Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-26
Letter from Hamilton.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gaz

LcItcr from haulAAlOu.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
HAMILTON, July &c, 1S72.-Dr. S. i. John.
sou (Mr Davy) of Herndon, gave an entertain
ment at Academy Hall, last uigbt, for the beDe-
fit OF ST. Timothys Mission OF that place The
weather was unfavorable, the audience small,
the melodion, ION account of the weather sup
pose, J afflicted with the rheumatism. So you
may judge that Mr.. Davy'' had hard road
to travel" He, however acquitted himself we'll,
aud eutertaided his audience very agreeably.
The rendering of some of the pieces was very
amusing, particularly the song-"I saw Esaw
kissing Kate" and the reading of the Lost
| Heir" The entertainment will be repeated to-
night with change Of programme and we
hope to have larger audience. MARTIN.
SAD SToRY.-The Shenandoah (Va Herald
tells the following sad story: "Ou Saturday last
the inhabitants ofthis borough Witnessed very
extraordinary and sad funeral Three genera
tons, grandmother, mother and baby were
Inferred together. The first of these. Mrs Hun
sicker, was attending one of her daughters, who
was laid up with smallpox until nearly recov
cred. when she was taken i'll. Overpowered by
fatigue and care, the old woman could not face
the complaint, aud the fourth day she fell a vic
tim to it. She was the mother Of six children,
and had the rare fortune to see them all grown
up and satisfactorily settled in life. She had
twenty one grandchildren. eighteen of whom
are alive The very day Mrs. Hunsicker was
taken sick, her daughter, Mrs. See!bach, was
also laid up and survived her mother only
sixteen hours She leaves grieved husband
and three young children; aud the fourth Was
stlI-born during the iiluess, and buried with
the mother.
WASHINGTON ITEMS John Keegap, the
actor, who Was struck by the wad OF mus
ket DISCHARGED on the stage of METROPOLITAN
Hill few weeks ago, during the play of
''Obeying Orders" died at Providence Hospi
tai last night.
A genuine Lancashire clog shoe, iron-tipped
and wond-soled, was received at the Post
Office Department to day. This shoe has been
months, during which time it has visited all of
the States 10 the Uuon and nearly all Of the
principal cities.
Miss Nelly King was poisoned yesterday by
an overdose OF creosotc, taken for the toothache.
1t is said she will not recover.
Within the past three days but two new cases
of smal-p ox have occurred.
COMPUTATION TIcKETs-The plan of sell.
ing so many tickets for stipulated price, by
Railroad Companies, to citizens residing along
the line, has been found to be highly advanta
geous to the Railroads themselves, as well as a
direct mode of popuarizng them with the peo
pie. Now if our Road here would follow the
illustrious example, aud sell tickets to parties
residing North and South Of fredericksburg,
as well as those who live contiguous to Alexan
dria and Richmond, they would find travel in
creased, their revenues enlarged, land receive at
the same time such popular support as all such
institutions need to have at various periods 10
their corporate lives Ifa dweer in the vicn-
and return for 81, the Railroad would get $40
for such travel where it gets 5 under the pre-
sent system. Fredericksburg Herald
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE
OF VIRGINIA-The first meeting of the Board
Of Visitors of the Virginia Agricultural and
| Mechanical College was held at Montgomery
White Sulpher Springs on the 18th inst. All
the members of the board were present. They
visited the Preston aud DIN Institute which is
to be converted into this new State institution,
and examined the buildings, and also purchas-
ed farm of two hundred acres for the college
at $S5 per acre. A curriculum was adopted
which does not embrace the higher classics but
is devoted to the more practical branches OF
learning. The salary of the president was fixed
at $4,000, that of other professors at 81, 500.
The board will meet again the 18th of August
to elect faculty.
IMPROVING NAVIGATION. -M4jor Craighill,
| U. S. A., advertises for proposals for making
channel to Aqua and Accotink creeks For
the first 81 500 has been appropriated, and tor
the latter $4,000 are available. Accotlnk
Greek is to have channel made from its mouth
to the village Of the same name. A channel is
to be made in Aquia Greek from the draw 10
the Railroad bridge towards the Narrows"
above. Proposals received at Maj. Craighis
office n Baltimore, to August l7th, for either
or both of the above Improvements. Fred
o.,.cl.c5nro HeruH