Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-02
VIRGINIA Il EES-

James Busscau. Judge Of the Circuit Court
of Dinwiddic died in Petersburg, on Friday
afternoon His first official position was that
OF Commissioner off Rrvcuuc afterwards lie
was Commonwealth Attorney, and Tor many
wears he represented his constituents III Ri"
Lower House of the Assembly Uuler the Old
County Court system, he was Tor a long time
Presiding Justice He was member OF the
Secession Convention and more recently was.
Judge of the County Court. In all these posi-
tons he discharged his duties i'll most salts
factory manner. ,-
Atameeting of the Manassas AgriculturalClub
held on the Goth ult., several new members were
elected. An interesting discussion on shade
trees was participated in by Messrs Greene,
Round, Foote Weir, Mclean. Rodgers, Burdge,
and others. The next meeting will be held on
the 9th Of this month, when there will be an
election of officers and the subject Of the Horse
Disease discussed.
General ". N Pendeton, president Of the
Lee Memorial Association, has issued an ad-
dress calling for contributions for placing a
suitable memorial 1.-THE work to be executed BY
I Mr.. Valentine The sculptOr.) of General Il. f.
Lee over his remains which rest beneath the
chapel of Washington and Lee University, at
Lexington, Virginia.
The Secretary Of the Commonwealth has re.
ceivcd Il letter from Mr. T. f. Chambliss au-
nouncng his intention to contest the election
". H. H. Stowell, Congressman from the
Fourth District Whether the contest Is 10 his
own interest or for the benefit Of some one else
the contestant does not say.
NV,rrontop Ipln I,aS = ,turIuV
night the kitchen and meat house at BELL
Air. were consumed by fire. The premises
are occupied by MIR. Vowel, but belong to MIR.
Grafilin of Baltimore. The loss-somc $500
or 5000 falls chiefly on the latter
A material reduction in rates has been made
by the Local Express of the ~, NJ. & o. COM
pany-cspccially tor fresh meats, butter dress
ter to producers and consumers residing on or
near the line Of the company.
Charles Slater, youth about lG years of age
son oil W. L. Slater, postmaster at WythcvIlc,
was arrested the other day in that place,
charged with stealing 500 from an old map
named Blizzard while the latter WAS in state
OF intoxlcatoD.
In the Court Of Appeals, sitting in Rich
mond: on Saturday, the case Of Field VS..
Brown and others was submitted to the court
by Gen. Field and J. NJ. Forbes, esq, counsel
for the parties, upon printed arguments to DC
filed therein.
Two freight trains of the Va & Tenn. Rail
road collidcd near Martins Depot, Pulaski
county, on Friday last. One of the engines was
seriously injured, but fortunately all the per-
sous aboard the train escaped unhurt except a
fireman, whe received Il slight cut on the head.
The marble for Valentines sarcophagus of
Lee has been quarried in Vermont and will
shortly be shipped to Richmond and the work
of carving it from the plaster cast will be at
once commenced. 1t will require many months
for completion.
\ piece of property, 400xS0 feet, has been
purchased in Ashland by Right Rev. James
Gibbons D. D., Catholic Bishop Of Richmond.
The object Of the purchase is to secure Tor the
Catholics Of Ashland suitable house OF wOr-
ship aud pastoral residence.
The forthcoming report Of the Superintcn-
dent of the Board Of Directors of the State Pen-
tcntiary shows that the institution has cost
the State, during the past year, about S24 ,OOO
lie message vi Tue uOecluOl VI w cSl II
giuia to the Legislature Of that State, makes no
mention of the matter of West Virginia share
of our public debt.
\ vessel at Richmond is now loading with
freight cars for railroad in Peru, South Am
erica, These cars are manufactured by the
Tredegar Company.
The tunnel under Church Hill, iu Richmond,
+. A. IL ftl,o n i rl,-
completed
The horse disease in Lyncbburg is rapidly
abating, and horses which have recovered are
rcappearing upon the streets in large numbers
Last week there were received in Petersburg
>, 435 bales of cotton.
Two briggs cleared at Richmond for Rio,
with -four, on Friday.