Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-19
VIRGINIA NEWS

A letter from Fortress Monroe says:-"Y es
tarday afternoon one of the most tiendish out
RACES that could shock civilized community,
was perpetrated upon young girl residing four
miles out Of II ampton, on the Yorktown road,
by two negroes named Henry Harrison and
William Jones. Il appears that the young
lady, whose name we have yet been unable to
learn, was going along the road when she met
these two rutfians, one OF whom lHarrlSon)
took her into the woods and accomplished his
purpose, but white man was seen coming up,
who frightened them off, thus preventing
double outrage. The villains were pursued
and arrested, aud brought before Justice Nc.
Dewitt Of Hampton, who, knowing the lose-
curity Of the Jail at Hampton, and fearing that
some violence might be attempted. by the cltl-
zcns, sent them to the military prison at Caup
Hamilton, and recommended that Harrison be
placed in irons. The young lady belongs to a
highly respectable family. They are now held
in the military prison awaiting their trial by
the civil authorities
The B .dford (Va.) Sentinel gives an recount
Of a colored boy of that place, about 20 years oil
age, in the employ of DR.. T. NJ. Bower, who
deyotes half his wages every month to the sup
port of his former mistress, who has become poor
since the war, and is utterly unable to support
herself He says that she shall peVer go TO
the poor house while he can work. All honor
| to the noble hearted fellow
Gabriel Neudecker, tobacconlSt III Rich
mond was arrested yesterday, upon the charge
of having obtained $4,000 from the First Ma.
tional Bank at that place, under talce pretences
| He was bai!cd in the sum Of 81 900 tor his ap-
| pearance.
VIM. Young, one OF the section masters on
the r. T. & Potomac Railroad, died suddenly
on Sunday last. Mr. Young was faithful, IN
dustrious, and his place will be hard to hIi.-
| 1t is reported that he died from hydrophoDla'
Most of the corn has matured sufficiently IN
this section of Virginia, and farmers arc very
generally engaged in saving their fodder The
ears Of corn are reported to be smaller than
| they were asG year.
The fredericksburg Herald says:-"Thc oat
crop has been larger this year than for many
years previous, and large quantities are being
| shipped from this market and from along the
| river"
The recent heavy rains have done coasidcra-
bic damage in the neighborhool Of Mt Jack
son. The County bridge at Mr.. Lemuel Rink
cr'S. which had lust been paid for on Friday
last, was entirely swept away
Aconsidcrable flood occurred in the lower part
Of Rockingham county, in the section kn own
as the Forrest" near TimbcrViIle, on Satur.
dav last, which did some damage to fences and
corn, and even washed away houses.
\ fire broke out in Lynchburg on Thursday
at the corner OF Maine and Fifth streets, which
destroyed several buildings, including two or
three frame tobacco factories.
Rev. VIM. II. Williams, in charge Of the
Baptist Church in fredericksburg, soon, after
the war, has received call from the ElrstBaptlst
Church in Charleston, S. q.
There is to be Jm2eSQuc tournament at
Amelia Springs Oh the 25th- They say there,
it is time to burlcsque the tournaments.
The paper mill in Fredericksburg willresume
operations on Monday.