Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-07-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.


and started to make visit, when on arriving
at the edge of steep embarkmeut the horse
became unruly. Mr., i. jumped out for the
purpose of seizing the bride, but before this
could he accomplished, the horse, carriage and
occupants went over the deciiyity, rolling u
distance of more than sixty feet The horse,
valuable one, was instantly killed, the car
riage was literally broken to atoms, but won>
derful to relate, Mrs. R. and the little ones
escaped without serious injury.
"A case ofconsiderabIe importance comes
up before the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg
county at Its present term. involving the writ
of habeas corpus. Mr. f. a Pollard has
applied to this court for the issuing of the
above writ, requiring the production OF the
children of the former Mrs. Dowell, whom
he recently married. II seems that the pre-.
sent Mrs. Pollard was u short time before the
close of the war divorced from Mr. DowelI
Pollard now claims the children OF Dowell
under this writ, although the decree divor-
cling him from his (Dowell's) former wife.
entrusted him with the custody aud care Of
the children.
The Board of Trustees of Washington
College, at their recent meeting, made an ap-
preparation for building a residence for the
a
Gus hotel in connection with the College. I'm
mediate contracts will be made for the work.
An appropriation of $500, was made for
purchasing apparatus for the departments of
physics and applied science.
The Fredericksburg Nercs says "NIrs.
Fitzgerald has rented on perpetual lease to
Tackett Il Co, her farm extending from
knox's mill, nearly to the Falmouth Bridge,
and running back from the river to Smiths
lane. The terms we hear arc 5000 Il year for
five years, 500 year for the rest Of her life
after that, and $500 year for ever after that" !"
- Harrison. Goddln & Appcrsou made
sale on Saturday of Z tract of land in the
county OF Sussex ou the Norfolk and Peters
burg railroad. The tract contained / ,333
acres, more or less, and sold for $4,000
Purchaser, John +. Boone, Kent county, Md
The Fredericksburg Herabt says: The
old account books belonging to the Farmers
Bank at Fredericksburg. up to 1858, were
sold the other day TO a Philadelphia junk
dealer at about five cents pound"
- From the Winchester Times we learn
that Mr.. Frank Fish, a very cstrnable citizen
of Warren county, was thrown from his horse
last Sunday morning week aud sustained in-
Charles Perry, fprmerIy of Texas. now
of LyuchburS, was arrested at Frcdercks-
burg on Tuesday week, charged with passing
a forged check on Mr.. Brewer, at Milford,
Caroline county, in March last.
- Registration was completed at Norfolk
on Saturday week. The number of register
ed whites ,S4l. colored 1000. Registration
in Petersburg ioots up thus far, s3l whites,
1877 blacks.
The Petersburg Express has received from
Mr.. Richard +. StracEan basket Of ripe
peaches and pears, grown upon his farm i'm
mcdlately opposite the city, in Chesterfield
county.
Tho first new wheat ofthe season reached
Norfolk on Monday week from Newbern, n.
g.. \ lot Of three hundred bushels was re-
ceived by Mcssrs. ID. d. Simmons d Bro, and
was sold at s2.75.
Judge Underwood's Court in Richmond,
adjourned on the 27th ult A distiller con-
victed Of making false entries on his books
was fined 500 aud his distiIIing apparatus
forfeited.
1t came out in the Surratt trial that the
letter of Booth commencing My Bear" aud
followed by a blank, was written to Dr. Stuart.
OF hIng George county, Va, and not to DR..
Mudd, of Maryland.
The U. S. Commissioner has sent Mark
DOwny on to the L. S Court, in Richmond,
to be tried for perjury in '.registration against
the provisions OF the Alexandria constitu-
ton"
The work Of removing the wrecks out
Of the harbor and River below Eredericks-
burg has been commenced, we believe, under
the superintendent of Mr.. Richardson, con-
tractor.
- The Charlottesville Chronicle says that
the address of Major Stiles, of Richmond,
before the Christian Association OF the Uni
versity, is universally aPplauded.
r f. Lester & Co, (W. Nick Davis,
.Auctioneer,) sold recently tract Of land in
Prince George county. belonging to K. y.
Madira, for So per acre.
In Staunton, few days ago. a gentle
man had his nose nearly cut off by the care
lcssness of a man who was carrying u scythe
blade along the street.
- Mr. Chapman NTaupin, son Of Professor
Maupin, and Mr.. J. w. Roper. Of Baltimore.
are the only \. Ms of the University this
session.
- Col. r. L. Oven has not declined re-
election to the Presidency Of the Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad. He will lie candidate
for that Office.
We hear Of number of gold and cop
per mines about to be opened and worked in
Louisa county. Some Of the copper speci.
mems are reported as very fine.
Reports from all parts Of the Valley in
dicate very genera! disposition to register
among the people.
Rev. II. II. Harris, of Amelia county,
has been called to Mt. Horeb church, in