Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

disturbance OF the public peace, the latter was
shot and instantly killed by Scuilatls. During
the scuffle which ensucd on the attempt of the
policeman to arrest Smith, the latter bit of
the policeman's lower lip, and also gave him
two severe blows on the head with cub
Scullatis was arrested.
On last Tuesday Major Holmes Conrad,
special commissioner, sold at public auction a
tract of land, cont a;aing 81 acre., lying in |
Berkeley county, West Virginia, on the drains
of Back creek, aud about lG miles north OF
Winchester, at 81 30 PEI acre. Purchased ty |
MIR, John Shocky This sale was considered
great sacrifice OF property.
The report which was recently circulated
broadcast in Lynchburg, Of terrible tragedy
in Missouri, involving former we'll known and
highly respected citizens of Campbell county,
we are happy TO state, on authority, Is without
the least foundation.
Rev. DIR. Sears has given $500 Of the Pea
body fund for the education OF orphans OF
Virginia soldiers, The only other appropila
| ton made in Virginia was given TO school IN
| Petersburg.
The public schools Of Richmond will open
for the frs: time about the first OF October.-
| Twenty six ladies have been duly eXamlhCu
| and appointed teachers by the school hoard
| Noal Shannon, merchant OF Lynchburg,
| Va, committed suicide in that city on Friday
| last, by blowing his brains out with pistol.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA. ITEMS
| Since our last mention OF the improvements
about Manassas, there have been several others
commenced, Mr.. A. Il Phillips. Mr.. i. s.
Butler, Col. p. b, Stilson, Mr. Bernard Bry-
ant, and Mr. VIM. HlcksOn, are all building
themselves dwellings,, besides other OF our clu-
zens are building additions, and otherwise I'M
proving their premises. we also learn that
some OF our capitalists expect to soon engage
| in the manufacture OF articles now IN great de-
mand in this and other portions OF the country,
| there being an abundance OF raw material IN
| this county.
The Masonic Fraternity in this place is pros
pcring finely; and is bidding fair to become
large lodge. We understand they intend put
ting up three story building, the third to be
used by the order, the second to be fitted up
| for offices and the first or ground floor Tor
stores. District Deputy Grand Master George
| II. Head, OF Leesburg, is here and visited the
Lodge last night.
| The long continued drought has had the
| effect OF drying up many OF the smaller streams
causing owners OF stock a little inconvenience
in procuring sufficient amount OF water. Al
Manassas, although none OF the wells have
| failed, yet the water in some has become so low
that the owners have been compelled to get
water for their stock elsewhere.
Mr.. VIM. A. Ketchum, is engaged IN build
ing a residence on his farm near Brownsville.
COL Snow, who owns a beautiful farm near
| Nokesvillc Station, on the Orange ~ AlcXan
| dria Il. r., is engaged in rebuilding his resi-
dencc which was destroyed during the war.
Mr.. Seymour johnson OF the firm OF Buck
ingham and johnson, who purchased the
farm of Col. IL. W. Cunningham, arrived
here few days ago from Wyoming county
New York, having travelled the distance, 800
miles, in eleven days with their team loaded
with furniture They have commenced work
at their new home, and Will get iuIl possession
the first of October.
Messrs Il, I. Pos 81 unlgs Yhei, 6t IhIs county,
left here on Tuesday for the West, We should
prefer they remained here and help to build up
the waste places Of old Prince William.
Cannon, Mclean 4 Co., sold last Saturday
S27 acres OF land near Gainesville. the property
of DR.. Beverly Buckner Of Louisiana, to Mr..
VIM. Brown, OF Alexandra, for $3.50 Ne
ndSSaS Ga-cHe.
A QUEER CAsE.-In May last the house OF
Mr.. Chi.dS (maStcr machinSt at the t. u
Railroad shops was rendered almost unlnhabl
| table by ghosty vsitati0ns. The window
were broken, rocks thrown 10 every room, iur
niure turned topsyturvy, groanS, SohS and
cries heard. bells rung 10y unseen hands, and
such other further and irightlul dolnes as only
ghosts. COLLINS and witches could Do. The
| strange affair attracted the towns attention
and everybody went to investigate it-lncludlng
| two detectives These last, after viewing the
pl.Miscs and having no faith in the superna-
tural, arrested Mrs. Baggett, widow lady llv-
ing next door. The case was heard by the
! Mayor. who sent the accused on to the Grand
Jury, where she was indicted and came before
the Hastings Court Tor trial yesterday, We'd
| nesday, with A. Noise as counsel. The dccl-
sve evidence in the case was given by young
man, son of Mrs. Baggett, the accused. lie
testified that often, while standing IN his yard
and porch, with his mother aud sister, he had
seen these strange visitations he had seen large
| rocks flying through the air, and heard the
! tinkng bells and uncarthly sounds During
an hour, he was listened to by the jury and
spectators with breathless attcntion-so earnest,
| so honest did he seem that all were convinced
OF his mothers innocence. lie plainly avowed
| his belief in the supernatural and when asked
| by Col. jenkins how he could entertain such'a
| belief, he replied that he didn't know-but that
seeing all these things transpire before bis eyes
| knowing no human being to be near, he was
compelled to believe them supernatural. a
few other witnesses we're examined--ahd the
jury acquitted Mrs. Baggett without leaving
| the box. Then the old lady barred her right
arm and showed it to be withered, and that
she couldn't throw an egg five feet; and so the
| muddIc is worse than ever and nobody to lay
| the blame on.-Rtch. Journal.
THE DIsTILLERs. -Thc parties lately arrest
| cd in the counties of Greene and Abemarle,
| and carried to Richmond for examination,
have all returned to their homes. At the ex-
animation it appeared that Smms had applied
| for license and given bond with approved Sc
curiy for 500, which entitled him to put his
stills in the wall and run them for thirty days,
without paying the liceucc tax OF $333. SO; but
in this case no fire had been put under stills,
and the fixtures were not complete. lie was
discharged q. Ilaney and G. f; Norris, were
bailed to appear before the United States
grand Jury on the 4h Of November, 1867
The cases against b. A. McMuleD, }. W.