Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-15

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We are informed By Mr.. Frank r,lmcr, OF
Vienna. that during the Christmas holidays a
party of la,lcs and gentlemen were proceeding
to a friend house near Aldic. for the purpose
for attending social gathering, when the horst:
ridden by Miss Mary Hrout ut aahlnston,
d. C.. became unmamgcabe and ran oil
throwing its rider, WHO received several severe
bruises. Mr.. p. b. Gnuucll. Of this county,
vino was III company. went forward for the l'llr-
pose Of catching the ANIMAL and after doing 81,
was returning. when his llrrSe, in the uarknc>s,
walked over All cmbankmcnr in the road aud
falling with its tull force On Mr. GunncIl's leg,
injured it severely from which he has since
suffered intense pain Both accidents happen.
ell within few minutes Of each other.
1t is rumored that Mr. Frauk Scbounmak er.
who formerly lived at Clifton station, WAS, with
thirteen others, burial in snow slide on one
| of the Western railroads lew weeks ago, when
| all persisted. The story is, however. doubted
by some of his most intimate friends.
Lewis Quigg, a Sonof Mr. II. Quigg. residing
near Clifton. met with serious accident nn
Friday week, 10y severely cutting his foot with
an axe, W lille chnpplng wood in his father ;
woods. Doctors Simpson mud Green are AT
! tcudine him.
Mr.. G. l.. Adams, who was seriously inur
| We are sorry to learn. permanently crippled
So much 50, that he will almost if net quite,
l.,sc the use of his left hip-which VA, badly
fractured.
| Mr. Wilcoxin, residing near this place. who
/ had one OF his eyes injured several weeks ago
after suffering intense pain for SOME tmc-
has mad the misfortune OF losing the entire
! sight of the injured eye.
The personal property OF Mr. Oscar I"ziu;
which he sold Oh Thursday last, h:"tGht good
| prices. notwithstanding the terms were cash.
Mr. Vein has rented his inay imrrnvrd
! t:rtu Ia Mr. Richard Butler, h. Mr.. Vein!
! having engaged in business in Philadelphia.
! We learn tha, Mr.. 'ih"n,, Payne and MIR.
! Lynn. OF Manassas. will shortly open ue's
store at Clifton.
PnGScE WILLIAM Co.. From the Prince
William Gazette. Ga Friday evening last
Theodore kctclam, son of Jason ketchan
esq. Of this place, who is employed a. brakes
man on the Alexandria and MuIa>S;,, Railroad.
met with severe accident near Stra>burs.
! The train was moring slowly INFO that place
when he jumped off to open switch. but III
/ 50 doing fell INTO cattle stop. breaking his
left ley
/ We understand that lien. o. o. Howard
! contempiases erecting during the coming
! spring. twenty-five brick HOUSES on his proper
! ~ at this place. a;.y purchased of T. Il. Sill.
! sou. u>1.
! Mr.. James F. Clark Commonwealth At
rorney. has removed from Rrent>vlr TO Ma
ra>>tH.
! ADAMS Express COMPANY. We are au-
! thorizcd to state that the Adams Express
! COMPANY have made material reduction III
! their money tariff, Packages Of SD. or
! les can be sent to any part of the country for
| the very low sum OF IL cents and larger sans
at currc>pondngy low rates. This Is 4 step IN
! tn. right direction aud all who use this rlla
! bic company's lines will be pleased TO hear of
! t. H"r,r"t"n M,f,r
! LAND. Capt. Edgar Whitehead Of the Eir
! gnia I.aul Agency, and B. /, Nac and L. /.
StringicIIow, On the part Of the o.. \. X VI.
! K. K. Company have .ius closed the examua-
! tirn Of 23Onu acres Of Amherst and Nelson
! lands The Company : agents we'll pleased
with most Of the lands shown. and there is
every probability Ola sale. -.4mh~r>t h"t'r-
! pr'M.
DEATH OF Mr.. THOMAS LEFrwIcH--A
private letter received here says thar Nr.
! Thomas Icttwich, the father of Rev. }. L.
| Leltwich, formerly pa>tcr OF the md Presby-
tcrian Church in this city. died at his home in
! Liberty. Bedford county, Virginia, on Sat,lr-
! day last in the riehtieth year pf his aye.
! POPULATION OF misunderstanding To
| the Census table the population of Virginia for
| 1870 is .2l5, IS}; of which the number Of ma
tive born is | ~ ,709: foreign born Bib.