Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-24
VIRGINIA NEWk.

inp crops were badly damaged AMI fences
and trees were blown IN every direction, Many
al the roads are almost impa. sable on ac'oGit
of the fallen timber.
Rev. James &. Converse, OF East llanoV'f
presbytery, is to take temporary charge 81
Mex ernic church, at DrummondtoTn, Ace
mae county. The church WAS built IN 1000,
and is named after Francis Mckenzie, It's ilr,t
nasor. who gathered there the first REGULAR
congregation of Presbyerilns that assembled
in America.
Many people in Madison and the neighbour
ing counties are turning their attention TINS
wear to the gathering aud sale OF >umac. me
harvest of this plant has already commenced,
and there Is promise 0! Il supply almost tIuai
to the demand, although the latter Is 10y no
mean small.
A duel between two young gentlemen G.! ie-
ter,bury is reported 10 have occurred ia the
county of Chesterfield several days ago. =
Neither party, VIC understand, was hurt, though
one OF them is said 10 have received a bullet
through his vest, Alter an exchange OF shots
Tie affair was amcably adjusted.
The store house of Messrs. j. +. Fry e Co.
at Gaines Cross Roads, in Rappahannock
county, was destroyed by fire, on the 18Th
| instant, together with all its contents: Loss
| about $1,000. Insured for $1,000. The fire
| is supposed to have been caused by some
matches in the store igpiting
Gordonsyillc is growing rapidly. Several new
dwelling houses and some buildings for business
purposes are now going up and the population
| is increasing There is an enterprise on foot to
erect building to be used by the Masons as a
loigc-room, and by the Methodist congregation
| as place of worship.
Engineers are already surveying IT," ran'e
for the proposed change in the lac # thc
Southsidc Railroad, from point near Rice :
depot to Farmvir, whereby the High bfidge
will be avoided. 1t is thought the new route
| will be put under contract III Il short time
Ga The nth OF August race will come oil
on the course at laymarket, Prince William
county. between Luusiords gray Ceiling anu
| Ueroll'S dun mare for 500 4 SIDE distance
Coo wards. The remainder OF the day Will be-
devoted to quarter and scrub racing.
Col. &. T. Crttenden, Of Cnlpcrer is a can
dila;e Tor the Office IT Scrgeant-at arms to The
next House Of Delegates. Col. &. wa elected
| Clerk 0i the Circuit Court iur Culpcpcr county,
| from which position liz wis removed b. ten.
| Canby.
The Rsv. John ". Pugh who b.a recently
resigned the ra3tora!c of The Presbyterian
| Church in Warenlom, has received a unanl-
nous call irom the Presbyterian Church At
| OwcnsbOro, Kentucky.
Ames's circu4 exhibited at burkevi!.e We'd
ne.lay, aud during the performances raw oc-
CARED in which citizen wa badly beaten hy
some oil The circus men.
There i; man in Richmond thirty years
old, who .ays that he has never drank n drop
| of LIQUOR, used tobacco in any shape, ur kissed
pretty girl. He wasn't born in Virginia
Stafford County Court met on Thursday.
One or two small cases We're tried. The crowd
was small \ military officer was present from
| Alexandria to inquire INTO election frauds.
Clinton be Priest AMI 4. Il. Synlcr, both OF
| Richmond, were among the ibuStcrs who es.
caped viii. toL Rlan from Gardncr'S island.
| New York.
The beautiful shade trees IN the northern
part OF the Capitol square, in Richmond, lave
been sas.phtriy stripped OF their foliage by
caterpillar, and are as bare as In Underwater.
The wheat cropol Orange county has turned
out finely. The oats DO not promise 50 we'll
| The corn is i'll want OF rain
| Thomas Il. Bowlan, late Attorney General
Of this State, voted against the obnoxious
| clauses oil the constitution.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM BEING BURIED
ALIVE-On Thursday morning last Il colored
| man named Charles johnson, who was carry.
| ing mortar for new house in process Of con
struction at Nashville Tenn, was attacked
with sunstroke and apparently died, An in
quest was held, and verdict rendered in ac
| cordance with the examination 0l two well
known physicians. The coloner thcreupon
ordered an undertaken to carry coffin to John
sons abode, which was Immediately done, and
| now comes the remarkable escape from being
buried alive, which is thus related By Nash
vile paper:
1.-THE coffin was promptly forwarded, arriv
| ing at Johnson's dwelling at hallpast three
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. johnson was
placed in it, the i'll was about to hide his form
| forever, when his family discovering that his
BODY was still warm, preferred to keep it until
the following (Friday) morning Mr.. Groomes
readily acduiescel in their desire, and promised
| to 'loiurn with n hcarSc in the morning
and convey his remains to their last resting
place Late that afternoon Johnson showed
signs Of lie by moving Uneasy in his narrow
and confined couch. He was shortly after taken
out of The coffin placed upon bed, and such
restoratves administered as brought him safely
back to IiCe johnson is now able to walk about,
and the coffin on which he was put still remains
in his abode Since JohnSon's recovery, he
has been congratulated by ali his friends, both
white and black, vino had heard oi' the citcum
stance.
RALEIGH T. DANIEL The iabors oi This
gentleman during the late canvass were very
great. For six weeks he devoted his whole
time day and night to the cause. Body and
brain were alike taxed to their utmost. Never
in his whole lie was his strong and admirably
trained intellect brought fully and so power
fully into play, for never before was the State
in such extreme peril Mr.. Daniel met that
peril as every true son Of Virginia met it--dc'
fantly-and, warming TO the work, gave his
whole being to the struggle. As Chairman ot
the Executive Committee, he was in position
to do more than other men, and ii is bat bare
truth to say that he performed his ariuou-
and responsible task as perhaps no OTHER man