Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-02
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day. is reported. b. pcrsnns who were IN the
midst OF it, as terrific The wind Is said 10 have
made a most unearthly noise, and the clouds Were
Of The most awful AID thrca!c'lHg character.
The tornado was Of short curatnn not lasting
more than ten minutes. and was not more than
half mile in width. lu King George culln'y
every clubhouse on DR.. Rice 5 farm was un-
rooted and fencing and trees blown down. At
'Cievcand, in the same county, She roof Of
the DWELL 3. occupied hy Mr. Cha< Newtoa
was blown of. Mr.. \. had sick family at
the time; they w:re 'ak.n 10 ;he residence 81
| Mr.. julian Mason, aud circ,l iur.
A Richmond letter in the Louisville Courier
Journal say: Mr.. Charles Campbell, one Of
the best historians Iir@i"ia ever had. i>n>ane.
! Mr. Howison, another historian, i III the SALE
sad plight But a icw weeks ago Nlr. Ca!h;'.
bell was iu this city as gent Tor the cn!rt!.c
portraits If Lee and Jackson. Many bJH-it
| his pictures Oh. of pure sympathy, but 1t was
a pu1e bu-inc>> Mr HowiSon, prc.ii>pnSed
t, mental derangcuen;. never Recovered from
the shock >! the capitol disaster. il ~i.ica he
| went down. Bat Charles Campbell was uf-
conc ny utter misery aud iuah.hry to cope w'it
! the world.
Miss Nary Tucker Masijl, OF Winchester.
author of The Hoe uDcs, etc., has ju.t fiji
iShcl Schoo History Of Ei-iuia. The book
! has been submitted il Ms. to competent crit
ics,who praise It's highly; that there is har5ly Il
doubt of its being adopted hy tie State Board
! Il Elucatnn a. a tcxt book in the pu;lic
schools. The accomplished lady who comrus;
| il has quite recently become bind, and the his
tory vas written by an anaaueuSlS at her dc
taIi,u.
DR.. WIN. II. Montgomery died IN Sunday
morning Isl at the residence Of his son. the
! pa,tor Of the Ba,.ti>t Chu ch in LyDrhhurg, in
| the 18th year Of his age. DR.. Moutg ya!crY vas
| born in Jefferson county Tennessee, and wa, a
! l.borious and successful practitioner Of his pro-
| tesSiou for more than f,r'y gears. IL. was Il
soldier Of the war of 1872
Chester, the Richmond CORE >ponsiant Of the
! Petersburg Irdcx, writes on Monday: Both
houses have to-day been passing bill, AMI rc$J-
lutions without knowing anything # their con
tents 4 great deal OF trouble, litigation and
public annoyance will be CAUSED b. the mc:-
ure> thus hastily and inc,n>IdcratrlT ru-h:.'
| into existence.
The sudden death o. The wiz: Oh! Dr.. Gc"rgc
b. Steel, which occurred in Richmond on Mon,
day. is much laiiccl The deceased was 4
daughter of the R.y I. ". Syinor, ot No,to,
way county. She WIS 3 lady Of TN: personal
appearance, great ,"'y IN extensive lntc!."c-
tual attalnmrut>, AID had been lnarrcd O!ly
eight mouths.
Mr. Handy. ;he United States honorary
commissioner from Virginia to the Vienna Tx
position, has APP rintc,l Caitain Chas. }. AZ
,lerSon OF Richmoal Ma ,r +. 5. Gregory, Of
Petersburg. arrl Alexander Mcdonald, oI Lynch.
burg to >upcrim!cnI IN" collection ana ship
mcnt Of tobacco, g., for exhibition.
Chester. the Richmond correspondent Of tfle
Petersburg Index, thinks that COL J. L.
keuper of Madison, is five to one the strong
est man yet named for Governor, and that il
Attorney General Taylor wants the place he
will lie nominated for Reelection iy al over
whcuiEg majorlty
Much excitement exists at Liberty, in Bed
ford county in consequence Of the supposed
murder, in the vicinity OF that place" OF Mr.
John kcarns Of Bot"iourt county. His body
was found in Otter Creek. aud it is believed
that he was murdered Tor his mJucy ami The
body thrown into the creek.
II was stated upon the flor OF the S.aro
Senate, yesterday, that the expenses Of tho
present General Assembly are larger ion the
session than were incurred hy any General A.
scmbly iur amy session sl!Icc the close oi the
| war.
Acts Of vuanca are becoming frequent in
Rchm ond On Saturday night party Of men
attacked Mr. George p Lathrop at the corner
of franklin and Twcnty-tir>t SIS. firing severe,
shots at him, one Of which passed through tic
| fcshy part OF his leg.
The Chesapeake and OHIO Railroad Com
pany Is building i very large addition to its
engiue depot in R"hnanl 10 make room for
number OF new engines they have recently
procured AMI a. many mJrc they arc having
constructed.
4 dispatch from Norfolk says: deputy
Sheriff Lc>ncr, who shot and killed } oe Brad
Icy (colorcd) on Saturday night, was Released
on 81, 900 bail to appear before the next term
! Of the Corporation Court.
Ii the Governor approves the bill passed by
the General Assembly, cities and towns will
| hereafter have To pay the salaries Ol their cor
poralion Or hustings judges.
| The Governor has appointed Au-ust II.
Fnche notary public for the COUNTY ri Prince
| William, and has removed the polite. ii dis:
bilties OF J. II. COBB.
Seven car loads Of cate were shipped from
Lynchburg Tor the nor,hcrn MAJ ket> on Mon
day over the Orange Railroad.
Ten persons were confirmed III Grace Church,
Lynchburg, IN Sunday last, by Bishop Whit
tie.
The ujorcrs strike, in Norfolk, has been
obviatei by the arrival Of hands from New
York.
SPONTANEOUS HYDRopHoBIA -Iu Satur-
day Star was published some accouOt # il case
of wcl!-1@hped hydrophobia in East Washing
ten. The disease had fatal termination yes
tcrlay and all the circumstances OF the case
are very distressing. The victim waS an ndu>rl
Gus steady man, named Richard Staples, who
had served faithfully III the Marine Corps. but
was discharged some years ago, and since then
has been employed at his trade OF carpenter. in
Chicago aud thit city While in Chicago, he
was attacked on the street, about fur moaths
ago, by a small dog, but no wound was Inflicted,