Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-18
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AN Y
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The splendid farm Of Capt. A, j. Lucas,
containing 4572 acres, and lying near Chris
tiansburg, was sold on the 4th inst, ~ his
assignees in bankruptcy. One tract contain on
inc o53 acres. was sold to Mr.. Jno. Henry
Booth OF Baltimore, at $40 90 per acre; another
! of 1S4f acres, adjoining the above, to Henry
Tallant, esq. of the same city, at S53 per acre.
David D. NJ. Digees, at GotdOnsVlIle, Va
has lust sold the farm of VIM. f. Plunkett, IN
Madison county, to j. Z. Pennington,
(lato of Columbia Co., Pa, for his brother t
+ said county and State. Price-$lS per acre
| Also the farm of James q. Borton, to Mrs
Sarah Altman, of Philadelphia, for Sl,OVo-
The Committee of Arrangements Tor the
fancy ball, at the White Sulphur Springs last
week, after paying necessary expenses appfo'
priated the remainder OF the money Tor tickets
| of admission, gent lemen only PAYING TO Tue
education of soldiers orphans, and VIII F'mh l"
Rev. DR.. Broaddus, 500 or $500
A fire occurred in dry goods store at the
White Sulphur Spring on the 18th, winch de
stroyed most of its contents. and was near 10
| ing serious conhagration Gun powder and
| oil were both in the store, but fortunately Tue
| fire did not reach them The fire caused quite
| a connection.
The barn OF Mr.. Philip Cabell, IN buek'"E-
ham county, was destroyed By hre 90
Saturday night 1t contained, at the time ]
| 800 bushels of wheat, one fine threshing ma
chine, and other valuable property, all OF which
was consumed. The work of m lncendlarv.
We learn from cattle raisers 10 the South
West that the protractcd Drought has 80 entire
| ly ruined tho grass crop, that 1t has become
necessary for the cattle in that section to be
| hurried into market at once. there being n"th
! ing uDon which to feed them.
| A Convention OF the Disciples oil Christ waN
held at Rappahaanock Church IN Essex, com
| mencng on Friday the 9th. ltseoms that ihr
| body oil Christians have divided tic Sta 'a'"
| six districts, in each OF which hey Nav -
| operation OF churches.
| The storm that swept through portions oi
Essex and King and Queen last week. was
more destructive than it was at first thought
to be. The belt OF country through which II
passed was devastated,
| On the application OF the members ol the
bar, and the proper military order, II is under
stood that Judge Morton will hold special
term of the Westmorcland Uircuit Court, some
| time this month.
The black man, Munroe ioler confined lnthe
| Jail of Campbell county, awaiting his tIlal on
| the charge Of abducting white girl named
Martha Wood effected his escape on sunday
night.
The firm OF ellis u Whtt!csey, IN the pub
hcation of the Richmond State Journal has
been dissolved and Mr. ellis will continue
| the publication OF the paper
A squad of soldiers who were sent to Bruins
wick county to investigate the shooting OF w.
W, Lewis BY William lett, has captured the
alleged murderer
Andrew Baker has resigned the Office OF
clerk Of the Circuit Court OF Buckingham,
to which he was appointed BY Gen. Candy.
The congregation at St. James Church, Cul
pepcr G. H., on Sunday last, contributed 4
sufficient sum to buy new organ
10 many places along the line Of the Danvillt
Road, very heavy rains fell on Sunday.
Corn CRop IN PIEDMONT VIRGINTA.-A
gentleman who has lust returned from a visit
through Madison, Nulpeper, Orange anC
Rappahannock, the lower part of Kappa
hammock -prouounces the corn crop almost {
total failure. He saw but two or three crops