Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

seems, had fallen asleep near the track: with his
head between the ties, and the thumb OF his
right hand resting on the raj The wheels OF
the engine passed over the thumb, crushing 1t
entirely off above the Joint, but most fortunate
ly inhicting no other injury.
DR.. w. IT, Downer, in King William, has
lust lost mule from the bite OF a mad dog.
One of his dogs were bitten a $50, and died ina
few DAYS afterwards. Both the mule and dog
had fits before dying, and exhibited unmiStaka
bile symptoms of hydrophoba. \ hog in the
ncghborhood, bitten by the Sallc dor. died.
exhibiting the same symptoms.
4 letter from Mathews court house SAYS
"A coored woman known as Aunt Hannah
Williams was buried here yesterday, who WAS.
known to be over hundred years old, and sup
poscd to be about one hundred and ten. and
She leaves, still living near the court house. an
old playmate about her own are
Mrs. +. f. Iomlinson wife of Mr.. Bcnjalain
Tomlinson, Of Charlestown. Jefferson county.
died on Thursday last ut halfpast one in the
night, after an illness of only few minutes.
having retired the previous evening III unusllai-
" good health amt spirits.
John Callahan, Of Portsmouth, |. 5. inSpcc-
tor of customs at Old Point, has been rcmov-
ed. and Rev d. i. White Il member Of the
House of Delegates from Elizabeth City coun-
ty. has been appointed in his stead.
Proceedings have been instituted in tle
Court Of Hastings. for the removal OF Philip
G. Thomas, Mayor of the city of Portsmouth,
for malfeaslncc III Office and gross neglect OF
official duty on election day.
The ladies OF the Memorial Association in
Warrcnton realized $3 from the fair, festival
and donations. The country people as well rs
those of the town responded literally to their
appeal
b. II. llord, of Page county. was arrested
last week on the charge of having in his posses
sion a quantity of manufactured tobacco on
which the internal revenue tax hat nnt been
paid.
The Supreme Court Of Appeals will meet
next Friday at Wythcvillc. and from present
indications will remain in session six weeks ut
least Judge .JoynrS will not bc able to attend.
The 10Th, 3oth and %lSt Of May, thisycar, were
the hottest May days ever experienced in the
lower section of Virginia. So says the oldest
inhabiant.
Mr.. Peter Tomb> Of King Il Queen, who
died on Wednesday of last week. had Il
policy in the Piedmont and Arlington Life In
Surancc Company, Richmond, for $1,000.
The fredericksburg Herald says :--'Th" price
of sumac this Year will hc considerably less than
heretofore We hearthat the market will open
at 5 per hundred.
The Marion Herald notices 4 ollcdrrluI fight
in that town between man with one lr% and
b,,r ,,n,. The lIf t,r.r I'M, worst
oft.
The Halifax Record notes The remarkable
fact that about ninc-trntl& OF the rnl"rrd y"I"
given in that county on the :rh"'I Tax question:
was cast against that measure.
The decree for the sale of the VI arrrn Green
Hotel property at Warrentun will not interfere
with the accommodation "f visitors! at tn" HOTEL
Mr.. james! r. O Rurk, ,lirl suddenly al his
Residence. near St:lllmI"n tln' ::::'l nlt. IN
the GSth of his aye.
4 coored man was elected councilman al the
town of Culpcpcr by - majority.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT NEAR llAYNAKkET.
Waive are %iad Ia see that those thrifty and
perScycring people, the Germans, VIII" have
helped 50 much to Icvclopc the agricultural
resources throughout the Il. s., are at" grad
ualIy finding their way into Virginia.
Business took lis lately to IIaynarkc, L
small village 4 few miles below Manassas, on
the Orange, Alexandria. Il Manassas railroad
where We found quite a prosperous German set
Element IIaymarket is only cnnp"$"d OF 4
few houses and some lrcary Hooking chimney
stacks, tcllaIc signs Of the late conflict. There
are, however, evidences Of Improvement: and
new houses are in process OF building: The
country along that part Of the railroad Is roll
ing, the soil is OF IN excellent quality and cana-
bic of being improved: it Il well watcret ami
the location very advantageous on account "i
its proximity to Alexandria and Washington
city. Several German gentlemen have bought
farms closed by the place. McSsrS. II. and W.
Fratjc purchased farm OF 200 acres, Mr.. " y.
Wiltchcn fine estate of 400 acres Mr. Il.
Bcchcr 400 acres, Mr.. G.. a. llciucken large
tract of 900 acres with fine improvements on it.
and Mr.. Ilagcdorn small farm Of 100 acres.
They have put up fine dwellings and farm built
ings laid out large vineyards and have already
given that part Of the country pleasing as
poet. These gentlemen arc now establishing at
their own expense q railroad depot ut Haymar-
ket to facilitate the access to their settlement,
and they have determined to connect with it an
immigration bureau, which will be managed by
Mr.. Oscar Lorcnz, 4 gentleman in the true
meaning Of the word, and strangers will be sure
to receive the most reliable information on al
subjects interesting to settlers. This is Il very
lrudablc beginning and We wish them success.
WASH. GnpitaL
EPISCOPAL C0UNCIL-This body which WAS
in session in Petersburg last week, rs stated in
the Gazette. adjourned on Saturday. The del
cgatcs to .hc annual convention Of the Episco-
pa church in Baltimore. next October were
reelected after several ballots: Clerical: &. Fl.
Norton. C.. W. Andrews }. S. Hanklc, c.
Minnigcrodc Lay; Judge II. W. Shelley, Col.
r. +. Wthcr<. \. II. Massic. b. johnson
Barbour.
Resolutions, offered by DIR. Pendlcton. pro-
testing against the ritualiSic proceedings a: St.
Adams, in New York &C.. were adopted
\ report from q Committee Oh the subject.
approving the efforts Of the ''Brothcrhood OF
the Church in, favor Of relief to the families OF
Ministers etc., was adopted.
A resolution offered by Mr. ID. Lee Powell.
of Richmond, complained Of the character of