Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-06

On Tuesday morning the uoIn freight train
Of the. virginia and Tennessee Railroad met
with a startling accident at Big Otter Bridge,
Seyera Of the cars were thrown Oft the track
lust as they were going on the bridge, and two,
Of them, one loaded with cattle and the other
with cotton, took the feariu! leap to the Dot
tom, u distance OF some seVenty'uVe OF or eighty
feet. The smash was complete. Inc catte
we're all killed except one, ana the eotton was
scattered in every direction. Three other cars
haltsd mat m the brink of the bridge and
seemed undecided whether they would 20 over
or not, The engine and several cars had pass
ed over safely. !.
The Virginia Land Agency OF Lynchburg
have completed the sale OF tract OF land, en-
bracing SO, 900 cores, lying on James RIVER, 10
tho connties Of Amherst, Bedford and Rock
bridge, TO a Polish Emigrsnt SouIety, oil which
Caleb Gushing is President, The tract Is to be
settled by colony OF Poles.
Gan. Candy has appointed Walter Z. New
berry, Superintendent Of Public Buildings
| State OF Virginia. vice Samuel freeman. re.
moved from Office
The emigration OF oolored persons. to the
South By tho Virginia and Tennessee railroad,
continues. Two hundred left Lynohburg yes
| terday. 8, ~.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. --Adelbert Fell OF
the second r. S. Artillery, who was tried before
general court martial at Richmond, Virginia,
CHARGED with conduct unbeoomlng an otlcer and
gentleman, presenting fraudulent claims against
tho United States, and with defraudlng the
| Il. S., Of all which he has been found guilty, Is
sentenced to be cashered.
The Viceroy of india has invested The
Duke of Edinburg with "The Star OF India .
The ceremonies attending the Investment were
surrounded with all tho pomp and magnlhcence
of Oriental grandeur. .-..., -
Mrs. Or. Lo2ier, whose name was recently
before The public in connection with the pros
eoution 81 an anti.nstal infanticlds case in New
York, died in that city on Monday, Mrs
| Lozier studied medicine under her mother. ln'
law. Mrs Or. .Clemsnca Lozier, and was regn
larry graduated at alnedical institution ct that
city. 49,. .-.~ -.
4 petition recently presented to the senate by
a citizen of Boston, asking that duplicate 5-2O
bonds be issuedin place Of two,bonds lost by
him while travelling Oh the Rhine IN 1866, was
Yesterday referred TO Treasurer Spinner, and an
Examination OF the records showed that. tue
coupons OF the bonds claimed to have been sunk
under the eye OF the owner three years since,
we're found 10 the reg ster' otlce. The Clam
ant saws The bonds were IN travelling bagand
that the bag fell overheard, yet tho coupons
have been regularly paid as they became due
/ ever since that occurrence. -. - -"
tIopsMENr AND MARRIAGE. "A loving cou
nile, from Bath county, Va. arrived. by the
| Orange and Alexandria road On, Tuesday even
| ing, and registered ut the Melropo itan Hote
| as William Simmons md Miss ANNE ,Slmns.
f. was learned they were about entering into
tie state olmatrimony, having elnded the the'g'S'
| lance Of an irate father, who was tntui'y op
noseI to his ,laug hter. changing her name 1r0m
Simms into Simmons They determined to
lose no time, fearing that waiting Tor the next
morning the early train would bring along the
father to forbid the banns. The gentleman
sailed out in search Of a clergyman. Some two
or three we're looked for without finding them
in ;; but at length the residence oil Rev. &.
Peyton Brown, pastor of Wesley Chapel. was
reached, and he accompanied the loving twain
to the hotel, where soon the nu2tlnl knot was
tied ia the paror, 10 presence OF witnesses.
| The happy Benedict rushed down to the office
land requested permission to make correction
Ton the register, which was at once granted by
1.-The guy and accomplished MIR. Parker. That
i gentleman looked Oh as the new entry was be-
ling made and when finished, seeing that it
read, "Wm. Simmons. and wife had
every attention paid them that their altered
] condition in lille required. The couple returned
| to Virginia by the route thOY came yesterday
morning 1t is said the young lady is conneo.
ted with some Of the best families in the Old
] Dominion, and is highly accomplished.
! Washington Ne1cs.
| Con-. NJ. L. MAURY ON THE CoLoRED Exc
DUs.-Ex- Commander Mathew #. Maury has
publish ed letter in the Virginia papers on
| the departure Of colored persons from the