Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The exercises ofthe nincly-cighth commence
mcnt of IIa,updcn Sidney College have been
in progress for the past few days. Rev VIM.
u. Mcrklapd, of Baltimore, delivered the bac'
ralaurcatc sermon. VIM. A. Wade Of Chris
tiansburg, Va, was awarded the gold medal as
the best debatcr of the Union Society. Judge
~. Il. Staples delivered the usual address be-
fore the Literary Society on the pleasures to be
derived from the study of the sciences IL was
nppla,ldcd to the echo by the students The
hoard Of Trustees passed resolutions increasing
the endowment to $3OO,O0O aud appointed q
committee from various portions oil the State TO
carry its provisions into effect.
The Winchester Times says I'VE Under
stand that the depot building at Cedar Creek
Nm the Winchester and Strashurg Railroad, was
burned on Saturday night. 1t was owned by
Mr., Hottie, who kept store in it, and his en-
tire stock Of goods was consumed. Ills loss ~
about $2.OUO-nsured for $1,000. The rail,
road cnmpany sustained but slight loss, there
being no freight on hand. 1t Is supposed the
store was robbed, and afterwards fired by tho
thieves
The Petersburg Index says MIR. Robert
Grirg, of Diuwiddic county, has sold his crop
of new wheat to be delivered in Petersburg
next Monday at SD per bushel. THIS is ear,
ly for wheat and the price obtained speaks Wcll
for the quality of the crop. The crop IN the
Immediate vicinity of the city i, remarkably line
this year and if prices like the above con'lnue'
will prove remuucrativc to the growers.
Col. John W. Jenkins was robbed OF his
coat and boots while asleep i'll his room, in
Richmond on Tuesday night Just as the
r,ruc. a white man, was departing, the Colonel
awukc aud ut once gave chase, and 1T the dis
tanrc of a Sluarc overlook the thief and graspcd
him. but the latter turned furlousy and knock
ed the Colonel down, escaping with his booty.
\ charter has been granted to the Farmers
Bank of Southwest Virginia, by Judge John
H. Fulton, of the Circuit Court of Wythc
county. The capital stock is to be not less than
$4,000 nor more than S250,OOO III shares OF
$lUU each. The office of the bank is to be at
Wythcvle.
Ia the last two weeks two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars worth Of real estate has been
sold in Stanton and Augusta county, at twen-
ty per ccut per acre advance on prices SIX months
ago, mostly to Englshmep.
Capt. G. Il. Mason is in Staunton preparing
for work on the Valley railroad to Salem. He
says they are laying the rails through Lewis
tunnel Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, and the
cars will 90 through in ten days.
Mr.. John Beach, Of Petersburg was found
on Monday morning, lying in the street, in an
insensible condition. lie was at once removed
to a comfortable place, but soon died, from
epilepsy.
The Colorado potato bug has made its appear
ancc in Shenandoah county Several gardens in
Woodstock have been examined and found to
be infested with large numbers Of them.
Nineteen BARRIERS were summoned before the
police court Of Richmond yesterday for violating
the law, in Keeping open their shops on the
Sabbath.
jim Brown has been indicted by the grand
jury in Suffolk for the double murder of Mrs.
Jones and Mrs Dozicr His trial is i'll progress
there to-day.
The election for Mayor and Aldermen, Of the
town Of Charlottesville, will be held on Satur-
day, the 18th.
MIR. Thos. S. Bocock, who has hecn men
toned in connection with the Conservative
nomination for Governor is ineligible.
The Grand Commaudcry Of Knights Tcmplnr
met in Norfolk on Tuesday.