Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Bank Of Virginiain Richmond, held OF Satur-
day, the resignation Of A. Harvey. president,
was presented and accepted. and f. O. Not
Ing elected in his stead. II. X. EIiyson was
elected director Of the bank.
\ letter in the Baltimore Sun. writer from
Essex county, charges that Watson r. Went
worth, radical member OF the last House of
Delegates, sold his vote for $.l,uuo.' W.,
has been reelected.
The wife of Mr. joseph Powell. Of l'redcr
icksburg, whose clothing accidentally tooI; lire
several luoutlls ago, burning her person severe
", but it was not SUPPOSED fatally died from
the effects Of the burns last Thursday.
John r. Hamlet has been appointed In
spector of tobacco for the third district Of lir
GINA.
Iappahannock, in Essex county has il pop-
laton Of six or seven hundred and yet il SAID
to have no baker or shoemaker.
-Four stores were broken open in Richmond
on Saturday night--but the burglars did not
obtain much plumber.
Major W. Roy Mason is to leave l'redercks-
burg on the first of january !or Baltimore. to
reside in the latter city.
Dr. VIM. S. Alsop, Of Spotsylyania county,
sold his wheat crop week ago to NJ. Slaughter
K Son, for $l.,2 per bushel.
The Virginia Baptist State Convention will
meet in Richmond to-day.
The remains Of Capt r. d. Minor have
been taken to Fauquicr county for inttrmcnt.
T \ SINGULAR HYDROpIOBIA CASE. An
extraordinary case Of hydrophobia, L parallel
to which has probably never been recorded in
the medical books, has occurred in West Phil
adclphia. The facts rs related by 4 physician
were as follows -
4 little girl on returning home from school
in the afternoon was greeted by he: pet dog.
which began jumping and barking around her
in an unusual way TO drive him away she
took the skirt of her dress and shook it at him.
This seemed to irrltac the animal. which:
spriuging forward snapped at the dress and
tore a large rent III ii.
Worried at the injury to the garment, the
little girl, without mentioning the matter to
any Of the family went to her room, and get
: ting 4 needle and thread proceeded to sew up
, the torn place. When it was finished she bent
down her head, and taking the end OF the
thread between her teeth, bit II OIL
dent symptoms of hydrophobia manifested
themselves in the unfortunate little girl.
Skilled medical talent was called in, and every
ambulance that science could afford to relieve
rho sufferer WAS rrsortcl to: bur the subtitle
u ,m Ind done its work too thoroughly for
human skill 70 avail. and the little girl has
sncr lied
, Drs Watson. Youtt, and other eminent a,,-
thorities ON the subject, have coutendcd that
hvlrophobia cannot be communicated through
m unbruken rut:cle Whether the little girl
swallowed portion of the saliva. OF whether
it was communicated through her lip. the skin
Of which NAY have been "chappeP' or broken
We cannot say but certainly i'll either case the
occurrence was as remarkable as it WAS unfortu.
nate It teaches another sud lesson to pa-
rents NOT to have net dogs around the house
with Young children. Phil. Star.
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n,. oua ,our;ors to I,,r, ,},s c,;uupttc obscr.
'oS '"' 10 ''''' ~ $780, 0 I'LL r.o,v lo
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can be gralhed by the following report VI Il
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stranger stepped INTO the Pace anu I'Ic'l aIhru
to point out INC most ,, IiI'I nrt ho ov"'s
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figure there ana hsperecs ar E' Ee
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harmony III every ses.IIfHG 'on, r a.. ;t' -
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