Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

.hont !, O clock on Thursday the stable Of
Professor Harris in rear of the University,
If Lexington was entirely consumed by tirc. -
ar ~ dancer but for the favorable night. Pro-
Essor Harris saved his stock and only lost his
Stable and nroycndcr. No insurance. y col
orcd man named Charles Harris was suspected
of being the inccndiary, and arrested.
An unoccupicd house, on the farm of Mr..
John G.. Perry, at Burford's depot Oh the
Orange railroad, about five miles from Lynch
hurr was DESTROYED by fire on "Wednesday night
last will be remembered that only few
weeks AGO the barn and stables of this gentle
man were burned by IN incendiary, entailing
very serious loss and that the guilty party was
promptly arrested
The Culpepcr Observer says I'VE were
pleased to notice while passing through the
unper end of this County, and through Kappa
hammock. on Monday last, the fine prospect for
and abundant wheat crop. We believe 1t is
the opinion of all that the prospect fora tine
crop was never more cheering. In fact this is
the report we hear from all parts ofthe State.
A Fluvauna correspondent claims that that
county is about to become the banner county
of Virginia. in the matter of public schools. -
Thirty one schools arc now in operation, with
IN attendance of twelve hundred and ten
pupils. Seventeen Of the schools are devoted
to white pupils, and fourteen to blacks
The case Of Stephen Mason, the member OF
tbr House of Delegates from Richmond, charg-
ed with attempting to. pack the jury, in the
Chahon case. was tried before the Police JUS
tice Yesterday, and Mason sent on to the Hus-
tings Court and allowed bail in the sum OF
$1,000.
On one day. I'd, Mr. Chaddock and family,
MIR. VIM. G.. Grayson and family, aud Mr..
John CulIers and wife, all left the nelg hbor-
hood of Hope Mills, Page Co.. Va, tor home
in Missouri.
Thomas Hodges the hor,e-thict. who MAS
hung BY mob in Augusta on Tuesday morn
ing. was convicted Of murder Ill Rockbrldge,
and sentenced to the penitentlary in 1861. but
broke Jail and escaped
The Culpeper Observer is in favor ct an
editorial convention for this section Of the
State. 10 be held in Alexandria on the ID OF
May next, in behalf of publishers rs to ADVERT
sing, &c: &c.
Joseph J. Halsey, OF the County Of Change:
announces himself as candidate for the State
Senate from the District composed Of the
Counties of Culpeper. Orange and Madison
The County Court Of Shenandoah refused tc
grant license to the only applicant from New
Market, to retail liquors in ISL.
RAILROAD SIGNALS. The yalirtlca OF the
! foot Of the locomotive and the gyratlOns Of
the arms Of the conductors BY day N lantern;
by night, arc about Is intelligent to most peo
pie as frst-class Choctaw. The following viii
give the reader correc. idea u then <lguIti
cation
One whistle down brakes
Two whistles off brakes
Three whistles back up.
Continuous whistles danger
\ rapid SUCCESSION OF short whistles Is the
cattle alarm 1T which the brakes will always be
put down.
\ sweeping parting Of hands on level "i' eye.
Is signal TO go ahead.
\ downward motion the hanl with extend
| ed arms TO stop.
\ berkuniug motion Of one hand. back.
\ lantern raised and lowered vertically is {:
signal for starting, swung at right angles Oh
crossways the track, stop. SWING in circle
back the train.
A red flag waved upon the track must b. re
garded as a signal Of danger. So with Other
signals given with energy.
Hoisted at station. is a signal for I train
ito stop.
Stuck up by the road side, it is signal OF
danger on the train ahead.
Carried unfurled upon an engine, is i warn
ing that another engine or train Is on It's way.
.ARISroCRArS Going TO WoRK.--A War
saw correspondent of the Russian. St. Peters
burg Gazette says that Il great change has
come over the character Of the Poles of late =
THE old prcjudiccs which prevented noble;
man from engaging in Industrial or commercial
pursuits have almost entirely disappeared
have myself seen the descendants OF old arlSto-
cratic families working early and late in factor
les and offices, and | know an old nobeman
who has made his son apprentice to q baker,
and is now about to help him to set up for
himself, without the least anxiety as to what
his ancestors would have thought on the sub
iect. The care for ones daily bread has COM
pletely humbled the old aristocratic pride and
driven it from the minds and hearts OF the
Polish nobility. | know u very clever and
wealthy landowner of Lthunia, who collected
the remains of his property and founded here
in Warsaw a commercial house under his own
name, which furnishes him and his family
with the means of living very respectfully
Everywhere, and in all classes of society, is TO
be seen Il powerful desire for work and action
of a nature to improve the country
\ LONG HORSEBACK RIDE.-Three young
gentlemen, says the Selma Gala. Times of Sat
urday, left that city on yesterday on what will
doubtless be considered in this day of railroads
and rapid transit, i remarkable trip. They
left for New York on horseback and will 20