Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The nanvic Register says ;-"Every town
and village in our section is becoming market
for the sale Of leaf tobacco. Milton has four
warehouses; Ianceyville has recently opened
three, and Reidsville will have one opened on
the lst of January. This is having ware
house almost at every mans door. Danvllle
must, however, necessarily remain the great
tobacco mart Of this section
Mrs Ann Kemper, the venerable widow Of
Rhodham Kemper, dec d., late Of Gross Keys,
Rockingham CO., died at the residence Of her
son, L. S. Kemper, at Cross Keys, on Sunday
morning last, in the SOth year Of her age. This
aged lady had resided at the Gross kcys, in
the same house, for the past % years.
Drs. W. Otway Owen and II. Grey Latham
Of Lynchburg, removed from a lady in that
city few days ago, an ovarian tumor, contain
ing two aud half GALLONS of matter and weigh
ing forty pounds The lady last night was
represented as doing very well.
Martin Alley, who killed Robert Petterway
two months since, was convicted in Richmond
yesterday. of murder in the second degree, and
sentenced to eighteen years in the peuiten-
tlary.
The farm near Stanton, Va, called "Mont-
gomery Hall, and owned by William j. Shu-
mate containing one hundred aud fifty acres,
has been sold at SIPS per acre.
Mr.. John Wilson, of Rockbridgc county.
killed on Sunday morning last, above Wilson
Springs, on the Goshen road, black bear
weighing 400 pounds.
There is considerable activity in the real es
tate market in Stauntnn and vicinity in view
of the fact that the Valley Railroad is to be
built from llarrisonburg to Staunton at once.
Rev. F. NJ Woods, of Stafford who has re-
Gently been called to- and accepted the care
of the Presbyterian Church at Culpepcr Court
House. has since declined the call.
Governor Walker has commissioned John A.
Sloan colonel; l.. l.. Bass, lieutenant colonel,
and j. d. Whitehead major. OF the First Eir-
gnla regiment.
The House of Delegates on Wednesday, laid
upon the table the Senate joint resolution pro
viding for recess of the General Assembly
from the 23d instant to the 2nd of January.
Gentlemen who visit Richmond are careful
to let it be known that they arc not lobbying.
Last winter was a caution.
L. S. MAIL-BAGs Reuben Alexander,
hack driver, was Yesterday morning arrested by
Capt. John Frey. special agent of the Postot:
fee Department, for having improperly in his
possession two new United States mail-bags.
Alexander had them cut open and spread across
his knees to protect him from the weather He
was taken by Captain Frey before United
States Commissioner Peasants, and was by
that official sent on to the grand jury of the
April term of the United States court for in
dictmcnt, $500 bail being required. 1t will be
seen from this that it is dangerous to be even
innocently in possession of United States post
Office property, and it will be we'll for all per-
sous to bear this in mind who would escape
trouble. 1t stated that the penalty for max
ing improper use of United States mal-bags is
three years imprisonment in the penltentary
aud fine of not less than ten dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars -one or both. -R'ch
Enquirer