Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.


a race last week on the Warm Spring noun
tain between Governor Lctcher and a panther,
in which, it is said, the Governor made The best
time OF the season for short distance" We
have no doubt that it was ''masterly retreat .
The Essex Gazette says that already hocks
of swan and wild geese have made their ap.
pearauce in the river opposite Iappahannock'
It is Indicative OF severe winter, so says toe
''oldest inhabitant."
Dr. Charles Williams, prominent physl
clan Of Fincastic, and most highly esteemed
and beloved citizen, died on Saturday last.
The deceased was, we believe, native OF Mel
son county.
The valuable property in Montgomery coun-
ty, known as the Yellow Sulphur Springs,
was sold Oh Saturday last to Mr.. Laurston
Wade Of that county. Tor $25, 600.
Cadet Stewart Giles, son of Judge Giles, oil
Baltimore. died at the Virginia Military In
stitutc on Tuesday last, Of brain fever.
Nineteen car loads Of iue cattle we're shipped
yesterday st Lynchburg over the Orange and
Alexandria railroad.
DR.. L. G. Cordc en- cxtecmcd citizen of
CharlestoWn, Jefferson Co., w. Va, died in
Baltimore suddenly, L few days ago.
Several cases Of dog cholera arc reported in
Clarke county.
WASHINGTON lrEMs.-Dr Chas W. Davis,
a highly respected citizen, died yesterday, aged
81 years DR.. Davis was captain on the staff
of General Wool in the Mexican war, and was
for many years clerk in the Treasury aud
State Departments. lie was the first officer OF
the government to discover and bring 10 light
the great Gardner fraud.
Charles Slocil, the Prussian who wanted to
marry every woman he met on the street, ard
who was arrested By the police day or TWO
ago, has been sent 10 the insane asylum.
Capt Edward Towers and his son, while out
boating on the Potomac, had their boat cap
sized, and were rescued from drowning BY
some gentlemen who went to their relief in .
boat.
Martha Payne, colorrd, fell from the third
story window Of house in the seventh ward,
yesterday, and was instantly killed.
Cyrus W. Field, the great submarine caole
man, has sold his house in this city to ex-At-
torney General Evarts for $4,000.
At the annual meeting of the Grand Chap
tel. of Masons held last night the following
officers we're elected: John Locke, NJ. H.
Grand High Priest; Joseph Daniels, Deputy
Grand High Priest a. 4. Lougley, Grand
King; r. w. Hardy, Grand Scribe; N. D.
Larner, Grand Secretary; Chauncey Smith,
Grand Treasurer; Rev. Alfred Holmead ,
Graud CHAPLAIN and |. l.. johnson, Grand
Captain of the Host.
METHODIST MIss1oNs.-Thc general mis-
sionary committee Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church met on Saturday. Six bishops were
present, Bishop Clark occupying the chair.
A bn rC1,i nh tod
by the treasurer, the balance on hand Novem-
Der !, 1869, was nine thousand two hundred
and fitty-two dollars, the receipts from that
date to November |, 1870, we're six hundred
and eleven thousand eight hundred and forty
nine dollars, making total of six hundred and
twenty-one thousand eight hundred and two
dollars. The disbursements during the year
past were six hundred and thirty-tWo thousand
seven hundred and forty. Jour dollnrs, thus leav
lug the treasury 10 debt ten thousand nine hun.
drcd aad forty-two dollars. But for SO veal
thy and numerous and jealous body of be-
levers as the Methodist Church this latter sum
is manifestIy nero bagatelle, for the grand
total of the appropriations at once voted for
carrying 90 the double work Of foreign and do
mcstc missions during the present year was
six hundred and sixty thousand two hundred
and thirty eight dollars. The recognized libcr-
atty OF the denomination is 60 ample guaran-
tee that this entire sum, together with that of
the everything Indebtedness. will be duly raised.
Probably it will even be exceeded. inasmuch as
tho Methodists, who already outnumber almost
every other religious society in the United
States, are constantly adding to their member.
ship-N. y Herald.
SHAMEFUL.-On Sunday the congregation
assembled at the Mount Zion (Colored) Bap-
fist church, on the appearance Of the preacher,
Robert Hughes, very respectable coored
man, commenced to hiss him and leave the
church. Their conduct was very disorderly-
some Kissed, others cried him down. and the
meeting was broken up in the midst of the
widest disorder. The reason given BY these
colored people for their heathenish conduct
was that the preacher had voted the Conserva.
tive ticket. Nice principles, these instlled
by the great National Republican partly
Charlottesville Chronicle.