Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The sale Of thorough bred short horned Dur
ham cattle at Charlcstown, came off on Thurs
day last. The attendance was good and the
bidding spirited Some thirtyiiye or forty
head we're disposed oi:--,a!vcS from three to
five months old bringing from 500 To 500,
hcicrs and COWS from 500 to 500 one
young bulI II months old, brought 1T pub
lie sale S46i, aud afterwards changed hands at
SJtIJ Several head Of these n3 cattle Were
purchased b. I4ouloun gentlemen.
The Richmond correspondent Of the Norfolk
journal says that Mr.. Horace i. Kent. who
was one Of the candidates on the Radical
ticket in Richmond, according to his letters
written during the late war, now III evidence III
A suit which he has brought in the l. ). CIR,
cult Court against Baltimore firm, was Il
rebel, tooth and toe nail, while there was
hope of success 10: the Southern Conte1eracy.
The charlottesville Chronicle says - Pick
rockets had harvest during the Fair at Rich
mon;l :AIbcnarle visitors were tn" especial
objects oi their attention. Mr.. II. }. Wertrn-
baker was relieved Of splendid gold watch and
chain valued ut between twoand three hundred
dollars. Capt. w. T. Fairly lost twenty dollars,
and Col. John 'rnberlakc purse Of forty dol
lars.
The Lonlonn Mirror says :-"Mr Henry
Bronauah, while out hunting on Tuesday last,
in company with Capt \. NJ. Chichester, near
Lecslurg, had the misfortune to receive load
OF SHOT in the right leg. They were passing
through gate when the Captains gun was
accidentally discharged The wound, though
painful, is not serious
On Monday night last, thief entered the
chamber Of Mr.. \. s. rgsby, who resides
about TOUR miles from Lynchburg, whilst that
gentleman WAS asleep, and took his pantaIoonS
which were carried out in the yard, and MIR.
G.'s pocket book, continuing about so III
money and number Of valuable papers,
stolen.
Judge Mclaughlin. Of Augusta county, has
granted charter Of incorporation to 1.-The
Buffalo Gap Iron and Steel Company Of Nir
rinia. The business of the company will be
the mining of iron and other minerals and the
Manufacture ofirun and steel il I'LL their forms.
Louisa Court House is said to have %oo in
hahitarts and GorlonSvillc 800. An attempt
will be made to form Il new county this winter
out of parts of Louisa, Fluvanna and Alhemarc.
with Gordonsville as the county Saat.
Miss Carrie Shillet, rosy young lady Of
sweet ola Ill VI 'Dtl
ling Springs, lately killed 4 large buck eigh-
ing 100 lbs Hurrah for the Augusta girls
FIRE Protection Scarcely any modern
structures merit the crthct of fire proof
1t has been said on good authority, that in the
city OF London only one building. the New
Record office really deserves to be called 50.
This is built of iron and stone, and has no room
larger than seventeen hy twenty five and seven
teen feet high None Of the rooms open into
others. but into vaulted passage, by means OF
iron doors, and if the documents in one apart
ment were to take fire, they would burn out
with as little effect OH the rest Of the cdlice as
if they We're Goals, in 4 CRATE. OF course,
buildings intended for trade cannot often be
constructed in this way, but the system might
be in more general use than it IS The French
practice i'll building is 4 good one Instead of
using tilM>y athS for thin partitions, they en-
ploy stout pieces Of oak, rs thick as garden
pailings. These they nail firmly Oh each side
of the framing Of the partition, and till the
space between with rubble and plaster of Paris
They coat the whole with the plaster. The
floors are managed in tie same way, as well as
the under side Of the stairs. Houses are thus
rendered almost as near fire proof as if built
of stone throughout. In Nottingham, Eng
land, where they have gypsum in the ncighbor:
hood as in Paris, they form their floors and
partitions in the same solid manner: conse-
ouently building is rarely burnt down in thai
ropulous manufacturing town.-Erenng Post