Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-17
NEW.

Commissioners B. P. holland and J. NJ. Orr,
| sold at public sale, on Monday last, the farm
of the late James H. Gulick, known as the
Institute property" containing III acres to
| Truman Skinner, at $50 per acre. The farm
lies in the Southern part Of 1I1udonn.
The election of Joseph Mayo, Esq, former
| Mayor of Richmond, to BIO Commonwealth S
Attorney OF New Kent county, was contested,
| but Judge Lacy OF that county court hasdecld
ed in Mr.. Ma5o's favor. Mr.: Mayo was run
on the Radical ticket. it Is said!
The elegant mansion at the southeast corner
of Grace and Sixth streets, in Richmond, be-
longing to Hon. ". Ii. mcfarland, was sold
at auction yesterday afternoon for S25, 800,
The purchaser was MIR. James Lyons. Mr..
wellington Goddin was the auctoneer.
On Monday last Mad Dog passed through
Cuipeper Court House, biting soma lour or
FIVE other dogs. Mayor Stanard at once issued
q proclamation requiring all dogs, going at
large, to be chained for twenty days. Several
bitten have since been killed.
On Monday General Nah one contracted for
sixteen new engines IN addition 10 the large
number he already has on his line. BY the
way, he has 600 freight Jars, but they are not
| sufficient tor the demand, aed more will have
to be made.
Rev. Dan'l A. Long, pastor OF Antioch
| Church, in Rockingham county, was attacked
| near his church one night last week by two un
| known persons and was severely handled.
| The matter, will be iavestisa:et.
Mr.. John Ii. Duustan. Manager of the Pic
nix (iatc Richardson J Gold Mlniog Company,
in Canada, is about to leave that country to re-
| side at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Mr. Samuel S. Proctor has taken tho con.
tracs for the building Ct the new Court House,
in Culpopcr, at eighteen thousand seven hun
dred and 6tty dollars.
Mai. S. NJ. Yost, has purchased and taken
the editorial mansgemcnt OF the Valley Flr-
g~inian, published 81 Staunton.
Mel. II. vi. Pattoo, Of Stafford county, was
accidentally drowned in the Ohio river 81
| Louisville, on the lst Of this month.
Mr. Wn. \. Nelson. has disposed Of The
| Clarke Courier to Hir. j. 0. Crown. We re
gret to lose hir. N. from the editorial corps.
Seven c%ouGicts, all c0!orcd, we're received at
The PsnientiaTy yesterday.
MIR. George Davis, a prominent Israellte o!
Richmond anda millionaire, died yesterday.
Arthur Eumerson, a prominent citizen OF
Portsmouth, died suddenly On Thursday.
JOE. JEFFERsoN.-Thc actor, Mr.. Jefer-
| son, went iato a New York town bank to draw
q check On Tuesday, payable TO his order
Strange as it may seem, no one OF the clerks
recognized the actor in the citizen who stood
before them, and to the demand that he must
be identified he could make no satisfactory cx
hibit. lie looked about the bank, glanced
over the customers, but saw no familiar face.
He turned to the paying teller, and in the
tones familiar to all, said 1T nv little dog
Schneider was here, he would know me. -
The sentence identified the actor, and every
clerk knew him at once--Jetterson got bis
money.
o., A. & NJ. r. Rive saw passing down
this road. a few days since, on the main line,
fifteen cars in one train laden with tat. cattle;
and tho freight trains arc daily heavily loaded
each way. We are glad to note these unmis-
taxable signs of property OF this company,
and hope it may increase until additional
trains on all its lines and tributaries shall be
found necessary to meet the public demands.
Warren County Sentinel.
AFRICAN CoLoN1zATIoN.-Thc receipts of
the American Colonization Society during the
year have been sc, 900, including 50, 567 from
legacies, So, 69S from gifts aud S7,S22 from
miscellaneous sources. The number OF colored
emigrants transported to Liberia during the
year was 1872, the majority Of whom were ma
tives of North Carolina. This is slow work.
General Valmasada has assumed command
of the Island of Cuba as Captain General. De
Rodas was to leave on the 18th.