Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Speaking of the Conservative meeting held
in Richmond on Monday evening, which was
referred to in yesterdays Gazette, the Rich
mond Whig says: IAN immense crowd assem-
bled in Old Market square and were addressed
by Colonel Robert E. Withers, candidate for
Governor, Col. Marmaduke johnson, candl-
date at large for Congress, Judge Ould, Judge
Crump, and Messrs. Gilmer, Evans, Sturdl-
want and others. The crowd was very orderly
and attentive until portion became exasperat-
ed at the continued and impairment Interrupt
ton of the speakers by Radical negro from a
window overlooking the stand. A rush was
made for him, and the doors and windows OF
the shanty Jared badly Subsequently several
pistol shots were fired, one of which struck a
negro in the thigh.
The Fredericksburg Herald says :-'There
have been inferred up to this time, on Willis
Hill, 1447G bodies of Federal-soldiers killed
in this vicinity during the war OF this num-
Der only 1886 are knoWn-the remainder r.
2lO being unknown. New York and Pennsyl-
vania contribute most largely to the lnterments:;
The work OF Refinement, &c, will be finished
in another month or two. -
A dispatch from Richmond says 1.-THE ne
gro who was shot last night at the Conser7a-
tive meeting was MORALLY wounded. He made
an ante naorteOa statement to the effect that he
was not engaged in the stoning He was taken
to the Freedmen's Hospital. Two or three
arrests were made yesterday Of persons alleged
to have been in the affair. The matter will be
before the courts tomorrow. -
Staunton was visited on last Thursday even
ing, August 4th, by a flood The rain com
menced falling about two o. clock and continued
to descend in torrents for about one hour. Al
along the course of Lewis Creek the gardens
fences, SC, were swept away before the turbu
lent element, and an innum cradle host OF hogs
dogs, rats cats and sundry other living things
lost their lives.
Mr.. David p. Smith, an honest and respcc
table farmer Of Norfolk county, living in the
nejghborhood known as Bear Quarter, while
passing from his dwelling to his kitchen with G
lighted candle in his hand, in the early part Of
Thursday night, was fired upon by some per
son concealed about the premises and lmme
diately fell dead.
A difficulty occurred between Theodore O.
Duvall, Of Spotsylvania county, and a cooreo
man, on Wednesday last, when Du7ali hred at
and wounded the man whom he had ordered
off his land The man died and Duval fled.
The county of Spotsylvania was visited OF
Friday afternoon with the heaviest rain storm
of the season, washing up corn, and destroying
fencing along the low grounds.
There is revival Of religion in progress a
the Salem Church in Spotsylvania county
Revs. Mr.. Chancellor and Mr. Billingsby are
in charge OF the church.
There is every indication of very large mum
Der of Students at the University next session
Those best informed, count on as many as Sly
hundred students. . r..........
The livery stable of Mr.. l.. K. Williams, II
Lynchburg, and an adjoining three story brick
building, were burned on Sunday morning.
last
We learn that considerable damage was done
in Bedford, By the furious rain storm of Wed
nesday night last.
1t is stated that there are upwards OF nine
hundred visitors at the White Sulphur Springs
\ man was struck by lightning and instant
ly killed last week in Spotsylvanla county.