Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The third annual meeting of the Virginia
Dental Association commenced in Richmond on
Wednesday morning, DIR. H. Grant. of Ahing
don. the President, in the chair, and Dr. Geo.
f. Reese, of Richmond Secretary. There
were large number of members of the Asso-
citation present The reading of the ANIMAL ad
dress of the President was postponed until
Thursday. The chairman of the Executive
Committee, DR.. Thompson, OF Fredericksburg,
submitted q verbal, report, giving an encourag-
ing account of the Association. DIR. Johnson,
ofsStaunton, chairman Of the Committee en-
Dental Physiology, presented an able and claho-
rate report. which was read and discussed III
length and adopted.
Detective Clarvoc, of Washington. has re
ccivcd dispatch from the Commonwealth 5
Attorney Of Culpepper county, requesting him
to hold John Gentry. colorcd man, arrested
some days ago in that city, for rcqulsirion
from the Governor of Virginia. 1t appears
that Gentry has been fully identified as the
murderer of another cnlorcd man named VIM.
Brown, by cutting his throat at Culpepcr c.
Fl. Gentry and another man broke Jail at the
latter place, and since have been at large.
There is difference of opinion in reference
to the success of the State Fair. The Rich
moud State Journal of yesterday says 1.-THE
exhibition while not reaching the expectations,
perhaps, of the most sanguinc friends Of our
agricultural, manufacturing, and industrial in.
interests generally, was. however, highly credi-
table, considering all the circumstances. "
Prospecting for iron orc in the northern por-
ton of Frederick county, is being pushed with
promise of success. A gentleman, largely en-
gagged n the iron business below Harper $
Ferry, has purchased about ten acres OF land
in Frederick, for 500 per acre, which con-
tains iron ore deposits.
A gentleman from Pennsylvania, ia MIR.
Yost) has gone to Lebanon White Sulphur
Springs, in Augusta county, to establish and
operate large steam saw mill. He is interest
ed 10 2, POO acres of timbered land. and proposes
to reduce it to lumber.
The barn and 700 bushels of corn on the
farm known as Cousiac, in New Kent county,
belonging to Mr. T. B. Gordon, were de-
stroyed by fire on Monday the 18th Of October.
The barn was insured for $500. but the corn
was total loss.
On Saturday last, young man aged about
eighteen years, named Granville Craun, living
near Cline's Mill, in Augusta county. had his
leg terribly mashed and broken, while chopplng
in the woods
Bishop Johns confirmed thirteen persons in
the Episcopal Church at Harrisonburg on the
night of the 9th The building was lenScly
crowded with people to witness the solemn and
interesting ceremony.
During military parade in Richmond, yes
terlay, the Office Of the Southern Express conf
pany was robbed of money packages supposed
to contain $1,000 or $4;oOD. The thieves cs-
capped.
The cars going east, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad are crowded with railroad hands,
going home to vote on the 9th Of November.
Nothing has yet been heard from Mr.. Teller,
the defaulting and absconding teller OF the
Richmond State Bank of Virginia.
Mr. G. A. Sykes, one of the founders and
proprietors of the Petersburg Index, died on
Wednesday, after lingering illness.
SAW DUST SwISDLE.-Mr. Vim. Denniston.
of Tappahannock, received from the express
agent in this city last week notification that
box of medicines addressed to him was in the
express Office, on which there were So.
charges and 80 cents freight. The box vas ac-
conpanied by bill of j. Fl. Appleton, NJ. D.,
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Dennston called at the
office on Monday last and disowned all know.
ledge of the consignor, but paid the bill and
took the box away Shortly afterwards he re-
turned the box, saying he had opened it, and
finding the contents to be two bottles and lot
of saw-dust, he wanted his money back An
attachment was issued, and the money rccov-
cred from the express agent.-FrcA. L"{grr
THE OYSTER TRADE WITH EUROPE 1t will
be rememb ered that during the past winter a
British steamship made two successful trips
from the Chesapeake to London, loaded cxclu
sively with Baltimore oysters. So great was
the success attending the undertaking that it is
now learned that three large vessels are now on
their way here from European ports under
charter to take cargoes of Baltimore oysters to
London. 1t is not known whether these YES
sells will load in Baltimore or on the oyster
beds adjacent to the bay.-BnM -inct1caM.
COMMUNICATED.
Mr.. DAVID HUNTER is an efficient and ex
cellent Clerk and it Is to be hoped will be voted
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