Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-24
yirpinia News.

A writer in the Laudoun Mirror makes the
following suggestions for the Improvement OF.
the county OF Loudoun: "Let the county issue
its bonds for S2O0,0 let S20.0 600 be in vested
the preferred stock OF the Alexandria, Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad. to be applied to the
continu uation OF the road to or beyond Hills
borough, 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 moderale toll bridges; apply $iG.nn0
for bridges al Ralis Mill and Carriers Mill,
Sc eco 10 Goose Creek Bridge near Philoment,
and loan $1,000 each to the bridges at Berlin
and Point Of Rocks, taking the tolls as security,
end apply the remainder s35,C00 10 the imme-
diate repair OF the county roads,
The Esteline Furnace, magnificent iron
property, situated IN Augusta county, 20
miles from Stanton, about miles from the
Va. q. r. r., at Pond Gap. containing clio
acres, "a small portion in kockbridge county J
was sold on the 14th, to several gentlemen of
Allegheny county. Md, for the sum Of S35 Onu,
one half OF which was paid in hand and the
rem ainder 10 be paid in Q and Is months with
interest. The gentlemen who purchased this
property will at once proceed 10 envelope the
rich purchase thev have made.
Not long since 4 legacy OF 50. 600 was lett by
Hrs. Br. don, Of Petersburg. to ST. Paul's
Church OF that city. Several OF the iegacies,
this among the rest, were pronounced invalid
IT was ordered by the Court that the residue,
after the valid leEacies were naid, should be
handed over to her nephew. Mr.. u. d. Ten ant
This gentleman, on receiving the estate, sent
his check for $1,000 to the vestry OF the church,
IL,
sion OF his aunt's viii.
The Warrenion Sentinel says: "The work OF
revising aad erasing rames from the books Of
registration closed in this district on Saturday
last. The result shows that while the names
OF two whites and nine blacks were adoed 10
the old list, the names of fifty.o of our mos
influential and valuable citizens were str csen
therefrom.''
Some one on Thursday night broke in 70 the
office OF Mr.. Barry, clerk of tbs U ) Court,
in the Custom Heuse in Richm mond. His desk. .
which contains the Indictments found by the
grand jury during its recent session. was
prIzed open. AS yet no loss ofpapers has been
discovered.
colored man, in Richmond. who has been
pardoned out OF the penitentiary five times
and the last time about three weeks ago, has
just been arrested again for stealing. L, is
thought he considers himself peni,entiary
proof
In consequence of the bad conduct OF MANY
OF the cOlOred servants. women and girls in
Norfolk, the Journal Of that cite, recon me n ds
to send 10 the North and procure white females
in their stead.
Lest Thursday, for the first time, grain was
shipped IN bulk from StauEton to Baltimore:
by an arrangement 1t with the Baltimore i Ohio
X. K. Company, at lower rates than hereto
fore.
W. A. Hooper. a well kn .wn 'obacco man.
ufacturer. in Richmond, was arrested Thurs.
day, charged with counterfeIting the revenue
insPe ctor's brand.
kanawha comfy Thursday subscribed two
hundred and fifty Thousand collars to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
a black man was arrested in Richmond on
Wednesday, charged with incest His daugh.
ter and his wife were his accusers.