Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07

the death in Wawenton, on the Sd instant, OF
John Jordan, colored, in his 533 year John
was before the war, the servant OF Mr. John h.
Tongue, of WarrentoD, and was universally re-
spected as an honest, upright and consclen-
tious man. During the war he was faithful
and true to his master and his family, who ever
regarded him in the light OF friend. His
emancipation wrought no other change in him
than more marked demonstration OF the kindly
relations which had before existed between him
and our white population generally. By his
industry. aided by the generosity OF his old
master, he had secured for himself a comforta-
bic home which he leaves by will written by
himself, to his children.
The series of revival meetings in the Metho-
dist Church, in Warrenton, concluded on Wed
nesday night when the names of 40 were read
as new accessions to the Church, some fifty odd
having professed conversion. These, in con-
nection with those added to the Baptist and
Episcopal Churches, make about Is as the
fruits of the late revivals.
Rev. j. D. Blackwell, who has so long and
faithfully oficiated on this circuit has been
transferred to the Virginia Conference and APP
pointed to Amherst Court House. He will
not, it is thought, sever his connection with his
present charge, until after the Baltimore Con
ference in March, when his successor will be
appointed, and Warrenton be made station.
Messrs. Robinson & Crookford, bankers, have
purchased the old Waters Hotel lot, In front OF
the Court House, and facing on the head OF
Main street, in Warrenton, for which they pay
$780, They propose erecting on it line
banking house and two handsome store houses.
Gen. John 5. Preston, OF South Carolina,
was in town this week looking after land. We
.,11 l. 70 IN h
borhood, and devote himself to the grazing and
raising OF cattle Wmrent0n Mder.
EXPECTED SALES OF LAND IN VIRGINIA.
A letter from Petersburg in the Richmond
Dispatch says:
''Two months ago the land agents here were
Sanguine OF having host OF visitors after the
election, and Of disposing of large number OF
farms. But not many have yet come, and not
all who did come have bought. An event is
now shortly looked for of greater moment both
to Virginia andholders and to those who con-
template vesting money In our lands than the
result OF Presidential clection-and that is
tie early limitation of the stay law, with the
great probability, not to say certainty, that 1t
will not be continued. This is the cause as
signed by such of our agents as have been car
rylug on an extensive correspondence with
northern gentlemen. We are also informed
that companies are being formed, or have
been formcd-with ample funds at command,
to invest largely whenever our lands are thrown
on the market. Even already, during the pre-
sent season, right good farms with comfortable
buildings have been sold under trust deeds IN
some OF the adjoining counties at two dollars,
and in fact as low as one dollar per acre. And
unless the competition among strangers is more
active than We fear it may be, 1t IS appalling to
think Of the great sacrifice of property during the
next year. 1t may all work well in the end,
and we trust it may, but it will be by the ruin
OF Il large majority OF the land proprletors.
A DECISION 1t will be remembered that
before the war the Court of Appeals of Virginia
decided that slaves left by vii! the privilege of
electing to be free; we're not made free by said
election. In one Of these cases, styled Timber
lake ct al. vs. Timberake ct al, a large slave
property, as well as real estate, was sold about
1860, by decree Of the Circuit Court of Louisa
county, for which bonds and security were taken
by the commissioners.
Some time since the war the slaves in the
case named brought suit in the United States
Circuit Court under the style of Timberlake,
&C., vs. Undertake, &C., alleging that they
were free under the WILL and not being parties
to the suit in the State court were not bound
by its decision, and claiming the land devised
to them under the will, and asking that the
purchasers at said sale be epjoined and restrain
ed from paying the purchase money to said
commissioners An injunction was granted by
Judge Underwood in accordance with the
prayer Of the bill.
: On Wednesday the defendants moved this
court to dissolve the injunction, which motion
being argued, the Chief Justice refused to dis
solve the injunction, and took the case for con-
sidcraton. Rich. Dispatch.