Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Near Bristoo Station, on the Orange road,
on Monday q COW. was caught up on the COW
catcher OF the engine and 10 this way carried
about half mile. The engineer was disposed
to give the COW free ride over the entire line,
tut Conductor Jones. discovering the intruder,
stopped the train and had her put off. 1t was
then discovered that she had made her peril
Gus trip without sustaining the least injury.
In the Chahoon forgery case in Richmond,
on Monday, counsel for Chahoon, Sands and
SaDxay plead the statute of limitations. The
Judge ordered the conspiracy Indictment to be
quashcd The counsel for Bowden declined 10
plead the statute. The forgery case against
The first three was to have commenced ycstcr.
day.
The election in the town OF Lexington, on
Saturday last, on the subscription OF $50, QUO
to the capital stock Of the Valley Railroad,
against 4. This was not large vote, but was
nearly unanimous.
4 dozen carriages containing each bcauti
lut infant passing along the streets OF Stanton
few days since made quite an interesting pro-
cesSiop. Stanton can muster on short notice
quite large infantry company.
The newspapers report thirteen candidates
for Congress from the Seventh Congressional
District. But they continue to publish IN the
list one from Alexandria, too many. The one
referred to is not and has not been candidate
The Supervisors OF Culpeper have accepted
the plan for Court House, drawn by Mr..
SpiIman of Warrenton, which We understand
differs very little from the plan OF the Fauqucr
Court House.
Mr. j. NJ. McMinn, a native OF Pa, vino
has resided in Norfolk county, and been most
useful citizen there for the last few years, died
on Monday last. He was much respected.
fredericksburg Corporation Bonds arc quo
ted at 47c in Richmond-25 per cent lower
than those of any other town in the State.
The MATTHEW'S WILL CAsE.-This cause
which gave every token of bitter and protract.
cd litigation, was ended by final order in the
Corporation Court on yesterday. An arrange
ment was en- tered into between all the parties
in any manner interested, whereby those who
had not cretcfore entered themselves as par
ties to the record became such, and all the
contestants withdrew their opposition, and by
with the codic Of December 2l 1868,
was admitted 70 probate as the last will and
testament of Patrick Mathews, deceased
lIlS VIII gave SSU,OOU III IcSaC ~ uIlClCul
relatives OF Mr.. Mathews, and the residuum
to alr. Dan T. &. Peters who is appointed Ex.
ccutcr without surety and qualified as such on
yesterday. la order to effect fioa settle
ment of the whole controversy Mr., Peters gave
to tho relatives $4,000 in addition TO the
800, 600 bestowed by the will, and surrendered
his claim to certain rea! estate In the city CT
Baltimore, valued at $4,000. The estate is
worth about $265,000 The whole adjust
no cnt leaves Mr. Peters the neat sum Of Sl25,
O0O-Lynch. Republican.
BISHOP MAGILL arrived IN Richmond on
Saturday, accompanied by DR.. Becker, Bishop
Of Wilmington, Del. Oa Sunday morning,
assisted By Rev Fathers Brady and Jansen,
he celebrated High Mass at St. Peters cathe-
dral In the presence of large congregation.-
Dr. Maglli then delivered a discourse, in the
course OF which he gave highly interesting
| account OF the proceedings of the Ecumepical
Council, and lncid entally explained the action
of the Council on the intallibility dogma His
| remarks were heard with profound attention.
The Bishop is looSlng much better than his
friends had reason to expect, but he is still fec
BILE from tho effects OF q paralytic stroke
Rich. Dispatch.
The SEASON AT THE WEsT.-A letter from
Princeton, Illinois. where, until lately, scarcely
any rain has fallen since March, says: "Wc
have had boutful rains 10 the last week: and
the country looks very brilliant in its dress OF
brightest green. Fruit of almost all kinds is
abundant here. Peaches and grapes are 50
abundant as to be almost unsaleable- especial
Iy the latter. The weather here is quite hot,
at least so it seems to me. The mercury yes
terday 1.-THE Sth instantly was near 90 degrees