Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

ter, Royal j. Morgan, Lynchburg; Senior
Warden, B. T. Edwards, Manchester; Junior
Warden, Christopher Stevens, Petersburg;
Graod Treasurer, C. c. Ellis, Lynchburg;
Grand Secretary, B. A. Perkins, Lyuchburg.
The meeting adjourned Thursday night.
The Lexington Gazette says Mr.. Joseph
Falls. tenant on farm of Gen. S. Mob.
Moore, seven miles below town, missed horse
from pasture field aud after three days of
search found hiln dead from a strange accident.
The horse, it seems was walking across hill
when the ground suddenly sunk under him to
the depth Of fifteen feet He lay in the ohasm
with his neck broke.
\ little girl, aged about six years, daughter
Of Mr.. John Morrisey, residing near Fairfax
c. H., was so severely burned, by her clothes
taking fire from sparks from the fire place, be.
fore which she was standing, on Thursday, that
she died on Saturday morning. Both her
parents were in this city when the accident oc-
cured and did not hear of it until after the
death Of their daughter.
T \ young man named Charles Owens, en-
ployed as laborer at the Chesapeake aud
Ohio railroad tunnel under Church Hill, 10
Richmond, MT with fatal accident on Friday
night. Being near GIFTED aud his vision OBJ
stTuccd by the steam from the engine, he fell
Il distance of ninety feet to the bottom OF the
shaft When taken out life was entirely eX
tlnct.
Judge Staples, of the Court Of Appeals, aud
General James A. Walker, of Pulaski, were
painfully bruised aud injured by falls on the
sidewalks in Richmond, Wednesday night
Col. G. w. Munford, Deputy Clerk Of the
House of Delegates, dislocated his right
shoulder by fall in the same city, Thursday
morning.
The Vindicator gives an interesting descrip-
ton of the great revival of religion now in pro
gress in the NJ. f. Church at Staunton, under
the supervision of Rev. DR.. Rosser. Up to
date there have been POI conversions, and OF
this number over 100 persons joined the
church. The meetings will continue.
The Richmond correspondent of the Peters
burg Progress says :-"There are no new de-
vcopuents 10 the railroad war, except that
the opposing forces are establishing headquar-
tcrs at the hotels, and whiSkey aud cigars are
becoming plentiful in Legislative circles as we'll
as in the lobby.
The Lexington Gazette says:-"We are
glad TO he able to state that the appeal of Gen.
pcndleton, President of the Lee Memorial AS
ISOLATION, TO the ladies of the South in behalf
of the Lee Memorial Fund, is meeting with
hearty response wherever the attention OF the
people has been directly called to it.
Col. B. J. Jordon is opening, on the farm OF
Mr.. John L. Laird, on North River, in Rock
bridge county, avery rich mine of iron ore.
The ore will be shipped TO the Powhatan fur
mace. situated on the james, short distance
above Richmond, for smelling.
\ race over the track at the Cupeper fair
grounds, on Saturday week, between Mr.. Bur,
russ bay mare Dora, and Mr.. Griffith $. dark
stallion, was won by the former. good deal
of moucy, it is said, changed hands on the re-
suit.
The fowl disease is prevailing to an alarming
extent in some portions of Augusta county,
The symptoms of the disease are general au-
yuor aud unnatural swelling III the head, fol-
lowed by speedy death.
\ shooting ARRAY occurred In Staunton, on
Tuesday last, between j. l.. Bryan and n. 5.
Dickerson. The shot from Bryan's pistol struck
Dickcrsou in the forehead but glanced, and
inflicted no serious injury. ~.
\ supper will be given at Fairfax Z. b., IN
the Masonic Hall at the next regular conmunl-
cation, on Wednesday night, to Mr.. 4 w ORTIZ
instou, iu consideration of his valuable services
as Worshipful Master of Henry Lodge.
\ youth named Henry Swatz was killed
near Milboro', Augusta county, few days
since, by falling from freight train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
The Senate Committee on Public Institutions
has decided to repor, favorably upon bill for
the establishment of State Retormatory
School.
JAS. H. Maddux has superseded Mr. Hutton
in the management of the Farmers Hotel, III
Warrepton. The house Is undergoing altera-
tions for the accommodation OF guests.
The Fairfax News says:-"While handling
wood IN one day last week, on his farm near
his place, MIR. WIN. B. Shaw was thrown from
Ills wagon and had his shoulder dislocated.
The Leesburg Washiugtonian says MIR.
III. r. Smith, killed hog on Tuesday last
which weighed 54S pounds, and Ar. John
Ault, killed one which weighed SOP pounds
The county judges elected Thursday by the
General Assembly to fill vacant aud unexplred
terms, have been commissioned oy the UoV-
crnor.
The Shenandoah river, above Front Royal,
has been frozen over for several days
The epizootic has proved fatal 10 number
OF cases IN w arfeu cOuuly. SCFSioi 'A' AAN-o
have lost valuable horses
disease similar to the epizootic has made
its appearance among the cattle 10 the lower
part of Warren county.
The rite of confirmation was administered by
Rshop Johns to ftty-four persons, IN Staun'
ton on Sunday week.
The Culpeper Observer says that the horse
disease has entirely disappeared from that
place aud vicinity.
There was about 81, 900 in the State
Treasury on Friday 100000 of which was re-
ccived from county treasurers
Application is to be made to the Legislature
for charter for the Hanover Junction aud
Rappahannock Railroad.
There was fine sleig hing at Norfolk thurs