Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

livened on Thursday last by grand tourna-
ment at which Knights from SpotSylvania,
Orange and Louisa We'd with each other in et
forts to win the honors OF the OCCASION The
charge was delivered by Mr. Parish and after
>pirited contest the palm was born off by Spot
svlvana three of her Knights being victorious,
and the first honor was awarded to the knight
of of Livingstone, Mr.. Hugh Boggs, Of Spot
svlvania. who crowned the lovely and fascnat-
ing Miss Rosa Holladay, Of Richmond, Queen
of Love and Beauty The coronation address
was delivered by DR.. Jos. S. D'jarctte.
The Federal ex soldiers and sailors held Il
meeting in Richmond yesterday, Gen. Ii. Ii.
Wells presiding Delegates were appointed to
the Soldiers and Sailors Convention, at Pitts
burg. Resolutions were adopted endorsing
Grant and Wilson rs true opponents Of the sol
dicrs interest, and calling on their comrades to
make every honorable effort to secure their
election. The delegates were instructed to use
their utmost endeavors to get the corporation
of the Convention ut Pittsburg in securing
equalization of bountlcs and the equal and just
distribution Of public lands to the Federal SOL
dicrs aud sailors of the country.
At the September term Of the Clarke County
Court, Judge Page presiding, the case of }.
p Cornwell, indicted for an assault upon Il
woman, occupied the attention of the Court Il
greater part Of Monday, aud all of Tuesday.
The prisoner was convicted and sentenced to
twelve mouths confinement in the county jail.
Before he was removed he tried to make his
escape by Jumping over the railing OF the bar,
and running out OF the Court House. 1t was
dark, and in going down the steps III front OF
the Court House, he fell, aud before he could
rise was secured.
R. i. Patterson, of Cupcper, and DR.. }.
Alex. WaddclI, Of Stauntou, have purchased the
Crawford Springs property, embracing about
3l:j acres oi land, for Sc, 800. This property Is
on the line Of the Chesapeake aud OHIO Rail
road, about 20 miles east Of Staunton. The
waters are sulphur and cha ybcate, and recent
" a spring has been discovered on the premls-
es, the water Of which is certain cure tor
itch and poison oak The object of the pur-
chascrs is to improve this property and make
it summer resort.
The fredericksburg Herald says Charles
IIerndou esq, as trustee, sold quite recently,
Spring Il known as the old Staplctou Crutch-
field property, in Spotsylvanla, eight miles
from Gulneas, and containing 1876 acres, to
Charles Ramus, of Kansas, for 5000. The
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| it, and has always been quite good tobacco
farm. And yet people 20 to the far West when
such bargains go off right at their own door
Capt. j. B. Taylor, an old and respected
citizen Of Clark county, died at the residence
of his son, near Berryville, on Tuesday morn
ing last. The Courier says THE deceased
was native of Clarke county, where he lived
all his life, and though nearly eighty years DID,
he always evinced a remarkable recollection of
men and things connected with the past history
Of Clarke. !"
In the Court of Appeals sitting at Staunton,
on the 10th, upon the petition Of Michael Eary,
an appeal was allowed aud Il supersclcas grant
ed to a decree of the Circuit Court of Rock
inrham, 10 the case of John Landcs VS. John
Bowman and others; bond required in the
sum of -, 900; and in the case of Wartmann VS..
| Yost; upon supcrsedcaS to decree OF the
Circuit Court Of Rockingham; reversed.
The gentlemen having charge Of the Greeley
and Brown Club at Culpcpcr G. H., are encr-
getcally at work. BY Monday staff Of l2O
feet high will be erected, and the Greeley and
Brown flag will be thrown to the breeze. Flo
oucnt speeches will be delivered by Gems.
kemper and tIunton, and Mcssrs, Baldwin,
ioole, Ex-Gox. Smith and others.
The Fredericksburg Herald says 1.-The
corn crop in King George county, this year, is
put down at only one half of an average, and in
| Westmorelaud it is almost total failure. We
hear for example that the Hon. Wllloughby
Newton, large planter, will scarcely make
more than enough Tor Bread and many other
like instances.
The Corporation Assessor of Fredericksburg
has completed the annual census Of children
over the age OF five years, and reports the re-
suit as follows: Whites males 4322, females
4l7-s49. Colored, males POP, females lis
44G. Total 2Sg. An increase Of - over last
ceDsus.
Mr.. C. r. Dorset an employee on the G. Il
O. road. while engaged in building bridge at
Miller's ferry, fell from the structure, a dis
lance of 80 feet, alightlng upon solid -bcd OF
granite, receiving fracture OF Jaw-boue and
other serious INJURIES Notwithstanding which,
at last accounts, he was doing very We'll.
The Staunton Virginian gives very en-
couragiug account OF the growth and prosperity
of that place. New enterprises are being in
augurated every day. Buildings are going up
in every direction, and the evidences of thrift
and pluck are exhibiting themselves in re-
markable degree.
The delegates and senator's in the General AS
semby from the city Of Richmond, have been
instructed by the Council to procure an act pro-
viding for the future extension Of the corporate
limits Of that city, with view to such future
enlargement as the anticipated Increase in pop,
ulation may hereafter demand.
The Hastings Court of Richmond has dis
posed of Barney Tracy, one of the greatest bull
lies and biackguards in that city, by sending
him to the penitentlary for five years, for max
ing murderous assault upon his divorced wife
"a respectable and peaceable old lady.
The Clark Courier says MIR. Aaron Du-
Bile, tenant on Dr. McGuire's river farm, few
weeks ago threshed his wheat crop ola field Of
twenty-tour acres and found it yielded 942
bushels Of gran-an average Of 80! bushels to
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