Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Railroad, having on board the Sunday School
of the Union Station Methodist Church. re-
turning to Richmond from pic mic at Ash
land was thrown down on embankmcnt,
twelve miles from the city, by a tree blown
across the track. The engine, tender and tour
cars were smashed. Douglas McClelland was
killed instantly. John Clark had both legs
torn off, and number Of others were slightly
wounded. The track torn up for one hun
dred yards, will be repaired at once.
On Monday while twenty convlcts from the
State prison, who are at work on the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad, were being marched
to their cabins one of them wrested gun
from one of the guards named SWartz anu
shot him dead. A fight then ensued between the
guards and conYicts and several OF the latter
were wounded. Only two OF the conVicts
made their escape. This occurred 10 Rock
bridge county.
MIR. Burwel Akers, prominent citizen OF
Elovd county, eloped last week from the vi :
Iaee, with tho widow OF Mr.. Mar. Howard,
who was killed by the raiders who swept
through the country about the time OF the
surrender. Mr.. Akers had previously enjoyed
| q yery enyabe reputation. lie lett vile
aud three children behind him. whom lie
deserted for life Of misery and shame.
An Educational Convention, composed oil
teachers and Professors, and Presidents OF the
Colleges and University of the State OF llr
| GINA, convened yesterday at WarTenton. Ihey
| held preliminary meeting last night ana
| adjourned over until to day.
The Bedford Sentinel Of Friday says wv c
| received on yesterday copy OF letter signed
| by many prominent citizens OF Bedford, calling
| upon James +. johnson, esq, TO announce
| himself IS candidate for Congress in this
| district
BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS. The Wash
ingtoa correspondent OF theBaltimoreSuo says:
There arc on the Speaker table 10 the House
nearly one hundred bills, including the South
ern Pacific railroad bill, the New York and
Washington air line railroad bill, the new APP
portopment bill fixing the number OF members
| of the forty second House. and others OF less
importance, including half dozen land grail
| railroad and steamship schemes. There are
on the Senate calendar over fifty more bills
including that for the abolition OF poygamy
in Utah. In the House nearly all Of the bust.
ness OF the committees on foreign and naVa
| affairs will remain Enacted on. 10 the former
| the Venezuelan question is the most impor-
| tant, and in the latter, the naval staff and
| line matter. The Indian committee have an
important bill for the government ofthe tribes
| which they we'll be unable to report, while the
| territorial committee of the same body vii
| fail to have their bill considered for the ad
mission OF New Mexico into the Union as q
| State under tho name Of Lincoln. Out OF the
thirty.fvc hundred bills introduced into both
| houses for the two sessions, not more than five
hundred will become laws"
WASHINGTON ITEMs-Claude Hamilton, a
we'll Known actor, was found dead in the white
lot, near the Executive Mansion, yesterday. Nc
inquest was held, but it is supposed that his
| death was occasioncd by apoplcXy. lie filled
an engagement in this city last winter and had
| made large number OF friends.
Yesterday morning lady living in tho fourth
! ward gave birth to three children at one birth,
two boys and girl, all of which, at last &C
counts, were living and hearty. This morning
| colored women in the immediate nc ghbor.
| hood also gave birth to triplets.
Renaissance Under the head, "tIas lie
Forgotten" the New York SIN (RadioaI, J
says
Zone OF the points of the Cuban mes sage
| to which General Grant has signed his namo
is that the Cubans are busy in carrying dc
VISITATION over fertllc regions. lney are also
condemned by him for the wanton destruc-
ton of material wealth.
Does the President remember the order.
he gave to Sheridan in 1864, to deVastate tn c
Shenandoah Valley? We presume the TACT
has passed from his mind"
Arrests have been made Of persons, 10 Pan
ANA, accused OF having caused the late disas
trous fire there Peru and Bolivia have settled
their difficulties, and their stocks are al vanc
ing 10 consequence.
The trials Of the Fcnan officers were com.
menced yesterday in Canandaigua.