Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Chlstansburg Messenger says: Son
the 18th inst, Rev Elijah Williams, of Mont
gomery county, started to see his daughter
who lives near the Summit" on the Orange,
Alexandria and Manassas railroad, and whilst
crawling over the bridge near by, saw train
approaching. He endeavored to roll of the
bridge, when the train struck him, cutting off
his arm at the shoulder and MASKING his foot
and ankle. He soon died from the effects of
his injuries Mr.. W. was an old soldier of the
war of 1912, aud was highly esteemed by all
| who knew him."
Mr.. S. 4. Hawver, of Greeubrier. ". Va,
who had l05 head of cattle on train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, in attempting
to get on the train at Summit II miles west
of Staunton, on Monday last, while the train
was in motion, slipped and fell the wheel of
the car running over and iDjuriug his right
foot SO severely that some Of the bones had to
| be extracted.
The two Frenchs and Dunford, arrested
sometime since for the murder of a colored
man named Woodson, broke Jail in Newbern
last Sunday night and made their escape
They had been, since their arrest, in the
Wythc Jail for safe keeping, but had been
taken to Pulaski for tria.
The lower end of Washington county was
visited by "a very severe hail storm Saturday
night, extending across the county, from Clear
Branch, ten miles west OF Abingdon, to Clinch
Mountain aud up the Poor Valley, entirely
destroying whole crops Of tobacco, aud doing a
good deal of damage otherwise.
The Lccsburg Washingtonian <ays:-"Our
farmers are busily engaged in seedng-the
weather has been fine for preparing the land
for that purpose. The remuneratlve price
which wheat commands has Induced our agri
culturlsts to prepare for seeding more land than
usual at this season.
\ colored excursion from Charlottesville,
visited Staunton on Sunday week. One of the
excursonists was found on the street exhibit
ing a monster rattle .suake, at ) cents sight,
which was taken possession of, but returned il
the owner just before the train lett.
Gen. James H. Williams, elector for thi:
Congressional District, and DR.. J. c. Hill, Of
Alexandria, delivered able speeches at Orange
g. H: on last court-day in behalf Of Greeley
and Brown. Both gentlemen were listened tc
By large and attentive audience.
A telegram from Washington says 1.-The
President has appointed s. d. Williamson, o.
Virginia, his private secretary to sign war
rants The man is well-known in and about
Lynchburg, and used to be called 'Violet VIII
hanson.
The vote upon the subscription of So, 00(
by the Corporation Of Harl isonburg to the cap
ita stock Of the Washington, Cincinnati aut
St. Louis narrow-guage railroad company, viii
take place on the 18th Of next month.
The next annual meeting of the Virgin;
Division Of the Army Of Northern Virgin;
will take place in Richmond, on the 3lst Octo
Der. 1872 Gen. john B. Gordon, of Georgia
will address them on the OCCASION
The Lynchburg News says Son the farm
of Dr. Craighi, near the city lot of New
York State wheat yielded this season forty-Gv,
bushels to the acre, weighing If pounds to tn
buShcl."
The Waterford High School, in Loudoun
opened on Monday, under the care of Prof. j
Fletcher NOVEL;, assisted by Miss Ella Hol
ingsworth, with seventy scholars.
The Town Council, of Danville, has passeG
an ordinance requiring the barber. shops Il
close on Sunday the penalty for being opeI
being not less than SO nor more than $40.
There was fatal case Of small pox at Cor
louisville on Monday last and it is stated tina
another case developed itself at that place OIL
Wednesday.
Twenty-six persons from the neighborhoo(
Of Newport, Augusta and Brownsburg, Rock
bridge, left Stanton on Thursday last 70
Sherman, Texas.
Geo. W. Larkin, esq , is announced as a can
didate for CONFERENCE.-The Attorney for Prime
William county.