Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-16
VIRGINIA EwS.

estimated that five or six thousand persons Wit
messed The execution. lie made confession
several days ago, in which he detailed minute
| " the circumstances oil the murder
A dispatch from Harrisonburg on Saturday
| saws, An affair occurred this morning on sec
ton !, Valley railroad, between Mike Smith
and Alexander Brown, both coored, resulting
in Smiths being struck on the head with a
pick handle Physicians entertain doubts as to
his recovery. Smith is slpl",sed to have been
intoxicated Brown was arrested.
Rev. N. W. Calhoup, so long pastor at He
bron Church, in Augusta county, and grand
son of Dc. James Waddcll, WITS famous
blind preacher, died in The county Of Bath re-
Gently. He waa universally beloved ami re-
specled.
Tie CuIpepcr Observer says: "A conslde-
rablc revival has been going on III Antioch
Baptist Church, (coIored,) in this place, for
the last two or three weeks, and on Sunday lasl
the Rev. Harrison blair baptized IN Mountain
Run uincty-tige men, women and children.
Some half dozen Of The best business 1uen Of
CupeperN. H. have turu.cd al joint coulpaDy and
purchased the Virginia Hotel 10 that place. 1t IL
now being fitted up, and will. III a short time,
be npcued Tor the reception Of guests.
A dispatch from Ilarrisonburg says that
thirty two thousand acres (?) Of the Chambers
tract of land, in that county, were sold there on
Saturday TO Mr. Judson, of New York, tol
| four thousand five hundred dollars.
The ceremony Of strewing the graves OF the
Confederate dead at Front Royal, took place
last Wednesday. on which occasion John j.
Lowell, esq, delivered u very appropriate adj
dress, which is highly spoken Of.
-Four hundred barrels of green peas were
shipped from Cappahoosc wharf, in Glouees,
TER county, at OPP time, 10 Baltimore, week be-
fore Inst.
| FAuQuIER Country ITEMS. From the War
rntnn index Tie case of Anderson $ ext X.
vs. Snitl, now pending i'll the circuit court ut
Spot ylvana cUuniy was heard by Judge bar
| ton In fredericksburg Thursday upon The ey
c,ptus lak"h To HE report # sale return by
Jnn NJ. Fnlhea. The real estate involved III
rhs sui is the tine farm knnwn az 'hica.iow-
vale" 10 his county hclnnyiug 10 Gro. ". &.
Smith Ii wa: ci.1 out ut the lasI May term
al, r,.r County Court 10 II. b. Robertson III
go, per acre Mcs>Is, GranVill, s. j. Irplctt
and W. H. Barley ru! IN upset bud ol $27,5O.
Judge l'nt.,a regarded tho UPSET bid AZ sneI 4
ma,nrlai s,!si,ncr uiun tho sale reported tia.
Iir .iec;Iu.ai 10 c;'nGru If. Bur hi did nat pass
on tie yaiin,E, cXta>ptl"ir' taken to Mr.. Forbes
| r.p,r. Sale ia Robertson was set l7i.ie aud
bid'!ng rr.oInued. When again uileietl
'hlunt"wvi:le' is 10 he started at the uEsct
Ind Of ~, 80 per acre. Nlessrs. BABYLON AMI
Wal,ce III fredericksburg represented The
complainant, and H. ylur S,:DIl al WarreDtOn
The exceptants. Under the new decree growing
crops arc To be reserved To Mr.. Sintb with The
right of iuareSs aud esress necessary TO secure
| tbcm.
| At the annual election held in Mt. Carmel
Lodge, No. 1873, Of A. t., aud 4. NJ. on last
Tuesday, the following gentlemen We're elected
officers for the ensuing year: " w. William
san, W. NJ; S. Il. Bspham, ). "; II. {.
Yates, }. W; J. a. Jclirics, Treasurer; j. W.
| James, Secretary.
| The Rev. John :. Lindsey Of Warnnion has
nccrpt.i the invitation rendered ny The two
| literary s,cl,tias Of Bethel hlaie Ac;,leuy and
viii Irc;u'h tie cuinmrnc:mcni. sermon GU GIln
| day The 22nd inst.
The cnmnieuc,:ln.nL exercises OF the tfano,ler
| Female Institute were well attended, uotWlth
standing the fail If rain on I;lsl "Wednesday, and
ev.tyiIin. passed off PLEASANTLY and to th,
| perfect satisfaction OF Spectators
Commencement exercises Of the Bethel Ac.l-
v, IL.
| The aunl, address b:ior. the two literary so
| cietits will be delivered by VIM. kiIgour Of
Alexandria.
FAIRFAX COUNTY items. : From the Far
fax News. I--rhe Conservatives Of Fartax are
rcunested to meet at Fairfax G. H., on Mon
day, the 2lst day of july Court day. The
Conservatives Of the several Townships will
meet mt their usual places of assembling on the
second Saturday 10 July for the purpose Of Sc
Letting delegate 10 tho GulHrnator,al CON
ynntion, to meet in Richmond on the 9th day
of August, from each township. II any OF The
meetings shall not select delegate, the yacaI,-
ces will he filled by the meeting al July Court.
TIN, lightning that struck Mr. Slayinn's
house, near this place, SOME time back, an ac'
count OF which appeared in the News, had the
strange effect Of rnagnrtlzng all the metals in
the building Table knives, thllnbles and other
things have all been turned into magnets. and
attract needles and ether metallic substances
with great iutc"
The ladies' of Vienna will hold strawberry
festival in the schonl-Ilnuse of that place, next
"Wednesday afternoon and evening, for the ben
ell of the proposed new Presbyterian church,
in cunnceilnn with which, and at the same
building. at $ o'clock p. m., the pastor the
Rev. Jnhn Brown, will deliver an address 90
Life i'll Utah.
Justice Hawxhurst Friday committed to jail
Edward Chambers, colored, for contempt OF
court
TIE BUuKIAND WOODEN MILLS, are located
on one OF the finest water powers In the country
and can be run advantageously all the year.
We venture the assertion that there il no To-
vestment better calculated to yield large or
marc cortain dividend than thnv | ern ia nnp
of those natural sources Of wealth developed
about which politicians are continually prating
to the people. -four OVID citizens will not take
hold OF it we hope some one will who will BIZ
enriched by it, and receive, as he will deserve,
the thanks Of the community. There is pos
sib!y from three to SIX per cent 10 farming op-
be derived from stocks; but the Bnckiand Nj ills
can be- made to pay from twenty-five to thirty
Der &c 1t. -. Hurrentoa IutGC.