Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-25
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

town, IN Northampton county, d moo' ohooh
ing murder was perpetrated by younger son
Of Col. George Thomas upon an elder son;
while 10 a state Of intoxicaton. The deceased
was shot through the back by pistol 10 the
hands of his younger brother, youth from
twelve to fifteen years of age, the ball passing
near the region of the heart aud producing al
most instant death.
I THE first new wheat sold this season in Fred
ericksburg brought $500 per bushel-quallty
nrime. Messrs. Ficklen 4 Son, of Fredericks-
burg, have also turned out new -four and the
same irm have bought choice lot OF wheat,
deliverable before the fourth Of July, at - per
bushel.
Adiutant- General William Ii. Richardson
has gone to Lexington to attend the annual
meeting of the board Of visitors OF the Virginia
Military Institute. The, General has missed
not one single meeting Of the board since the
establishment of the Institute-thirty two
years ago.
Mrs. Clotton, of Norfolk, is the proprietor
Of venerable mule that has been an invclcrate
chcwcr Of tobacco for many years. Whenever
he becomes obstinate, as mules occasionally DO,
| it is only necessary to give him chew, when
he becomes perfectly kind and gentle u
The Charlottesville Chronicle says: Since
the introduction Of the domestic grape wines 10
this community, we learn that the sale Of
stonp alcoholic drinks in the bar-rooms has di-
| minshcd greatly and that the use OF these
wines has proportionatcy increased.
| A small force has been again, set to work
| on the Fredericksburg, Orange and Charlottcs-
Vile Railroad, which it is stated will be largely
| increased in /; few days and work resumed along
the line to Orange e. II. Col. Carter NJ.
Braxon has the work under supervision.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad is dcllV-
cring coal 10 Richmond at the rate of one hun
| drcd and fifty tons per day, for the New York
Gas Light Company.
DR.. VIM. r. Smith, native Of Orange Co.,
for many years a resident Of Galveston, Texas,
died in that city on the 9th inst.
Wi,hiu the past ten years the white p0pu
lation of Spot>ylvanla county, including Fred
| ercksburg decreased CAT and the colored ), 7Ol
\ wagon and buggy manufacturer of Peters
| burg has received bona fde order for buggy
of his make to be sent to Holland.
The late Robert Soutter, Of Fredericksburg,
| had an insurance OF $4,000 on his lite.
Col. r. f. Withcrs has removed from Rich
mond aud resumed his residence at Wythcvillc.
Col. VALERY SULAKowsEl1, we'll known in
| Virginia as commander of the Polish brigade
from Louisiana which the colonel was about
the only Polc-died in New Orleans last Thurs
day. lie had resided in that city since the
war, pursuing his profession Of civil engineer.
| The colonel belonged to one Of the most ancient
| and noble families of the Fair Land OF Po-
land" and was an enthusiastic Confederate.
| He knew how to command his men, and he
certainly had some soldiers to bring under dis
ciplipc, and it was only by free use of Colts
tactics that he succeeded in keeping them IN
order The Times, in speaking Of his death,
which was sudden says:
| 1T is but two or three.d ago that we ex-
changed our usual cordial salute with him. He
looked in the enjoyment OF robust health, and
| it is difficult to believe that death has SO sud-
| denly removed from our midst form OF such
stalwart proportions model of manly strength
| aud rgor, as the counteoancc was the type OF
| the courteous gentleman and chlValrous SOL
| der .
"We have been told that during the visit of
the Grand Duke Alexis 10 New Orleans, Sua
kowski had to be kept under constant survcll-
lance by the detectives to prevent him from
CARRYING into execution threat he had pub
| throne which has 50 deeply wronged and op-
pressed his native land"
| RESPECTFULLY DECLINES. Col. Mosby vii
probably find it lar from easy to form ticket
| which shall meet all the requirements OF his
peculiar political views. Among the names he
| mentioned the other day as acceptable from his
standpoint was that of Major William I. Suth-
crn of Danvillc, for the position Of Lleutcn-
ant Governor but this gentleman proves de-
cidedy arerse to filling the part which was al
loted him 10 the programme, and says that no
uterance Of his has given any one the right to
assume that he would SO allow the use OF his
name. 10 fact, the Major declares that under
no circumstances would he be party to- or
conuive at any movement having tor Its end inc
defeat of the Conservative nominees. lie copsld'
ers their success to be the great object for which
| all VirgiDiaus should labor, and has no sympa-
thy for any attempts to divide the organization
which has already saved the State from the
| evils to which Radical rule has consigned her
| Southern sisters.
| Send the best men IN every county to the
| convention; let the convention nominate the
best men before it and then let US all work and
vote for the ticket that is chosen. Richnlond
Enquirer.
lHE O1CAMDBES hEf " lStf.- u'outu dSo
we noted the fact that all the Sycamore trees,
both on the high lands and along the river
edge here, were exhibiting unmistaknbc signs
Of an early death The button balls having
reached the size Of peas withered and dried up,
whilst the trees we're denuded except at the
tops where a few leaves had put out as though
nalure within was struggling Ter life. We are
glad to say that within the last two weeks all
this has changed. and that the trees are now
fully one-balf clad, with the promise of full
foliage in the course of couple Of moro weeks.
Fredericksburg Herald.
WAsnINGT ITEMS. esterday Percy
Brown, and his wife, Maude Brown, were ar
rested on charge Of producing an abortion on
colored girl named Sarah Jones' The girl
was sent to the hospital, and the parties locked
up in the central guardhouse for hearing.
The widow and four of the children of Ro-
gcrski, the man who was murdered by Tom