Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-21

The house of David Coonley, in Hcnrico, was
struck by lightning during the storm of last
| Wednesday night. An oak tree twenty feet
from the house was struck and torn in pieces
| The corner of the house nearest to the tree was
struck about the same time \ gun standing
in the corner in the lower hall was bursted and
was found at the further end of the hall The
wife and child of q. G. Vincent were sleeping
| in the corner Of the house where the lightning
struck and they were not i'll the least injured
81" writing to the Petersburg Courier, in
his letter yesterday, says: There will be an
investigation ordered, understand at All early
day into the act of one Of our State officers,
who, it is alleged, has been guilty Of receiving
per ccnage on contracts, which he had in his
power to let out.
Mr.. John Tyrec, for many years resident
Of Bath county, Va, near Healing Springs,
died on the | It'll instant, ut the remarkable age
Of about one hundred and one years. He was
born IN Shenandoah county: Va. in the year
| ITO.
The 18th 18th and Goth Of October next
have been fixed upon as the days for holding
the Agricultural Fair at Winchester.
The Postotficc at Potomac, Prince William
county, Va, Arson Bangs postmaster, has
| been discontinued.
| \ disease similar to the Texas cattle disease
has attacked the cattle in the mountains OF
Amherst, and many have already died from it.
BEDFORD County, letter in the Rich
mond Wing from Bedford county, says
A visit to no other section Of the State IS
fraught with more pleasure and interest to me
than to old Bedford There are the twin Ot
tcrs, whose heaycnto towering peaks can be seen
| from any section of the county, the grandeur
and submity Of which never fail to inspire the
bcholdcr with reyerental love and admiration
for nature great Architect, whose handlcratt
is an enigma to man, bringing him in direct
contact with Himself, Of whom he knows so
little. May not the beauty and grandeur of
nature here portrayed have had something to
do in elcvating and purifying the thoughts and
forming the character Of her people. think
| may safely say that no county has done more
in eyangelizing the world, in that she has fur
nished to the churches more eAlnent dlvlncs
than any othcr-of bishops three, Otey, Cobbs
and Early, and others fully their equals in the
ministry, viz Jcter, Witt the Lettwitches
Harris, Barker and the Hatchers and many
others, besides statesmen judges, lawyers and
clerks equal to any. The history of this county
is one Of which her people may justly be proud
PLAYING PANTnER-A correspondent Of
the Clarksburg, West Virginia, Conservative,
writing on the 18th instant, says
\ fatal accident happened on Leading creek
last week which is sad warning to those who
are in the habit Of playing jokes on children
| The facts arc aS nv infol mlnt stated them: \
Captain Ford, Of Barbour county, happened
a. Il, ,l,,,.
skin, and seeing little boy, about twelve or
fourteen years of aye, 4 son Of MIR. Hornet,
in Il skirt Of woods near the house, dOnncd the
81 in with the Intention of frightening the little
fellow, but as soon us the boy saw what he sup
posed to be Il panther, he ran to the house and
took down his father life and went in pur
suit of the panther. He did not have to 90
far before he cspied him. The boy then fired
the gun. The n-panthcr gave dying
| shrek, and with a convulsivc snasm fell over
mortaily wounded. The little fellow did not
see his mistake until he went upto the wounded
man. Ford fingered two days and then died.
WASHINGTON IrEMs The case Of Mrs Ed
ward A Pollard against Lyon OF the st.
Cloud Hotel for the y?lue Of dresses, Alaska
diamonds, spapglcd robes, &c, left ut the no.
tel when she was sent to the insane asylum,
| list fall, and not returned to her, was c0nclud
ed yesterday by verdict for 1892 in Mrs. Pol
lard 5 favor.
In the Les slative Assembly yesterday Fred
click Douglass the member from the first dis
tt.ct Of the Tel Dry, announced that his reSlg
nat on is il member Of the Council had been
| accepted, and that his connection with that
| body had terminated. Resolutions Of regret
were adontcl on his retirement
Mr. ". L. Cartwright, in old citizen over
seventy years Of aye, died last evening from an
alta * Of cholera morbus.
In turns out that Henrietta jackson did not
poison Della Frances Thomas rs reported yes
terday but that Della died from natura' causes.
Death was caused by congestion Of the BRAN.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION The claims
Of Robert J.. Martini of Bealeton, Va, for
horses, cattle, forage, and fuel, amounting to
| S3,0j4, and of W. r. Sharkey, Provisional
Governor Of Mississippi, under the reconstruc-
ton acts, for horses forage, and .Irnlturo,
amounting to 81, 73S, were under cXam'natlon
yesterday "A considerable number Of pending
cases will soon be referred ID special commits
is not the purpose of the Commission to refer
to them any cases larger than 81, 900 in amount,
until the plan of sp cial CONN, ssions has been
vol tried. John w. Spers, of Ream's Sta
ton; William Burgess, Philip Sewcll, anu B.
+. Childress, of Petersburg, all Eirginans,
We're to be heard to-day.
COMMUNICATED.
NORFOLK LENE.-The fine steamer Lady |
of the Lake.; Capt. Chas Mitchell, now regu-
arly running between Washington city. Alex
andria and Norfolk, affords q fine opportunity, |
ot tL;, GOO con of ln vaar thr npa SAINT ranrea-