Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-08

1t IS believed, now that the Federal Govern
ment has taken action against |aSqucz, tina,
the rebellion will be quelled.
Death Of Judge Underwood.
Judge j. c. Underwood died last night a! | |
o'clock of cougestivc chill, at his residence No.
226 Sd street. He was ai!ing but au hour or 50,
and almost before the nature Of his malady was
unprecedented he was corpse, although the
best medical assistance was summoned. lie was
G5 years OF age.
Judge Underwood was in perfect health yes
terday, aud Indeed seemed to his friends IN bcs-
ter spirits than ever lie visited Howard Uf.
versity yesterday afternoon aud made calls Oh
several mcmbers Of the faculty. ard while there
felt what he termed a ''chiily feeling" and
without completing the purposes of bis visit he
returned to bis home He then complained OF
severe pains in his limbs, and TOOK a warm
bath, after which he retired Heavy breath
ing then attracted the members of his family,
who summoned Drs Wharton and Boyle, the
former arriving before his death, and the latter
only in time to pronounce him dead.
The career of the deceased WAS an eventlnl
one He was born 10 Liclfcld, Hcrklmcr
county, n. Y, and long before the late war
purchased land 10 Clarke county, Virginia,
where he for years resided. ln 1856 ne was Il
delegate to the convention which nominated
Fremont for the Presidency. He then went to
New York city aud remained there uutl 1861,
as the Secretary of the Emlglant AID aud
Homestead Company, society formed Tor the
purpose of settling and selling Southern acds.
La 1861 he was appointed Consul TO CalIao,
Peru, which be declined. to accept the position
of Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury Department,
and while holding that position he rece! wed the
appointment of Judge OF the District Court oi
Virginia. His career has since become d part
almost of WAR History principally from
his charges to juries in opening the sessions OF
the District Court 10 Richmond, Va. LIE was
better known latter in these parts as the de-
PENDANT in the McFeigh suits in Alexandria,
| which were brought to recover property conhS
Gated by act Of Congress.
The funeral will take place to morrow at 3 p.
M, from his late residence on Third street
and the intermeut will be made BY Harvey. &C.
cording to his express wishes, beside a class
mate and intimate friend in the Congressional
Cemetery.
He leaves wife, son and daughter. = WASH,
Chronicle.
LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS. i Frou the Lees
durg Washngtouian l-Qlite an unusual Incl
bent occurred last Thursday night at the NJ. Is.
Church. colored 1t had been announced sew
eral days previous that young colored gent,
named Henry Oden Gray, would lead to the
alter Miss Lulu Hudncl, the reigDlng belle
among the colorcd portion OF our population.
Loug before S clock, the time set Tor uclnS
the fatal knot the building was filled to Its Ut
most. Colored and white alike were repre-
serted. and at one time great uncaslucss was
felt about the galleries (Which were not the
most substantial in the WORLDLY Standing the I'M,
meuse weight upon them. Notwithstanding
the packed condition and the heat consequent
the congregation waited patiently the arrival
of the contracting parties. A few minutes to
o'clock Rev. VIM. Robey, the minister who
had been engaged to perform the ceremony.
arose and said that be was extremely sorry: and
it made him feel sad, to announce that he had
lust received note from Miss lludnel, the
bride elect, saying that she had declined to be
the wife Of Mr.. H. o. Gray, and that, there
fore, there would be no wedding. There was a
rush for the door, and few minutes after the
building was empty. Various were the con ec,
lures as to the cause of the failure OF Miss
Hudnel to come to time, but conjecture, as
usual, could not solve the mystery.
Cupid is knavish lad,
THUS to make poor females mad.
Public meetings will be held at Purccllvillc,
Wednesday, December 10th, , p. w., Suckers
vile, Thursday, December 18th, , p. H., OF
the friends of the w. & D. K. K. 10 favor of
laying the track to PurccllvlIlc, and extending
the road to Snickersville, which will be ad-
ry Heaton, }. NJ. KiIgOur, and others. A full
..,o,3,,o, :. In,,;rod ,bot otfaotiya n,ousnrnS
may be devised for pushing on the work.
Should the weather be unfavorabc, the meet
ings will be held the first fair days thereafter.
II October last horse was stolen from Mr.
James Heaton, Of this County, by Edward Ivy
man, a colored man from Madison county, He
carried the horse to Rappahannock county.
The horse was recovered last week, and the
thief was arrested in Culpeper county and
brought to our Jail on Monday last. He viii
probably be tried at January Circuit Court.
On last Monday morning, while Col. j ohm
w. Fairfax carriage was standing at the Post
Office, his horses became restless, turned short
in the street, causing his carriage to upset, and
breaking it in several places.
The house Of Mr.. Jacob Scott, Of Water
ford, was broken into on Sunday last while the
family was absent. No damage was done.
REAL ESTATE IN CLARKE COUNTY. ---On
Thursday the 9th ult., A. w. Mcdonald anu
r. I. Barton, special commissioners, sold the
farm of j. Nj. Cobb, lying 10 Chapel township,
and containing 1877 acres, to James Russell Of
Winchester, for $500. Ga Friday, 18th
ult., VIM, Byrd and A. Moore jr., special com
missioners, sold 20 acres of Beverly Randolph,s
farm at $40 per acre; purchaser, Jas. Russell.
of Winchester Same day, D. II. McGuire
and S. j. 9. Moore special commissioners, sold
l2O acres Of the Berry's Ferry property at s32
per acre, and 600 acres of mountain land be-
longing to the same estate at Sl.53 per acre
purchaser, Albert Else On Saturday, 29,h
ult., A. Moore, jr. special commissioner, sold
50 acres of land belonging to the Russell estate
to Jas. Russell, of this county, at $3.50 per
cre.-C2arke Go. Courier.
BOARDING HOUSE FOR FACTORY Girls
On Wednesday evening last the Furnishing
town of Woodberry, near Baltimore, was
thronged with visitors to witness the formal
onepipp of the LARGO hotel buiit there nv the