Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The alley paper say that ''Nni. Nlrt Bird,
! a promising young lawyer Of Shenandoah: uled
at Nj. .iacl;son, in that county, on Friday night
! last This led to the report which we copied
Yesterday. of the death Of Ar. Mari, Bird. we
are clad 10 hear that the latter nllned gentle
man is alive and we'll.
Caroline Furnace and Union Forge proper
ties in Shenandoah county. were sold at pub
lie sale. on Friday last. 10 Messrs. Bush OF
Delaware the former Tor ZOO and the lat
IT, inr s .5DO. The farm attached to the Forge
W@s BOUGHT By the same gentlemen nj nineteen
collars per arrc
Charles Moore. il prominent citizen and
business man Of Shenandoah county, died at
! hi residence near ut. Jackson, Oh Monday
last He had been confined to his house for
some months, by extreme Illness. lie was
man of vigorous nina. aud untrlng energy
Col les &antn. of New Orleans. gave.
On memorial da;. nnr hundred dollar, to the
Augusta country memorial Association, 10 be
expended in bcautitying the aadf neglected
graves Ok he :oldiers buried III ThornrnSc
Cemeter%.
The report Of :, strike b. the cc,!ored la
h0,ers employed by IessrS. Adams. Hammer
4 Co. On the Lyncllburg and Danvllle railroad,
is incorrect, no such strike. for any cause, hay
| Ing taken place The lahorers are working we'll.
aud satisfied with the wages paid them.
Ata meeting Of the Board Of Directors OF
the Frs, National Bani, Of Lynchburg, held
Oh Yesterday resolution was adopted rednc-
inc the rate Of interest to Ten per cent.
The rite OF confirmation WAS administered by
| Bishop Whittlc Il several persons in lcxlng-
ton. on Sunday last. Among the number WAS
Gen. Co. ". G. Lee, President Of Washington
and Lee University.
\ bank is to be established in Staunlon call
| ed the Farmers Merchants and Mechanics
Bank. which l.: II he limited in its operations
to six per cent.
WASHIvGroN ITEMS. The President is On q
vent to Washington, from Long Branch. Gov.
Cooke has returned from Long Branch, also.
\ cnlo"ca laboreis strike broke ont on We'd
| ncslay and was IN extensive demonstration.
1t originated in tie yards on Twenty Building
Hill, and spread II other establishments,
where L rabhlr proceeded, in considerable num-
| hcr>. with flags and drums, and stopped many
! who were disposed to work The clay wheel
crS are the compainants in this strike The
strikers have been very diSorlerly. but the en-
! pnvnrS have determined 10 close mp. and not
treat with them.
To-day A. q; Riddle, counsel l@r E. G..
Bowen lately convened Of bigamy, was 10 ac-
company Mrs Prrierew King Bowen to the
! President house, with pardon already pre-.
pared which Mrs Bowen will rndravor m in
ducc the President to 81 on.
The marriage Of Miss Poor, daughter Of Rear
Admiral Poor, and of Lieut. Commander T. J.
Jewell E. S. n. took place, yesterday. at St.
John Episcopal Church W hich Was largely at
tended by very many prominent people
nlsoRpERLY i1XcURsIoNIsTs On last Tues
day evening" large party of colored people
from Washington, headed by Friends of Zion,
Lodge No. |. OF Good SanlaritanS and Daugh-
tiers of Samaria, visited this place. and the
majority Of them behaved themselves in very
becoming manuer, but shortly before the time
of departure difficulty occurred. \ party
attacked some of our colored men and gen.
cral battle Of rocks ensued. This fight lasted
from the National Cemetery, where it common
ccd. to the depot. Here one OF our magistrates
attempted to put IN end to it and was assisted
BY one Of our police, but even these two
We're unable to do 50, the magistrate being bad
ly Injured By a brick. Thus has party of
outrageous colored people come into our midst
and III general riot detied all Of our authori-
ties to arrest them. -Freae4casGuro Ledoer