Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.


flied with ice three inches thick aud very clear.
The farmers in Orange county complain that
the whcaf is suffering ior want Of rain.
A case Of s,nal pox, contracted in Baltimore,
has appeared in Grays"n county
| There has beer Gre death IN Charlottesville
from small pox. thai Of y lady from Baltimore
and three more ca>':s are r@iort"d
There is another large lot Of hoop lui"S At
! the depot at Orange Courthouse, awaiting
,hipment to the West lndi's
The Piedmont Iir-inian says that veil
kept hotel at Orangc Cour.h"use is much
needed.
Mr.. Thomas Miller, a ruci esteemed "i':zan
Of Rockbllge county died ii t.v days >ircc, at
the advanced age Of 81 years.
Mrs Mary Eflingcr, one Of the Oldest ae'les
in Harlisonburg, died in that place on Wed
ncsday, aged 80 years.
The Rev W. D. Starr, II the Wesleyan Fe-
male College at Mur!r"cshoro', ha, been Of
icrcd bat declincd III" p,sltlon Of Ihapair to
the University.
The religious revival III the Methodist
| Church in Staunlon continues, and up 10
! Thursday night there had been on" hundred
and thirty conversions
\ young man was robbed in Winchester last
Saturday night Of $1,000 by two negroes who
were armed and threatened to shoot him II he
dcmurrcd to their demands.
The King George Agricultural aud Pomo-
logical Club holds its next meeting at King
George Courthouse. at the residence Of VIM.
| H. Gaines esq on Thursday next, the 10Th
instant.
The Saunton EindcatUr contains the
nounccmcnt of tie death OF three very aged
persons Of that courty VIM B. Alexander,
aged 50 years, 10 months ana IL day Peter
Zmmcrlnau, aged Is year, months aud IS
days, and Mrs. Betsy Guthrie, aged neat 100
years.
John H. Magson. the oldest printer in the
valley, died in Winchester Oh Saturday last, in
the 10Th scar Of his age. lie learned the
printing business III the o!llrc OF the " Inches.
! ter tuZatte, wa, Il volunteer II thc "nr Z!
1872. and wa, at the battle oi North Pom.
He mad travelled ia Europe, Asia aud Africa.
In 49, Mr. VIM. i. Shuic. Of Noptg"u-
cry county, Pa, purchased the Lebanon White
Sulphur Springs, in Augusta county, about II
miles from StauntOn, air! went there 10 ''ol;c.
Not long since his business affairs became liz
volvcd aud hc Went to Philadelphia to srra=!:t-
en- them. While there Il security d>bt i"r
$4,000 WAS unexpectedly brought against ban
and still further involved his affairs. In de-
sIir, he rot pistol and Que night last week
shot himself. He was dead when found.
At railroad meeting, held in Winchester
Oh Monday evening, the proposition Tor Il su5,
scription Of $4,000 dollars nile, on the part
Of Frederick county. To secure the construction
Of the Nar,in>burg and Potomac Railroad *
tension was referred to a committee. The
status and prospects of the Washington and
OHIO Railroad were also considered, aud Il com
mittee of the Committee OF Trade was request
cd to examine the charter and Acts Of Assem-
biy relating to tie road AMI report % Il oCJoc-
Qucut meeting.
Last week. while the passenger train o.: tac
c. 4 O. r. r. was going at % miles an hour,
near Eragsvlllc, a young man named liarri-
sou. while under the Influence of liquor, at
! tempted to pass from one car 10 anolh her and
rolled off, The train was stopped and he WAS
taken aboard in an unconscious condition., with
an ugly wound on his head While the sym
pathizng crowd were iooking at him awaiting
his death, the young fellow woke w un'icr
the impression that some one had struck HIN,
and offered to whip any passenger around.
A., VI. & O. Il. R-Thc report presented
yesterday to the meeting at Norfolk of the
stockholders of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad on the part of the President and
Directors Of the Company show that during the
past year the floating debt Of the various com
panies now merged in the Atlantic Mississippi
and Ohio Company has been met and extIn
guishcd with portion OF the proceeds "f the
loan effected upon the bonds Of thcC"mi'lny. IN
thelransport department. the receipts haze
been FROM passenger trains, S3G9. o42.9l !;
from tonnage trains, l,3oj, 22335.J total
Sl.95427SS9 The transportation OF passen-
gers has increased during the year - per
ceut; While the freight transportation has III
creased per cent, this latter derived mainly
from local business. The gross revenue c! the
line has been, 81 900 053.0G; its current cx-
pcnses, 1924, 725 II. leaving Il balance Of
s734, 327 %, an Increase Of net revenue ot
over Is per cent.
LEGISLATIVE DESKS. Mr.. Neale, of