Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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| position and agreeable manners made him very
popular.
| The City Councils Of Norfolk have appoint
| ed committee to visit Richmond and petition
General Stoneman to stay the collection of GER
| tain executions which have teen obtained
| against that CITY,
Gen. Stoneman has removed Major n. A..
Sturdivant, attorney for the Commonwealth in
| the Circuit Court OF Richmond. c. $. Bundy
is appointed to fill his place.
Mr.. Lewis IIarvie, OF Amelia, denies that
he is in favor of the new movement"
SPECIAL TERM OF FAUQUIER CIRCUIT COURT
Letters Of administration granted to'Andrew
Woolf upon the estate Of Sophia Lake, deceas-
ed, were annuled, and Ludwel Lake was ap-
pointed Administrator and qualified as such
The estate of John A. Francis was committed
to the Sheriff for administration. The sale Of
edge HIP farm belonging to the estate of
VIM A. Rose, to g. Buchanan, was confirm
ed by the Court, as vas also the sale OF tract
of IS acres, the property of Laura Y. Cattlct
and children, sold to VIM. Hurley for the sum
of $500
In the case Of VIM. N. Bispharn vs.. Watson
and Mytinger, judgment was rep dered in favor
OF the plaintiff for 5000 SO and interest-sub-
ject to sundry credits Judgments were also
given for the plaintiffs in the two causes of Har-
rison Lundsford and wife gainst VIM. Wesley
Phillips, for $500 each ard interest
The present term hoving been called with
special reference 10 the case of SCOTS admir-.
VS. Scots a1m'r., involving the sum Of 500
000 the attention of the Court has been chiefly
occupied since Tuesday in hearing the argu-
ment 0t6eounsel in that cause. - Wd1TeatOn
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AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT The George
/ town Courier says: I" Besides voting to re-
move their Office from Washington to George
town, the Board Of Directors of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company had under consider
alton at the last monthly meeting matter of
vital interest to the trade of this District. 1t
will be seen by the following, which a valued
correspondent at a distance supplies, that we
shall very soon be in receipt Of anthracite coal
by way of the canal, thus avoiding the cost of
transportation to Philadelphia and up the
Potomac, and saving at least thereby 50 33 on
every ton Of hard coal On Friday week
the directors OF the Chesapeake and Ohio cana
received an application from the Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company, asking Tor the use
OF the basin at WIliamspor for the purpose
of erecting large C oaI wharf there, to cradle
them to ship authr acte coal per canal, 9s their
railroad from the. mines to WllilamSpOrt will
oe completed .,y the first Of August The
application VIZ IS duly considered, Dad the board
OF directors net at Wamsport on Friday last
to act upof4 the petition of the Company.
EXIT .AoRD1NARY PISTOL PRAcrLoE.-Capt
Johr. Travis gave another exhibition Of pistol
Shooting at his gallery in Chicago recently, in
which he excelled any of his previous astonish-
ing performances, by series of hazardous ieatS
reuuIripg the most consummate skill on his
part, and extraordinary daring in the gentle
man who assisted in them Mr. John Rover,
of Texas, held cap on his head, and Travis
fired pistol bullet through it, from the dis.
tance Of twelve PAGES. The feat was repeated
twice the ball going each time within an inch
of the Uranium OF the venturesomc holder.
The same gentleman also held between his
fingers small lemon, and afterwards a bust
ness card about an inch and halt square, and
through each Capt. Travis pat bullet, at the
same distance, with one OF the regular gallery
pistols Few people would care to run such
a risk as Mr. Rover did, and fewer still could
successfully initiate Can't Travis wonderful
skill.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. There was preaching
10y a Unitarian minister in the National Thea
tire yesterday, and very large audience atten-
ded. Iucretia Mott delivered discourse be
fore very large auden ce at the Unitarian
Church.
The Brcklayers' National Convention has ad
lourned sine die. Itheld secret sessions.
The colored convention has adjourned. On
Saturday committee appointed tor that pnr
pose waited upon the judiciary committee OF
the House of Representatives.
The council to investigate the difficulties 10
the Congregational Church has finished its
labors and adjourned sine de The report and
Judgment of the council is generally considered
more favorable to Gen. Howard than to the
pastor, Dr. Boynton.
The American Colonization Society will hold
its fifty second annual meeting on tomorrow
evening Among the speakers announced to
address the society is ex Pres ident Roberts, Of
Liberia.
Gen. Grant and several members Of the
foreign diplomatic corps were among those who
were presentat private dinner at Mr.. Seward
residence onSaturday.
BURGLAR COMMITTED. Mr.. j. G. Cologne
discovered on last Monday morning that his
store in the village of Salem, Fauquier county,
had been burglariousy entered the preceding
night and robbed of $ll.75 in money and few
articles of trifing value. He observed in the
course of the daya black man, named Henry
Davis, enter his sales room and accidentally
drop seventy-fve cts. from his vest pocket.
Recognizing the shinplasters as part Of the
stolen money, Mr.. 9. presented pistol at the
head of Davis, and demanded instant delivery
of the remainder of his greenbacks, which
were promptly given up to their lawful owner.
The man was soon afterwards induced to confess
his guilt and return whatever goods he had
taken. He has been lodged in the county Jail,
where he will remain until he is tried. l. Warren,
ton IndcD
COMMUNICATED.
In the Gazette of the 18th instant, writer
signing himself B, mentions an occurrence very
like and much to the credit of our old friend,
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