Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Durins the prevalence o. the storm IS LdGcS-
day night, young lady by the namo G! Miss
SaIIic Jones, whilst sitting ~ an open window,
in fredericksburg, was SO shocked by li4'tuing
that she remained inscnsiblc for over fn hour.
AT the same time dwelling house in the s2n.9
town was struck and Il son Of Mr.. Jamc-
jefferson was thrDTn into c0n:m'sinn@, which
lntinur,: IoT sc:craI hoHr'.
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%, .?...: sven viii u: in ii" i;e!! {" !'!.r "a
extension TO {: speedy comHir'i'".
SIcc the middle Of .lay Sup27l!i;er1:t
Strothcr has collected over 5 300 TOR the hlre
of penitentiary conyet5 at work On !uolc IN
pro7cments, ard by Oatobcr, it Is es'lmatcd,
that he will have collected over $1,000 more,
lie is cndca7oring as rapidly as possible to
make the institution self sustaining y putting
all Of the indoor conVictS at ramuacfa;lVe
labor.
Wednesday morning, the 271th inst, just Dc
lore day, a fred j. Hall, (white) committed
for horse stealing: JACK Ross, Jim furr, John
Walker, Bruce Green and Scott Folks, alas
Roherson, (ueerocs) committed for burglary,
made their escape from the Jail, in Front Noya',
by cutting through the partition di7idiag Their
cell from the kitchen.
Mrs. Emily Lloyd, CT Lees5urs los; two
little boys this week from cating,l it is supposed;
while picking black berries, the leaves or berries
Of poisoned oak lIenry,thc youngest died on
Sunday morniog and George on Monday they
we're six and uiuc years Old. They were Il!
but few days.
\ meeting Of the Stockholders ia the RIci-
mond aud Danvie Railroad, will Ee held IN
Richmond or The 3lst Of August, 10 consider
the acceptance of TIC act OF tho Legislature all
| thorizing the Board oil Public WORKS. to sell
the STATES interest in the road, AMI the Com
paDy to buy the same.
Ga last Tuesday, the barn OF Mr. Ihu!m"s
Dehavcn, residing on Back Creek, il Frcd,r.
| lex county, was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground. 1t contained Somc 400 bushels
Of wheat, quantity Ct hay, ard Other th'rGa
Of less value, al! of which were consumed.
judge Guieon, OF Richmond, is to ,rdtr
wrts If election, returnab'e on the lst iuos-
dsy after the lst OF November tur municipal
| officers in that city ln the mean t;m" be Is
to appoint officers temporarily
The bankrupt business has IL cofnuenc' 1t
| hriskly The cxtensi III recently mao, il VIII
| be remcm trrcd, does not require - Icr c'"'.,
or any stated per cen. ca GthiS r"H'tdl'tu
prior to tie c'c.c 81 HE MaT.
The i,otu!uti. OF Lyncbur4 Hro' 81 IS tic
| present census ill not icach 900 i"e = p
uatinn # tie suburbs, i, !, '>rltnaf''., W. BE-
Ecar!j or qHi;c n iaGa:. - ';, :"ir"'ai'"l
! proper.
80 corti uaioa # tHc r:n5r: PEI; J., ::,.on u!
Nlryiria by the iaw'".S :u.d.riE 81! ilD.itu
under the COMMAND If MIX ana the a!rc-t %!
| iurn in DanviiIo. has bccu rrc@i:%n - KIch-
moud.
The Orange Firgrilo SAYS: -tn'H"rer ;.as
been div!l d into lou: wards unh"r rs CITY
charter. In one Ct these there are three E"t-
En-: Two ara candidates Ter clco.
Rcv.G. Eandcrp!as, in tn2ormy charge u
St. Joscph's (Cathoc) church, il I,ier>Eurg,
died in that city about . or,och Thursday
evening. after comparatively bic! i;it'H'S.
SCARLET FRYER CrNE.-.iS this dreaded
AMI dreadful disease IS unusGa!i" HT"T2ir:i', Il
nay rot he iroppOrtun2 to sat" that al ETH
rcnt physician claims to ro5 il O; n.aay d rs
l"rrors BY prescribing for the ra,:ca, $3.50:
IrmonaHc, with little muc!!aec, as "'tcn aS IS
desired, and the application OF warmth - ti!r
stomach. He directs tina: Goth be "?un"
cu: OF hot water and ia OF Tie stomach, &c
ucWing il as Citcn "a it Crn:s. with in:S tic;,i-
n:ent be guarantees that 30 one IL i hu2::icd
cases will prove fatal.
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