Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

In the court vi AppcdS, Sillius III i'iei-
mond, on Thursday upon the petition Of Vim.
II. Baior, an appeal is allowed him from de-
cree entered in the Circuit Court of Fauquler
county, at September terms, ISL and 1877, in
one Of which Henry G. Bowen ana vile arc
plaintiffs, and in the other Lucy /. Rothrock Is
plaintiff, and the petitioner is defendant
Penalty Of bond, 81 900. J. NJ. Forbes, coun-
sci for petitioner. Byrne and wife vs.. Edmonds,
Tucker for appellant, and Forbes for appellee.
Submitted upon printed argument. Naglee
vs. Newton and others. Wattes and Neeson
for appellants; +. l.. Smith 4 Son for appellees.
Passed.
There has been admitted 10 record in the
office of the Circuit Court of Richmond, all act
Of incorporation granted The Echos Iron
Company" who propose to form Il joint stock
company for mining and selling ore, and man
utacturing aud Transporting the same by land
and sea. Capital stock not less than $25.0po
nor more than 800, 900, divided in shares Of
500 each The company may hold not ex-
ceeding IL, 900 acres of land in Virginia. Prn-
cipal Office in Richmond.
1t is said that the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
| road will DO completed by the last Of JANUARY,
and full traffic over the road be begun in April.
Fredericksburg and Charlottesville railroad.
which will be completed to Orange Courthouse
in February. As soon Us Spring opens cngl-
nccrs will put on the line from Orange to Char
lottcsviIlc, and the road be pushed through as
rapidly as possible
Three coIorcd mrn, employed on Mr. Alfred
Bcrnarl's farm on the Rappahaunock river,
about two miles from Fredericksburg, went to
that place on Thursday night in Il small row
boat. Before leaving they had drank Of whls-
key pretty freely, and while on their way home
the boat was upset, drowning two OF them. the
third succeeding in reaching the shore
The Presidential Electors Of Virginia, chosen
at the recent election, will met at the Capitol,
in Richmond. on the first Wednesday in De-
ccmber, to cast their votes for President arvi
Vice President Of the United States The
| Wing says: 1T is generally believed that these
electors will vote unanimously for Grant and
Wilson,!
1t is positively stated by well informed Re-
pubIicans that Gen. Grant will not renomiuatc
Miss Van Lew as PoStnii>trcss Of Richmond,
| Mr. r. L. JcIfcrdS, the present Assistant Post
master is next in order OF promotion and has
strong and influential friends To back his
claims.
Judge Wingticll, on yesterday, rendered the
decision in the case of }. +, Tyson vs.. the At
lansic, Mississippi aud Ohio railroad company
adversely to the plaintiff on all the points in
his bill. 1t is possible: the Case will be taken
to the Court of Appeals.
g. R. Warning, esq, was found dead in the
road near Loretto, Essex, county, last Saturday.
1t is supposed that the colt he was riding threw
him, and his head striking q tree caused
DEATH He was a popular young man OF great
promise.
COL George Wythe Muutord, who has in his
hand the work Of codifyng the laws Of |lr-
GINA, has so nearly completed his Iabors that 1t
! is possible that the new Code will he laid be-
fore the General Assembly during the coming
session.
DR.. G.. S. Mills, the new Collector Of Gus
toms for Richmond, has appointed i. j. Ar
mold inspector. vice B. I. Humphreys, re-
moved; and Job Cox jantor, vice Lewis Land
Scy, removed.
On Wednesday afternoon, about ,! O'Clock,
Mr.. S. S. Craig, a well known citizen commit
ted suicide at his residence in Manchester, OPP
| posite Richmond, by shooting hiuSct through
| the head with pistol.
Mrs. Dunn, wife Dr. William Dunn, Of
Glade Spring, and daughter Of Col. Absalom
| Bcattie, of Washington county, died last
Thursday from an overdose Of morphine.
There is no election news yet from Buchanan
| county. The question OF sending commission
down to discover what has become OF old Buck
is seriously agitated
The County Court of Warren has granted 4
Houor license to NJ. B. Buck, esq, to cstab.
lished depot at Front Royal for the sale Of
his wines and brandles.
DR.. John G. Homan. OF Tinberville, Rock
ingham county, died at his residence, on Tues
day afternoon last after very briet illness, IN
the very prime and vigor of his manhood.
We notice in the list of premiums of the
Virginia State Agricultural Society that S. ".
Fickn, esq. received the eight dollar prize for
the best ham cured in Virginia.
Judge Mclaughlin, Of the Staunton Circuit
Court, has over-ruled the motion of dctcndent S
counsel for a new trial, 10 the breach OF prom
ise case of CARRIER VS.. Myers.
On Thursday fire broke out 10 the jackson
Institute at Abingdon, but was fortunately sup
pressed before it had gained much Roadway.
The damage will probably not exceed $500.
The ship yard, works and machinery Of the
Virginia Steamship and Packet Company ut
Richmond are offered for sale.
Mr.. C. NJ Castleman, Of Clarke county,
has raised radish which weighs five pounds
The hunting parties which leave for the
| this con numerous
The horse disease is raging in all parts of the
Valley, but the fatality is light.
VOLUNTEER MILITARY The extensive con-
fagrations which have visited two of the larg-
est cities Of the country within the short space
of year. whereby millions Of dollars worth Of
property have been exposed to the tender mcr-
cies Of the thieves and roughs who iutcst such
doomed localities, have shown clearly to all,
even those who are unwilling to admit the
practical value of efficient military organlza-