Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

situated in the village ot R2,:oftow3.
A company has been formed in LyachlurE,
and the articles of agrccmcn. fa2lY and form.
ally sealed, for the purpose OF establishing
works for the extracting ot tl4vine aui other CON
pounds from oak bark. They cxpec: to beglo
operations very soon.
Randolph Macon College has op2Gel uader
the most Rater'n g prospects for largely in
creased attendalc. a ~ dents. The abie faca'-
tv OF this institution nave made ample arrau &C.
ments to accommodate al. who may come,
1t was asccrtained IN Richmocd on Saturday
that Mrs. Henrietta Scruggs. wife Of james
Scrucgs (who has been staying al her father 5,
in Powhatan, for some weeks had elopcd with
Thomas J. Perduc, married man
General Malone has paid into the State treas
ury the interest due from the Norfolk and Pc
tersburg Railroad Company, on account Of the
| .oan from the State to the company.
An order Of the President OF the ConsJ'l /
dated Railroads makes Major j. ". Good.
Win Master Of Road Of the Southsilc Railroad
on and after the Isl Of Oc;o9er.
At noon on Saturday every room ID the Rich
monl College had been filed, BIZ. arrangements
have Keen made t. accommodate all Others
| who may wish 10 enter
The Winchester Times proposes the appoint
ment of Gen. r. Il. Lee to the Presidency Of
Of the Valley Railroad.
1t is rumored that the military authorities
in Virginia will take steps to prevent the con-
templated Collyer and Dougholiy rri2o isht,
George 7. WhicAu-s., ESD, . promincn,
citizen of Norfolk, Va died agld.-'y III
Thursday last, in that city.
A heavy rain storm prevailed IN Rich4-.d
| yesterday.
The fredericksburg Le--et Is Oh, in new
aud handsome dress.
FAuoUIEa COUNTY, VA.-Joseph II. Ne.
son has tveu appointed CIer c. County ana ana
| Circuit Courts. Com. OF Va. rs. Si!as II.
Tnraer. iojic,rl for shooting with latent tc
kill. The saiQ Turner was arrai-ned on the in
dicimcnt, blended not guilty, and elected to b.
tried ia the Circuit Court. Com. yS Jo!r
Eli FisheY-iour Indictments for burning, t.,
of which are feonics The eases were coHtn
ued to Wednesday Of tho DoI' term o. thC
court.
Or the motion Of J. e. Cannon vs.. Wm. L.
BOYD, Sheriff OF Fauquicr county, wherein
| Judge Hill AZ the last Circuit Court entered a
or,er Tor the rcn0ya: Of SAID Boyd from off
the court entered ar order likewise removing
him from ollcc, in 8hc- was Incorporated ;
c,.y of the orler Of the Circuit Court. Ia,
CONT ordered the books Of the Commissioner
@, the Revenue ior the p!es,u. year, now II
til hands o. s. II. Turner, to nc turned cc91
Nv him to a new sheriff when one shall quaillj
or 10 my collector he court may appoint. -
The court closed he levy T.. 1862, v G;oi
amoun,ca 70 $i4, 0SQ21, /. ~I.ch was 81 tie Z
! Of $2,GGI3S % pay sheriff 5 ',ai -'cus al.
10 cover inso.ycnts.
Rev. John W. Pugh WAC - a,s ..i sc
ceptl:l y iiGG thc Prcsbyi 2rIan pa!ll, in " =.
rcnton for tic past fourteen years. left las
of ministerial later 20 which H. lad beer
unanimously called il OE uh1r, A,ntucSY.
lnman Ii. Eyars qualified Thurs lay = de
aruointment from Gcn. ClubT as Commission
ne: in Ghancery Tor FauquieT county, AMI per
fec{ed arrangements with Mr. ii. Sheppard, o
Warrenlon, 10 &c; as his deputy.
W ar, E1at.G.d to learn that the goods G
Buckiand wo0.en mills are Commanding read.
sale Wherever thcy have been brought to til
attention Of competent judges OF their merits
Last week wde-awake merchant az CulpcrC
lC. II. plankcd down 81 900 tor Buckland cloths
Billy Bel, the coloyed butcher !or the War
rem Green Hotel, requests Us t. publish that h
has within 4 iow days past found splendid
gold watch which the owner cGn have by do
scribing Il before seeing i, or by rr0yiag It t
be his. 49,,
We wou'G correct an error into which W
were fundamentally led in stating in our las
issue that the Mcssrs. WhcaNy and Kelly hat
sold their lands aud water power on thc Rap
pahaunocl river 70 4 New York Go. We lear
from persons interested that tue TACT IS other
wise = IYaiTeRtoa Iadec.
| WAsHINGToN ITEMS Several ooiored me-
went to the National Theatre on Saturda
night and demanded to be admitted TO any par
of the house, without restriction, tie same a
the whites. This was refused by the propre
| tors Of the theatre and the applicants left. -
They stated that the went there for the pur
pose OF ascertaining how they would be received
the object being to force an issue in the cit
councils
Mr. Clapp, the Superintendent ot the Con
Cressional Printing Office, has published a no
tice to the printers in that Office, giving then
to know that he will submit to 10 dicta,ol
from any combination inside or outside Of ina
ofTice-that those who do not yield read.
obedience to the rules of the Office will DC dis
charred-that he will manage his business t
| suit me pun; INTERESTS diu nv tHC 'i-"7 I
Interfering combinations, &c.
Amos Kendall who has been i'll Tor sevcra
: weeks at the residence Of William Stickncy
esq, is rapidly sinking. His physicians hav
abandoned all hopes Of lis recovery, and ii
death may occur at any moment.
Two boys, named John Murphy and Ihoma
McQueen, we're arrested for breaking the win
dows Of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopa
Church. When brought before the Justice
Murphy admitted his guilt, and said "thc WIN
dows were broken in retaliation O. robbery Z
ST. Aloysius' Church few days ago.
The Franklin School building was !ormdl,
dedicated yesterday. and tn exercises Yer
largely attended.
| JEFrrNsoy's Rock II nARpEr' : FERRY.-
The top stone 0: this rock, upon which Jci
terson carved his name, vas thrown down BY
squad Of soldiers under Capt. Henry. The.
belonged to Major Pinkney's command, an(
were portion Of what was then known a
Adams Army, who were located here iron
l7QS to 1899, and had their encampment OF
Mud Fort, on Camp Hill, Capt, Henry, o
Massachusetts,. ordered. this stone to be throw