Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Il. Fiuch has exchanged his properly, the Old
Tod Tavern farm in this county, containing
$40 acres on basis of $4,000 value, with Mr.
Benz. S. Gilbert, of Washington city, for prop.
erty in Washington Mr.. g., like a good many
other people North, has come to the conclusion
that landed estate in Virginia has touched bot
tom, aud that investment At present rates Will
pay -.
On Tuesday the session of the Court of Ar-
peals at Winchester commenced The u. 5.
District Court, Judge Rives presiding, COM
mcucr,l its session at Harrisonburg on Tuesday
last. There was but little business tor the
grand jury, Il few unimporant revenue cases
being all that was placed before it. The term
of the court will be principally occupied 10 try
ing bankrupt cases.
On Wednesday night, between ! and y
o clock, Il gentleman by the name of Hill, who
resides in Pulaski, whilst walking near Dun
laps Hotel at Dublin, was fired at several
times by some person unknown, one OF the
balls striking him in the leg and tracturng 1t
badly. 1t was generally believed that MIR.
Hill was mistaken by the assassin for another
person.
The Lexington Gazette says: -"A private
telegram Tccelfcu 5CSleiuhy ihloi III" 10 '""'
the city of Baltimore refuses to pay the quota
of her subscription to the ALLEY Railroad, re-
ouircd by the company, ON the ground that the
conditions on which she made the subscription
have not been complied with.
Mr.. Houcheus, near Ivy Depot, in Abe
marie county. has litter of pigs which have
taken wonderful fancy to cow which sucklcs
them as much as their own mother She lows
for them as she would for her calf, and they
come to her and take their nourishmrut from
| her regularly.
As St. Johns Commaudery, Knights Tenn
plar, were going homeward from Richmond on
Wednesday night, they were met at the depot
at Frederick sburg by the Commandery OF that
city, where quarter of an hour was spent IN
kindly greetings aud traternal courtcsles on
both sides. 49,.
Among the witnesses expected to be present
at the trial of the Lloyd case, in Lcesburg. are
Prof Wormley and Prof Malet, Of the Uni
yersity of Virginia. and Prot Mccullough, Of
Washington and Lee College, and Prot ira
ham EiIzcy, formerly of Loudoun county, but
more recently OF Maryland.
The next annual meeting of the Virginia Di-
vision Of the Association Of the Army Of North
| ern virginia. will be held in Richmond on the
| 3lst inst Gen J. B. Gordon will deliver the AID
dress Gen. Filzhugh Lee is the President OF
the Association. a number of invited guests
will be present.
Mr.. John Michie Of Failing Spring, Rock
bridge county, has sold to Mr. W. B. Brookes
of Baltimore, loS acres of his farm for Sc 9%j.-
-. Mrs OGDEN sold three acres adjonng
the above to the same party for S3OG There
is on this land marble quarry that is thought
to be very valuable.
The case Of Harvey Terry VS.. William Ira
Smith, being a suit for alleged malicious pros
ccution and defamation Of character, with dam
ages laid at $250O0 has occupied the atten-
ton of the L. s. Circuit Court, in session in
Richmond, for the last two days.
The Staunton indicator says that the fruit
diStilIercs iu that district last year made nearly
%, O00 gallons of apple brandy. This year
there are 222 licensed fruit distllleries in the
same district.
Rev. John S. Bain, for thirty three years
the pastor of Rocky Spring Church, Augusta
county, died on the Sth instant, in the 13d
year Of his age
The Conservatives of White Oak Township,
Stafford county, propose, at an early day, to
raise a Greeley and Brown flag and give 4 bar
bccuc at White Oak.
The Piedmont (Orange county Iirgnan
says 1.-THE heaviest frost of the season fell
| on Sunday night last destroying much Of the
uncut tobacco.
By vote Of eighteen to eight, the Common
~ IL ,1..l ,o,l,
nance relative to the observance of Sunday,
which had given rise to SO much discussion.
Mr.. Merriwethcr Anderson, an old and much
esteemed citizen Of Charlottesville, died sud
denly of apoplcxy on last Sunday morning
Preparations for the installation of Rev.
James Gibbons as Catholic Bishop Of Rich
mond are being made on an extensive scale.
DR.. Baird has resigned the pastoral care of
the Third Presbyterian Church, 10 Richmond.
Mr.. William B. Clements, highly esteemed
citizen Of Petersburg, died on Thursday.
Lectures on Hygiene are to be delivered by
Dr. Houston at Randolph and Macon College.
THE HEBREW FEAST OF TABERNAcLEs con-
tinues to be celebrated by the Reformed Israe-
lites seven days and by the Orthodox eight
days. 1t is one of those three festivals upon
which all adults were commanded to repair to
Jerusalem and to lay an offering upon the
altar Of the Temple at the time when the He.
brews claimed Palestine as their land
1t is prccminently feast Of Joy, and
branches of the palm tree, with apples
Of Paradise and myrtles, are borne in
the synagogue, while the hosannahs are
sung as song of JOY and thanks During
the seven days of the festival it is the custom of
the Orthodox Hebrew to dwell in booth
erected by him as a remembrance Of the So
journ of the children of Israel iu the wilder
ness after their exodus from Egypt, which is
one OF the occurrences which this feast com
memorates. The first, and by the Orthodox
also the second, day is genera! holiday,
while the following four are regarded as half
holidays, during which work may be per-
formed. The seventh day is the concluding
festival, and supplications are offered to
Providence to bless mankind during the
coming autumn and winter seasons. The
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