Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

town were startled at hearing the strange SOUND
of an infants cries proceeding from stable
loft The loft was examined and black child
found hidden away io some straw. The child
was recognized by some one as that OF Il color,
cd woman in the neighborhood, who was hunted
up and owned that she had put tho child up
there to die, being unable to support it any
longer.
During a heavy rain in the southern portion
OF Clarke county. on Tuesday evening. dwell
ing house near the old Chapel was struck by
lightning and. burned to the ground. The
furniture was mostly saved, aud all the inmates
escaped personal injury, save an old lady. the
mother in law Of the owner, who was consldera-
bly, stunned
AT meeting OF the Catoctin Farmers Club,
of Loudoun county, held Aug. 6, resolution
was unanimously adopted protesting against
the introduction of Texan Cattle into the coun-
! ty, on account of the dangerous diseases they
spread, and desiring the cooperation OF all
the citizens.
Mrs. Sallie j. Clements, OF Albemarle coun-
ty, rear Scottsvilic, who had reached the re-
markab'e age ofone hundred and ten years. two
months and fifteen days, died GA the 24th OF
July 1870 She retained all her faculties up
to the hour OF death, with the exception OF her
hearing, which was slightly impaired
The Staunton Firginan says: Mr.. John
| Churchman barn was struck by lightning du
ring the storm on Monday last and, together
| with its contents--c consisting OF ten valuable
horses, eighteen tons of hay and four hundred
bushels of wheat-entirely consumed. EStlmat
! ed loss, $1,000. Insurance, $500.
A building on King street, Lecsburg, used
os barber shop, the property OF the late
Presley Parker, was sold on Thursday, for
$l.l00.
Col. Fayette McMuIlen, who is an indepcn
| dent candidate for Congress in the Wythc dis
trict, is going toto journalism. lie Is going to
| start paper at Marion.
The repaires to the Capitol. in Richmond,
| have been commenced 1t is not thought that
they will be completed in time for the October
meeting Of the Legislature.
Thomas j. Gale business manager for Burn
ham Wardwel has been arrested in Richmond
on the charge OF seduction.
Gov Walker was expected to return to Rich.
mOnd tC-1ay.
TIE EXECUTION OF RGcUARDs.-Th exccu-
ton of Richards, the last Of the Lyles muir
derers, at Marlboro Nd, yesterday, was
noticed in the Gazette. After being brought
from the jail to the scaHoj, lie spoke 4 few
words to those assembled to sec him die: lie
| was ready he was going home to God; they
were not insulting him, but Cod lie hOrcd
| ii any man had done any 10 uSticc TO him, that
| God would forgive them as he had. Some of
the witnesses who swore so bitterly against him,
| he thought had said some things which were
not right. lie referred to the fact that the
States Attorney at Annapolis had said that he
was charged with murder, land he cautioned
the reporters to take only what ne said, and
it had been said that he had wife, Ann Lee.
81 must tell you, =" said he, THAT know no
| woman OF that name. | am no speaker.
| Speaking is not my trade, but soruo have said
L made my living by murder. Now, what man
is that among you who can say that | com.
United the murder OF W. l.. Lylcs? | never
knew him. Jesus, who was cruciied on the
cross, is ready to receive me. Judge Miller.
on the | lth day Of June, when passing my
sentence, said: "lIenry Richards, otherwise
| Nimrod Richards - Here he noticed tears in
| Sheriff Frazer's eyes, and said, DRY your
tears Sheriff, God will pardon you. " Judge
| Miller said, in passing sentence on me: on
| have been tried by men OF your own selection,
&c. Thcy were not my selection, but by my
counsel, and they we're men who did their duty
| to me-. At the conclusion OF this haranguc his
legs we're tied, the black cap was drawn over
his eyes, and the Sheriff executed the death
sentence. n large number of persons witnessed
the execution.
THE EUROPEAN DISPATCHES. The dis.
patches from Europe which We publish. from
day to day almost incline Us to the belief that
the correspondents who played 81 conspicuous
i part during our late civil war have b1takcn
themselves 10 body to the other side Of the
Atlantic. Among the prepostcrous stories
sent throughout the world to be chronc!ed as
history, We are constrained to class the quite
lengthy c,bIo dispatch giving detailed &C
count of the death OF General Douay at Weis-
Scuburg. That beaten, and dcSpalrlng SOL
der should have sought death by plugging
into the thickcs! OF the fire is probable enough.
That he lismountcd in order to meet the tlte
he cha eoged, ana went through the mclodra'
matte Performance, OF pauSing to shoot his
unfortunate horse before resuming his lelsureIy
| advance towards his grave, are touches which
might do very we'll for sensational novel, but
they destroy almost entirely the credibIlty Of
q newspaper dispatch. 1t is to be hoped that
correspondents will give over at once this pro-
posterous fashion Of reporting, and contine
themselves as nearly as they can to llteral facts
| and simple style of narrative. Baltimore
Go=ette.
DEATH OF NAL. B. B. FRENCu.-Maior
3. B. French died in Washington, at 10
0 clock yesterday morning. He stood high in
the Masonic fraternity, and at the tlmo OF his