Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

morning, 1t Is thought, from StoNe LIE Hio
communicated to his dwelling house also, q
wooden building, and both were Destroyed
A good deal of stock and furniture was also
burned. Mr.. Johnson's loss Is estimated at
| $4,000 The large framed dwelling house OF
Mr.. Byron Hoge, which adjoined Mr.. John
sons premises, also took, fire and was consum-
| ed Mr. Hoge's loss in furniture was consld-
cradle
Chief Justice Chase has referred to enter
tain the motion for a trial of habeas corpus in
the Caesar Griffin case, deciding that the pro-
ceedings in this case were not properly before
the Circuit Court, but that they were before
Judge Underwood, sitting as Judge OF the Cir
cult Court in Chambers, and that from his
decision, whatever it may be, an appeal may
be taken to the Circuit Court. 1t is lntlmated
that the decision in this case will be given In q
few days.
The mail train on the Peters burg railroad
ran off the track on Tuesday morning at lem"
pies crossing The accident was caused by
the lock of the switch having been broken Oft
by some eviLdisposed person. The engine ran
| into ditch, but there was no very serious
damage done the train The express messen-
| ger made narrow escape, as the iron money
safe fell against him, and one of his legs was
badly hurt.
The Lynchburg News says A gentleman
who knows whereof he speaks, assured us yes
terday that the Lypchburg and Danville rail
road would be in course OF construction by the
early spring, and would be pushed forward to
rapid completion This is really good news,
and we hope may be verified by the result.
Rev. DR.. T. V. Moore, late of the First
Presbyterian Church of Richmond delivered
his farewell sermon on last Sunday night
| He closes a passionate of twenty-one years, and
goes to Nashville. We regret that the State
of Virginia is to lose so able and pure man.
The contracts for the construction of the
Winchester and Strasburg railroad have been
awarded, with the exception of two or three
mile sections arrangements Tor putting up
shanties are now being completed, and the
work will be commenced at once.
The Government has entered suit in the u.
s. Circuit Court at Richmond against the sure
ties and estate OF Simon Stone, deceased, for
his Indebtedness to the United States Tor the
sum Of 800, 000
A meeting of citizens of Frederick and adj
Joining counties was held in Winchester on
on Monday, Nov 50, for the purpose oforganlz-
ing an Agricultural Society.
Charles O'COnnor has arrived in Richmond
to take part in the argument on the motion to
| quash the Davis Indictment to-day.
Six fishing boats were sunk near the Virginia
Capes on Monday night, and one man was
| drowned.
Mr.. William l.. Hollis respected citizen OF
| Winchester, died suddenly in that place, on
| Monday last.
Rev. j. Stuart lIauckel has accepted the
call to the Episcopal church in Charlottesville
ANOTHER HORROR little over week
ago frightiul tragedy was enacted in Fentress
county, Tenn, near the Kentucky line There
lived in that section family composed OF an
old lady, some eighty years OF age, and her
! three nd-children-One young lady, an
| other a boy of twelve, and the third small
girl. In the neighborhood was man named
Locsdon. ill-favored of face and of little char
actcr, who in some way became cognlzant OF
the fact that the old lady had in her possession
| a considerable amount OF money, the back pay
of her dead son, who had been soldier, and
he resolved to secure it at all hazards. Fro
ceeding one night to the house she occupied,
| Logsdon, with knife and revolver, murdered
the grandmother and granddaughter, and lett
| the boy for dead also. All the money he found,
however, was $75, and with this he fled The
boy, who fortunately survived, next day told
the tale Of the bloody work OF the night, and
the sheriff of Fentress county, as soon as he
| could be notified started Immediately IN pur-
suit OF the murderer with warrant. lie pass
! cd through Clinton county, IN this State,
where he was Joined by the sheriff OF Clinton,
and together the two sheriffs made their way
to Hustonvlle, Lincoln county. Here they
captured the murderer at the house OF his faith
err, even before he had changed the clothing he
wore when he committed the terrible crime,
and which bore the blood stains OF cruel muir
der.-LOuiSUiUe Courier.
| UsURY -Mmylanda aud Virginia Law.
In the e. S. Circuit Court at Richmond, the
case of Douglas H. Gordon VS.. John Clarke
and David A. Claiborne occupied the greater
part of Tuesday. 1t was an action on negotla.
BILE note jury waived and judgment rendered
by the court The defense turned on the plea
of usury and the suticiency of notice OF protest
to the endorser. The plea Of usury was under
the Virginia statute. 1t was contended by de-
PENDANTS that the law of Virginia should govern
| the construction Of the contract. Chief Justice
| Chase held otherwise. The note sued on be-
| ing 4 negotiable note, dated Baltimore, and
payable at Baltimore, and the proof also being
that the said note was negotiated or sold to the
plaintiff at the place where made and where
payable, judgment was rendered for the PLAIN
tiff for $1,000, with interest from November
Is, 1867, till paid, and the costs, the law OF
Maryland on the subject of usury being applied
to the contract That law merely purges the
| contract OF any usurlous excess, even as against
guilty usurcr whilst in favor Of an innocent
holder for valuable consideration without notice
OF any usury either in the inception or assign
ment of note, las the plaintiff was proved to
be in this case, it declares that the defense OF
usury shall not be available
RAILROAD MATTERs.-It is reported that
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Companies
have declined proposition in behalf OF the
B. & 0. management, to give through tickets
| over their roads in connection with tranSItS