Evening star., 1867-06-15

LARGE LAND SALES IN VrRoINIA.-Thoma
cS. son ea sais soS s,s IN New
80, $50 acres OF land in Botetourt county, Va,
(part OF the original Barclay tract) at sl.!!5
per acre pnrSshaseTws; Co., A. F. Banm; % Esq "a A.
ers. 1t is said the purchasers intend TO form
q company for the purpose OF developing AZ
once its valuable deposits OF minerals Man
genese, iron, and byratese are said 10 abound
throughout the entire survey.
The farm OF VIM. Bibb, near Gotham Depot,
in Louisa county, has been sold TO Joseph b.
Mckean, of Binghampton, N ~, for eight
thousand four hundred and ninety six dollars.
A CoLoRRp CONFIDENCE Unsatisfactory,
Moses Gross, colored. was arrested by officer
Fuss for obtaining a watch valued at s45, from
John James, last Wednesday, and another
from Anderson WoodforK, In March, 1866, by
false pretences. All the parties are colored
men. If the witnesses who positively identify
the prisoner as the man who swindied the
complain ants, are not mistaken, Moses has
learned the confidence game well enough TO
play successfully upon the unedueated OF mis-
own color. The Witnesses Were cross ex-
amined by the Justice o. hesdq quarters, but
they Were positive in thn6 evidence, and
M oses was sent to Jail for aurt.
EXAMINATION OF CoLoRKD ScHooLs.-The
exaMinanon of the coIored schools OF the city
commences on Monday, and will be continaed
from day to day for two weeks. The following
is that portion of the programme for Monday
next:
Monday, June II, 9 a. m. to - m.-Public
schools in south street, between 2d and I'd,
Capitol Hill; Misses Allen. Gordon, and
Pierce, teachers.
lax TO 2K m.-Public schools in Lincoln
Chapel, corner of 18th street east and street
north; Misses Gilchrist and Dorater, teachers.
AUCTION SALEs.-Messrs w. l.. Wall Il Co.
Yesterday afternoon sold the medicines and
fixtures in the drug store No. $50 Penn. ave-
nue., 10 DIR. Wilson, for S270
The same firm. this morning, sold at their
bazaar. on Louisiana avenue, about 35 horses
and Is mules, at prices ranging from S25 to
5000. They also sold a number Of wagons,
harness, DC. The bazaar of Messrs. Wall Il
20. is attended by large crowd every market
morning, and some very fine horses are dis
THE PUBLIC BRIDGEs-it is expected that
the repairs to the Long Bridge will be COM
pleted by Monday afternoon, and that it viii
be at once opened for travel. We understand
that 1t is the intention OF General Michler to
the Anacostia, or Navy Yard Bridge, and put
that in complete order.
ALEXANDRIA AND VIOINITY.-The Gazette
of yesterday says:
The suspension of the coal trade of this city,
which, it is sincerely trusted by all who are
interested in the prosperity of Alexandra,
will be but of limited duration, has been. in
addition to its general evil effect upon the
cltys Interest, of particular individual mis-
fortune to many VINO were employed at the
coal depots, or who had, In anticipation of the
permanent continuance of the trade, located
themselves near there.
The colored man named James Bird, who
struck Silas Russell, also colored, on the head
with q hoe, while the two were at work. near
Accotink, last Saturday, from the effects of
which blow the latter died. is still at large,
though the officers have been on his track.
lighthouse is being built on the shoal at
Upper Cedar Point, Potomac river, and will
soon be completed. 1t will serve in place Of
the light boat now stationed there.
The offerings of corn on Change during the
week ending to-day, reached thirty three
thousand one hundred and fifty bushels.