Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.


trust that one of the FIRST acts Of her Legis'a-
ture, after her freedom is restored, will be TO
look alter West Nirginas conduct as to her
lust proportion Of the debt Is the creation
of new State out Of part Of the territory OF
an old one to become the shit by which one
third of the people OF the OLD State are to be
permitted to escape their just liabilities?
Gov. Walker has appointed the following
delegates to the Louisville Convcntion:-"B
], Barbour, esq, Of O angc; Wyniham Rob
ertson, esq, of Aoingdon; j. j.. Marye, Jr,
esd, of Frederick sburg; Gen. John Echols, OF
Staunton; j. +. Slaughter, csq.,o Lynchburg;
Hon. Thomas s. Flournoy, OF lialtax; ten
Charles p. Stone, of Goochand Col. William
Lamb, OF Norfolk; Hon. d. &. De Jarnettc,
of Caroline.
The Manassas Gaz3tte of last week says
"An effort is about to he made By president
Episcopalians OF Manassas and nelghborhood,
n raise funds for building church. For some
time services have been held 10y the permission
of the trustees) 10 the Presbyterian Church,
the Rev Mr.. Dame, talented and energetic
young clergyman officiating.
The soubriquot given in Richmond, to those
who are in favor OF doing every thing that
is required in WASHINGTON, aud any thing
| that will be pleasing to Gen. Grant ana inc inc
Administration, Is The Go the- W h ni ilos
Partv'-We believe this will be, IL there are
any such persons at al,aylrJ small party 10 IT.
GINA.
Miss s. A. Brock, Nirginian who is max
ing very enviabc reputation in literature, Is
compiiing materials for work OF novel and
interesting character. She proposes. to pub
Gsn a book of poems, each one OF which is to
be selected by the author Is his tavor'te pro-
duction.
The City Council of Petersburg upon the
subject OF improving the AppomattoX river,
has resolved ttat ship canal from that city
| to deep water should be mad, as soon as pos
| siblc. \ meeting 81 The citi2 ms ra'lheu '"e
action of the Council.
The Lvnchburg Republican says: I'VE be-
| leve the newspapers OF the State have general
| IL agreed upon the 2 / Of November rs the time
and the city of Richmond as the place, Tor the
holding Of the Press Convention.
We LED from the I.ynchburg Republican
that DR.. George W. Blrhy proposes to visit
| the principal cities oi the South during the
| fall and winter for tic purpose o! delivering
his famous lectures.
1t is understood that DIR. g. W. Hae6y Is to
take the editorial chair Of the Petersburg In
dex. recently vacated hy Captain ". f. Cam
crcr,
lnman II. Stevens has been appointed
| Commissioner in Ch9rccry in Fauquler county;
and j. G. Poor in Prince William county.
We regret to hear that Bishop Early, OF
| tho NJ r. Church. Sor.h - danrrr0uqY Ill,
| at lIynchburg.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. An accident occurred
on the Canada shore OF the Niagara river, in
the vicinity OF the Falls On Friday. \ party
consisting Of one gentleman and four ladies
from Providence, r l., Stopped while on their
way home from Buffalo, and alter viewing the
sights on this side crosse! over on the Canada
side. While their carriage was passing tnc
curve opposite the prccipcc IN front OF the
| Clifton House, the horses became unmnnagca-
| bic, and, as it was evident they would go over
the bank, the driver ond hlr. Tljlinrhast jump
cd off the seat and escaped with slight injury
| The horses and carriage, together with the four
ladies, went down the bank, however, q dis
lance OF iit,y feet Mrs. Mahaia Smith, one oil
the party. was instantly killed, and Miss BaIlou
was so dangerously wounaed that she cannot
nossjbly recover. Mrs Tillinghast and Mrs.
| Fisher were badly bruised, but their wounds
are not dangerous. The body OF Mrs. Smith
will be forwarded to Rhode Island, aud the in-
inred parties will be cared for at the Spencer
| House, on the American side. The accident
| hapreped while the inquest was being held on
| the body OF a man who committed suicide at
the same place day or two previous.
| IloRKIBIE DEATH. --Onc OF the most
l.. l,ol,., hos tnt
occurred in our city of late, was reported yester
dav. GcOrriana McCredy, 4 girl aged twelve
Years. was bitten by dog afflicted with rabies
on the l2;h of July last. Two or three days
ago the symptom, OF this horrible dlstcmper
| becan 10 show themselves in their most appall-
| ing forms. and the girl was Immediately subjec
| TO terrible commissions and spasms From
| their commencement each successive c"DVul
sion was more shocking than IT'S predecessor,
until the poor child was lingering IN agonieS
the most awful of which the mind can conceive.
| Her screams were heart rendug. and the par
EMS almost distracted with this horrible vista
ton upon their child. Last night these hor
rors eliminated last, until III t0rtnres hal be
come 50 lrightiul that the parents, acting as
we learn, upon the advice of Others, admins
tered poison to their daughter to put an emu
to her sufferings, from which she WAS soon re
| leased alter tue uruS was administered ucatI
occurring at halt past ten o clock. Pill. AGc
\ LITERARY undertaking OF vast extent has
been projected by society OF savaDts III Pans
having for IFS object the reproduction OF all The
masterpiece, OF literature which have appear
Cd iu ancient and modern times The title OF
the work is the "Bbloth,quc Intcrnati0nalt
Univcrsciic," and it Is TO consist OF some two
hundred volumes III large octave, to be issued
at the rate OF two volumes each month, at AZ
unpreccdentcdly low price to subscribers: The
works reprinted are to be in the best F'enct
TRANSACTIONS, and are 10 appear on a prescribed
plan, in order 10 show how primitive idea:
have been developed in organized forms, and
| how these have underloaG transformations and
| produced reactions upon spheres beyond thci
own. The French Government has recognized
| the importance OF the work, and has approved
| its publication, aud many eminent men have
promised their cooperation. RtCj,m0Dd TRq
FRUIT IN CALIFoRNIA.-Mr Noycs, editor
of the Washington Star sly7 IN one OF his let
tcrs from San Francisco: