Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

offered by GOV. w ellis and still
and the usua! reward of $50 for
escaped convlcts.
The Richmond Journal says that "the fact
that Jetcr Phillips had another vile at Orange
Court House was known very early in his trial.
Letters were received here, soon liter his ar
rest, by Justice Wade and detective Knox,
and shown to Colonel Young, from lady in
Orange, claiming to have been married to
Phillips during the war, and stating that she
had child by him.
A very heavy storm passed over the upper
portions of Amherst and Bedford counties,
near the line of the James river, on Thursday
night last. The rain poured in perfect torrents,
and the wind blew III strong and furious gales,
uprooting trees, blowing down oat and wheat
stacks, and prostrating the growing corn. 1t Is
feared considerable damage was done.
Colonel Graighill, Of the United States en-
gineers, has arrived in Richmond to make pre-
paraiors for the performance Of the import
ant duty relative to the Improvement OF the
lower James river and the survey of the route
of the James river and kanawha canal west Ct
Buchanan.
The Lyncbburg News says "A fatal dis
ease has broken out amongst the cows IN this
city, and several have already died from it.
The disease is supposed to have been contract
ed from drove Of Texas cattle, which remain.
ed here several days, some two or three months
since"
The Charlottesville Chronicle, learns from
persons in the ncighborhood Of North Garden,
in Albemarc county, that the growing crops
are suffering greatly for the want ot rain.
Rain has not fallen in that section since the
18th of June.
Within three miles Of Manassas, and but a
short distance from the Orange, Alexandria
and Manassas Railroad, within sight OF Bull
Run, lie buried some forty or fifty Confederate
soldiers, principally from Alabama.
Only nine suits have bccn brought il the
County Court OF Prince William since the first
day of May. In the circuit, three have been
brought. At the July term of the court, not
deed was presented Tor record.
FincastIc has been visited by another ite.-
The colorcd Baptist church Of that place was
destroyed on Saturday week. The fire was
caused by the explosion OF lamp.
A fight occurred near Amherst Court House.
few DAYS since, between two c0lored men,
during which one was cut on the head with an
axe, and died Of his wound in few hours.
During last month Mr.. Herman Blrlc!S has
manu- aciurcd and sod, iii Warrenton. Gas
pounds Of butter, realizing upaarIs Of $50,
from this product OF his dairy alone.
A camp meeting will be held at Wesley
Chapel, near the Waterloo pike, seven miles
from Warrcnton, commencing on the 2nd OF
September next.
A. b. Cochran, OF Stanton, has declined
the iudgeohip Of Augusta county and deter
mined to retain his scat in the House OF Dele
gates.
Mr.Davil Bumgrrdcncr, ST., of Page county,
for many years a magistrate, and under the
old SYSTEM High Sheriff Of that county, died
on the II ult. in tho Soth year of his age.
A coIorcd man, while stacking hay in an
open field, near Wythevilc, on Monday last,
cd by lightning.
\ chicken with two bodies, four legs, four
wings, and two neck boneS-with the same
skin, a double skull and n single bills aston
ishing the natives CT Ptt>ylvania Court House.
Mr. : Allen who recently started steam
saw mil near Manassas, has it now in running
order, turning out from 10000 to l2,o00 feet
Of lumber per day.
Two cases Of sun stroke occurred in Shcp:.
herdstown last week, one OF which proved
fatal.
The Governor has aopointcl d.. Genrge
w. Harris Vaccine agent for the State OF W.
GINA.
There were one hundred ard seventy six ar
rests made in Lynchburg by the r0ilcc from
the 81 to the 3O:h Of July.
Soue eight or ten Swiss immigrants passed
through Lynchburg on Friday On the way TO
Mississippi, where they will locate.
A band of gypsies, numbering about fifty in
all, passed through Manassas On their way 10
the Warrcntoa Springs last Thursday.
Bishop McGil who was reported sick in
New York some days slnc2, is improving and
will soon return to his charge in Richmond.
The Page Courier says that contrary to cx-
pectaion, the farmers ia that section report
an average yield OF wheat.
The Governor has recently refused num-
her of applications for pardon OF persons con-
fined in the pcnitentary fer various crimes.
1t is supposed that the population of Rich
mund, by the present census, Will be about
$4,000.
The bust Of Gen. Lee, by Mr. L. D. Valcn-
tine, on exhibition ia Richmond. is pronounc-
ed mastcr piece of art The likeness is said
TO Dc perfect.
Col. Thomas Ssanhopo FIournoy, has been
nominated Tor Congress from the HALIFAX dis
trict
About twenty able bodied coorcd men lett
LYnchburg on Friday for the southwest.
SuocKING.-A Montreal despatch Of the
9th inst. says: Fires have been raging in
the woods in the ncighborhood Of the Stan
stead, Shchord and Champly Railroad for
some days past Yesterday they were attend
ed with fatal consequences. About O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the premises of a French
Canadian named Rousseau, residing AZ Canaan,
four mics this side of Grapbv. having become
nearly surrounded with the flames, he placed
portion OF his furniture. also his family, con-
sistins of his vile and three children in his va
gon, and started them off to their ncighbcr.
The flames, however, followed the tugitiTes so
fast that the horse wheeled around and upset
the wagon, yielding the woman and two OF the
children prey to the fire, which consumed
them on the spot. The third child, daugh