Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Contract for tuoncllipg the rity Of Rich |
n,ond for the double track Of the Chesapeake |
and Ohio Railroad has been awarded to the firm |
OF Branuun 4 Haggcrty, Balsimoreans. They
are already at work upou other contracts upon
the same railroad. The work OF building the
tunnel will be commenced very soon. A hundred
thousand dollars worth oflaud Just below Rich.
mond has been bought by the Company for the
erection ofthcr depo;s and workshops on James
river.
The Tredsgar Company, owning the great
iron works at Richmond, Va, advertise tor
material for the construction OF mammoth
addition to their present railroad car construc-
ton shop. This company now employs l,aH'
hands. and the statement IL made that they
could employ one-third more in the execution
of orders now on hand if their facilities would
admit.
The Staunton Eindcator announces the
death of Dr. Vincent r. Churchman, at his
residence in GreenyilIe, on the morning Of the
oath inst. Of inflammation of the bowels. DR..
Churchnan was widely known as d skllltul
physician. and ranked high in the community
in which he waa horn lived and died
FAIRFAX CorNTY-I From the Fairfax News
The estate OF th. late +. r. Ford is estl-
mated to be at least SSS,(NU, as follows u. 5.
bonds, railroad aud bauk stocks, $4,000 prl-
vate debts, consisting of notes. judgments,
deeds Of trusts, etc., and personal property,
s45. 600 real estate, 5000. Mr.. Ford died
without will. The heirs To his estate are his
widow, three children and grand child-the
latter the son Of his deceased daughter, Mrs.
J. G. Willard.
Mr.. f. G.. Wells and Mr. Wm. l.. Thompson
have each erected for themselves neat and
comfortable houses in this village during the
past few months. The Free Masons exlext,
during the coming summer to build tue brick
hall, two stories high. Mr.. {. IL. Speer Is also
engaged in erecting dwelling short distance
from town, on the Vienna road.
At the last term of the county court, Judge
Cockerillc made rule that hereafter all motions
made in his court, shall he made from the bar,
l. e., made b. lawyer practising in the court,
20 that it will he seen that persons must. IN all
eases, employ a lawyer to attend to their BUS
! inesS.
We have young gentleman in our town. Mr..
J. r, Powell, son Of our popular feow-citizen
Walter Powell, who has Il wonderful natural
talent for drawing We have seen several cop
! ies Of pencil sketches. which are very hand
some and very accurate.
Prince WILLIAM CorSrv - From the
Prince William Gazette One day last week
lady living in the vicinity OF brentsvllle' hear
ing noise in the parlor, proceeded to iDd out
the cause, aud on going i'll. saw to her aston
ishment. large hog rcrosing comfortably III a
large arm chair The lady at once routed him
from his couch. which he Was very loath 10
leave and taking the cushion Of the rhuir in
his mouth cleared out
4 town hall for the transaction OF business at
this township is iu course Of erection in Manas-
>aS, near the corner CT Main street.
DR.. G.. H. Lambert of CentrerIlle, Fairfax
county. will, in week or 80, remove from that
place to this village We Welcome DR.. l..
| amungsl u>.
FArorGER COUNTY From the Harrenton
Index THE suits OF certain New ork ner'
chants against Gustavus Lersner, heretofore
pending 10 the Circuit Court of this county,
have been compromised during the past week
by the defendant confesSiDg judgment in the
sum Of $4,000.
Warrenton can now boast Of two of the best
kept hotels in The State-the Warren Green, by
Messrs. Rixey, Saunders 4 Rixey aud the
Warrenton House, By Sam !. I. Ashby.
Mrs. Sallie Hansborough's mill, tour miles
east of Mo,risville was discoyed to be on fire
few mornings since. and soon after was burned
to the ground. The fire is supposed 10 have
been the work Of an incendiarr.
TIE LATE GEN. RICHARD s. EwELL was
born in Virginia. and entered West p oint as
cadet in 1886. and was in the same class With
Lee In the Mexican war he held the rank
of First Lieutenant of Dragons, and was pro-
NOTED to captaincy for gallant services at
Chapultepec. He afterwards served IN New
Mexico, but when the secession of Virginia &C.
Cured he resigned, returned home, and offered
his sword to the Confederate cause. His first SER
vice in the cause was little sklrmlsh with the
enemy on the 3lst of May. 1861, at Fairfax
Courthouse. in which he was wounded while
reforming small detachment Of volunteers
who had been suddenly attacked by the cavalry
of the enemy and thrown into momentary con-
fusion He was wounded here in the shoulder
and Governor Smith relieved him from COM
mand, and put the enemy to flight. He was
next in the battle Of Manassas but not actively
engaged.
His great services to the Confederacy begun
when he went to the relief of Stonewall Jack
son in the Valley, and participated in that brll-
liant series Of victories which immortalized his
chief and the little army of heroes he so nobly
commanded and skilHully handled. Jacks
gave Ewel full credit for his valuable services
in this campaign, and his own men recognized
the true worth of their commander. At the
battle of Cedar Run he again co-operated with
Jackson, and aided in securing the victory.
Thence he marched towards Manassas, and en-
gagged with the enemy in battle at Groveton,
which preceded the brilliant series Of engage
ments in which Pope was annihilated
In ,hisfght he was wounded and disabled. Am
putation Of one of his legs became necessary,
and he suffered for long time. 1t was feared
he would not recover, and dali the announce
ment Of his death was looked for. In fact: the
enemy reported him dead several times, But
he was soon in the saddle again, but not before
his great chief had fought his last fight Ewell
was selected az his successor
From this time to the close Of the war
through Gettysburg to the Wildcrness--he was
actively engaged in the field, ably seconding
Gen Lee. In the retrogsde movement of that