Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-14
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beds and some clothing were saved.
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The LATE FATAL ARRAY AT HUNTSVILLE,
ALABAMA. There has already been published
in the Gazotte, a notice of this affray "a Rad
ical meeting was beiog held at the Court House.
A body of white men, Enthusiastically dressed,
passed round the square, without noise or dis
turbapce, and moved off. After the cavaIcade
had left the square fully two hundred yards a
body of at least twenty negroes rushed through
the north gate armed with shot guns, pistols
and clubs Among them were lew white
men. who had been in attendance OF the meet,
ing. On the sidewalk were large number OF
persons, white and black, drawn there to wit
ness the procession Just as the negroes rush.
ed through the gate some one OF them hred
upon the crowd on the sidewalk, and In mo
ment as many as thirty shots were fired from
both parties, when the firing suddenly ceased,
the negroes running of 10 many directions. The
sequel of this outrage was the killing OF one
negro outright mortally w0undng another.
and the slight wounding of third; the mortal
wounding of one white man, seriously woundlng
a second, and slightly wounding two others.
A gentleman, formerly of this place, now re-
siding in Huntsville, sends on newspaper
from that town, giving an account OF the ARRAY,
in substance, as above stated. lie says, IN 4
letter u have enclosed you an account OF the
affair In our little city last night October 3l:t
1t was bus the legitimate fruit OF the speaking
in the morning, but | expect all the blame Will
be laid On the Southern people. The Ku Klux
had nothing to do with it, did not ire shot,
and the wounded and killed were from the effect
e it,, 6,o{ k,, tl.nl-s Tho aocnuhl IF the
morning was composed almost entirely of blacks,
not more than six whites participating This
account is strictly true, and would be sworn
to by many Federal soldiers who Witnessed the
affair
LoUDoUN oUNTY.-The quarterly term Of
the County Court November has been in
session during the week. a number OF cases
have been disposed Of, but none Of public in
terest.
The first mortgaged bonds OF the Alexandria
L. & II. r. Road are sold at eighty cents in
in the dollar. These bonds draws per cent in
terest, and the interest is paid promptly every
six months The earnings OF the road In run
ming from Leesburg to Alexandria, after pay
ing all the running expenses have been more
than sufficient to meet the interest on these
bonds, and with the road completed to Hamil-
ton, the increase Of net revenue will make these
securities as safe as any Railroad bonds in the
country.
Prime pork sold in Leesburg, on We'd
nesday, at $500 per 100 pounds. Retail
price-l4 cents the single pound, or l24 cents.
per pound for hams, shoulders, or middlings.
On Thursday, a lot Of pork sold at 5000, per
100 pounds.
We are informed by Mr.. John Riticor, that
in passing through woods between Mt. Hope
and Farmwell Churches, in this Ecounty, he
discovered a large hawk on the ground, with
black snake, about two and half feet long,
coiled around its body, under the right and
over the left wing the hawk struggling to make
its escape The snake and hawk were both
killed. How did the snake capture the hawk
is a question
Mr.. Henry G. Gibson, killed on Tuesday
last, on Mr. DIN Aldrldge's farm Bald Eagle,
which measured eighty.six inches from tip to
tip Of It's Wigs .-Leesburg WaSh'ngtonlan.
COMPLETION OF THE MANASSAS GAP RAIL
ROAD 1t is now reduced to an absolute Ger
tainty that that the O., A. & NJ. Railroad will
be completed to Harrisonburg within the next
three or four weeks 1t is proposed on the
part Of the good people OF Rockingham to
have some sort of appropriate demonstration
when the road is finished. 1t is therefore sug-
cested, that there be meeting OF town and
county, at the Court House on Monday next,
November Court day., to devise 4 plan Tor
an event so full OF hope and promise
to all our people All can unite, and It's hoped
all will unite 10 this movement. The railroad
belongs to all our peopl.-'et all unite in hail
ing with appropriate rejoicing Its completion
to this point Let ever, bod try to be at the
meeting on Monday. Rockingham Register
A BIG CYMBLIN SToRY.-We see it stated
hat Bedford county gentleman had last sum
ner in his garden, a mammoth cymblin vine,
measuring upwards OF sixty feet in length; from
which he gathered for eight weeks during the
summer, one bushel and halt of cymbns
week. At the first frost, there were still on the
zine six hundred and eleven well-tormed Gym
bins of various sizes. This is nearly equal to
he cymblin vine our old friend Mr. Thomas II.
1pscomb used to tell about, and which was so
emarkable as almost to pass credulity. Fred
rickSburg Herald.
FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS The timber in
he mountains West and Southwest Of US has
'een on fire for some days and nights past. In
me place the fire has been burning for four CT
i've days and nights, in other places for TWO or
i ..n~1k W. -, - III