Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

\ little white boy named VIM. Arthur
Gordon living in Chesterfield county, on We'd
nesday afternoon last was seized by Il colored
man and carried into the woods, where he was
bound to a tree, decorating his limbs with
the cords, and striking him for the feeble re-
sstance which the boy could offer The 6end
then left his victim in this position during the
terrific storm Of Wednesday night all day
Thursday no relief came, and on Friday at one
o'cock the saline man returned and released
the boy. more dead than alive. The cruel
treatment destroyed the spirit and impaired
the mind of the boy. and the man thereafter.
ed him with death if any exposure Of the III
fair should BE- made. The boy is still very
much alarmed and is with difficulty induced to
enter into the particulars of his sutterlngs His
arms are torn and swollen aud his body bears
other marks of violence No reason can be
assig ned for the outrage.
By order of the President. Gen. James j..
kemper, a meeting Of the Piedmont Agrlcul-
tural Society, will be held. at Culpcper, On
Monday, the 18th of September at 10 clock,
A. NJ. Several very interesting questions will
be considered.
The State Conservative Convention meets at
Assembly Hall in Richmond tomorrow at II
o'clock u. Am0ng those spoken Of a. prcs-
dent Of the body are Messrs. Thos 3. Bocock.
J. B. Baldwin, K. Il. Daniel, john Critcher
r. Y Conrad aud }. L. Marye.
Until the services Of regular pastor arc Sc
cured, the pulpit Of the second Baptist church
in Richmond recently filled by DR.. Chamblis,
is to be filled by Rev. &. c. Biting, formerly
pastor Of the Baptist church i'll this city.
Capt Luther Libby the owner Of the ware
house III EichnouI: Known during the War as
the Libby prison. died at his residence in
New Kent county yesterday. AGED slSty-tivc
years.
The fredericksburg Herald says :-'1hrre
will be independent candidates in the field in
Stafford it matters not who may he nominated.
The ajnrty is too large to callsr anything
like harmony.
1t is said that the engineers Of the PrnnSyl-
vania Central are Surveying what is known rs
the upper route, running west Of Stafford e.
IL, about two miles and terminating at Fall
mouth.
The Court OF Appeals is having quite a
long session ut Staunton. \ large number
Of cases have been argued and Submittedto the
Court Judge Moucure is presiding.
The Virginia Alumni Association Of South
western Virginia was organized on the 2lst inst
at Marion Hon. John W. Johnston was cleo
ted President.
Mrs Mary Mchaels, aged one hundred and
ten years, who WAS living with her son in Din
widdie county, committed suicide on Sunday,
by drowning herself in we'll near the house
Up to Yesterday 81 ,42G, 714j.G7 Of the State
debt had been funded. and it is thought that
by the 18th proximo nearly sl3,OO0:00O will
have been funded.
Mrs Emily Rutherford, widow of the late
Colonel John Rutherford, died in Albemarle
county on Saturday last, aged seventy-six years.
Gov. Walker is expected in Richmond to-
day from the White Sulphur Springs.
UNHAPPY RESULTS Chester the Rich
mond correspondent Of the Petersburg Index
says For some weeks past the librarian of
the Young Mems Christian Association has
been missing valuable books,and he has exerci-