Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-06
VIRGINIA NEWS,

on the Richmond and Danvile road: to Clarks-
Vile Junction, on the Raleigh and CASTOR
road. via GAINESVILLE. The Index says that this
virtually kills the proposed road from Peters
burg to Greensboro, North Carolina: and will
throw q large amount Of Petersburg trade into
the lap Of Richmond, by way Of the Danve
road
The Richmond Enquirer says Judge Cui-
gon, will open his court this morning THE
Chahoon case will he called, and 50 will the
names Of twenty-four vcnremcn summoned,
upon the theory that ont Of these twelve May
be gotten as jury for the trial Of the accused.
We have no idea that jury can be obtained in
Richmond, and feel assured that one will have
to be procured from q distance. " The case.
has. however, been po9tronca until September
next.
The KichlncnL Fredericksburg AMI Ir;uma:
Railroad Company had 10 pa! tie i)Ilowln"
costs for recording in the Chancery Court ii
the city Of Richmond decd from said corpora
ton to Robinson and Steger. to secure 1926 .UpO.
being the amount Of all their previous norta2-
gcs; and to- cover 4 new loan ii Slj'j, Oh'
| United States revenue stamps. 500 Stale tax,
1891. 90: total. 81 .9S!.91I.
On last Friday there arrived ut Danville 4
family of Russians: fresh from the Old World,
seeking homo in our climate. They are il
gentleman and wife. children and servants
They desire to purchase farm in that section
of country, ard have already been looking at
some places They have been in the l.. 5.
! about week only.
! Rev. W. W. Walker, III WcStmorr!aMl. las
accepted an invitation tc deliver an address be-
fore the literary societies Of Randolph Macon
| College. on the 18th of June JAS. Barron
Hope, of Norfolk, will address the Washington
Society at their celebration: and Rev. S. 5
Lambeth. Of Suffolk will address the Franklin
Society.
There is 4 good deal Of talk in Episcopal cir
clcs over the hombshcl thrown into the ron-
vcnton in Pe,crsburg.b by COL D. Lee Powell Il
| delegate from St. James. Richmond II WAS
in the form of his resolution conforming the
! choir SYSTEM of church musi,'. IN vnc;. in
some places in the diocese.
\ party of gentlemen from Pennsylvania have
recently made IN extensive Ionr through South
western Virginia with the view ii purchasing
lands upon which to settle This Is iil;: ,nrr ni'
population the South needs. and al! such will
! he warmly welcomed by al cl;;ss,'S
Mr.. N Slaughter II i'rcdrrirI>hu:-. las
purchased the growing crap i u!nb,: wheat.
about go bushels. on !hc farm II john !.
Dickinson. 81 Ming i,rorgc, dayr"a'u 1T iur
mil in Fredericksburg in .iHy. ii BIB" s,ev
=; hllshcl
TIL" yolny m&n 'Iroilingri, reported ~ the
Christiansbnrg Messenger to have i,ten beaten
t. death by a mar named WySor, near Dublin
depot. m account o. which Was Published in
thi, paper yesterday. is alive. and n wur!: on
the I.ynchbnrg \ DanyI|a ls::!!.na.l
The religious revival :ru,"n.. ia. .,ai,",,i ,,.i,
pic Of Richma;,;i which Ir, I:e,.n :a:n. ~. i1.
several months. continues with unahairl III
trrost. and IS marked ky wonderful Enthusiasm.
One preacher proposes II hapti:" ''''n w!ln have
nroieS>nd conversion
Mr. Er0ugham :, nephew II IN distinguish
ed British statesman Of tEut maine. !. travelling
through Southwestern Virginia with th2 object
Of purchasing lands ana sctt!inc '.a!onE q
Engishmen upon them
Il is said that the Court 81 .ippc:d. will lie
unanimous in the support Of JudHa i.eith 5
view of the Homestead Law. when ii NAY be
brought fairly before that tribunal.
Col. II. :; Merrill formerly rf ElclliIGud:
died at Hampton yesterday He Wa lately
appointed to l position E tie Soldier: Asylum
at that place
J. y. Harris. c"ioioi. h, ,71:,sa .:anil1atc for
Lieutenant Governor, with r..i;0yrrnnr Il els.
has moved to Petersburg. anl taErn Ont Il
r''ns" I" practice rhyslc.
W.slnE,;rii:; lTEii> At the conference Of
TIC colored laborers Oh strike in thl: r.tr with
the contractors at the City Hallon Saturday, It
appeared n il the strike had terminated favor
ably 10 1hr w"ikmcn. 81 most OF the r''nrrac-
COR. agreed to pay The increased rate. II nnW
aprcars tina, most ii the ronirrcro.'. have
either completed their worl- OF gre III II hurry
to 70 on with it.. rs in nearly ever; ca~1 heard
from Yesterday. the men Were informed - the
bosses that there was no pressing need 10 80 oh
with the work, and if they chose they could
'pitch in Mt old rates. In few cases thn
men accepted these terms. and went 10 work.
About rhe City Hall. yesterday, quite large
crowd assembled. and as iroln Time il time cor
tractors appeared there Wa considerable, di>pu-
tltinn going on, but there were no threats made
and the crowd was quite orderly
The colored laborers at the coal wl:arvrS in
Georgetown struck yesterday. TIE striker,
have taken advantage OF 4 tinr when the river
and canal arc full Of vessels and boats, The for
ucr To be loaded and the latter to be- unIoadcl
and they expect the press Of bushnell: will in
ducc tn" companies to yield to their demands.
They followed the recent example Of their
brethren in Washington. Ru! the coal agents
think they t"'n wait and let the strikers rest
themselves.
NIr. Thompson recent, introduced Il bill
into the Council LOOKING t" the establish
men, Of lar:c depot at one convenient and
accessible nom: into which MI railrnoIs rntpr-