Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
The exodus of coored laborcrs from Virgin
| ia to the far South continues, and some OF the
| farmers in various suburban localities are Sc
| riousy cogitating the matter OF procuring sub
stitutcs. Labor now being nue.! wanted IN
| this State, it is proposed and urged In the
| newspapers generally, that those young men
| in the State who are now doing nothing or
! worse, should &c to work on farms, or at some
mechanical employment.
Some time since Major Timothy Hcnnessey.
formerly Assistant District Attorney in the u.
s. Court in Richmond, was arrested and held
to bail in Washington to appear and answer
bill of Indictment, found against him for recelv-
ing 4 bride to draw up an erroneous indictment.
Yesterday the case was called in the u. ).
Court, and llennessey did not answer Hls
recoe nZlncn was declared forfeited.
Thomas Duncan, y colored man, well known
in Richmond, but for thirty years caterer OF
the James River steamers, and more recently
Of the steamer Louisiana plying between BALI
more ami Norfolk, died suddenly on Satuy:4ss u,
night The deceased was a WORTHY ANN .nI
popular with the travelling pr',nmc iv whnm he
was widely known as as I1nl.rc1OlI Virginia Gentle
man.
W, we Know that in Virginia, says DR.. Barby
+ there is kindly feeling toward Northern men
who come among us to settle in good faith Ind
who do not wish TO 3isorganiZe society II pIac.
ing the "hotlom rail on top" Bat the as
| sumption Of superior SENSE IN farming, even II
| it were true, is in bad taste to say the least.
Superintendent Wardwes last sensation at
the Pcnitcntiary in Richmond, was dinner,
which took place yesterday, aud which was
furnished by MIR. Dorsey, OF Rhode Island.
All this Ioolishuass at the pcuitcntiary, ought
| TO be stopped.
The first passenger train over The Wlnchcs'
ter and Strasburg extension, carrying Il num-
her OF cxcursionistS, made successful trip on
Sunday afternoon, to the present terminus n1
the road, about mile beyond Newtown.
Col. II. B. llcndershott, who has been Tor
some months past filing State the
positiop, has rendered his resignation to Gov.
cruor Walker. The latter has not accepted
apy of the RESERVATIONS thus far rendered him.
The buildings still standing on Hanover and
Main stcets, together with the lots fronting on
Main street, known as the Farmers Hotel pro.
pertv,in Fredericksburg, have been sold to MIR.
Charles Berger of Pa, for $4,000 cash.
Candidates are looming up thicker than
cranbcrrics in the lowlands Of Jersey, all over
this State. In Stafford we hear OF about
dozen who will be candidates tor the CierkShps
of the Courts in Stafford.
The only case before the Court of Appeals
yesterday, was that of Foster Il Co. vs the
Bank of the Valley, which was argued by
Judge Crump for the Bank, and Mr.. Macfar
land for Foster & Co.
Good apples from Greene county, are retail
ing at SOC per bushcl in Charlottesville.
PARTIES IN VIRaINIA.-Nobody believes
that any large proportion Of the whites Of Vir
eiDia are going to act with the Radical party.
The thing is so obviously unnatural that any
one who hopes to see that party in the ascap-
dency here, looks at once to our colorcd popu-
ation as the material to constitute its main
body and strength. The calculation of such
man is that the securing OF fraction OF the
white vote may, added to the mass OF the blacks.
result in the creation OF majority party
The proposition is that we, sitting amid the
smoking ruins of our homes, and by the fallen
columns and crumbling arches Of our temples,
shall raise the standard of our late opressors,
and rebuild our dwelling places, chauuting their
songs of triumph, and cankng our chains to
the airs they taught us.
1t is our opinion that if We will sing their
songs, and wear their livery, they will pay us
fair wages.
But we believe that the people of Virginia
will spurn such brides, and work out OF their
difficulties without compromising their iotogrlty
without doing anything that will flush their
faces with shame when it is remembered
Rtch Enq.
Atomic FOR STocK.-Fo several years have
practiced giving sleep. cattle and horses salt,
made fine mixed with sited hard wood ashes,
equal parts; teaspoontul to q cow once
dav, or q large quantity once or twice week.
and corresponding portions to smaller animals
and sheep.
Where old fashioned chimney SCOT can he
had, the effect is still better; then put equal
parts salt, ashes and SCOT together. The severe
winter weather OF these northern regions ope-
rates on both man and beast, and some tonic is
usually necessary in the spring to set the sys-
tenn right. But believe that if the above
named articles we're used for stock during the
winter, condition powders would be less neces-
snry.-Rma| -Amer'ca".