Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-04
VIRGINIA NEWS

Garner demanded 10 huOW ny WuaG dulHUill9
they held him. As they could show none, he
quietly babe them good day and walked off,
No effort, SO far as We know, has been made
for his rc-arrcst.
The Stauntou Fair. Ground Flour Mills are
now in operation 1t is large, handsome and
most substantially constructed fve-story edi6ce,
built upon the latest and most approved plan !;
contains five sets of burrs, and is capable OF
turning out about one hundred barrels Of flour
per day.
Judge Rives, of the U. S. Western District
Court, now in session in Danville, delivered
Saturday morning long and learned opinion
with regard to the retrospective feature of the
Homestead law, fully sustaining the late decls-
ION of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
\ destructive storm passed over Mecklen-
burg county, last week. 1t was very de-
structivc on the farm Of Lyddall Bacon and on
that of Colonel j. IT, Goodc, destroying five
harms on the latter. On Mr. Richard Walker
farm the damage to the tobacco was S2,oOO
Mai. II. NJ. Bell, commissioner, sold on the
aa4th ut, the large farm containing one thous
and acres, near Clifton Forge. Allegheny coun-
", and owned by the late Joseph d. kaySer,
TO Davis A. kayscr, of Staunton, for the SUN
of $1,000
Mr. David Confer, who rents the Wright
farm at Whcatlaud, Louloun county, threshed
his wheat last week, and from his stack yard,
which he offered for seven hundred bushels,
he obtained eleven hundred and four bushels
The barn aud some other out.houses on the
place of Mr. James Collier, at Fleets, in Ches-
terfcld, near Richmond, were burned on Mon
day night, with one thousand bushels OF rye
and >ome other grain and provender.
Mrs. Thompson, widow Of the late Judge
Lucas p Thompson, has sold her residence 10
Staunton to Misses McCung and Baldwin,
Proprictors Of the Augusta Female Seml-
nary" for the sum Of $l5O0O.
In the Court Of Appeals sitting at Staun-
ton, on the 18th ult., IN the case of Lara vs.
Cloud supcrscdeas to a jud gment Of the Cir,
cult Court of Clarke county; the judgment OF
Circuit Court was affirmed.
The Monroe county Register of Saturday,
says: The tack Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad has recro<scd the Grccnbrler at Ora
ham ferry, and will enter the Big Bend lun-
mel next Thursday.
The large steam saw and grlSt mill IN
Matthews county, owned by Charles Brown, Of
Delaware, was burned on Tuesday last with
1000 feet OF lumber
Some cntcrprisiug capitalists propose soon
to erect wooden factory, an iron foundry and
large blacksmith shop, at Little Rlvcr, IN Floyd
county.
Capt John McClaugherty, Of Giles county,
died last Thursday in the 9Ist year of his age
The Gazette thinks he was the oldest resident
OF tho county.
Fourteen Car loads of cattle were shipped to
the Northern markets Sunday evening from
Lynchburg, by way Of the Orange and Alexan-
dria Railroad.
The amount of United States revenue tax
paid by Richmond manufacturers during the
month OF August was $3.50, 400.
The amount of The Lynchburg Building
Loan Association stock taken Oh yesterday,
was So, 800.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. In the Police Court
yesterday Fritz Schaibcl, the keeper Of a res
tuarant was find 800 aud had his license for
feited under the District civl rights bill. Three
negro men, asked for beetSteak and lager beer,
He told them that he had no bcctsteak, and
glass, in advance, referring them to the print.
ed price list, Lager 80 cents. They did not
take the lager at that price, but made coul-
plant at the Police Court
The new street railroad of the Connecticut
Park Company is now being constructed.
There was great excitement at the North
crn Liberty market at eight o'clock last night
caused by the agents and employees OF the
Board of Public Works destroying and demol-
ishing the old sheds and buildings that make
up that market. The lockers in many of the
stalls were broken open aud the meats, hams,
&C., thrown out on the streets and carried away
by vagrant negroes. \ number of the butch
ers were present putting in their supplies for
market. and many had stored away quantities
of meat aud had lett to return IN the morn
ing. \ force of police we're on the ground
which had the effect to quell u riot, which Was
at one time Imminent
The number of grain and molasses dlstilleries
in operation on the first was Isl, with pro.
ducing capacity OF l4G,545 gallons of spirits
daily or fifteen distilleres less than on Au-
gust lst, and decrease 10 the producing capa-
city of - els gallons daily
Thirteen dozen reed birds were killed by
Mr.. G. II. Hcnaut in the marsh near the
Long Bridge, last Saturday.
The case Of Judge Dent, charged with an
assault on Henry Reed, of the Capital, was
postponed by the Police Court until o.day
Samuel Bartlett was dangerously Injured
yesterday by the explosion Of his powder flask
while cunning near Behring'S Bridge.
Two packages, directed to |. ?. Libbey, and
containing jcwelry and watches valued at $500,
were stolen from one of the wagons Of the
Adams Express, yesterday afternoon.
On yesterday, Mr., W. H. Chisedine, an
old employee of the hayward, had one of his
fingers cut off and his left hand otherwise much
injurncd By the shears at the copper rolling
mill where he is employed.
The Washington and Georgetown railroad
on Capitol Hill. recently taken IN by the
Board of Public Works, is being rapidly relaid
with cobble stone.
THE "BABEs IN THE WooD" have turned up
at Hillsdalc, New York. Three children, aged
four, six and eight, Of john Foley, residing in
the mountains, strayed off after hucklebcrries
The mother missed them, and blew the dinner
horn for circuit of a mile around the house. in
hopes Of attracting their attention but in vain.