Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-05
VIRGINIA NEWS

voted TO grant license 10 sell arQent spirits III
the town, but with certain conditions First,
the licensed party is required to keep sober
himself and suffer no one else to get drunk on
his premises; the bars to be closed at 10 clock
at night, and all of Sunday; minors not to en-
ter any bar ROOM For the faithful observance
Of these restrictions the dealer is required to
give bond Of two thousand dollars.
A little daughter of DR.. r. Frayscr, residing
in Henrico county, was bitten on the foot Sat
urday evening by copperhead snake. a
decoction of whskey and touch-mc-Dot inter
nally administered, and poultice OF touch-me-
not applied to the wound, were used us antldotcs
to the poison, and the child is now considered
out of danger.
In New Gagow, Amherst county, a few days
since coIored man named Brooks, who had
been engaged in blasting in well, entered u
bucket for the purpose Of being let down to his
work, when the rope broke, precipltating him
to the bottom a distance of fifty feet, and SO
injuring him that he died the next day.
An accident occurred Oh the A., NJ. & o.
Railroad, near Lynchburg, on Tuesday to the
mail train by the breaking Of the Aange on one
of the engine wheels, by which the engine,
tender, mail and express cars were all thrown
from the track
An accident occurred on Wednesday on the
Suuthside Railroad, about three miles FROM
Lynchburg, to a material train, by which sew
eral Of the dirt cars were thrown from the track
by broken rail, and three or four Of the hands
more or less injured.
The Radicals of the Norfolk District who are
opposed to the reelection Of j. H. Platt to
Congress have called Congressional Convcn-
ton to meet at Norfolk on the 18th instant.
On the same day the Conservative COMPRESSION
al Convention meets at Suffolk.
The Governor has appointed Mcssrs. John
Goode, ir., of Norfolk city, Merrlwether Lewis,
of Lancaster, and Geo. W. Munford, Of Glou
caster, commission to revise the laws relating
to the protection and taxation of oysters.
Messrs. b. G. flanagan, A. T. Abcl Chap
man Maupin, W. W. Flanagan, and r. S.
Morgan, of Charlottesville have established a
factorage and commission business in Savannah,
Georgia.
We learn that row occurred at u radical
meeting in Charlottesville Monday night, dur
ing which young man named Meade was
severely cut with knife, and another young
luan was quite badly beaten
The third annual Cattle Show and Fair Of the
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society will
be held at Winchester the 22d, 3d. 9th and
18th days Of October.
The number of bales Of cotton transporter
through Lynchburg, for the year ending the lst
OF September, by the \. NJ. \ o. railroad, was
l2l,59S
\ large force of workmen arc now engaged
10 the erection of the bridge across Blackwatcr
Creek on the Lynchburg and Dauve railroad.
1t will be completed in some or days
The Galveston (Texas) News notices the do
parture, in one day, Of six young ladies from
that place for the Wesleyan Female Institute
at Staunton.
a woman representing herself to be an agent
of Madame Demorest has been swndIlng the
Nantua Makers of Staunton.
There were thirty-three deaths reported in
Richmond last week.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. While workmcn We're
Yesterday engaged in pulling down the remain
Ing walls of the old Northern Liberties market,
the southern gable end Of the main building
| fell, killing two pcrsops-John Nldmycr, aged
aged about fifteen years.
| The report of the city postmaster, Tor Sep
TENDER, shows that there were 80 letter carriers
employed, who were paid 81, 443344 ;53, and that
there were l39, 35S mail and -, is local letters
and CT, 500 newspapers delivered and lO2, 9S
| letters and l., SOB newspapers collected. The
| incidental expenses OF the office are put down
at $53
The statement that the clerks Of the Post
| Office Department were paid Oft on Saturday
| minus two per cent of their salary, assessed
for political purposes, is pronounced incorrect.
| Mr.. William Darlington, the contractor,
who was injured by being struck with stone
or brick on Saturday night last by Richard
alias Buck Brown, colored, died Yesterday
morning at 81 o'clock from the effects OF the
| wound.
Trains are now running regulary on the Bal
| timore and Potomac railroad, connecting with
Upper Marlboro, Md Tra!us will run next
week on the Metropolitan road, between this
city and Rockville.
The houses and lots in Carroll Place, corner
of First and North A streets, have been sold
r. L. Merrick purchased the four houses and
lots at S27, 800
The dealers at the Northern market have
| consulted legal counsel as to the proper steps
to be taken to vindcate their rights IN con
nection with their sudden expulsion from that
market, but as yet no course of action has been
determined upon.
In the Police Court yesterday judge Dent
was called up, charged with an assault upon
Henry Reed, editor Of the Capital: Judge
Dent did not deny the assault, but said that it
was the first time he had been arragned 10
court He had borne with newspaper attacks
until he could stand it no longer lie went to
see the editor of paper that had assai-
ed him and he was treated as though
he were an impudent fellow. As Crom,,
we'll had advised his men to trust 10 God
and keep thier powder dry so he had prepared
himself with his walking stick to get satlstac,
ton. Common calumuiators could on y be
reached with walking stick and he had chosen
that method. He believed all gentlemen would
approve of his course The court remark
upon upprO the interest with which it had listened to
the remarks of Judge Dent and said he would
not impose heavy fine but would commensurate