Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

nigh prices lot ulcat III Lldl Hlai NV
Richmond Wing says Beet cattle on the
hoof, to-day, ed instant are slow OF sale at
from >! cents per pound for Inferior tool cents
per pound for superior. Notwithstanding THIS
fact, housckecpcrs are required to pay from )
cents to a shilling, and even as high as IS
cents per pound, for beef in the markets. :
Great complaint is also made oil the heh price
of eggs; 60 cents per dozen.
The fire in Lynchburg early yesterday morn
ing, which destroyed the Orange House, as
noticed in yesterdays Gazette, originated III
the kitchen Of that hotel, and so rapidly did
the flames spread that the boardcrs and guests
had barely time to escape, and lett Their fur
niture and baggage, most OF which was con,
sumcd. The little furniture that was saved
was 50 badly damaged as to be almost worth
less. The building was valued at S3,Wf' and
the loss is estimated at 5000.
On Tuesday afternoon Kit Eld!eton, head
cook at the Exchange Hotel in Richmond, and
Joe Smith, dning-room servant, both color
ed, got into an aitrrcatiun IN the kitchen OF
that hotel near the dining room, resulting III
Joe throwing dishes at Kit, and lit pursuing
him with his carving. hpi!c 70 the entrance OF
the dining room, where lie gave Joe severe
cut on the left arm and stab III the lett thigh
Several ladies in the dining room were So
alarmed that they tainted.
The Amherst iron furnace twenty-five Niles
above l.ynchburg, on the James river, and the
iron orc bank from which it has been supplied
with raw material. in Rockhririge county, near
the canal, both the property OF the late Sam l.
f. Jordan, are offered on tire" years lease.
The Norfolk I:reinan says that city was
startled on Monday with the rumor that Ger
tain official had LETT for parts unknown, and IN
default to the city for /; large amount, varlouSly
estimated No name Is gwen.
The Richmond correspondent Of the Peters
burg Index says there have been TWO >uSpcn-
sions of wcl-known business firius within the
last few dayS--unc Il commission house, the
other large tobacco manufacturers.
The Shenandoah Herald says :-"TAc horse
disease is still prevailing in this section. 1t Is
Of mild form. There have been 40 deaths
\ number Of our farmers have been working
the horses and apparently without injury.
The Winchester Times says The >!uta Of
the porkcr has drowned the voice OF the tur-
tie, and is now heard in the land in un-
mclodious frequency i'll other words the hog
killing season appears TO be at Its height.
NIr. Benz. ". Green, aged sixty two, Il well
known citizen Of Richmond, died on Tuesday
Mr.. 6. had been often prominently before the
publc in various enterprises. in which nc was
engaged during his long and active HE.
The ice houses in aud near Winchester are
being filled with ice of excellent quality.
The special Court Of Appcals.l> III session III
Richmond.
LEEsBuRG. AT meeting Of the Board OF
Supervisors Of Loudoun county, hold in Lees
burg on Monday, proposition was laid before
the Board by Mayor q. X. Head, on behalf OF
the CORPORATION of Leesbure looking to the
erection Of thrce-story brick building on the
site OF the present dllapldated Old Market
House, the substance Of which was, that the
town Of Leesburg would appropriate s5,Vp0,
and the county such other amount as might be
agreed upon The building to be erected, the
Corporation rcscrvng the first floor fora Mark
ct Iouse-thc second story to be divided into
three rooms, one Of which the Corporation
would claim as a Council Chamber, the other
two to be used by the county as Treasurer 5
office, Sheriff office, &C. The third story to
be converted into Town Hall, the rental OF
which was to be divided equally between the
Corporation and the county. Subsequently, the
question Of the Corporations title to SAID
ground was raised, and the Board laid the sub
ect over until the neyr meeting and appointed
a committee to have the claim OF the Corpora
ton to the property investigated.
The Mayor, who is superintendent OF the
Water Works, stated, at the Council on the
o9th of November, that the repairs to water
works, which had been costing at least S30)
per annum, would cost not more than Sl5O,-
and that the special tax for water rights would
pay it. The old floating debts which together
have been tax on the town to the extent OF
$500 per annum will be entirely wiped out this
year, so that in July next we will be tree from
all taxes for old scores.
The cpizootlc or some other cause, has ma
terially affected the wood supply OF the town,
the recent cold snap catching many person 5
with quite limited supply.
The horse malady has pretty we'll exhausted
itself in the community, and 80 far with but
two fatal cases. Last week John 1. Grimes
and VIM. Scibcrs each lost horse from the CT
iects OF the disease
December term of the County Court, Judge
Ball presiding, commences on Monday aeXt
9th inst. -LoMloM Mirror.
TIE ELECTORAL VOTE. " esterday being
the day fixed by law for the meeting OF the
electors chosen in November to elect the Prcsi-
dent and Vice President Of the United States,
the electors for the State of Maryland met at
the capital, in Annapolis, and were duly organ,
lied by the choice of Frederick Ralne, esq, OF
Baltimore city, president, and Augustus CASA
way, esq, Of Annapolis, secretary. Appropr-
ate resolutions were past respecting the mem;
DRY Of Horace Greeley, the democratic and
liberal nominee for the presidency and speeches
were delivered by Ex-Governor Bradford and
Hon. James A. Buchanan upon the sad event
to which they referred. On motion Of ex-
Governor Bradford who is the only liberal re-
publican elector on the Maryland ticket, the
full-elcctoral vote Of the State was cast for
Thomas \. Henricks, Of Indiana, tor President
and B. Gratz Brown, Of Missouri. for Vice
President: The voting in other States, so far
as reported, is announced by telegraph. The
electors for New York, although the vote of
thot Stata wac cast FIR (frant and Wilson