Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-15
VIRGINIA NEWS

;ury rendered a verdictzof guilty and fixed the
term of his imprisonment III the penltentIary
at five years.
Bankrupt sales were going on all day Mon
day at; Bowling Green. Eight hundred acres
of land. with a good house, brought sl,Sco;.
In the linlits.-of the corporation. an acre OF
ground with the odd Fellows, Hall on 1t.
brought $3.50.
There was very serious land slide on the
Lyuchburg and Danvie railroad, on Thursday,
at the section near Fishing creek, one mile be-
low Lynchburg. No one was injured-though
many had narrow escape.
The Page county Courier says that MIR.
Stricken of that county, entered upon harvest.
ing ON the 9Th inst, and that more wheat will
be made in the county than was expected.
The Cupeper Observer says Our farm
ers have commenced their harvest Although
there will be short crop, the quality of the
grain is excellent s . .tts.. ...IE
The newspapers from several sections of the
State begin, to give more favorable account of
the prospects about wheat, that heretofore.
The wheat in Rappahannock county has i'm
proved 10 appearance lately The cat crop is
failure. Corn is looking better.
At White Post, Clarke county, there Is only
one pump going to supply water, and the 10.
habitants are put upon per diem allowance.
The Piedmont Virginian (Orange county,
says I'VE hear that the oat and grass crops
will be almost an entire failure in this county.
The Weld of wheat in Orange county will be
an average one.
The Piedmont Virgiuian. an excellent paper,
has new and handsome sui. OF type.
FA1RFsx County, From the Fairfax
News The county court of this county
commences on Monday next: and will no doubt
be largely attended.
There will be meeting of the Conservative
party of this county at Fairfax G. IT,, on Mon
day next, (court day. for the purpose of ap-
pointing delegates to the State Convention, to
assemble in Richmond on the 9th of June.
We have had several fine showers OF rain
lately which has caused growing crops to im-
prove very much in appearance.
The ladies will hold festival during the
term of the County Court, commencing on
Monday. for the benefit of the NJ. f. Church.
One of our citizens engaged EXTENSIVELY in the
milk business, received not long since, the sum
of G. cents for Sc gallons of milk. The milk
soured before it reached Washington.
The annual ice cream and strawberry festival
of Providence Lodge l. D. Of Q. L. on Tues
day evening was one OF the most pleasant affairs
of the season.
Mrs. S: NJ Jackson who removed with her
family to Washington last Spring, has returned.
and is now occupying her beautiful home IN
this village.
Mr.. R. r. Farr is now engaged in the manu-.
facture Of one hundred and fifty thousand brick,
at his yard about half mile from the village.
A portion of these brick are intended for the
new Masonic hall, to be erected here.
THE LAND SCHEME OF THE O., 4. 4 NJ.
CoMPANY.-A letter from very observing
gentleman expresses the opinion that MIR. Bar
bour's scheme of buying lands along the line
of his road for settlers, is the wisest and most
promising that has been suggested for aug
menting the population and capital of the
State. We do not see how it can fail to effect
great good. if the nd.owners are not bliud to
their own interest. By selling a portion OF
their lands. they will enhance the value of the
remainder rid themselves of debt and acquire
the means for the profitable cultivation of what
is left The increase of population and Of pro.
duction will increase the receipts of the railroad
and at the same time augment the taxable
value, which will enure to the benefit of the
public treasury We are glad to hear that
Mr.. Barbour has made extensive purchases of
very valuable lands iu Nelson and Amherst,
and is now or soon will be 10 condition to offer
great inducements to immigrants. Both the
Orange road and the Manassas branch traverse
the most delightful districts in the State The
region is healthy and beautiful the lands are
fertile, finally adapted to wheat and grass, and
every variety of fruit. The whole Southern
slope of the Blue Ridge is believed by those
who have turned their attention to the subject
better suited to the vine than any other district
on the continent, and we know, that for the
apple, it is unequallcd -Richn,ond Wing.
DECISION OF THE Court OF APPEALS ON
THE HOMESTEAD From the subjoined special
telegram to the News, it will be seen that the
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, in ses-
sion at Wytheville, on yesterday, unanimously
decided the Homestead clause in the Under
wood Constitution, so far as the same relates to
debts contracted prior to the adoption of said
constitution, in violation of the Constitution of
the United States and therefore void. We an
mex the Dispatch and will publish the decision
of the Court in full as soon copy of it can be
obtained:
WYTHEvILLE, Juue Is 1872
Editor NeUs The cases involving the con-
stltutlonaity or OectlOn II Artlcie al OF tne pre-
sent Constitution Of Virginia, were decided to-
day 10 the Supreme Court of Appeals. The
Court held that so much of said Section as re-
lates to antecedent debts is in violation of the
Constitution of the United States, and is there
fore null and void
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Judge Christian, all the Judges concurring.-
Lynch. NcUs. ' .,@
FALL OF. A SoMNANBULIsr-On Weducs-
day night last Mr.. K. S. Patterson, an old
and greatly esteemed citizen Of Rockbridge
county, who was stopping at the Central Hotel,
corner of Bridge and Jefferson streets, retired
to his room at the usual hour, but about 2
clock in the night he dreamed that he was at
his home in Rochbridge, and that the time
to get up had arrived. He accordingly rose
from his bed and went through window,
eighteen feet from the ground falling on his
knees upon the sidewalk of Jefferson street.
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