excitement prevailed an frede-
{sicksburg last week, in consequence Ola charge
made by q. S: soldier, named Beers, against
one Potter, from New York-to the.eHecttaat
Potter had threatened to plumber Frederlcks.
burg, burn Falmouth, kill sundry persons, the
Mayor included, &C., &c. Potter denied the ;
charge the soldier was declared by some Eo1
his conrad es, not to be believed on his oath,
and they had both been drinking. The accus-
ed was discharged, in the course OF TN the
Investigation into the matter, the existence OF
Union League was proved, into which lc'
colored persons were indicted, sworn, &c. and
!: ST which Potter white became member.
Ea9About a week ago party of,young men len from
Essex crossed the river to LeedstoWn, in
s.Westmoreand county, wheua difficulty sprung
M between them and colored man. The
colored man soonlased large force OF his own
color, and one of the whites was struck with a
gun, and Injured. AT one time it was feared
that the consequences would be serious. but it
was allayed by the arrival Of more whites.
The Stockholders Of The Central r. r. were
ia sessionrin Richmond, on yesterday, to CON
slider the proposition for loan to build the
Covington and Ohio r. r. T. D. Ramsdell
and John s. Cunningham, Commissioners on
the partsof West ~ irginia, to confer with our
Commissioners in regard to the Coving'on aud
Ohio road, arrived in Richmond yesterday.
Samuel Bishop born in Surry. coubty, in
the year 1862, is now 5n his fifth year ard will
weigh considerably over two hundred pounds.
He measures more than forty inches around
his waist and his arms and legs are larger than
those of a full grown man. His head is
enormous, and is covered by a heavy suit oil
long black hair. = 4a@ ~ - ~ ~
Rev. Mr.: Tinsley, of Maryland torner!y Of
Virginia, has teen chosen chaplain of the
University Of Virgioia for the next two years,
to succeed the present chaplain, Rev. Mr..
Lindsay, of the Methodist church The chap
lains areseleotea every two years. Mr.STinsley
is an Episcopalian. s~,z 80 -
At a fashionable wedding at Norfolk, last
week ). the ibeilal presents We're valued at $40
600. Among them we're $4,000 roll OF
grrenbacks, two sets OF diamonds, .cameIs
hair shawl, and large quantities Of silver plate.
{. Strawberries sold at Norfolk On Saturday foI
ten cts. per quart. Green peas were sold al
| "a per barrel, and The price coming down il
consequence OF their being 50 plentiful, Cher.
lries are for sale in Norfolk at 20 cts per h.. 80
"A gentleman of Richmond recently paid
SO 900 iorthe use OF S. 600 for one month";!
/ METHODIST! PROTESTANT GENERAL Con
vENT1oN, This body, adjourned, sine die, on
| the l7ths Instant. The Montgomery Mai
says a3-a - .'..@ -.
| 1.-THE session has beea most harmonious and
| productive Of much good feeling and religion:
intercourse, though.the union Of the two Me-
1 thodist3 churches was not consummated a
move in that direction has been made, how,
ever, and it is very probable the churches viii
! be, united in at least twelve months time. =
/ The following report on the subject oil The pro
posed union was adopted: " "a
|&l.s.lst. That the convention take no decisive
/ action atsthis time, but that the whole subject
i3be held M allegiance and under adVisement by
| the several annual conferences, calmly awaiting
| thedevelopment and indications OF Providence.
go That a commission, consisting OF one
member from each conference here rep
resented elected by each delegation in
Ithis convention, be appointed to meet
1.-the commission of the Methodist Episcopal
! Church South, on the first day of May, 1868 ;
| in the meantime the several annual conferences
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and
| the Methodist Protestant Church may consider
as many of the disagreeing propositions between
the two commissions of the Methodist Episco-
ETnal Church South and the Methodist Protes-
! tant Church as they may deem proper, and
submit the result tic their respective commits,
sons. Then ia majority of the commission,
ersG of the Methodist Protestant Church de-
eide that, In their judgment, the propositions
4 submitted to them arc sufficiently favorable,
they shall publish in the Methodist Protestant
newspaper a call Tor this convention to meet In
the city of Lynchburg, on the last Friday in
May, 1868, and, ifiit deems it proper, to con-
4 clude any proposed union. .! .
e. TnE GREAT VIRGINIA PLASTER BANK
| tits one OF the most inexcusable of commercial
| anomalies in Virginia, that we are importing
plaster from Nova Scotia, while we have much
better in our own State Nay worse than.that
| This plaster thus i'm ported is carried into the
interior of the State and into the very vicinity
| of our plaster banks, and there yndersells our
|. own product This is the more monstrous
| when we consider the vastness of the deposit OF
ithe Virginia plaster, and the ease with which it
may be mind The great plaster bank Is sit
| uated about Is miles from Saltville in South
| Western Virginia and has been penetrated to a