Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

mate Of house of ill-fame, in Richmond, COM
mitted suicide by taking laudanum, from the
effects of which she died Sunday morning.,
Her maiden name was Courtney Martin, and
she was a native Of James City county, where
she lived with her parents until that section
was occupied by the Union army during the
war, when she became married to il Federal
soldier named Edwards, who remained With
her only while the army was stationed there
The Richmond Dispatch says:-"Therc arc
two excellent signs just now i'll Richmond.
First. money is easy at Sal0 per cent, and Is
likely to be lower still; and second, there is more
building going on than at any former period,
save for a brief while just after the close Of the
war, when the people had to 50 to work to re-
surrect their city from her ruins. >
The students of Randolph Macon College,
in conjunction with the other young gentlemen
of that section will give grand tournament on
Tuesday next at Ashland, to be followed at
night by feast, at which the ladies of the
village will furnish ices, creams, fruits, &c. at
moderate prices in aid of the Literary Hall
fund.
Mr.. II. D. Hammer Of Wyesbury, Char,
lotte county, had his steam saw and grist mil
entirely destroyed by fire on yesterday. There
were two hundred bushels Of corn in the mill
none of which was saved. Mr.. Hammers los
Is about twelve hundred dollars. on which there
was no insurance.
Captain Brooks, special assistant internal
revenue assessor for Virginia, reports to Super
visor Presbrey the seizure at Culpeprr OF an
illicit distllery., which has been running with
IMMUNITY Tor five years.
Judge Underwood was expected III Rich
mond to-day to hear All application for the up,
pointment of Il receiver Judge Bond, il there
be no matter requiring attention at his hands,
will adjourn his court to-day.
The first lot of new wheat in Richnnnd says
correspondent, was that of John y. Nloslcy,
of Hanover county, Oh Thursday last. 1t sold
for $l.I5 and was rated as good white.
i. G. Frost, has sold his crop Of wheat
which is said to be plump and beautiful, tc
Ficklcn 4 Son, Fredericksburg, at 81 .65--deIlv
cradle on or before the 10th of July.
To-day was set for the trial Of ChahOon ii
Richmond.
Seven thousand dollars WAS paid into the
State Treasury yesterday.
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o'''p ~. "'.'''" -, $500. .'.r.I'.,'. =
NEcllc'I my t"S' ''"" US, ,'''''''''' ~
\. tnlnn THE anpe;traht" 81 'AFSc 'l''Ai'ti'
ties of Shad i'll the Connection, River an'l Il crlI
siderable incfrn+,. in the catch j; the Hudson
has led to inquiry. why his Is. A. there i 1T
increase notlrcablH IN tn" other "'Ild ri'"rs am;
1t IS confined wholly to lho$" streams III "hci
artificial propagation has been escorted Io.' here
can be no doubt but the !nrr'1<r i: due +" TINS
c'''>! EHciu>StH ~ ''s,',,' ,''t:I s' ,;'' = IT,
nectIcnt are ,i:>atIsed t''%uS" , iH"y h"I h*''
5" lcll! an" me l'''t ;" l'"i r"'f I'''I' IT.
catch one Stlad ali' sell IL i"f h;'!I i u"tIr lhah
live and receive Tie same sum. ih"y II" NOT
like to colrcdc that Mr.. Green propagation
has CAUSED the great RIM OF SIIa'!. INT !'>SI that
it is bccauSr OF Il mild season. HA' ;hry Ill
very much down upon artiilcIaI propagation.
which indicates plainly that they regard tins rs
the source OF Increase:
Nhc OF the H:n'illS+ioherS "i ,"nlrc'lru' iI,iS
Mln, Mr. w.. ,ns,yr,,.J !; Ne Give.
Suiyeet t r' re- I,.. ,',,,"JI" ~ Within.
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nave Deeh cauSlit III t n tln''ao'' !" "''''Su,.'
quantites thls year III nsltii' tI Hc,r ,o
trying 70 uepreca'e nc Jlot'5 o. Inc G"'', .s
slonels Ia lesleeo =? s H.. Iu,' ":r, Hr ,I1
oul slc'' 1H' - o"," o, ~ III .nJ - thn
seaSon ~ ,o' DoiI'E ;, s4i suol W.
el!Gl ta Wy y5u ,ii , o toI mn i; f. # y 90
ID -aI" Un' "n nnoo asT Sb, usn vonr latter
lcase dnsTci a. oneo ;'S s;aa ''' '' '0''O
pelore |iie bcAlo'''l'c Couin'''''T - D
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DEAt oih ouaS VI unc ~ = i'l bnSt c,n
TIor ~ a ,S heen in thc ctc Of
sbad IH IN tho m'I H I Thc Goo ou0 Of vong
shaJ T n 't IN tho Hudson in 1SGS arc berin,
n;n" - p cowa IN Tbe ;ncrease in iscIr would
nlnS ~ uor'S '1 h,ro aiTontoJ tho n,rLnt n,ucL
lol noHGSeI na,u an XII In'o mo Nav
au NOT lc oolet.ou' S''T, s'.e ' Lnn Wv
! orK III such quah'ltleS I"err all! ilrlr t"c
nShernen were not plcl'Ie' i"I 'nc f tLa
nave no laea OF sa''TS' anu ave oue o t.ia, va" a
OF DONG BUSINESS lncy mus picP'i' ~ Hc'i