Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-19
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Rockingham Rcgistc" says Michael
I.ohr, residing in the lower part Of this county,
has been married seventeen years and is the
father of nineteen children There arc but
four twins Notwithstanding the iapidlty
with which Mr. LohrS family has increased,
he has, by his industry and good management,
been enabled to provide comfortably Tor his
little family, and in the meantime purchased
and paid for a good farm.
The seventy-sixth Annual Council "t' the
Episcopal Church in Virginia will be held at
Petersburg on Wednesday, May %lst, and the
Baptist Association Of Virginia will meet in
the same city on the SAME day All the rail
roads in the State have agreed to pass dclega-
ties to either Of these bodies free on their re-
turn.
Pursuant to call o the Directory. 4 meeting
of the stockholders in the Atlantic, Mississippi
& Ohio Railroad Company assent led IN Lynch
burg yesterday The object Of the meeting
is understood to be to authorize the President
and Directors to negotiate loan for the con-
struction Of the Virginia and Kentucky road.
The Ceremony Of decorating the graves of
the Confederate Soldiers at Hollywood Gene
terry, Richmond, was observed on "Wednesday.
The throng Of people present, the most or
whom were ladies, clad in their most beautiful
spring attire, WAS immense, and every grave
was dccked with sweet flowers.
Major John H. Copeland died at Rriarticld,
near the White Sulphur Springs on Thursday
night last after painful and lingering illness,
aged about sixty-i0ur years. He was 4 gentle
man of many noble traits OF character, and
leaves large circle of friends to lament his
DEATH
In the L. s. Circuit Court in Richmond
yesterday Henry j. Smith, now L citizen Of
New York obtained virdict against. the city
| Of Richmond for 81, 500 damages, FIR whi>kcy
destroyed by order Of the City Council. the
night before the evacuation OF the city.
! The two colored men, Richard Green and
William Henry Johnson, indicted for the as
sassination of Mr. Chas, Friend, Of Prince
George county, Va, were convicted on Tues
! day, 10th inst, Of murder in the first degree
Their counsc! moved for a new trial
Col. Samuel D. McDearmon well known
and prominent gentleman died at his residence
in Appomattox county. last Tuesday. aftel
few hours illness. tn apoplexy, in the
57th year Of his age.
\ youth named Charles Farmer, employed
in the tobacco factory of Messrs. Ferguson \
Chambers in Lynchburg fell through three
stories Of that building yesterday-a distance
81. 80 tcct-and, strange TO say, was unhurt
Gentlemen from Bedford, Botetourt and
Rockbridgc counties, say that in many places
the growing wheat and tobacco plants have
been very seriously injured by the fly.
Charles Moore: esq, of Shenandoah county
did not die on the 9Th inst. as reported in
several OF our exchanges His condition is
however, very critical.
y severe hail storm in the ncighborhool OF
Portsmouth, on the 18th inst. did much dam
age to the strawberry and pea crops \
church in Portsmouth was struck by lightning
The Norfolk Merchants and Mechanics Tx
change are raising funds 10 crnct IN cxchange
building
Gov. Hoffman Of New lorl; is on n visit Il
Richmond
The Chicago Republican, figures up the fol
lowing array OF crimcs cleaned from it; North
western exchanges received in one day
deliberate murders t. suicides, ; SUPPOSED
poisoning, > highway rohIcrics in which thu
| WIZ EtGI!N hiiitN. SiiObtliIES Si'h
ing out Of domestic difficulties and i forge
ries i'll amounts Of over 5000. These were
found by the news editor without special scarci
for that character o News. and arc Sc! down a
mere page from the record of crime for tha
day. From this the Republican mo7alzes tina
the ku-klux is NJ work IN :hc North as wei
US in the South lawIcSSnc>s il on the increas.
and the irresistible tendency is ina contrary Iii
rection to that Of Improvement.
1t is provided Iy the treaty OF the Higl
Commission that Nil questions Of difference 10
tween Grca; Britain ard the United States
involving tue Claims and rights Of American
citizens. and our title 10 the island NJ Sa
Juan. shall hc referred t. the decision of arb
traitors. 10 be appointed lyy her Britannia Maj
esty; the Emperor Of Germany, the King c
Italy, the King OF Norway and Sweden. tn
Emperor Of Brazil. the King Of Spain, tn
Emperor OF Austria and King of Hungary
AM the President OF the Swiss IonfeIeratiol
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The health Of Mr.. Corcorau. vino has bee
,. lying vigorously i'll at his residence in Wasl