Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Richmond Dispatch says: Between here
and Petersburg, ana Weldon and Wilmington
AMI Manchester and Charleston and augusta
all the toll-gatcs are banshe'l, and the inter
course has no other tax than the charges Tor
TRANSFORMATION, which are not high. and which
time will moderate There Il no break ni bulk
and no intervening commission merchants.
The charlottesville Chronicle says that q
night or two ago dogs got into the flock ofsheep
Of Dr. George B. Stephens. near Ivy depot.
and killed sixty eight Of them. The doctor :
flock is Il GOOD one. with an improved cross: 50
that the sheep Were valuable, and his loss
could not have been short Of two hundred dol
lars
-Four Engsllmcn, Mr.. Luck, Mr. Vaughan,
and the Mcssr<. Michcl> concluded the rur-
chase some days ago Of the estate Of the late
James Hart. near kcswick Depot, Albcrmarlc
Co.. containing goo acres. iur $3U.'Hh'.
\ liahol,.ll outrage on 4 co!orcd girl. aged
about II years. is reported to have been per
nctratel by Il colorcd man near Concord de
pot. in Appomattox, Oh Sunday last. he
ticniiSh villain made his escape.
Mr.. Edward \. Pollard has just recovered
from severe illness, and has, it is said conncc-
ted himself with Methodist Church in Lynch
burg.
The pcnitcntiary at Richmond is not to he
removed from its present site.
MURDER. Last night between nine and ten
q clock, intelligence was received in this city,
of most brutal murder Of Mr.. Charles Friend.
one Of the most prominent AMI respected ci'l-
2,ll< Of Prince. George, by party of hl;tck nen
about two and half miles from lctersIllrg.-
Mr. Friend was returning from the city about
=! clock and had nearly reached his home
when he WIS Intercepted by two or three OF
them who compelled him to accompany them
across The bridge spanning the Norfolk and
pcterSbur" Railroad, to place some distance
further from his house. nNinng their inten-
tons he appealed to them not to murder him,
but, turning Il deaf ear In his rmtrealc$, they
struck him II fearful blow upon the lett temple
and another across the top ofthe head, near the
right side which instantly trllcd him to the
earth, and would no doubt have persisted in
heating him longer, but for the appearance of 4
vehicle; upon its approach, they fled. He WA;
taken upin perfectly conscious condition, hut
died within Il short time after reaching his
home.
Mr.. Friend was upwards Of fifty years OF age,
was Unknown in this community and univer-
sally esteemed rs gentleman of rare qualities
and one Whose manner WIS 80 courteous and
pcaccablc rs tn render it almost Il matter oi
surprise that he should have an enemy on
earth. ifrM'mg f"Hrir:
CHINESE IAROE.-A Boston paper remarks
that the Chinese labnrcrS iii California us,l-
ally obtain from six to eight dollars Il week
rs wages. This is il mistake. lu California
Chinese house servants are pad from fifteen
to twenty dollars per month, while field labor
cra receive only fifty cents L day, upon aver
age. for twelve hours work Even upon these
slender wages, however, both classes contrive
to live comfortably enough: from Il Chinese
standard of comfort. and even 10 save most
Of their money. They seldom drink, and
while they invariably gamble. the amounts
stakcl are always very insignificant. We have
seen great stacks of schips' UPON i Chinese
gambling table. which, when converted into
money, rarely represented more than L couple
Of dollars They always calculate upon return
ing at some time to their homes in China, and:
looking forward tn that period, they accumu-
late rs much money rs they can.-Lmchtmy
Republican,