Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Bishop Johns will preach in Leesburg on
the 18th inst; 10 Winchester, on Wednesday,
the 9th day OF November. He will also preach
at Front Royal on the 7tb; Middletown the Stb:
White Post the 10Th ; Wildwood the l1th !;
BsrryviIIc the 18th WickIiffe the 18th.
The Richmond Dispatch says THE water
accomplished what General Butler long strove
without success to effect. Dutch Gap canal is
now opened, the James river having broken
the neck OF the peniosular in its struggles to
make 4 short cut.
The people OF Richmond have gone heartily
to work repairing the damages done by the
flood. Already lis traces have been removed
from Main street, and an army OF workmen are
engaged along the banks of the river from
Belle Isle to the Sugar Refinery st Rockets.
The Clarke County Courier says :-"On the
night ct the 26th ult., the stack yard OF Col.
Il. w. Massey, lear the White Post, was fired,
rs supposed, by an incendiary, and four or FIVE
stacks Of wheat were destroyed. The less was
fortunately covered By Insurance.
The LATE FLOOD. -Harrison's Island, op-
poste Balls B uf, was almost completely sub
merged, doing much damage to the crops and
other property upon it, VIM. L. s. W. J.
Harrison, who have been farming it for several
years, lose we are sorry to learn, quite heavily.
Not less than 800 barrels Of corn were swept
away, while the entire crop was seriously il
jured, besides quantity OF wheat AID oats,
that were slowed away 10 pens. All day Sat
urday the river went plunglng onward with the
rush and roar Of many waters, it angry bosom
ireighted with the debris Of all manner Of goods
AID merchandise, hundreds Of barrels of -four,
coal oil, whiskey, household furniture, mill
gearing, fences, trees, and even dwelling houses.
The los of property was also quite heavy on
Mason's Island. rear Point of Rocks. A corn
crop of about rs acres was almos. entirely des
troyed. beside other injury.
At Edward S and Whites Ferries, the water
of course, was very high, causing serious in.
convenience for the time, but 50 far as We have
heard, occasioniDg no serious loss
At Castleman's Ferry, similar scenes of dcs.
tructon were witnessed. Houses, stables,
grain, lumber and merchandise, were swept
away as things of straw. Among the heaviest
losers in that nciRhbcrhood, we understand
was Mr.. Joseph II. Price, whose loss is esti-
mated at several thousand dollars. -Loudoun
Mirror.
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR-Another of
those unfortunate affairs so prcjudicial to the
peace Of society, however ageravating the
cause, occurred at Mountain Gap, about five
miles ircm LeesDu!g, on Sunday afternoon
last. The facts as detailed to US are as follows
y youth of about 5years, son Of Jesse Rice, who
lives at the Cap had been out hunting When
be returned his dog and dog belonging TO
sonc colored people close By, got into fight.
and 10 cndeavorng to separate them young
Rice cut the negro's dog with knife. The
bloody dog went home just across the road and
the sight of him so cnraged the colored people
that they set out on raid for the perpetrator
Of the violence. Rice retired. and his father
succeeded in quoting the blacks and inducing
them to 30 away. Shortly after, when Rice |
rather had LETT, the blacks returned, offering
threatening demonstrations against the son, |
whom they found still armed with an old mus
kct loaded with shot. He warned them off |
bu: not needing his admontion, he fred and |
seven OF them fell at the first and opIy shot
some OF them slightly, others moro severely
but none of them, We believe, serious hurt
The shot was random one and little child |
was among those who felt its effect, slightly |
Dr.. Fauptleroy was called to the wounded
and warrant issued for Rce-who immediate.
ly LETT for parts unknown-and so the matter
rests Tor the present.-Louaoun Mirror.
R. r. FREIGHT. As an evidences of the
immense business being done by the Virginia
and Tennessee air line. We mention the fact
that gentleman who has been spending some
time IN Giles county. near New River, says he
counted last week $40 irei sht cars passing this
way in twenty-tour hours, all heavily loaded
Rach. Dis.