Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Court have found an indictment against John
Amber Smith, the Commonwealth Attorney
for that court, and Radical Senator elect Tor
the district for exhibiting obscene pictures.
The case OF Wardwell the Superintendent
Of the Virginia Penitentiary, has been invcstl-
gated by military court, and he has been ac-
quilted OF the charges brought against him.
1t is settled that Judge Olcott will vacatc
the office OF Judge of the Richmond Hastings
Court about the lst Of September, and Mr..
Redfeld, late Of New Jersey, take his place.
The corn crop in Albemarle is nearly totsl
failure. In Southampton, Sussex, and adj acent
counties, the corn and tobacco are irrecoveraby
injured.
Edinburg, five miles South Of Woodstock,
on the line of the Manas 'as road, is improving
in business and population.
The Presbyterian religious meetings recently
held near Rapidan were well attended.
Many of the locust trees, in the Valley, arc
dying.
MOUNT VERNoN,-A communication has
appeared touching Mount Vernon and its pres
ent management. While the writer may be
too exacting in some particulars, his complaints
are the echo OF public sentiment, and arc IN
some measure lust. No one familiar with the
facts will for q moment deny to those noble
ladies who organized the Ladies Mount Yer
non Association the great credit that ls due
them for preserving the home and tombo Wash.
ington from sacrlleglous hands Nor would
the patriot or gallant rob them Of 4 single Ian
rel which their patriotic zeal and womany de
votion have added to the crown Of American
women,
The writer, however, reflects upon the
management of the grounds during visiting
hours, and complains that since the departure
of MIR. Upton Herbert Ia descendant Of the
Fairfaxes, neghbors and intimate friends of
the Washingtons) no one has met the visitor
to this American Mecca capable OF reviving the
early history and home life OF the Father of
his Country That Mr.. Herbert did lend an al.
ditional interest to the place while superlnten-
dant and ciccrone, the writer, aS well as many
thousands who visited the spot during his man
agement, can testify; and why this office which
was so we'll filled and so essential to the proper
discharge OF the duties of the association,
should have been abolished, has been mystery.
- VaShington Express.
TORNADO ON JAMES RIVER. The Norfolk
Vmginian of Saturday says:
"a portion of James river wa visited by a
irghtful tornado about three o clock on Tues
day afternoon, which destroyed much property
but, so far as heard from no lives were lost
The tornado first made its appearance on the
Brandon plantation, destroying crops and tear
ing to pieces a number OF barracks used by H..
S. soldiers during the war. These buildings
were blown completely to pieces, fragments
flying through the air at the height OF iitty
feet. Pursuing its course down the river, the
tornado devastated the forests and plantations
on the banks, twisting like willow twies trees
which had stood for centuries, and darkcnlng
the air with their leaves and branches. The
valuable wharf at Clarcmont met the iul. force
of the gale, and was torn in pieces. At this
point the storm crossed the river, and in It's de
structiye career visited the Sandy Point farm,
making Il total wreck OF the wharf property,
barns, etc Here the storm left the river and
swept of into the back country, from which we
have not as yet heard any particulars.
TIE New WHlSKEY REGULATIONS will be
issued ia few days. One OF the most impor-
tant OF the new rules is in substance as follows
BY complying with the formula of applications
to collectors for permission to empty and com
pound spirits and change packages rectl!erS
and compounders and wholesale dealers, mix
ted to do what they could not do before with
out being guilty of fraud namely: to take any
quantity OF spirits from as many different dis
tileries rs they may see proper, empty and
mix the same, and manipulate them to suit To-
cal markets at specified prices, without let OF
hindrancc from any source. For this pIivi-
lepe the only additional labor imposed is that
of making application to the Collector. The
understanding is, however, that Internal Rev
enue officers will hereafter be expected to see
that that feature OF the law Is complied with,
without failure on the part Of liquor dealers,
which requires them to remove from casks
which they empty, all marks, stamps Oh brands
of every kind on them when they come into
their possession, and it Is made the special
duty Of gaugers to see that this is done at the
time OF emptylug.
OUTRAGEs- dispatch from Annapolis,
Md, says William Brogden, colored, made
two attempts to outrage the person Of Miss
Alice Lake, young lady residing near this
city, about two o'clock this morning. Brog-
den also attempted to kill Miss Lake father.
The perpetrator has been caught aud commit
ted to Jail.
The Paducah (Ky.) Herald Of Wednesday
says ~ engeance, speedy and terrible, has
overtaken the negro fcnd Badly who was
lodged in our Jail on Sunday evening for a
| crime too horrible to bo repeated in our col
ums. He was taken out of the Jail by the
epraged citizens and hung"
The Macon (Ga.) Messenger oil Friday, Aug
ust 20ih, says We learn from gentleman
who is engaged in laying out the railroad track
on the New Brunswick road that on Thursday
last two respectable young girls, residing near
Station II, upon the Central road, were on
their way home from school, when they were
overtaken by two stout negroes, who immedi-
ately seized them, and despite their screams
for aid, committed 4 dlabOcal outrage, and
then escaped.
VIRGINIA ELECTON.-W have received
from Gen. Cauby's headquarters, in Richmond,
Va, the second of a series Of tabular state
ments, giving separately Tor each country and
for the cities not included in county organi2a-
tons for election purposes, the results OF the
late election in the State The table shows
the vote for Governor, Lieutenant Governor
and Attorney General. GOvernor-G. G..
Walker, ll9, 535; II. II. Wells, lOl POI, seat
tering II Walkers majority, lS,3l7. Lieu
tenant Govcrnor-John L. Lewis, l20,0Gs ;
DR.. }. d. Harris, $4,000; scattering, - +;