Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

WOoa, III CiaIhe county, SOLO his apples last
fall, from his orchard ot'a lew acres for 50, 600.
The Richmond corre spondent of the Baltimore
Sun says: The wife Of DR.. John Voolfolk, OF
Louisa county, died one day last week. and the
grief at her loss may be conceived from these
facts: Immediately after the funeral one of her
sons attempted to cast himself from an up
stairs window, aud DR.. Voolfolk himself swal.
lowed vial OF laudanum. 1t was with the
utmost difficulty that the Doctor was aroused
from the sleep into which the narcotic had
thrown him, and at the last accounts he was
in stupor which gave small hope of his re-
coVery
Among the killed by the late terrible acct.
dent on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad:
Saturday night, was Mr.. VIM. Boulware, OF
King and Queen. He was gentleman of fine
intellect and great cultivation. lie was min
lister to Naples during Mr. Tyler's administra-
ton, but held no political Office in his Own
State. He was in his G2a year.
The Winchester Sentinel says: "Oo Friday
last, young Dix, most worthy young man, 4
years Of age, son of Mr.. Benz. Dix, near Green
Spring, who has been living with Mr.. Byron
Lovett, was thrown from his horse near the
residence OF Edwin Baker, and so badly in
jured as to survive only some twenty tour
hours.
1t is reported that r. w. Hughes will be the
Republican candidate for Congress 10 the
Wythe district. Fayettc McMullen is already
in the field as an independent candidate, and
General Terry is the nominee of the Conserva-
tive party in the district.
Captain Craig, who is employed as freight
conductor on the Virginia g. Tennessee Rail
road, shot himself accidentally in the foot
Saturday night, in his room in the Orange
House in Lyncbburg. His wound, though
painful, is not considered serious.
The Lynchburg Republican states that the
raVagcs of the Texas cattle disease in that
place are on the increase. On Monday and
the day before, five or six cattlein the city and
and immediate vicinity died from this mys
terious disorder.
The official census of Lyuchburg reports its
population to be 6, S25. The population of the
immediate suburbs (within half mic) will be
about the same; making the whole number
between $4,000 and IA, 900 inhabitants
The congregation OF the PrcsJy terrain Church,
at Culpeper, g. H., have extended uuani
nous call to Rev. Daniel BIan, OF Rockbrdgc
county, Va, to become their Pastor.
Captain Thomas Travers, Of the Powhatan
Steamboat company, plying between Richmond
and Baltimore. died suddenly in the latter city
on Saturday night, Of paralysis.
A LETTER The Washington Republican
says that the President recently received the
following letter from party in Virginia: The
writer states that lowing to my inability,
caused by ball passing through my right
wrist at Satur's creek, after four years service
as private in the Confederate army would
{,,i1 ar, 10
Of distiliing my fruit without Tux, 10 enable Inc
to make an honest living thereby, as it is i'm
possible for me to make it otherwise, being 50
heavily burdened and oppressed by the enoI-
nous tax imposed upon US by the Government,
not only in dis,illing, but in every other pro-
duct in production and should this be incoE-
sistcnt with your approval [ will be grateful TO
you for any kind donation that your charity
may bestow upon me-" The latter was refer
red to Tie internal bureau.
The Crops. "A gentleman Just from Glou.
cester informs US that the farmers there will
not raise more han third of crop Of corn,
complete dearth prevailing. a similar
complaint was heard from adjoining counties.
The Henrico people are suffering Tor want OF
rain, and water IS needed there very much. -
The river Is getting very low, aud the water
that similar state OF affairs exists between
Richmond and 3Iynchburg .-Rtchm0nd State
Journal
The London News remarks that within the
last four or five years the use Of flowers Tor
decorative purposes has become more and
moro popular in society. Worn in buttooholes,
worn in riding habits, formed into bouquets,
prepared for epergnes, arranged for weddings
aud balls, the demand for them has not only
enormously increased, but q taste Tor their
artistic grouping has been developed which
necessitates the employment Of skilled and
practiccd hands.
Hoe CHoLERA.-This serious disease is
now very fatal amongst the hogs in this sec
ton. A farmer who has tried it 10 several
cases, informs US that tablespoonful of kero-
seue oil administered 10 the early stage of the
disease, is a sure remedy, which he's never
known to fail in single instance. -Lymch.
NcuS
Locke says the faster man writes, the
slower others read what he has written. Ma.
poleon could write fourteen pages in mlDute
unfortunately, however, each page consisted of
eight bos and a spatter. Some of his llIes
to Maria Louisa appear as if scattered over the
paper by the explosion OF bombshell.