Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.


the Chesapeake and Ohio hnirnai was held
in Richmond yesterday. Gen. ". e. Wick
hun r-a the annua!re!D:t % the i:T.>i-
dent and the accompanying documents
which show the affairs 81 the company II b, II
fine condition, and the CONSTRUCTION Of III"
road 10 he progressing with gratifying aiacrity.
The road will he ca,nplrt..i and in running or
der by the lst OF March next Bat t@w
| miles now remain unfinished. The STATE Jour
nal >ay: the road l. first class 10 every partcu-
lar, o! most sold character, | rails. We! D:i-
lasted and bull, with reference 10 IT," demands
| Of 4 large business - that Il eau readily y1
converted Into :. double tr:':k.
\ co!orcd WOMAN cnr"yaf! as cock in ;h:
house Of Mr. Crrbi',. in Hanover county. w.s
harmed TO death IN SATURDAY molnI':s last.
| While she Ya> preparing breakfast tor the
fan,iIv. her clothes took fire from the soy.
ard before assistance c,u!. h. rendered r.
size was 80 badly burned isa; she dic ii. great
agony IL about Twelve hours N!. tr!tln wts
tai.y burned a!'ou; thu HAMS srii ::rl- !" try
ins to extinyui>h the iiAlnc>.
The residence OF Nh Arthur lhwcatt, u
Dinwiiiic county. waS destroyed By ire on
Sun!.v last Nearly al the furniture vas con
su.!..l and with it some .;Xty or seventy bar
rclS u corn which had been stores! n The cellar
Of the DWELLING. los nearly i tlb wlih Ii
Insurance
There somewhat u 4 panic III Pctvis-
ou-- On the water 4Ccation-,h. supply IRON
tie public reservoir having ~u!!"nly failed :
On. cxp!anu.i...! ~ the failure : !.at the city
!la, allowed the boilers 10 use Ct ne water
works % hecnlu" - DID Az; worn that II i
dangerous 10 u!.y" !n.cf! Irr->lce uloL them.
Tie commissioners appointed . assess the
ian. damages On the line Of the :. '. K. K 3,
pciwceu Luray, in Page c2uuty, and Nl.:lrI.
distance Of thirteen miles. have cymp.eicd
their wD.k. ana The right 81 way t'r the above
; distance will not cost the company s1,""t-
The awards have been generally satisfactory.
There i mrch dissatisfaction expressed IL
Rockingham county at the euieut verde; 81
the Jury in .hv case # cJ!JErd ma; tried !Dr
Il must horr!d Outrage eli porr, huu1!c, hut
respectable white -.r..ar",i about sixteen ltc
man Wa s,uicuc"1 70 thu p"nlt@uiiary +! -
years.
The Board Of supervisors, al their .a.t
meeting, appointed q committee Of two % *
anime the jail OF Stafford colrty, and report
the cost OF substantial repairs. Inc ja! i
i-I.b
on"r having made his ESCAPE.
In adliticn 70 tie Clifton Forge property,
M"s>rs. Echols Bel. j. Cat!ett have purchased
two other iron properties Oh the line O; tie
Che-a,v;!:r and Ohio Ral.roa! :,r ,Aciu,cves
and o;hec parties.
The ID Officers Q: The Western J.9n.;.c ~
ium have been reelected with one exception.
Dr. Striking still holds the position Of Pny-l.
can ADD Superintendent. wnlc!! Ac has - long
filed with such distinction.
The bride across Stanton river, known -
Pannlll'S bridge, which wa destroyed dur!n.
the wa. has been rebuff, aLl was ol'encI -
trayci last week.
Onc nigh, la: week NJ Abraham liu:l4sn
living two miles -outh q Lnray, II Pig" Gun
t. ha,; >to.eI from hi cranary >: bushes :,
wheat.
The Page County Courier >ay- Ihe
lncun;ains around our i,tIc COUNTY are covered
with snow. and We cannot expect mnr' warm
weather.
y well dressed female. :a:i to b. q shop
litter from New York was arrested 10 Rich.
moni a lew days ago Tor stealing dry goods
from several stores.
Aeon. .r'o cords o: wood Z; Whit" Oak
Landing. On the Pamuuker. III NeT hent
county. were destroyed d tyc 4 i-w nights
ago.
The funera! Of the !a;c James l.. Ciaytor. a
venerable ana esteemed c!tiz.a o! Ly,Hhbur@,
took place Yesterday.
There are favorable accounts Of the It,s>~t
appearance Of the growing wheat
Pork is se,iiug in Freicrick>tn-. AZ : par
lOu pounds for the best.
The Jail Of Page county has no; prisoner
in ii.
LOYAL AND DIsLoYAL CLAIMANTS RE.
PORT or TIE SOUTHERN CONFESSION
| ashiugton correspondence New ork der
sld The report Of the Southern Claims CON-
mission covers some 1900 cases.ot which about
500 are from Virginia. 100 from Tennessee.
SIS from Alabama. 20 from North Carolina.
700 from Mississippi 200 from Arkansas, ID
from Georgia. ~ from South Carolina, >
from Louisiana. 4 from Texas and ) IRON
Florida The amount claimed IN the 900
cases Is about $4jG1.p1y Of which sonc
100000 is allowed AMI tic rc>t-:h"ut
3. co... vV4-is rejected More than one. h4 /
ct the number 81 claims reported are wholly
ciiSaowcd either for di-loya!'y or fur failure 10
prove sympathy and adherence TO the | ulon
during the rebellion. The excessive ratio OF
r.iyc;ions to allowances is it part due to the
lac: ,hat both large and small claims are some
times found 10 be wholly fictitious or tIaulu-
lent!y exaggerated: while claimants are nov
put forward as loyal 9h3 IN 1850 AMI ! So Used
voice, vote and Influence TO carry their States
70. secession took active parts in the nti.ul.la-
ton ard expulsion Of Union men, raised or
aided III the equpmen, Of companies Tor liz:
Southern army. aud served and supported the
Coutaieracy III various capacities as long As II
lasted From the character ot the Claims hei
with the Commission it is evident that bu, liz.
tie regard Is paid TO The exclusion hy Congress
Of all but the claims Of Union citizens q the
South whose property was used by the Union
aruy, consequently it is left FOR the Comu:s
sioncrs TO eutorce the limitation when report.
Ing the cases to Congress. They have about
fifteen thousand claims &c, 70 decide and re-
port in which the diSproport:on between me