Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-13
VIRGINIA NEWS

A colored man named Arnistrad II0omes Of
Fredericksburg was severely injured on Thurs
day, at Marlboro. Hinge Gorge county. Armistcad
has been travelling about the county with Mr..
Gray's threshing machine as feeder. and had his
foot caughr in the machine. The foot had to
be amputcd.
The chicken cholera is raging in portion Of
Henrico county Thomas Johnston, OF the
firm of West, Johnston & CO., Of Richmond,
lost thrty-one setting heus OF approved Breeds
from his cause, Friday last, aud his neighbors
we're also losers in the same way.
The Richmond tobacco market has been de-
pressed for several days and prices Of some
kinds arc reported la$2 per hundred lower
The Lynchburg market has been very ANNA"
ted for several days, and prices are il anything
a shade higher.
A portion of "Maptua," $50 acres, near
Frederick shurg brought SoO00 on Saturday.
George W. Shepherd purchaser
The drought on the lower Rappalmnnock
continues A slight shower on Sunday scarce
ly laid the dust.
Mr. L. G. Ferris, the contraction for dredging
the Rappahannuck is actively at work with
some twenty Or thirty hands.
MORE FRAUDS. The War Department has
referred to thelJ 5 attorney for thew dis
trict of Texas, the case Of II. j. Thompson. of
Jacksboro, Texas, who sumo time ago presented
Il claim against the quartrruastcr department
for tlirty-two hundred trees, alleged to have
been cut from his land Ion the construction Of
Fort Richardson, one of the long chain Of mill
tary posts established within the past lew years
for the protection of the settlers from Indians
and McXicans The claim was for so, 900, and
had the approval Ct the necessary officials end
ing with that of Gen. Ekin the chief quarter
master, but was resisted by Qnartcrnastcr Gen
eraI Mcigs who had lately madca personal in.
spccion OF the Texan posts, and was satisfied
that both the u,lanity Of timber and the yalu:
charged were either wholly fictitious or grossly
exaggerated The papers were therefore return.
cd to Texas to be laid before board Of survey.
This board, to the surprise Of the Quarter.
master General reported wholly i'll favor oI the
claim, and the report was approved and recm-
mcudcd by tien. James OAkcs. the post COM
mander, aud again by General Ekin, the chief
uuartcrmastrr, who added some euIngIslc re-
marks upon the high character AMI Integrity of
Gcn. Cakes Gen. MeigS still opposed the
payment of the claim. and caused an order to he
lSSllru IN Inspector tGnclil Ioilrtl u proc e'l
to Fort Richardson and Inquire into the Whole
subject The report of the inspector general
was conclusive upon the case and showed be-
yund dispute that but three hundred trees had
been cut instead of three thousand. and thar
81 900, instead $50 600, was the full value Of
the property. This report placed the various
officers concerned in the ira Saction in pre-
dicamcnt from which they hastcncd to escape
by pleading Implicit reliance upon the repre-
scntatiou Of Capt. Potter, the former quarter.
master of the post, who was dead ut the lime of
Gen. Baird 5 investigation.
The case having been laid before Secretary
Belknap, he has directed criminal proceedings
to be taken against the claimant, Thompson, to
open the way for investigation into the Conduct
OF all concerned.
1t is regarded as probable that this case
will revive the proposed investigation into
the administration of the Iuartermaster
affairs in the Department of Texas, notwith-
standing The fact that the s 'cretary of War,
upon consultation with the highest military
authorities, was Of opinion that the matters
in question were practically settled By the APP
pontmcnt of General Augur to the command
Of the department and the ASST gnnent of new
chief quartcrmaSter in place Of General Ekn
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