Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-19
VIRGlNIA4NEWS.

the business OF freight car building and they
are now sending these cars South at the rate Of
three per day. This new. industry, gives en-
ployment and support, directly ana indirectly,
to over 500 persons, and brings large amount
of capital into circulation.
A paragraph has appeared mentioning ru-
NOR that Mr. W. NJ. Amber, OF Louisa, had
attacked the house of one Winston, 10 Louisa,
at the head of FIVE armed -coleFsd~ Rss'--Ehae-
facts are that Mr.. Amble = son was attacked
by WINSTON his wfo ard three sons and
what was done by Mr.. a. Was in defence OF his
son. :.-..,.-....~--.- ...-
The State Board of Education met Ia 1tloh-
mond on Friday. Present, Gov. Walker, Mr..
Ruffner, Superintendent of Education, and At
torney General Taylor. Twenty two county
superintendents were selected, and appoint
| ments for the remaining COUNTIES were to be
made on Saturday. .::s.. 49, 500.
The city of Staunton has voted an addition
al $5O,O00, making the total subscription
S., 600 600, which insurcs the construction oil
the Valley railroad from HarriSonGurg TO Sa-
lem, via Staunton and Lexington. The re-;
naming 5000, 900 has been subscribed by prl-
vate Individuals .:....
Sundry colorcd pcople 10 Richmond, headed
by John Oliver and other leading spirits,
want the Governor to give them an Interview
| in regard to grievance they sustain by the
failure ct Sheriffs in many parts ofthG State TO
summon colored men on jurles - ~ g..
Charles T. Green and Eppa. Hunton, Com
/ missiopers, sold on the 18th inst. a valuable
| tract of land on the eastern slope OF the Blue
| Ridge, near Pari',. owned and occupied by Jas.
| Ferguson, and containing 66l acres, to hlr ~.
D. Corse, OF Alexandria for S22:5oper aero.
In the case Of the Commonwealth VS.. Sllas
II. Turner for unlawtuly shooting at VIM II.
Hume, with intent to kill, tried in -Eauquicr
! last week, the jury brought In u verdict OF
guilty and six months imprisonment"ln the
county Jail. =. : -.
To few days the corporators Of the Allan
| tic; Mississippi and. Ohio road will have Or
ganized this CONF any and. perfected the meas,
ures necessary to tue: speedy construction Of
the line to the Cumberland Gap.
judge e. 3. Hall has boon appointed ~
| Governor Stephenson to the Judgeshlr or the
Jefferson district in West Nirginia, to supply
| the vacancy occasioned ty the death OF Judge
Joseph A. Chaplnc. %. 81
The session of the SupremoCo Court Of Appeals,
which metin Wythcvie on the lst inst. adjourn
! ed on the Sth. The sitting Was.hriei: owing to
determination OF the Judges not 10 take up
any cases unless the parties OF both SIDES. were
willing. go -: . -. -,
justice r. B. Berry, 6f TFfedercks has
! decided that guano is nuisance. and required
| il to be- removed from a store house IN that
citv, on the complaint Of suudry neighbors who
were aonoyed by it's offensive smell. -
SO much of the Roanoke Valley Railroad as
i Ies>in Virginiais again announced Tor sale at
auction under adecree Of court: The sale IS TO
take place at keysviie depot, on the Richmond
and DanVillo RAILROAD, October l4tb. .w
Mr.. Barbour, President Of tile LyDchburg
and Dan7iIIe Railroad, will be at next Pittsyl,
vania Court, and will address the people on the
| Importance of subscribing to the stock OF the
road. 90 -.I-- .........l --...a
! A meeting will be held in the Court House
of Fauquier county on the Goth, to choose dele
gates to the Conservative Congressional Con-
vention to be held in Alexandria on the Goth
| instant. ..--..7..
| On Monday night last, some unknown wretch
cut about four pounds of steak out of the thigh
! of living COW, belonging to Mr, J. G. Bal.
lard in Bedford county. ....a....
Col. Mosby has mover applied to Congress
| for the relief of his disabilities, and, of course.
| would not accept an Office that required him to
take the iron clad oath. ,'.- ;
The new iron High Bridge on the Southside
Railroad. has been entirely com letcd and
the first train of cars passed over it on Thurs
day. ' '.... r.. ~. ...
The Bristol News says General Malone de.
| signs putting two corps OF engineers on the
| line of the Virginia and Kentucky railroad
| about the middle OF October.
| Beverly Boon, prominent citizen Of Botc
tourt county, committed suicide on Friday by
cutting his throat. .... .... ~. .. :
The Virginia Military Institute already has
| 1926 students the number daily increasing, will
| probably reach $50. -. ......
DEFAu1TINa CoLLEcroRs: Tho Harrison
burg Pa, Patriot says:-We suggest that the
Democratic Congressional CampaignCommittce
have one hundred thousand copies of ESccu-
tive document No. 267 printed and circulated.
| This document is the reply OF Secretary Bout.
| we'll to resolution passed by the House of
Representatives on the 2ls! OF March last, re-
guessing that officer to furnish the House a
statement of balances due from collectors of in
| ternal revenue ETC. 1t contains eight solid
pages of the names of dcfaulting collectors, in
| all three hundred and forty names. len or
these detaulting collectors have stolen from the
| government S., 1881 Nearly six millions
of dollars of the peoples taxes have been de-
| lberately robbed by these men whilst the re.
naming three hundred and thirty did not dip
quit so deep into Uncle Sam strong box, )"
but carried off enough 70 make then comforta
| bic for life." 49,. g.: ......
ENDURANCE OF a Hoo. "A letter from Mid
dleburg, in the Loudoun Republican, says:
"On Monday night, the Goth Of August We
had terrible wind and rain storm, doing
| great damage to fences, tress. aud corn. Mr..
B. ". Garrett had his straw ricks blown over.
Between them lis hogs were sleeping, where
| they were covered over to the depth OF twelve
feet or more. All escaped but one and that
one remained under there until Friday, the 9th
of Semptember. when some hands wcro engag-
ed in putting up the straw, and found the mis-;
sing hog under the straw, having survived
from the 29lh OF August until the 9;h 0! Sep
TENDER When rescued it seemed TO be quite
"a hnt