Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

! The trustees of the Peabody fund met in
Richmond yesterday, AMI read a report from
Dr. Sears, general agent, showing that he had
visited Tennessee, Georgia, North and South
Carolina, and Louisiana, and had been warmly
welcomed by the people, who warmly entered
into his views, especially IN reference to nor,
NAL schools Gen. Grant was present.
The splendid farm Of Mr.. B. T. Tiosley, in
Roanoke county, near Big Lick, is not yet sold,
the sum of forty thousand dollars having been
refused for IT, The tract contains ZOO acres,
and is one Of the finest in Virginia. II =
The Buckingham State company sent off last
Friday forty tons Of slate for the roofing of
William and Mary College williamsburg -
This compsny is doing great dea! ofbusness.
The Bristol News states that Captain Ed.
Lancaster heads a; company organized for the
purpose OF starting WOODEN and cotton manu-
featuring establishment at Bristol. e
They have baby Quit in Scott county, only
six months old, that weighs IS pounds T.
Goodness gracious! ,r e a.a75z
TAKING 1T CooLLY. y We referred in our last
No, to the conviction of George McCauley, in
Washington City, of theft, and Of his having
afterwards made an attempt on the lie of a
bow witness in open Court, his trial and con-
viction therefor. On Wednesday George was
called up to be sentenced, and when asked by
Judge DIN, of the Criminal Court, what he
had to say why sentence should not be passed
on him, said he was arraigned and tried with
the irons on him, and he beievedit was illegal.
The Judge thought differently. He was then
sentenced to eight years in the Albany peni-
tertiary, to commence from the expiration. OF
his other term of five years. He said 1t was
not long only thirteen years, and when be
came out that court would be abolished and
men CT his stamp would be the rulers. fred
erlcksbaug Herald
NEURALGIA. We copied from the Alta Cali
fornia RECEPTION the cure Of neuralgia, which
the editor of that paper claims to have been
effective in several cases to his own knowledge
He aays:-'Some time ago We published, at
the request of friend a'receipt to cure neu-
ralgia: Half drachm of saammonia in an
ounce of camphor water, to be taken tea
spoonful at Dose and the dose repeated sew
eral times at intervals of five minutes, if the
pain be not relieved at once. Half dozen
different persons have since tried the receipt
and 10 every case case an immediate cure has
been Effected CO
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS. Except in Mis-
souri,, Kentucky and Maryland, such thing
as an agricultural fair in the old slave States
was unknown, but with the overthrow Of trea
son and the triumph of freedom all will be
changed"
So says the Washington Chronicle In Vir-
ginia there we're in operation before the war
many fourishing agricultural societies, while
in Eastern North. Carolina nearly every county
had its annual exhibitions. Petersburg hader.
ASTRONOMICAL. The planets Jupiter and
Venus are very brilliant now Venus is about
two hours behind the sun, and in the early.
evening shines and sparkles with great brilliancy
10 the Western hemisphere Jupiter, less
resplendent, butnevertheless quite bright, can
be seen at the same time, higher 10 the heaven.
To day the increase in the length of the day