Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. W. T. Broaddus has removed his resi-
dence to Fredericksburg, and given notice to
teachers throughout the State that they are In
vited to correspond with him IN reference to
the education of soldiers children.
The revival of religion in Trinity Methodist
church, in Richmond, still continues with una
bated interest. Thirty one persons were added
to the membership Of the church on Sunday:
A young man, calling himself Sawyer, who
has been in Richmond and Petersburg, "ncgo-
tiating" as large tobacco buyer, has been ar
rested in Richmond, charged with forgery.
Rev. Mr.. Darvell, ordained to the ministry
in the Second Presbyterian Church, Lynch
burg, lust week, has accepted call to the pas
toratc of the church at Petersburg.
New corn has been sold in Bland county, at
IS cents per bushcl, in the field New corn
has been sold in Wytheville for IS cents, de-
livcred.
There is an immense stream Of through travel
nassing in both directions over the railroads
which connect at Lynchburg, Va
A bonded warehouse for the storage OF to-
bacco and cigars was opened in Richmond yes
terday.
In Richmond, 1900 petitions in bankruptcy
had been filed up to October lst, and 300 in
| Norfolk.
LETTER FROM B. II. HILL, OF GEORGIA.
The New York Tribune Of yesterday contains
| another long letter from 3. II. Hill, of Ca,
adding some further facts touching the Camilla
| riot. He has read ali that has appeared in the
| Tribune, and waited for additional information
himself from his State that he might be sure
Of correctness in what he writes. He makes
the following points:
! |. The chief information upon which Major
Howard first letter was based, and upon which
Bullock based his message to the Legislature,
and upon which your correspondent from Alba
nv seems to rely, was derived from the state
mcnts of VIGOROUSLY bad negro, who had
served term in the penitcntlary, and whom
! 500 witnesses, black and white, would dlscrcdlt
| or oath in q court OF justice.
2. l have been planting several years IN that
region. I am there habitually. 1t is one OF
my homes in the State. | have never seen or
known OF, or, before [ read it in your paper,
heard OF bloodhound in that country. | am
assured, and do believe, there is not one in that
|
| dog there of any kind trained to track either q
| black or white man.
| 3. I know personally, Judge Vason and the
gentlemen who acted with him in investigating
this matter, and whose report throws all the
blame on Pierce and Murphy. l know also
some of the witnesses who gave their evidence
under oath. We have no more reliable citizens
in our State Judge Fason is an old wing and
Union man; was long judge Of our Superior
Courts; is Christian gentleman of fine educa-
| ton and most exemplary character and elevated
mind, and whom any Northern Jury would be-
lieve without doubt or hesitation.
T. The letters Of your correspondent at
least the statements they make, are originated
by some persons for the express purpose of IN
flaming the Northern mind and influencing the
elections pending. e..
5. You think it strange that so many negroes
were killed, and so few whites injured. 10 me
this is not strange The negroes were slaugh-
tered as they will always be under such clrculn-
stances Their white leaders escaped, as they
intended beforehand to escape. If the people
of the North will not be moved by the wrongs
and dangers to the whites Of the South, beg
them to rescue the poor negroes from sure de-
struction by repudlating these reconstruction
measures and thereby remove the inducements
offered to carpet baggcrS and renegades to breed
strife and hate, that they may get office
G. Is it not singular that so many Northern
people will persist in believing with implicit
confidence the wild statements of frightened
convict negroes, and of bad white men who
abandon white society to use the negro tor sell
fish ends and Of anonymous writer's, and sum.
marty set aside the most solemn statements
under oath of our best white people, and the
assurances of the whole white race of the South,
as mere attempts to 'whitcwash rebel out
RACES? ?" Strangers and renegadcs, OF the
most original secession stamp, are melting ne
groes to acts which lead to their slaughter, in
order to make dupcs OF educated, refined
Northern whites, that these Northern whites
may, in turn, and for vengeance, make victims
Of the Southern whites, all to the end that
these strangers, and worst secesslonlSts, may
get the offices for their loyalty
WASHINGTON ITEMS. The Washington
Glass Manufacturing Company, recently Or
ganizcd in this city, arc now erecting the neces-
sary works for their enterprise at the northeast
corner of N and Twenty-ftth streets, within a
few hundred yards of Rock Creek.
The acting commissioner of Internal Affairs
has issued circular to Indian superintendent
and agents, informing them that Il cabinet Of
natural history mas DcCll OpcuCu III VIC LaHu
Office, and requesting them to collect spccl.
mems Of Indian costume, weapons OF war, and
other articles of Indian use and all proper repre-
sensations respecting the same.
Mr. John Chase, one Of the oldest members
Of the NJ +. Church in this country, and for
several years clerk in the Postoffice Depart
mcnt, died few days since at his residence
near Alexandria, Virginia. .....
| A Fossil MAsToDON.--A correspondent
writes from Paramount, Illinois, to the Chicago
Tribune:
| ':Last Saturday some persons were cutting a
| ditch two miles southeast Of this place, in the
| OMEN nrairic. two miles from timber when they