Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

4 letter from the White Sulphur Springs
says There are several beautiful ladies here
but thus far New York carries the palm in the
person of Miss j. s., who has been proclaimed,
deservcdly so, the belle of the season. She is,
indeed, remarkably attractive, and has been
| since her sojourn here the centre. figure Of all
the coteries of beaux and bellies in the ballroom
OF wherever the guests most cOngregate. She
il blonde, with large, bright, blue eyes, Q
beautiful, exquisitely- mouth, dimpled
cheeks, and her bewitching smile, when spoken
to- lights up her face like sunbeam.
A fire occurred on Twelfth street Lynchburg
last night, which destroyed the confectionery
story OF Joseph Brogassa, i grocery kept by ID.
ID. Turner. and some four or FIVE buildings.
The fire originated in bakery. Part of the
stock was saved: and the buildings were partly
insured
The grand fancy and masquerade ball at the
White Sulphur announced for next Wednes-
day, promises to be i very brilliant affair. =
Monkey, the famous costumer from Washing
ton, will lend his aid in getting up the mas
querade.
The Culpeper Observer says:-"Alfrcd l..
Ashby, an old and respected citizen of this
county, dropped dead last week, at his resi-
dence, near Stevensburg. He was magis
trate of the county for more than twenty years. .
The "Lee Memorial Volume SO long de-
layed by causes over which neither the Faculty
nor the publishers have had any control, is now
going to press, and will pushed through as
rapidly as possible.
The Executive Committee of the Lice Me-
mortal Association" have entered into formal
contract with Valentine, to vigorously push to
completion the sarcophagus for the tomb of
Gen. Lee.
Judge Edward White, has decided to leave
Clarke for the purpose of making his home in
st. Louis, Missouri. Judge W. has recently
been there on visit, and we are informed, has
already been retained in an Important case.
We regret to learn that Judge Joyncs of the
Court Of Appeals was 80 unwell at his residence
in Petersburg on Sunday that visitors were not
permitted to see him.
The wrecks in the river ut Fredericksburg are
being removed by Prof Maillerfest, of New
York. He accomplishes it by blowing them
up with gunpower.
The quantity Of flour exported direct from
AlCuuuuu uuIiHS tLe year CHUNG QUIZ VI June,
was &C, G44 barrels
The wife of colored man in Richmond, has
had him arrested for an outrage upon small
colored girl
AN INTERESTING Casa matter of gen.
eral interest was recently presented before the
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, in q
suit to recover upon a executors bond. The
two defendants as executors received from the
testator's estate about fifteen thousand dollars
in government bonds and money, and the
property was deposited in trunk in the vault
of one of the Boston banks By the terms of
the will they were exempted from giving secur-
lty on their bond. One of the defendants,
however, saleged that the other defendant,
without bis knowledge or consent, took all the
property from the bank, and fraudulently con-
verted it to- his own USE The defendant who
had appeared to the suit therefore contended
hat he ccald only be called upon to account
Tor the money that had actually come into his
separate possession. The case was heard by
he Chief Justice, who referred it for the con-
'ideration of the full court, and it was decided
hat by the terms Of the executors bond the
defendants became Jointly and severally liable
or its fulfllment, and that the default Of one
# them was breach Of the condition for which |
10Th might be charged. |