Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Danville (Va.j Times state that on the
9Th of April the Dan River and Coal Field
Railroad Company was organized at general
,,oat;nn Of stockholders, held at Statesvie,
W o Carolina. This road, when built, will
,,'ovr I'm important tributary and feeder to
iLbe Lynchburg aud Danvillc railroad. and
viii conplctc u through line from Baltimore
r. Augusta Ira, by way OF the Dan and lad- |
lin valleys and StatcSyillc and Charlotte, n.
arrangements have been made with the SUI
ncriptendent of the W. & O. R. r.: for the
ears to convey all members in good standing OF
Toudoun Lodge in Leesburg, with their tamil
;es and the single members with their lady
friends, to the Odd Fellows celcbratlonln ash
;noton ON the 10Th inst. at 5 80 per head the
ronnd trip Other parties who wish to 90
along. will be accommodated at the same rates
One day last week child Of Rev. Mr.. Cloc,
some six years old, fell from third story WIN
dow in Lexington, passed in its descent through
| the roof VERY rotten), OF L porch, and between
thc sleepcrs of the porch (there was no tioor-
;nr TO the ground Strange to say, no bone
was broken, and the bruises We're made by
striking step near the ground
DIR. W. w. Lewis, charged with murder IN
Brunswick county, and who has for some time
past been confined for safe keeping IN Klch-
mond has been taken to brunswick Tor trIal.
The two Jail physicians and the jailor have been
summoned rs witnesses to testify to Lewis ; III
sanity.
The Staunton Spectator says:--"We are
pleased to learn that it is now the opinion OF
his physicians that Mr.. John {. Whitlock, who
was shot on Friday night. the tn instant, BY
| Thomas Hodges, the horse thief, will recover
from the wound received on that occasion.
Saturday night last. some thieves broke into
the meat house of Mrs. Julia Smith, about two
miles below Harrisonburg, and took thercfrom
about Il thousand pounds Of bacon, belonging to
Mr.. Keller and Mrs. Smith. Sunday morning
the bacon was discovered in haystack.
Yesterday, in Richmond, Stephen Mason Il
member of the last Legislature, was convicted
of attempting to pack the jury in the case Of
| ex-NIayor Chahoon, with view to his acqult-
tai, and fined $500. ". \. Hoppe: convicted
of the same offence: WAS fined $500.
A large trade in dried fruit has sprung up
in Richmond within few years. In 1870
over two million pounds Of dried fruit were
received there. for which the sellers received
$780, 900 at the prices then ruling.
On Thursday. the 18th Of May four weeks
from to-day, an election will be held i'll the
counties throughout this State, for Township
officers.
The barn of Mr.. John Grubb, near Necrs-
vile. in Lnudoun, WAS struck by lightning on
Tuesday last, and burned. together with some
oats stored therein.
The JEFF Davis Mansion, in Richmond,
has been taken possession of by the Board OF
Education and will hereafter be Known IL
Central School
The barn of William Bruce. in Halifax
county near Boston depot, Wa, destroyed by
fire on Tuesday morning together with 10000
pounds Of tobacco.
Mr. :AbSalom j. Manning an old and we'll
known citizen Of Portsmouth, died at his home
on Sunday night The deceased was clerk Of
Gosport navy yard for Il long number Of years.
On the 18th. the annual convention Of the
friends of Temperance. will DC held ut fullmpcr
Court House.
The spring term Of the Circuit Court for
Loudoun, Judge Keith presiding, will be COM
mcnced on Monday next, 9th inst.
INsURANCE.-In the settlement Of Claims
arising under the act of March 3. 1910. for
vessels lost in the military service Of the L. s.,
Comptroller Broadhead decided that the Gov
eminent was subrogatcd to the rights Of the
owners, in respect Of insurance, and that. con-
sequently, only the value of the lost vessel, less
| the amount of insurance, would be paid.
The underwriters on the contrary. claimed
that having paid the insurance. they were sub
rogated to the rights Of the owners. and had.
| therefore, legal claim for reimbursement from
| the Government The Comptroller stated
that the party which received the premium
ought to stand the risk, and that it would be !;
novel and unsound principle of lawwhich would
| give an insurance company the premium and
impose the risk on the United States. An
opinion Of L former Attorney General was in
voked in favor of the insurers, but the Sccrc
tary of the Treasury sustained the Comptroller,
and declined payment.
In the settlement of the Alabama claims if
they arc ever to be settled, this principle will
| be involved, and the action OF our Government
will doubtless establish precedent in the adu,
| dicaton of pending claims of this description
Washington Republican.
SHUT Your MoUTII.-A pamphlet Was
published in New York. some years since,
from the pen of Mr. Catlin entitled Shut
Your Mouth In this essay the author at
tribued pretty nearly all the ills of the human
race, from the custom of breathing through
the mouth instead of the nose-cspccially at
night when sleeping. Pulmonary weakness,
loss of teeth, dyspepsia, proncncss to infect
ous diseases-all, according to Mr.. Catlin.
may be charged upon the habit Of inhaling
through the mouth An open mouth. how
ever, is not the only cause of disease. 1t is
sign Of mental weakness; it shows mind
uanIhnged. wavering, u1steadtost character
Therefore, you who would keep your lungs
free from the organic dust in the atmosphere,
shut your mouth IF you would render
yourself less liable to infectious diseases, shut
YOUR mouth. Ifyou would keep your lungs
healthy. your teeth good, and your digestion
excellent, shut your mouth. If you would