Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04
VIRGINIA n Il" -.

Crane, formerly editor of the Winchester Journ-
al has been appointed United States supervisor
| Of distilleries in the district composed Of North
| Carolina and the two EirginiaS 1t is quite a
soft position, the salary being 50 per diem with
travelling expenses. His head quarters will be
in Stanton
Colonel William II. Tams, cashier of the
Virginia Banking and Trust Company, OF
Staunton, and formerly cashier Of the old Cen
trail Bank of the same place, died at the Raw
| lev Springs on Saturday, from an attack OF
apopexy.
Major r. H. Carter presided at the Radical
meeting held at Warrcntou last Monday. The
Warrenton Iudex says About sixty persons
participated the blacks in the majority but
the whites taking the lead and controlling the
meeting.
AN attempt was made early on Friday morn
ing to burn the residence Of MIR. kloebcr, at
Culpeper e. H. A coiored man gave the
alarm, when the fire WIS put out with but little
damage.
There we're one hundred and fortythree ar
rests and pres .ntmcnts In Lynch5urg last
month.
STREETS or a ClTY--The ease Of! the Pc
tersburg Railroad Company vs. }. W. and a.
Burton, decided in the special Court OF AI-
peas involved an interesting question. The
railroad company, by authority of It's CHARTER,
and with the permissio1vof the Common Coun-
ell of Petersburg, laid down branch track on
River street in the city Of Petersburg The
track was laid down immediately i'll front and
at one point within three feet Of Bun ton S store
house. They brought suit, alleging special
damage for the invasion OF the street by the
railroad company. The case was tried in the
circuit court of Petersburg, and a verdict rem
dcrcd for seven hundred and fifty dollars
damages, Cor which Judgment was given From
this an appeal was taken.
Judge Mclaughlin delivered the OPT Mon OF
the court which was coucurrcd III by Judges
Wingtcld and Barton After stating the case
and reviewing the numerous authorities, he
concludes as follows
From careful review 81 all the authorities
upon this question | am of opinion that the
prepondcrancc is strongly in favor OF the doc
| trinc that when railroad company invades the
street oil city or town, even with the pcrlnls
sion of the authorities Of said city or town, aud
the tec-simplc to the street remains IN the adj
ioiuing lothoIdcrs, and the proprletors of such
lots sustaius special damage from such lnva-
sion, as 10 this case, they are entitled to re-
cover damage therefor think this ductrne
is sustained by reason as we'll as authority. 1t
can hardly be supposed that when lothOldcr
dedicated part of his lot to Il public street to
| be used as a common highway he contemplated
that it would be used by railroad company
for its track, thus interfering with the loading
and unloading Of vehicles impeding free access
across the street. cudangcrng the buildings BY
passing engines, and imperiIling the lives Of
those who sought to use the street for the pur-
poses originally contemplated. am therefore
Of opinion that there is no error 10 the ludg-
meDt of the Circuit Court Of Petersburg, ana
| that it Dug hit to be affirmed.
! FAUQUIER COUNTY ITEMS - From the War
reuton Index. About haIt-pasl five last Sun
day evening lightning struck wheat shock In
the stack yard Of Gov. VIM. Suith, aud
thought the rains descended in q food at the
time, two shocks and three stacks out OF ten
were consumed, entaug loss OF about five
| hundred dollars and including the destruction
of every grain of Toulouse wheat which the
Governor had been outstanding for several
years with the view of testing its adaptability
to this particular climate and soil. Governor
Smith tenders his thanks to those of his uclgh-
| bors who assisted in arrestlng and supprcsslng
the fire.
| The Radical mass meeting held in Warren
ton on Monday elected Edward Z. Turner as
alternate to the Radical Convention held IN
Lyuchburg on the goth ulto. y letter from
| Mr.. Turner states that said selection was made
without his knowledge or consent, and that he
repudiatcs all connection with the Radical
party.
The members of the r. II. Lee Lodge of
Colored |. o. o. L. have purchased from J.
r. Tongue a lot on South 18th st., with Il front
Of fifty feet, for $500 on which they intend
erecting a two story brick house.
Dr.. Baily Shumate has been chosen dele
gate to the Richmond Convention FROM Cedar
Run Township.
LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS - From the Lees
burg Washiugtonian. August Court will be
honored, as in times gone by, by large as
that day. The Court will be held as usual on
the second Monday, the llth instant, to trans
act the business which will come before it.
The regular monthly terms will continue as
formerly. The coming together of the people
once year, at August Court, is il time honor
cd custom, and should be continued, if for no
other reason, than to preserve this Virginia
characteristic Of our people.
We have heard of several crops of wheat
threshed 10 this county, which have come Tar
short Of expectations. We hope 1t may be bet
ter with Others
The State Board of Education has appointed
Mr.. Robert j. T. White school trustee for
Jefferson district Loudoun county, vice j. NJ
Kilgour, elected Supervisor.
Mr.. VIM. Harris has been appointed way
master, in charge of the Lccsburg scales for
waying stock, hay, COAL &c. Also, measu1er
Of all wood sold in the town by the cord
FRIGHTENED TO DEATII.-Thc Evansville
! (Indiana) Journal of recent date, gives the fol-
lowing account OF the death of a young lady
| from fright:
CDR. G. w. Brooks, Of Bayfield,, ILL.,, was in
town on Saturday, and related to a gentleman
here sad case of young lady who lost her
life by a shock to her nerves, caused by fear
produced by finding herself in dangerous prox
unity to large rattesnake, at his residence,
little more than week ago. The doctor aud
his wife bad gone out to gather mulbcrrlcs
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