Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.


.Tredegar Iron Workssnt Richmond, soouen'y
exclaimed that she wished todle, ara plunseu
into the canal. Caskie Simms, boy aoou'
twelve years of age leaped in after her, anu al
the peril of his life, succeeded IN keeping il'l
aaoat until two Of the employees OF the slfcae7
oar w orks came to his aid, aud succeeded ID
rescung her. She was not injured by her
bath, and gave as a reason tor her cohupce
that she did not wish to leave Richmond 10
return to her mother, who resides IN the
country. -
John Williams, co!ored, broke open trunk
at,the Marlboro Fishing Shore, in Stafford
county, one night last week, and stole about
$500 belonging to Wallace 4 Ashton, who are
working the shore. A telegram from Aqua
Greek was received at the Depot in Fre'lericks-
burg time enoughsfor his arrest John came
up for examination at Stafford Court on We'd
ucsday last, and vas sent on for trial before
the next term Of the Circuit Court.
BY special invitation, Col. Charles II Lewis,
aid to Governor Peirpoint, addressed the Re
publican Club Of Petersburg, on Thursday
night The Hall was filled, but almost entire
ly by coorcd men-the proportion OF whites
being quito small At the conclusion OF the
speech, Mr.. Burgess announced that the Club
would be addressed on Friday night OF next
week, by Mr.. Charles Whlttlesy, of Alex
andria.
There arc now 400 students at the University
Of Virginia. The following States are repre-
sented Virginia, 219 students; Maryland, 80;
Tennessee, SO; Alabama 33 Georgia. 81; North
Carolina, "a; Mississippi, IS, West Virginia, Is;
Texas, "a; Missouri, Is; South Carolina, u;
Kentucky, IL; Louisiana, 10; New York, 81
Arkansas, g. District Of Columbia, 2; Florida,
j; Pennsylvania, |; Illinois, /; Nevada, |.
The following named gentlemen have been
appointed by the Governor, Visitors to the Vir-
ginia Military Institute William FL. Mac
farland, Richmond; George w. Boiling, Peters
burg; William L. Owen, Halifax county; A.
T.. Cummings, Washington county; Waller
r. Staples, Montgomery county: John Lecher,
Rockbridge county; Richard II. Catlett, Au
gusta county. '.@ 80 Il r
Sam'l Good, residing near Pine Forge, in
Shenandoah county, was bitten by q rabil dog
short time since. He was attended by DR..
Henkel, and all necessary precautions adopted
to prevent spreading of the virus. He also
went to Greene county and had the mad stone
applied.
The Court Of Appeals has adjourned to the
25th day of June, instead Of to the second
Tuesday in July. This change was made be-
cause two Of the Judges will be engaged in the
District Courts in July. 9 o.
Mrs. Susan Green, a respectable lady, the
mother Of eight children, living in Richmond,
in fit of arrangement, on Wednesday night
last, committed suicide by drowning herself in
we'll
The corporation Of Frederick sburg has
made a contract with Mr.. S. ?. Richardson
($3 5O0) for removing the distractions in the
Rappahnnnock river, below that place.
The stables of Abraham Warwick, pear
Richmond were burned, with nineteen mules,
on Thursday night.
BALTIMORE AND PoToMAC RAILROAD. Mr.
Oden Bowie, President of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company, has published a
letter, contradicting the report that his Com
rany has sold the franchise Of the road to the
B. < O. R. r. Company; from which the fol-
lowing is an extract:
"Col. Forney was associated with the original
contractors for the influence of his name in the
hard contests which the Baltimore and Ohio
Company has wagcd against US, and to him
are we greatly indebted for the passage of our
charter through Congress against the deter
mined opposition of Mr. Garrett This being
accomplished, Col. Forney and other gentlemen
Of the original contractors, some OF whom we're
not railroad men, " and others not having the
necessary capital, were permitted by the dlrec-
tors to make an assignment: oparties much
interested in the success OF orr road, and with
abundant capital to build it.
1t should be borne in mind that the contract
expressly prohibits an assignment without the
consent of the Board. and at the meeting of
the Directors in Annapolis February Is, 1867,
conscnting to the assignment by the original
contractors to the wealthy capitalists now hay
ing it, it was stipulated Il quote from the
official 1ninutes) that "the said assignees are
to be entitled to the same rights, and snl5ect 10
tie sanee Obligations, and Joyeltues, as are
conferred or imposed upon the original con-
tractors by the terms Of said contract.
need not, therefore, notice remarks which
are in circulation, further than to say that all
who know the Directors arc aware that, on no
would they consent to any such
saciedle and further, that, we're it atLcmpted
by the contractors or assignces (of which l
have no tcar,) [ should resist it in the courts,
if necessary, az long as | had one dollar OF
my own"
From EURoPE.-In England, orders have
been issued in council for the prevention or
restriction of the ravages Of the rinderpcst,
which has again made its appearance, and pre-
walls in some counties in England.
Advccs by the Atlantic cable yesterday con-
firm the previous reports Of the defeat OF the |
Turks in Gambia.
An Imperial decree has been promu gated
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