Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-15
, VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Fredericksburg Herald says Mr..
John 8. Brazton sold recently, to VIM. Lowe
of Delaware, his foe estate upon the Kappa
hammock. containing 900 acres, Known as
NRiyerdale," at Union Landing, Richmond
county, for SIS, OOO-one half cash. L he estate
was sold before the wheat harvest had been
gathered, and embraced all the crops. we.
hear Mr.. L. has been offered an advance OF
So, 600 since his purchase.
The Lawn Hotel property at Bowling Green
Caroline county, was sold on Monday at public
sale, BY J. M. Matthew'S Trustee of Jas. b.
Muse, and brought $1,765. # was bought by
DR., Edgar McKenny, who owns nearly one
third. of the town property at that County seat.
/ The Lawn Hotel, according to the deed, calls
| for ten acres on which some half dozen other
| buildings stand. +. - --....-1.
On Sunday Bishop White visited Spotsyl-
gania G. Fl. to preach for Rev. ". W. Greene.
The Methodists were about to begin protrac-
ted meeting, and large congregation had as
sembled. Their church being larger, they IN,
| yited the Bishop to occupy their church., ana
preach to both congregations, which he dId both
morning and evening, to the great qualification
| of all. rao araaL
Albert Williams, black man, charged With
assault and battery upon ''Dr." Bayne ofNor-
folk was tried yesterday, before the County
Court of Prince George. The accused was also
indicted for robbing the ODE" The Peters
burg Index says "The jury found Williams
guilty as charged 10 the Indictment, and SEN
fenced him to FIVE years imprisonment II the
penitentiary." "
The Fredericksburg News says: james
NJ, Matthews, of TappahaDnock, Trustee, sold
at auction on the 5th. the farm, furniture, I'M,
Elements and stock OF Thomas r. Warning, OF
Essex county, to r. P. Baylor, for $40, GOO
about S24 per acre. This farm was worth $40
per acre before the war, in gold. 1t contained
from 700 to 1000 acres -.-.. r.
Col. R. E. Withers and Mr.. }. c. Perry
retire from the 44ynchburg News, in & neat val
edictory. We wish them a more rcnumeratlVe
and less laborious occupation than connection
| with newspaper /
The CROPS .-The telegraph has brought
news from all parts OF the country in reference
to the crops The intelligence may be consld-
cred as highly favorable to the agricultural IN
! terests; as may be seen from the following sum-
| mary: ... ...- -.
The wheat crop is, according to locality, from
Is to so per ct. larger than it was last year IN
West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri,
Kansas Utah, Colorado, Montana Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Massachu,,
sets, Connecticut and New Hampshire, and
the quality is regarded rs excellent. In Geor-
ola, South Carolina, Alabama and Texas the
rerorts are not SO good, the yield being lndlt-
| ferent. In Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Maryland, Southwestern Virginia.
Central Tennessee, North Carolina, Delaware
| and Vermont the crop has been an average
| one.
| The corn crop ia all sections OF the country
! is reported TO be large, and the quality good
The yield this year, it is asserted, Will be fully
one-third more than last. This is especially
the case in the Southern States.
The oat crop will be less than usua! IN NeW
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and
| Maine, on account Of the rains. In LOUISIANA,
Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina
and the other Southern States 1t will not be
more than an average one.
| The Weld o! oats, however will be large 10
| Kentucky, Tennessee. West Virginia, Indiana,
Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska WIS,
consin, Minnesota, Vermont, New iork and
Illinois, especially in the latter State.
| The hay crop will yield more than the aye
| rage returns especially in Pennsylvania, New
York, Indiana, Ohio, New jersey, Delaware
| and Maryland, where the hay will be abundant
and of excellent quality. ...
The barley crop will not be above the ave;
rage The potato crop Is reported large and
good The hops in Pennsylvania, 1t is stated,
have been killed by heavy ni'dcw from the
rains
The fruit crop, especially in the middle Sta
tes, is very poor. The peach crop, will not be
half what it was last year, but in the extreme
South it looks better In New York the ap-
pie crop is more promising than IN any other
| State.
! In the South the sugar crop is said to be
very promising, but very few canes were plan
| ted this year.
Cotton has been injured by the caterpillar IN
! Florida, but in other parts of the country the
reports are encouraging.
SAD FATE.-The accident which caused the
death of Wau-ne-pe- Bink-a, pretty Bird at
La Crosse, Wis, to which we have heretofore
referred, is narrated as follows She was
standing near the railway with her two fatherless