Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-04
VIRGINIA NEWS

W. II. Marshall, the defaultng purser of
the steamer ELIZA Hancox," had his examina-
tion vest ,rday, in Richmond and was sent on
for Indictment. bail being refused. The evil
dcuce was clear that he had IN his charge
~, 500 belonging TO the James River Steam
boat company and 800 entrusted to the COM
many for transmission by Saunders Walker,
of William shurg, all Of which Marshall has so
far f. led to act cunt Tor.
At the last meeting King George Coun'y
Asticr'tural Club, the Cub confirmed the
President appointment of COL h. f. With
ers as its representative = the National Ag.i-
cultural Couvent'nr, to be held IN ST. LOUIS,
Mo: and Com Matthew +. Mary was also ap,,
pointed. An invitation was extended TO all
in rested to the Il al OF reaper ana mowers to
take place at Farley Vale in June. Five ma
chimes have already been entered.
Junction was M lie on Saturday between the
headings from shafts Ncs. / and of Great
Bend Tunnel, G. & O. Railroad and the noun
tain is pcrccd .'.om 81 face to centre. The
length of the tunnel is about $50 feet, which
has been d.,ven in tho short space OF two years
and two months, under 4 fcr'' ties T'most in-
surmountabc.
On Saturday in Petersburg D 'puty Ma h
al Gallagher notified Messrs. George Davis ad
Morris Lew, worthy vorr~ citizens, charged
| y :th kukluSjns one Nj. .Iarshall, that the
proceedings before the u. s. commissioner had
| been the rawn. Marshall pays the costs; but
il remairs be seen whether he can escape
with only this lesson.
An authenticated copy of the will of Mrs
Elizabeth w. Wi. who died in Anne Arun.
del county, Maryland, Wa, on the pod OF
Nav, admitted to record in the Chancery Court
of Richmond The lady, rcllclt. Of the late
| VIII m Writ, former citizen OF Richmond,
afterwards Attorney General of the U. B., was
native Of Richmond.
()r;te dest active hailstoln passed through
the Bowling Green, Caroline Co., reg:cl last
week. The tobacco barns Of DR.. p. G. Broad
dus and Charles w. Collins were blown down.
The latter cortrined il valuable crop OF 'bacco,
which it is said is nearly destroyed-wofth
sl.500
The Warren Sentinel says We a'e au-
thol .7ed to site that preparations ? C being
made for the immediate erection Of conven-
icntly arranged Depot at Front Royal The
main building is to be IL by SO feet; wareroom
Sc by 20; reception room, III by II.
David i. NJ. Digges, Agent at Gordons'le,
has made sale of 100 acres of the Mann Page
land, three nils West of Gotham Depot, to
Arthur J. Mann, late Of Br"kenhcad, Eng
land. Price fifteen dollars per acre.
DR.. Green, of BrunsN .ck, now under a,.est
in Richmond for obtaiuing money under false
pretences from Mr.. D. T. Williams, was form
erly merchant of that city belonging to the
firm of J. s. 4 r. S. Green, of Petersburg.
The Richmond Paper MI Company have
set their machinery III operation, and are now
making good article of white, smooth, all rag
news, equal ii not supe. or, to that II ned out
ty any other mill in the country.
Dr. Sears, Treasurer of the Peabody fund,
has sent $500 to Fredericksburg, for the sup
port of public schools-they having increased
10 numbers emitting them to contribution
ION this fund.
The international Typographical Union as
semblcd in Richmond yesterday. The mem
hers were wecomed W. J. Hammond of New
Orleans was re elected President No business
Of importance was transacted.
Vim. S. Bro 50, at the May meeting of the
King George Agricultural and Pathological
Club, entertained the mem bers thereof With
twcnty-une varieties of strawberries.
Samuel Stone, ofFredericksburg died on last
Thursday. in the cirhty- fourth year Of his age,
He was a native of New Jersey, but for forty
eight years IL resident of Frederick >burg.
The Baptist Association Of Virginia, recent
ly held in Stanton, after 40 interesting session,
adjourned on Saturday night last. .....
in the State Treasury yesterday there was
81 ,443, 097.47
TIE TREATY Nothing Of Importance was
received at Washington from London yesterday.
Mr. Gladstone in the British House of Com
mons last night stated that the present trouble
in finishing the Supplemental Article is not be-
cause of the claims for indirect DAMAGES, but
depends on one minor point, and ttat the
British Government understands such claims
to be Abandoned The opposition pressed the
Premier for an explicit declaration that unless
the u S. abandon this demand Great Britain
vii refuse to proceed with arbitration on tn"
18th of June. Mr.. Gladstone refused to com
nit the Government TO such proposition. In
the House of Lords, Earl Granville indicated
hope that the two nations might yet come to
an agreement.
1t IS reported in foreign diplomatic circles
that England is preparing an argument from
the position assumed bv the majority of the
committee on the Frencl arms reportto be used
before the Geneva Tribunal. 1t is argued that
;f the position of the Senate in that report is
correc;, England cannot be held responsible for
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