Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Inc corps Vi CuglESCI5 VI MhiCd WI duue-
GRIT, Of the Orange railroad, is chief, organ
lied to examine the old surveys and survey
new routes for the Lynchburg and Danvilio rail-
road, will commence their work to morrow.
1t is supposed it Will require two months or
more to complete the surveys.
The Petersburg Courier says Gea. Carby de-
clincs to give any decision in the case which
was referred to him some time since, wherein
his interposition vas invoked in order that the
white woman and co!ored man might have q
marriage license issued to them. He thinks
the courts should settle n such matters.
The Shenandoah TAU.Y Las been Informed
by gentleman who knows that there will be
an immense quantity of chestnuts this year.
He observed especially that the trees On the
| Blue Ridge were very heavily laden. W!ld
grapes are also said to be abundant.
The jcHclry store Of I. W. Lintz, at Dan
ville was robbed AMI fired on Saturday night
by burglars. Two adjoining buildings were al
so destroyed. Loss $4,000. The burglars
| escaped.
The Grand Lodge Of the Independent Or.
der of Good Templars Of Virginia meets Oh
Wednesday the 10Th inst, at the Hall of *
celsior Lodge, No. 4, Arlington, Alexandra
county.
Henry 4. Wise has been engaged for the
defence in the case of the State against JohI
| X. Shores, for the murder OF William Wheat
| ley on the Eastern Shore Of Maryland.
David Crawford, colorcd boy, who commit
ted an outrage upon young white woman
| | Fri
day. He will be sentenced to death.
c. c. CambcN, esq, has discovered in th(
very edge of Bristol, on the Virginia side, {
| bold spring of white sulphur water,
100 acres of Redmond Brawncr's land, il
Prince William have been sold to Il. Broad
field, for $2j per acre, cash.
The great revival meeting at Liberty, Eau
quier county, in the Methodist Church, South
closed last Saturday night the 9th inst.
COL r. i. Owen declines, under any circum
stances, to run for presidency Of the lirginii
and Tennessee road.
Gen. Candy has appointed Col. A. }. Me
Nett, the military commissioner at Suffolk
mayor Of that place.
James D. Ecklcs, esq, prominent cltizol
| OF petersburg, NlSu pu A-atHiddJ
The first new corn of the season was sold
Richmond on Friday at 90 cents.
| Portsmouth claims population OF $4,000
E,atter from Prince William 90.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
The Circuit Court for this county, Hon
LysanGer Hill presiding, has been in sessio
here for the past week, eGding Friday evening
The Grand Jury found the following bills Q
indictment. One against VIM. 5. Fcwcl, a:
saulr and battory-a true bill, Against Levi
Carney, assault with intent TO kill-a true bill
Against Rice Hooo. assault and battery
true BILL Against Wesley H.. Ieaslale, gran
larceny--a true bill. A good many Indictment
sent to the grand Jury by Mr.. Roun'
were Ignored. lie seems 10 exert himself Goa
sideraby to get up cases and indictments
The following criminal cases were disposed OF
Com. VS.. j. +. kcys, rape, nollc pros cr
tered. THE prosecutriX IN this case iaiGd t
appear
| Com. VS.. Wm. Allen, shooting with iutcn
to kill, verdict, guilty OF unlawful shCOung,an
| sentenced To ten DAYS Imprisonment in IL
county Jail. ana fined one hundred dollars. OH
clair and Round for Commonwealth, Gener'
Payne for defendant. =,
The Court admitted Lewis Carney to bail !
the sum OF 81, 900 alter argument BY counsel
| Round for Commonwealth, Gen. Hunton an
Clarke for defendant.
Seldom Hughes and Kate Hughes, coorc
children were brought before the Judge on
writ OF haJeas corpus. the petitioner being
colored woman named Roberta Hampton, VIII
sought 10 get the children released from tn
custody of JAS Ii. Purcell, csq,, to whom the
had been apprenticod by Marcus Hopkins,
Freedmen's bureau officer in 1866. The judg
recurring more evidence on the case its consld
Grafton was postponed. Judge Sinclair repre-
sented Major Purcell. Round and Roberta con
Quoted the motion.
VIM. T.. Lipscomb, esq, qualified as al at
torney and counsellor at law by taxing tn
usual Ca;hS.
Some lew chancery and common law cause
were tried but none that would interest tn
public abroad &C.,.
Judge Hill prcsidcs with dignity; isimpartia
in his decisions; is agreeable and attible to th
officers of his court and the bar, and makes
most excellent judge. 1t is not possible in hi
judicial conduct here to discover any pohtica
or personal bias one way or the other. Wewis
him success in any sphere in which the fortune
of lie may place him.
| Dr. W. b. Loary sold his farm near lude
pendent Hill in this county for so per acre
cash, to a gentleman from Baltimore:
TYRONE.
PRINCE WILLIAM Co. Va, Oct. lG, 1869.
TIE EMPRESS IN STAMBoUL. -Hencc!ort
among the great political events Of the az
history will chronicle, doubtless as one OF tb
most remarkable, the visit of the Empress O
the French to Constantuople, the capital 0
the East, the seat o. an infidel government
1t is an event which has an importance tina
cannot fail 20 become evident. Not only doe
this striking occurrence refer to the poltlca
changes that have succeeded IN the Old Wor
but still more TO the progress Of religious sen
timcnt. 1t is, to certain extent, the dcstruc
tion Of the barrier that since the commence
ment OF the worlds history so distinctly dlVl
ded the followers Of different crcc1s. The Sui
tan has done much towards this step hmseI
by breaking through the rules prescribe! b.
the ancient doctrine OF his creed and visitin!
the can,tal of Frarcn dining the late lnterna