Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-19

I.ccsburg Township, SI37. 30
Mercer ISS.72
Mt. Gilcad I" 1859
I,ovct,csvillc g Isl 25
Broad Run - l43.2l
Jefferson = Isl 50
$97S7I
4 man named Watson, Of jefferson county,
W. Va, died at LovcttcSvlIe on Saturday from
the kick of mule. Watson, who was engaged
in CAT herring straw in I.oudoun, for the llalltown
paper mill stopped at Wire blacksmith $ shop
on Thursday to have one OF his mules shod. and
while thus engaged the animal gave him kick
in the stomach, from which death eusucd on
Saturday.
The Executive Committee of the Lououp
| County Agricultural Society, will meet iu Lees
burg on Saturday next, June Dist, for the pur7:
pose of designating the time for holding the
annual Exhibition this fall, and the transaction
of such other business in connection Herewith
as may claim their attention.
MIR. Jefferson Spring, residing a few miles
east OF Lcesburg. one day last week lost eight
sheep by dogs, 10 broad day lght; and one Of
! the flock in addition has been so routed as not
to be found. Mr.. Spring shot and wounded one
of the dogs, which was afterwards traced TO its
owners house, and killed
The house and lot in Leesburg, belonging to
the estate fthe late Il. NJ. Bentley, aud re-
Gently sold to the widow for $500, was not
confirmed by Judge Ball, the Loudoun County
! Building Association, one OF the creditors OF
| the estate, having added a ten per cent bid to
| the price reported to the court.
From the report of the commissioner, Fl. Is.
Powell, appointed by the Court to settle with
| the Treasurer, We learn that the State taxes
collected in this county last year, for public
| school purposes, ncttcd after drductlng all eX-
| pcnscs, $l3, 9GG,04.
The last meeting for the current year of the
Township Board, Lecsburg Township, will be
| held in that town on Saturday next, Dist inst.
at which time ali business connected with the
| Township for the period indicated, will DC
closed up.
The Sergcant's bond of Lccsburg has been
| fixed at $l,5Ou; the salary of the Mayor,
500; Recorder, $50; Sergeant, Sl25; Trcasur-
or 500, and Lamp-lighcr, $93.7j for nine
months.
The weather is hot aud dry. The wheat is
ripcning for the sickle, and the corn, under the
circumstances, doing as well as could be expect
| ed. \ good rain, however, is greatly needed.
A house and lot near Round Hill, was sold
on Friday, by II. Hcaton, Commissioner in the
| t;tSc vi 1NlcIDlS W.. NiilHSlC, ?oio
Carlisle, purchaser.
The June term Of the County Court for this
county, which begun on the 9th instant, is sill
in session 1t will probably adjourn Tomorrow
or next day.
A WEEK FULL OF TRAGEDIES The pres
cnt week has been prolific of MURDERS ass;S-
snaions, suicides and other calamiticS to hu.
man lite. Among the most notable may nc
mentioned the following: The assassination
of Ellen Gillen in W York, Sunday uight,h
her husband to who / she had but lately been
married, but having left hlln on account OF his
bad character; the attempt Of Henry Jcwctt.
| Il young man OF twenty five years, to Kill Miss
! ELLA Wood, ut her HON" i'll Hudson, n. H., i'll
| the presence of her family, because she refused
to marry him, intlIclIng Il severe plstul-shot
wound upon her face and then putting L bullet
through his own brain; III. murder near Thorn
dixie, Me, OF Almond Gordon, II farmer, his
vile and one of his children, it is alleged by
his brother, John Gordon, who Drained them
in their beds with al axe, hoping by putting
them out Of the way TO come into Possession Of
his brothers. farm ; the capture, alter Il DIES
perate fight in the street, Of two notorious
burglars at Chicago, Jack Allen and Dave
Reggie, in which they aud comrale who es
capped opened fire upon three policemen, who
cnrnercd them aud we're fired back upon Jack
Allen falling mortally wounded the shooting
aud killing of William Gounion and his lath
er, Lovett Goumon, at EIgctield. s. g., by
Arthur Glover, growing out Of Il recent quarrel
cn,bitcrcd by an old grudgc, lIovett GoumIlon
having thirty years before slain an uncle of
Arthur Glover in fight the hanging by lynch
law Of horse thief in Missouri, and three
negro Durdcrers in Louisiana the upsctlng
Of a pleasure boat, loaded with men, women
and children, at Calais, VT, and the drowning
Of au old man, his wife and little daughter, a
widow lady and young girl of fifteen, and the
suicide ut ST. louisville, n. Y, of Miss Ruth
Smith aud Il physician named ~ ID. WheeIock,
growing apparently out Of rcmnrse, if nothing
worse Whcciock having commenced proceed
ings for divorce against his wife in order that
he might marry Miss Smith These form but
a 1.-THE of the tragedies that have been enacted
within the past few days in different parts of
the country. baltimore SIN.
ADDRESS OF Ex-GovERNoR WISE ---Ex-
Governor Henry A. Wise delivered the annual
address before the Literary Society of Roanoke
College, on Tuesday night, on the subject of
fho ,,bvct.a1 ctruo,uro ~ tho 1or,,;, ~ Tho