Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-12
- ATFXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Winchester Times says:-''A Wiuches
ter lady, who was passing through Baltimore
recently, lost her pockct-kook containing about
6fty dollars. Search was made in the hack in
which she had driven to the wharf preparatory
TO taking the boat but it could nowhere be found.
While the search was being made the lady OBJ
served that the hackman looked very uucon'
cerned and it excited her suspicion, SO she
turned upon him with demand to surrender
her pocket book at once, and sure enough the
fellow handed it over.
The Lynchburg Republican says Owing
to the very cold weather, the receipts OF tobac-
co Yesterday at the warehouses tell oft some
what from those of last week Prices, now
ever, were up in the pictures, a d the plant,
ers who sold were in corrcspondlngly good
humor. Should the weather moderate, some
heavy brakes may be looked for between this
and Christmas.
The following notice is published in the Lees
burg Merror: "a meeting Of those interested
in the Washington and Ohio Railroad is re-
ouested ut the Court house at Lcesburg. ut II
O. clock IN, on Saturday, the l4th inst. TO con-
suit about the present management OF the road.
and the proper mode of securing the Interests
of the real stockholders therein.
The Charlottesville Iutcllisenccr understands
that change is contemplated by the Directors
of the Orange, Alexandria 4 Manassas Rail
road, and Chesapeake and ONO Railroad, and
that Gorlonsville may no longer be the point
where passengers will dine, and suggests that
Charlottesville may be the dining point.
The Court of Appeals did not, as was ex-
pected render their decision yesterday in the
case involving the constitutionality of the act
Of Assembly repeating that portion OF the iund
ing bill making coupons receivable Tor taxes,
but will probably be ready TO render 1t on
Friday.
The State treasury was rcpicuishcd on Tues
day by deposits from county treasurcrs amount
ing to about $4,000 on account of the reve-
has deposited about 81 $1,000 on the same ac-
count siuce the first day OF October
The through mail and passenger trains Nos
| and s. OF the Richmond aud Danvllc Ral-
road, collilcd near romahawk station on Tues
day. The down train was filled with pas.cn-
gers, most Of them stockholders going to at
tend meeting, but no one was hurt
About four hundred yards Of the track Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, near Gala
CHAN :, with some two hundred cords OF wood,
belonging to the company, were burned on
Tuesday. The eastward bound train was de-
layed several hours on account OF the tlrc.
The Bristol News says: DIR. Munsey
| was in our town on Sunday last. We
regret to learn that he Is in ILL., health, and has
beea forced to abandon his charge and all men
tai labor. He will spend the winter near Jones
boro Tennessee.
Rev F. H. kcrfoot, Of this State, will eall
next month for New York, and will visit
Europe Egypt and Palestine as special cor
| respondent OF the Religious Herald, of Rich
| moud
| Judge Moncurc has announced FROM the
bench of the Supreme Court that because he
is personally interested in State stock he will
not sit in the trial Of the Coupon Case.
Miss Sallic Bonner, the actress, who shot
herself in the side, Monday night, in Richmond
is reported to BE- in no danger.
In the list of bankrupts published in the
Richmond Enquirer, arc Ahram Young: OF
| Loudoun, and j. S. Fowler, Of Alexandria.
Nineteen car loads Of stock from sout Invest
ern Virginia, passed through Winchester on
| Monday morning en- route for Baltimore.