Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
W. Warner, of Augusta county, but former
ly from Delaware, was arrested in Harrlsonburg,
Rockingham county, on Saturday, upon the
charge of passing three counterfeit twenty dol
lar notes of the Merchants National Bank of
| the CITY of New York He was examined be-
fore u, S. Commissioner William j. Points
and sent on for Indictment. A hearing was
afterwards allowed, which will take place to-
day.
Smith Rixey, arrested in Culpeper, charged
with being an illicit distiller, was brought
before Commissioner Peasants Saturday
morning. An examination being waived, the
Commissioner sent him on to be indicted by
the grand jury on the Sd OF October next,
and required security in tho sum OF $1,000 Tor
his appearance on that day.
Mrs. Walker c. Sneed of Fluvanna county,
few days ago. by mistake, took large dose
of croton oil, instead of castor oil. She is lying
dangerously i'll from the effects.
On Saturday, claims against the State were
funded in the Trcasurer's Office to tho amount
of 1916, 9S2 20-total to date Sc, ll9, 1929.
Gen. Kcmpcr, of Madison county, is the
President of the Piedmont Agricultural AS
! ISOLATION.
Mr.. A. B. Brown, a wclkuown commission
merchant OF Richmond, died on Friday night.
AM ALMOST BRIDEGROOM DECAMPs.-Wc
suppress the names of the parties to the extra
ordinary affair below related, out OF regard for
the feelings Of an innocent and unfortunate
lady, and because their publication would only
tend to aggravate the trouble.
There arrived in the city from Brunswick
county yesterday morning, gentleman and his
daughter, and 4 young gentleman bctrothed to
the lady; the object of the visit being the uni
ting Of the two latter in the holy bonds Of we'd
lock- This arrangement, pleasant as it appear
ed, did not suit another young gentleman from
Brunswick, who was disappointed SuitOr, and
who had already had several difficulties with
the favored lover for the honor OF the lady
lily hand Indeed, last Sunday they had :,
difficulty in front Of church which created
great excitement, and came near bringing the
exercises to close. This latter gentleman
sworc that if he couldn' marry the lady nobody
else should, 50 he followed the marriage party
to this city, and arrived here either with or a
| little after them.
Yesterday about noon the cxpcctant groom
appeared at the boarding house where the lady
and her father and himself had been stopping,
intimated that he would be killed if the mar
rage proceeded, said cxcitcdly that he must sc
h hss4i o P1'd his D' and HIS not since 0sS'
The lady of course is in great distress, and
the father indignant The gentleman who is
supposed to have broken off the match is re-
ported to be about the city somewhere. The
chivalr0uS groom, non rSt.-irtrrSGWy Md,c
A DEAD MoNsTRoslTr. The disgusting
doublcfaced baby which has been on exhibition
all over the country, shuffed off its mortal coil
not long since to the relief of all humane pco
pie. 1t seems that she, or they, as the case
may be, enjoyed tolerably good health from
their birth. some nine months since, until thell
exhibition in Boston about the 18th of July
Then Minnie, one of the duplicates, showed
symptoms of illness, and finally died of convul
sions on the morning of the 18th. hinnn, tho
other little member Of the firm, seemed per
fectly we'll until after her sister $ death, when
she commenced sinking very rapidly and dleo
in about three hours Thus departed this odd
animation revealed 4 curious state Of affairs, OF
which the only fact published is that the cause
of death was a tumor weighing over three
pounds. The body of the child, or children
was carefully cmbalmed and put into casket,
containing alcohol and having glass facings
which afford a good view Of the body, which is
well preserved. In the casket, the child looks
natural, and appears as if in reposc. 1t has
been brought by the parents to their home neal
Ashley, where it yet remains. The Boston
Medical society offered $4,000 for it, but the
offer has been declined Probably not less than
$4,000 would induce the parents to part with
their treasure.
THE RECENT AFFAIR AT CULPEpER G. H.
The Lynchburg Virginian says:-''A serious
personal encounter, took place 1T CulIpcper T.
| H., Saturday Mentioned in Saturdays Ga
torney, is brother of Senator Lewis; and the
difficulty grew out Of prosecution by him tor
some offence Of his antagonist, who is al Irish
man. The parties, we learn, had had two pre-
vious fights, in which Lewis came out best
When it was renewed third time, MIR. Lewis
had armed himself with Ratchet, and had also
secured the attendance Of one or two friends.
The lriShman, whose name we understood to
be o. Neal, found it expedient to retreat, when
Lewis pursued and threw the Ratchet at him:
The Irishman picked it up, turned and inflicted
a severe wound on the head of Lewis The
extent Of the injury was not fully understood
when our informant left on the train, though II
was believed to be serious.
TIE GRAIN TRADE.-Thc arrival of cargo
OFFS 900 bushels of white corn, in sixty days
from New Orleans is announced at Liverpool
and the sale and delivery Of the grain at thirty
! five Shillinrs the quarter he corn had been
en- seycnty-thrce days in its passage to the En-
glish market, where it arrived in Prime condi-
ton. The New Orleans papers, in comment
ing upon the above circumstances, advocate
the establishment of steam grain propcllcrs to
run between that port and Liverpool, and also
of steam river barges to bring grain from the
Northwestern States down the Mississippi nv
or. The amount Of tonnage coming to New
Orleans, it is said, depends at present upon
the Shinmrnta of tobacco and cotton. but the