Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.


some IS, 600 or $4,000 and left for parts un-
known Since then he mas travelled IN the
West, but short time since he went to Ne"
York, and has been there arrested and brought
back to Norfolk.
The mail train west on the Atlantic Missls
sipni and Ohio railroad rau off the track about
twenty miles west Of Petersburg, and some
ninety miles east Of Lynchburg on the 18th,
about noon. Two cars are said to have turned
over. bnt no serious injuries to any OF the pas
sengers have been reported.
1t is said that the Landrcth, the great seec
sower of Philadelphia has purchased an cxten
siye farm Oh the Rappahanuock, and has al
ready crop of seeds growing there. 1t /:
now said that nearly all our garden seeds arc
grown North.
10 the Court Of Appeals sitting in Rich.
mond yesterday, the case Of Fant VS. Downmau,
an appeal from the Circuit Court Of Fauquler,
was argued and submitted. No more cases will
be heard at this term of the Court.
Mr.. John +. Jackson, Of Petersburg, killed
himself with shot gun in that city Monday
evening. lie had taken to drinking being dis
charged from employment, which led to the
desperate act
Mr.. Hamilton Potts barn, near Charlottes
vile containing 900 bushels of wheat and &
good many farming implements, was struck BY
lightning yesterday and destroyed.
Fire in HnmiltOn---NarrewE Escape.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
HAMILTON, LoUDoUN Co., VA, July 81
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occupied by c. L. Mccoy as hotel, together
with its contents, was entirely destroyed by fire
the inmates barely escaping with their lives
There were four occupants III the building al
the timc-the proprietor, G. F. Mccoy, j
Mort. KiIgour Ca t Geo. A s. Davis, and a
colorcd boy in the employ Of Mr.. Mccoy.
Capt. Davis was the first to discover the fire
and with difficulty succeeded in arouslng tho
others in time to escape, as they were partially
stupefed by the smoke. The fire was evidently
the work of an incendiary, and originated IL
the same room in which there was an attempt
made to destroy the house 10 May last. As the
woman arrested on suspicion on the former oc
casion is living near by she is naturally suspee,
ted Of being the guilty party, but there is moth
ing positive against her as yet. Mr.. Mccoy
loss is not fully estimated, but it Is supposed tc
be from 81 300 to $1,000; partially covered by
insurance. 1t was only through the exertlons
of the railroad employees and Il few nelghborS,
together with tile absence Of any breeze, that
the depot and house belonging to William /.
| Mcrcler were saved MARTEN.
Letter from Nelson County, Va.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
ELMINGToN, Va, July 29-Monday las
was our County Court. a great many person:
were 10 attendance, it being the day appointed
to elect delegates to the State convention.
John f. Xix, esq, was chosen chairman. Mr.
Cor. S. Stevens was chosen delegate from Lov
ingston township, and Mr.. e. j. Smith, oul
representative in the House of Delegates, alter
nate. We could not have found two gentlemen
who would have made better delegates or had
the peoples true interest more at heart.
There was no business of importance trans
acted in court.
The recent rains have greatly improved the
growing crops Of corn and tobacco, and the
prospects are bright for the largest that have
been raised for several years ''EULALIA.
LoUDoUN County ITEMS. - From the Lou
doun Mirror. l-During the last week sevcra
fine raius have visited portions of this county
10 the Waterford neighborhood on Sunday the
storm was unusually severe-dOing considera
bic damage TO the crops and fences on the low
grounds % Saturday evening, during The
prevalence of the storm 10 the TaylOrtowr
neighborhood, stack-yard was destroyed by
lightning, though we have been unable to learG
the extent Of the damage, or even the name Of
the owner. The stack yard Of Mr. Curtis
Grubb on his Cooper Farm, was struck by
lightning 90 the night Of the 10Th inst, and
some 400 bushels of wheat burned. Mr..
Grub is fully insured in the Loudoun Mutual
The workmen have been busily engaged the
past week 10 preparing the old Academy for
the uses of the Clerk Office, which they will
| have ready 10 short time. When finished
the building will contain large airy room on
| the first floor for each OF the clerks OF the
courts, and smaller one on the same floor tor
the sheriff. % the second floor another large
room will be set aside for the convenient ar.
rangement of old papers and books OF record
belonging to the two clerks Offices this floor
| will also contain two other rooms, one for the
Treasurer's Office, and the other for the Judge.
A match gave Of ball between the Middle
burg Club and the "Mountainccrs' Of Aide,
was played on the Mountaineers ground near
Aide, on the oath of July-with the following
result :-Mountaineers 3S-Middlcburg TO-
The game was witnessed by number of ladies
and gentlemen from Aide and Middeburg,
and the best order and good feeling prevailed
Mr.. Rush Chancellor of Middleburg, acted as
Umpire to the entire satisfaction OF both par
ties.
The County Board of School Trustees for
this county, meet on the 9th of August, when
the two students to be educated on State &C.
count, at the Blacksbnrg Virginia Agriculture
and Mechanical College, will be shown. -,
On Saturday, the Both Of August, a vote will
be taken in the town of Leesburg, upon. the
question as to whether or not the Corporation
shall subscribe SUN not exceeding -, 900 to
the preferred stock Of the Lccsburg and Aide
Turnpike.
The Commissioner Of Roads in Lcesburg
Township, uotifes contractors hat their labors
must be prosecuted at once, as no work on the
roads will be permitted after the first of Octo
Der.
The sale of the Reamer Hotel property ad
vertised to have taken place on yesterday, was
cpjoined by Judge Ball, and the matter goes