Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-12
TJPGJNII NEWS.

The Petersburg Index says: FROM the us
tricts south and west Of Petersburg and espe-
ciallv in those localities most remote from cltles
and towns. we hear universal Complaint OF 'he
difficulty of engaging labor among 'ne 1reeo-
mcn, - and the difficulty seems to pe owing, IN
great measure, to the comparatively smah
number of those who have chosen to remain IN
the country. The foolish propensity OF flock
inc to the cities which Humboldt observed In
the emsncipated slaves Of Cuba mas oeen SO
generally followed Ivy those Of The South as TO
occasion serious Inconvenience both 10 whites
and blacks. "
A numbrr Of citizens Of Upshur, Lewis and
Barbour counties, publish Il notice mat they
will ,nrIv 10 the next Legislature Tor CHATTER
for railroad company, TO be called the hana-
wl,a and Shenandoah Railroad company, To
construct line Of railroad from some point on
the Ohio river al OF near Point pleasant, ana
thence by way Of GlcnviiIc, Weston, bnckhan
non. Cheat river, and Nloorcioil, TO &"me
nojnt on the Virginia aml West Virginia State
line. West 81 Srasburg, Virginia.
The Richmord Dispatch says NotWI'E-
standing the uncertainty Of the poIif'ca! status
Of this State capitalists arc making some IN
vcslmcnts in Virginia mines. General imbo
den, in m interesting letter gives an cncoTF-
,oinr account q The measures taken TO develop
some rccantly discovered wonderfully extensive
r,incs Of balyta and manganese in the county
Of Rockbridge. "
4 Joint meeting of the Presidents, Supcrin'
rcndcuis and Boards Of Directors Of the |lr-
oioio and Tennessee and Grange and A!cXan-
dria railroads, was held in LynchHuTg on
Thursday. The object Of the meeting was to
make some arranecment: for the extension OF
the Orange road to the Virginia and Tennessee
dcpot which has been in contemplation iol
some time.
Ouitc an animated contest for Mayor and
Councncn of Lexington, occurred last oatur
dav, There were two tickets, end Gov. Lctch
err, for Mayor, headed the opposition ticket =
and that ticket was elected by a small majority;
but the election is to be contested.
Mr.. Taylor, the Auditor Of the State; pub
fishes a note, which says: "All bonds upor
which no interest has been or might have beer
received within the year next preceding the Isl
day of February, in each year, arc exempt
from assessment and taxation.
The game of Keno has been decided to be
illegal by the Commonwealth Attorney O.
Petersburg, and Mr.. Thomas R. Jeter the pro
prietor of the only establishment Of the kind il
Petersburg, has been officially notified Of thi:
by the Mayor.
An extraordinary elopement took place frou
the ncighborhood of Danville 4 day or TWO
stree A gay and festive youth, Of the tender
age of 60 summers, ran off with ducinea O
20! The man left behind him wife and ;
large number OF children.
The new ''PSalms and Hymns" laid before
the Presbyterian General Assembly at Mem
phis, by the ''Committee Of Revision ane
adopted by that body, is soon to be published
by the "Committee OF Publication in Rich
mond.
The Lexington Gazette asks, in all serious
ness, what particular qualification does it at
ford men to fire off pistols in the streets at TIT
hour Of midnight %