Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The numerous trains on the " Washington city
Virginia, Midland, and Great Southern rail
road and the Chesapeake aud Ohia railroad are
crowded daily with visitors for the springs.
There are now over two thousand visitors at
the different Firginian springs, distributed as
follows White Sulphur Springs $50; Mont
gnmery Spriugs, 3OO Allegheny Springs, 2l3;
Warm Springs, 100; Blue Ridge Springs, SUI
Healing Springs, IS; Sweet ChaIybeate, 81
Rockbrdge Baths, 3d. Yellow Sulphur, 2jo
Rock Alum. $50; Jordan Alum, So
The Fredericksbur Ledger says: Dir. }. B.
Seuer has called the attention of the Lighthouse
Board to the necessity of gacater light house
facilities for the Potomac river, and has recclV-
ed assurances that the matter shall receive
thorough consideration by the Bard.
Mr.. G.. }. Faulkner has been engaged to ap-
pear. in defence Of Oscar and Lycurgus Little,
now cou6ned in the Clarke county Jail, charged
with the murder Of their brother, Clinton Little,
aud with WouDding, with intent to kill their
mother, Mrs. FraukliG Little.
The Washington and Ice University has de-
tcrmined not only to admit candidates for the
ministry, but the sons or orphans of ministers
when unable to pay their own expenses, free OF
charge. Or course this does not include board.
Tn, case of w. Page McCary, the surviving
principal in the late Mordccai McCarty duel,
was called 10 the Police Court of Richmond
yesterday and again continued, as Mr.. Nc J. ls
still confined TO MS bed by his wound.
In the Special Court of Appeals in session
in Richmond yesterday, the case Of Hunt ct ais
vs.. Bent ct als. was argued by Judge H. W.
Thomas tyr appellants, and S. f. Beach, esq,
for appeliees, and submitted.
y party Of colored OId-Fcows FROM War
renton, Va, accompanied by their friends of
both sexes to Il large number, were IN Richmond
yesterday on an excursion.
During the prevalence Of storm in Rich
mond yesterday colorcd man was struck By
lightning and instantly killed.
The Valley railroad will have to pay the
citizens Of Harri>onburg, Virginia, Sl2,Dlj for
land condemned for the use of the road.
reports from all sections represent thh oat
crop the finest seen IN the State for many years.
The New Movement Of Gen Bcauregar1,
and others III Louisiana continues. At New
Orleans yesterday, at the Uuilcation mass
meeting fifteen hundred persons we're present.
Two thirds Of them were white. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted THAT the pre-
ambIc and resolutions by the Committee Of
One Hundred meet with the appreciation of
this mass meeting" Referring to Beauregard's
resolution, it was resolved, that we, the pao-
pie of louisiana, white aud colorcd, sSembed
in mass meeting, pledge curse Ives, SO soou as
the exciting opposition to the enjoyment Of
civil rights by all citizens irrespective OF color
shall have ceased, to unite all cur Influence and
energies, and co operate in u common move
ment to reduce taxation to a rate correspond
ing to the resources of the country to investl-
gate and correct the public debt ; to suppress
unnecessary Offices to diminish high salaries
and exorbitant emolumeuts, and TO secure in
Louisiana, as 5000 as possible, the establish
ment Of an honest, economical, and patriotic
government