Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A few days ago, John Wilson. colored
whilst driving threshing machine for Mr.,
Joseph Settle near Jefersonton, CulDepeI
county, fell through the master wheel whilst
the machine was running at high speed and
had his leG so crushed as to nocessltate ampu.
tatlon. The shock was so great, however, that
he survived the operation but short while.
The Clarke Courier says: "a spring colt be-
longing to DR.. VIM. NJ. Page, one day last
week, fell down q well forty feet deep, and was
rescued with only few scratches. The wei
was walled up and had rocky bottom, with
very little water In 1t.
The judges for the Cattle Show in Winches
ter October 10th, and the committee OF aware
are arranged. The highest purse offered i:
SIS for fastest trotting stallion, mare or geld
inc 10 single harness, mile heats, best two II
three.
William Leaby, deputy United States mar
shal, end late sheriff of Pittsylvania county
was arrested at the court house Of that county
on Monday last, charged with embe2zling
So, 900 Of the public money. He gave bail il
the sum of $4,000.
A negro woman, and her infant, about three
weeks old, were found dead in bed in Fred
ericksburg, yesterday. The cause of the wo
man S death Was heart disease. The child was
smothercd by the mother laying on it.
Thomas r. Bowden, indicted by the Grand
Jury of Richmond for completely in the daun:
stein forgery, arrived in that city yesterday and
was immediately arrested. The case was to
have been heard to day.
The Township officers for Rockingham coun-
ty who have heretofore failed to qualify, can
do so before Judge Kcnrey during the present
term Of the Court, which will probably con.
tinue until the lst Of September.
The Alexandria and Fredericksburg Rail
road has been put under contrac: from Brook S
Station to Transport, and work will be com.
menccd at once.
Judge James H. Cox, of Chesterfield, is
spoken OF as candidate ior Congress from that
district. He has had considerable experience
as legislator.
Joe Browo, (colored) about fourteen years
of age, was drowned in the milldam below
Wildwood Clarke Co., on Monday, the S!h inst,
while bathing with some other boys.
The Fauquier county Conservative Conven-
ton has been postponed until the Goth Of
September.
The Piedmont IateIligencer says the credit
system has declined in Abemarle county, on
account Of the homestead exemption law.
Col. a. e. Butts, an old and prominent cit,
Zen Of Petersburg, died on Tuesday in the G3rd
year of bis age. .--
The population of Clarke county, is 6, 200
FREAKS OF LIaHTNING.-The lightning
struck a wagon-maker's shop belonging to
Moses Mason, near Broadway, in this county,
on tuesday afternoon of last week, and cut
some curious freaks. 1t struck in the door on
the Southern side, SCATTERING the sill and
c;h6eekn1g On the inside of the shop it struck
Mr. Mason S, work bench, passing over the
finally striking loaded gun sitting in a corner
of the shop. Passing down the gun barrel
and discharsng tho piece. the electric fluid
passed into the earth in the corner of the shop.
In its passage over the bench it broke six
pancs OF glass and three in Mr.. Mason's dwell
ing, standing about 50 feet distant. Happily
for Mr. Mason, he was absent when the shop