Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-06
VIRGINIA NEWS


Hill in Hollywood Cemetery. ln all there have
been about fifteen hundred bodies taken to
Richmond, mostly of men who belonged to
Pickett Division.
The trial of Harry Read, charged with shoot
ing George Merrimon, in Liberty, the 4th
Tuesday in July last, commenced in the court
of Bedford on Monday, and was concluded on
yesterday, the jury finding the accused guilty,
and fixing bis punishment at two years IN the
penitentiary A motion for q new trial was
entered.
The Shiloh Baptist Association held It's An
Lual Session last week at Sperryville. General
Field was Moderator. A number Of reports
were read and discussions held concerning
missions, education and the Sunday School
work The next meeting Of the body will be
held with the Mount Carmel Church, in Mad
ison.
Levenstein 4 Co., erected Sumac mill in
King and Queen county, Va, in 1869, at a
cost of about 50 500 Its CAPACITY is about ,!
tons in twenty-tour hours For the first and
second year about $4,000 per year was paid
out for the raw material since which time
about one-half of that amount
DIR. George K. Gilmer, of Henrico county,
who has vineyard near Tree HILL and Mr.
Conrad Sauer, of Richmond have each sepa-
rately and independently gone into the manu-
facture of wine in Richmond from native
grapes 1t is said that the wine these gentle
men make is very good.
The case of William J. Anablc, clerk Of Hen
rico county court. charged with malfcasance IL
Office, was heard before Judge Minor on yes
terday and the upshot Of the matter was. that
Anable was removed, and George W. Carter,
esq.,, appointed to fill the vacancy
Gen. John D. Imboden has just reopened
the celebrated Lehigh Quarry, at Columbia
about fifty miles above Richmond, and has
large contract for furnishing curbins stones for
the city OF Washington. This business grows
more and more in Importance every day.
The villagers, after tournament at Plttsyl-
vauia C. H., last week, inauguraled an old
fashioned gander pulling, which is said to have
rvaled in interest the preceding tourney. he
successful contestant was made the fortunate
posscssor Of gallon of rum
The congregation of the Baptist Church, at
Orange c. H., has arranged for an excursion
on the OH from that place and all stations be
tween there aud this city, to Fort Washington
and Mount Vernon.
R. r. Berkeley, esq, of Farmville, has an-
nouuced himself as Conservative candidate
for Congress- in the Petersburg district, sub
iect. however, to the decision Of Convention,
should one be held.
1t is said that Maj Braxtou has secured
more money for his District in Congress, in the
way Of appropriations, than any other member
from the State. Just wait till Gcn. Hutton
gets 10.
Past due Coupons Of the Corporation Of
Fredericksburg, with which two-thirds of the
taxes can be paid in town, may be had at the
rate Of 57a5S per dollar.
The complaint is almost universal among
farmers Of their inability to get start for
their turnip crop. 1t is not yet too late. Try
it again.
Waite, Miller & Co., of Culpcper c. H., are
reported to be the largest holders of sumac in
the leaf, in Virginia, Of this years growth.
The rains of last week, though late, have had
the effect of greatly reviving the growing to-
blceo crop in many sections of the country.
The total number of births in Petersburg
during 1871, was ASS, and the total of deaths,
$50.
The Virginia State Agricultural Fair will be
held at Richmond on the 18th, 3Uth and 3lst
of October
Bishp Gibson, the newly appointed Catholic
Bishop of Richmond, has arrived IN that city.
M1sTAKES IDENITY.-A case of mi
taken idenity occurred in Green street
car Yesterday in which colored woman was
the heroine and a white man the hero and
which caused considerable merriment to the
occupants of the car. When at the corner Of
Baltimore and Green streets, the car being on
its way to the Philadelphia depot, a female 81.
perbly arrayed in green silk and with a thick
veil over her face, entered, and the car being
crowded, she began making arrangements To
occupy strap seat. Her intention was noticed
BY gentleman, who, during the late war was
colonel in the Southern army, and his Virginia
spirit not relishing the idea that lady should
stand while he remained seated, caused him to
vacate his comfortable quarters and politely
tender the lady the seat She modesty declln-
ell the place offered her, stating that she could
stand, but the gentleman would hear no retus
al, and ended the conversation by gently fore
ing her into the seat, his conduct being silent
" applauded By those around. When the car
had reached the corner of Baltimore and Paca
streets, the conductor called upon the yelled
lady for her fare, when the polite male pasSen-
ger received such shock as nearly deprived
him of his breath. Pushing her veil ASIDE, the
lady in the grean silk exposed countenance
not of aabaster Wilderness, but one rich in the
hue of an octaroon or liz bit mullato. The pas
sepgers gazed for an instant at the girl, then dl.
rected their gaze at the gentleman who had
seated her, and the next instant shout OF
laughter rang through that car. The gen
t!eman for a moment was considerably
perplexed, but Strengthening himself up he en-
ouired of the girl if she Was married and recelv-
lug reply in the affirmative, he handed her bis
card, and requested her to send her husband to-
certain furniture store in the central part of the
city on next Monday morning and he would
there find q present suitable for the parlor.
The female bowed her thanks and at Howard
street the polite Virgnian Quilted the car
Baltimore dmertcnn.
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