Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-17

thur was at London, Canada, ne occupied the
house Of Alderman Gackmeyer. After r. nee
Arthur left, the Alderman sent 10 oil. il
which he charged eighteen hundred dollars Tor
the use of his house This was REGARDED an
extor,ionate charge, and GIackmeyer was pro
nounced disloyal. It was intimatcd that ne
should have sent in no bill, the honor Of en-
PERTAINING royalty being quite sufficient. TRACK
meyer failed to sec it in this hight, and so gave
the items of his account, from which We learn
that Prince Arthur is as wild youth "a his
big brothers, who have lett 50 many unpleasant
"reminiscences of themselves in various parts OF
the world, 1t seems that Giackmeyer lost from
hi, house during the royal occupation on" and.
a. half dozen tableclothe. besides stockings, and
finger towels uunumbered His sister had on
" one pair of stockings lett and he lost par
OF trowsers. The prlncey party made as tree
with the property OF their iieges as dld ever
prince or king OF the most rapaclouS breed Oh
Tudor or Pantagenet. The indignant Giack
never further says that "a SPLENDID brussels
carpet 10 the room occupied b. Col, Ephln>,one
was almost ruined. Two tubs had been seut
for in which to wash, although there was
bath in the house, and in the morning the tuts
were upset and the soap Suds were all over inc
room This was truly q right royal method
of repaying hospitality, and We DO uot wonder
that the Hamilton Times recommends an ON
cial inquiry, and observes that nothing mean
er or more contemplate than the accompani'
ments of the Prince visit to London, has ever
happened in Canada.
THE KILLING OF DR. OLIVER. A dispatch
from Charlottesville, published 10 yesterday :
Gazette, announced the killing of DR.. Oliver By
MIR. Geo. Ayres. The latter charges Oliver wlth
having seduced and ruined his daughter while
visiting his house some months ago. Ayres
arrived in Charlottesville on Wednesday, but
found Oliver out Of town. Yesterday morning
he went to his house and called him out oil bed.
Oliver advanced to shake hands, when Ayres
commenced firing and pursuing HIM back INTO
his BEDROOM and killing him With three pistol
shots. Ayres is a highly respectable farmer OF
| Fauquier, and o prominent member OF ne
| Baptist Church. Oliver was wei. inn"u y"
Virginia. He vas an agent al an English I'M
migration Company, and had brought large
number OF Scotch Immigrants To lrcInla. lie
| delivered 4 public address on the subject OF
| immigration at the late Agricultural Far lie
was last from Birmingham, Englanl, and was
about forty years old, and had line personal
appearances. An improved rife patented by
| him took the premium at the last Far. Last
night the Coroner's jury in the case oil Diver,
| killed by Ayrcs, gave verdict IN accordance
with the facts. Ayres gave himself up. lie
has been visited by several prominent cti2ans,
| including two or three cergymen The wlle OF
Oliver was present when he was SHOT.
LouDouN County. At December term OF
| the County Court on Monday, Clinton Lloyd
appointed Attorney Tor the Commonwealth
| ", f., -ptl
qualified, giving the usual bond. Fherc seem
| to be very few criminal cases pending a this
| time. The proprietors Of the land proposed
| to be taken for the u.s. Of the Leeshurg and
Aldic Turnpike Company, were summoned 10
appear at the next Term, to ,ho% cause against
| the award # the Commissioners, who lately
| viewed the route.
Pork fell last week in L,eShurc, from 81; to
SO, 80 per orc hundred pounds. 1t soon rose
nra;n, and is now held at s Las 81.
On Saturday last Miss MoIlc Rogers sold to
Mr. Samuel Thompson, her housc and lot IN
| Hamilton, for =, 500 Less than two years
aro this property was sold for $500 It chang
| cd hands once alter that at $l,lOO and now
goes Tor $500.
Mr.. Albert {. Best, near iliIIsborough -last
week sold six sheep for $S4, OS-thc largest one
Of which weighed 1876 bs,-and the average
weight OF all Of which vas Is lbs.
The directors OF the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company OF L)udoua county, have lowered
| the rate Of interest on their premium notes for
the year 1870, to five per ct.-Lomlom Mirror.
WILD Fowl AND FISH, The Norfolk Jour
nal says one party o! fishermen on Roanoke
Sound lately took four thousand bluefi,h,
| which were sold on the beach at twenty-five
| cents each, netting the fishermen the comtorta
| BILE sum of one thousand dollars for their day :
labor. The ducking region, which embraces
oil that potioa OF country south OF Cape Henry
to Roanoke Island, has attracted numbers OF
| persons from abroad, and citizens OF Phlladel-
phia, New York, Boston and Osweeo are now
domiciled on the little Islands in Currtuck,
quietly enjoying the sport. Marshes and places
which few years ago were considered Of n
value, now command high price,. Several
clubs have been formed and buildings erected
| for their accommodation.