Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-15
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Shenandoah Herald says "A sulphur
spring near Maurertown that had not been used
for many years was opened by Messrs. En-.
Painter and Harvey Smoot last week. Having
a>ccrtaiued where the spring had been, they
dug down about two feet and struck hogs
head, 10 perfect state Of preservation, that
had been placed there sixty-six years age"
During the storm Of Tuesday night the barn
of Mr. Mcdaniel, near Purcellvie, was struck
by lightning and burned We regret to: hear
that large quantity Of wheat, hay, &C., was
destroyed. .'.s
Mr. Daniel Flaherty of Powel's Fort has a
wheat which be imported from Ireland year
or two ago. It's of very fine quality and Mr..
Flaherty says it will yield better than any
wheat in the State.
MIR. j. c. Stut,z, worthy aud highly re-
spected German citizen Of Petersburg, COM
mitted suicide on Sunday morning by drowning
himself in the Appomattox river. Domestic
inteliclty was the cause
Mr.. George T. Baldwin, a prominent hard
ware merchant Of Richmond, died in Liberty
on Sunday last.
MATILDA HERON AS A WITNESS. -Matilda
Heron has again been before the San Francisco
public, this time iu the character of witness
on behalf Of some Individual who was injured
in firemen's fight in the street, of which the
fair Matilda happened to be an involuntary
spectator Her evidence was given in this
shape My name is Matilda Heron Byrne.
| am woman, not a strong man to confront
men, the. etore please permit me to relate what
| saw in my own way. On Sunday last went
to early mass in the Catholic church on Mar
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masses, returned to my house on O'Farrell
street. | was not well, and when | reached
the house the landlady very kindly as ed me
10 be seated in the paror to rest before at
tempting to ascend the stairs. While seated
there | heard noise in the street, and looking
out saw two men running who wore red shirts
aud had their coats off, | had just told the
andlady how sweet and calm [ telt after the
mass, and | did not wish to be excited while
under the heavenly influence of my delig httul
religion, and she said | ought not to look at
the men did look and saw third man run
ming, and his shir, was white one. | heard
Il conclusion, aud the lady exclaimed, "Oh, he
is shot y rushed out of the house, putting
aside my woman's dellcacy, and there on the
pavement lay the poor boy (Mulcahy) as 1t
dead, and all one sheet Of blood. Would no
man pick him up. Not one stirred to do SO.
|
living asked, DO you know that you are
shot % He murmured: Eyes; Bob shot me. "
| asked him ii he had any message to send to
mother, sister, OF wife. He replied Tell
them to take INC to my BROTHER looked at
the men about me and asked for assistance for
the poor wounded boy, but all their faces We're
very pale and not one moved. saw man
drive up in wagon, and said TO him, DO
you take this boy to some hospital or other
place where he can be cared for" He did not
consent | looked around in the crowd to see
if there was any humanity there, and then
thought it was money they wanted. offered
the men money, aud yet they let the poor boy
lie there, and the pavement is still stained
with his blood | asked some one to assist me
10 my feet, ior was i'll, and then | went away
and left them.
LoUDoUN COUNTY, From the Loudoun
Mirror Powell Harrison and Henry Heaton,
commissioners in the case of Remsburg, Miller
\ Co., VS. NARROW, sold on Monday last, tract
Of 2j3 acres of land, lying on the Potomac
river for $40 IS per acre, Henry Vanderbilt,
purchaser. Also, the Limestone Mill, with
%! acres of land, for $4,000-to the, same
purchaser The Gibson Gregg farm, containing
TO-; acres, was sold on Tuesday, by Messrs.
Harrison, Foster, holland and Chancellor, com
misSioners, for $50 per acre. Howard Lelth'
purchaser.
Henry Heaton and w. C. Morgan, assignees,
sold on Saturday last, the farm of 2. b. Shep-
herd, in Clarke county, containing 264 acres,
for $50 80 per acre. Samuel Thomas, OF Fred
crick city, Md, purchaser
During the storm ON Sunday evening, the
lightning struck tree 10 the yard OF Mr. John
Il. Caruthers, near the Grove Church, and
>hivered it, Three gentlemen were sitting on
the porch, some thirty or forty yards distant,
at the time, and one of them, Mr.. J Ohm Caru-
Tiers, was so stunned by the shock that he was
for some time inscnsible, and for more than an
hour unable to speak He finally resuscitated,
however, aud we are glad to learn IS rapidly
recovering
On Saturday, Mr. John Y. Bassell caught in
the Potomac black bass that weighed WITHIN
Il fraction of FIVE pounds, he largest, perhaps,
ever yet taken from the waters OF the Potomac.
A letter has been received from Horace
Greeleys private Secretary. notifying the COM
mittee of the Loudoun Agricultural Society
that it will be impossible for MIR. u. to accept
the invitation to deliver the annual address at
The exhibition in October.
Two hundred and ninety eight tickets were
sold on August Court day, for the evening train
10 Hamiton; and 500 words sent off from the
Telegraph Office concerning the Lloyd case;
We had two fine rains Oh Saturday and Sun
day evenings last, and another on Monday
evening.
Gov. WIN. SMITH attended large meeting
held at Woodstock, Shenandoah county, on
Monday last. After the candidates for Con-
gress had spoken, the Shenandoah Herald says:
Gov. Smith for about two hours entertain
ed the audience with very able speech: He
said am an old fashioned democrat, INSIDE
aud out. | am no temporiser. | will not sup
press ANYTHING. Democracy is the strict con-