Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
A young man of good address made his mp.
pearance at the Exchange Hotel, in Richmond
on Monday aud represented himself II, the
travelling agent of Miss Burnside. the actress
who he said was ON her way to play an engage
ment at the theatre. During the day he pre-
sented check at the office of the hotel for
$50, and remembering that he was in want of
small amount of money, and was not known
at the bank, asked if they would not obiige
him Dy cashng it. The clerk thinking all was
right, gave him the money for the check, and
he shortly after disappeared and has not since
been seen.
Bethany church, in Bedford county, stu
ated near Bellevue, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning last The building was used
by the Methodist Professionals aud at the time
OF the fire services were being held therein, and
| it was just alter the text had been announced
that the flames were discovered The fire was
communicated trom the stove pipe, and, al
| though every effort was made by the coDgrcga-
ton present to subdue the flames, the building
was soon reduced to ashes.
Ia the Court Of Appeals, setting in Rich
mond, appeals have been granted in the cases
Of Coleman vs.. Anderson, from decree OF the
Circuit Court of Caroline county Oter VS..
Dozier, trustee, from decree of the Circuit
Court of Westmoreland county An appeal
was refused in the case of Bryan, trustee. vs.
Fickliu & Hewctt, from the Circuit Court of
Spotsy vania.
The lawyers in Loudoun county are COM
planning of decline in the practice Of their
profession; commenting upon which the Enter
prise says :-"Wheu the necessity of support
ing lawyers is done away with, look out for the
dawn of the millennium
Mr.. David j. Saunders has been elected
President Of the Old Dominion Sugar Refinery
Company, vice MIR. Charles r. Workman re-
signed. The Lynchburg Virgnian says, the
salary is quite comfortable one. being We are
informed, $4,000 per anuum
The county of Clarke has been for some
time without sheriff, The reason of this is
that under the present system the collection
of taxes is not made by that officer, and no one
is willing to assume the grave responsibilities
Of the Office without its former emolumeDts.
The Loudoun Enterprise says :-'Walter
Braden, son of the late Rodney Braaen, re-
ceived serious wound during the past week
by falling from load of fodder on the prongs
of sharp pitchtork.
We have received the first number of re-
| ligous paper called "Our Church Paper,
established at New Market, Shenandoah couu-
| ty, by the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Several cases of small pox are reported, at
BoIiugton, near Lovettesville, in Londoun
county.
PARDoNED KU- KLUx PRISONER. a Wash
ington dispatch to the New York Herald
states that Reuben G. Young, ku- Klux pris
oner, who has been pardoned by the President,
arrived in that city from the Albany peniteu-
tiary on Saturday, in dying condition. He
was on his way home, to Youugsville, Alaba-
ma. He was interviewed in the cloak-room
of the House of Representatives. The man
gave the following history of his case
1T was all the work of man named Barnes.
! He hated me, and wanted TO have me put out
of the way. For this purpose he went to John
D. Young, Ku-Klu1 prisoner, now in the
Albany penitentiary, but no relation of mine,
me, but John refused. The next day be was
arrested and tried, and, like me, sentenced to
ten years. This man Barnes was q United
States commissioner, and had unlimited power
in my county He was on the grand jury
which found an indictment against me. They
wanted to convict somebody, and they selected
NE and my son, Ringgold L. Young. There
aae now six Ku Klux prisoners in the Albany
penitentiary-three from Tallapoosa and three
from Randolph county. One Of them, Charles
Howard, is perfect idiot; another named
Blanks, is boy.
CALIFORNIA QUAiL.-Postmaster General
Creswell received coop of California quail or
cartridges at Washington this week, and sent
them TO his place at Elkton. He proposes
keeping these beautiful birds till spring and
then letting them go. There are three or four
dozen of the birds, and if the climate is adapted
to them and poaching guDners are restrained or
persuaded to spare them they will soon spread
over the country. The California quail Is slight
ly larger than our partridge, but resembles it
very much in its general appearance and ieath-
ers The male bird is striped with white on
the sides of the head, similar to our partridge,
and the under feathers of the two species bear
strong resemblance; but the back Of the Pa
cic bird inclines to dove color. The head of
the male bird has beautiful crest, unlike any
of the birds which inhabit the Atlantic States
or Mississippi Valley. The female is palmer
in her plumage, has no stripes on her checks
and q very small crest, apparently one feather
rising about three fourths of an inch and curving
at the top. The crest of the male is of the
same character, but much larger. Ii MIR.
Creswe is successful in propagatlng the species
it will prove beautiful and valuable acquisition
to the birds of our groves and iiel'ls.- fecl
Wing.