Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| The Richmond Dispatch says - 1t Is stated
upon undoubtcd authority that there Is gen
tleman in the city from Tennessee who is viii
ling to lease the penitentiary and remove 1t to
such place as the General Assembly may select
| if they pass the BILL and, moreover, 1t Is agreed
| by this gentleman that the removal shall not
cost the State one cent; besides, he will give
bond in the sum of 100000 for the faithful
performance OF the contract. ~
The Warrenton Index says that H. Thomas
Douglas has received an appointment as civil
enginneer upon the line of the Atlantic and
Lake Erie Railway, with headquarters at Buoy
rus, Ohio, and has accepted the position. He
will reserve his interest in the mill at W eavers-
vile, superntended by his brother. and con-
! tribute to its Improvement by the salary he
shall receive
The Central Virginia Land Company has
recently been organized in Luray under the
auspices of Judge Ashby as President, Maj
Newman, Attorney, and MIR. Barrett, Chief
Engineer Of the S. V. r. R., Mineraloglst and
Engineer. This company will, no doubt, offer
many inducements to buyers and sellers OF real
estate in the Valley of Virginia.
1t was MIRO. W. Hunt and not E. b. Hunt
as reported on Saturday,who has been appoint
ed by the Governor as one of the commission
ers to redivide the county Of Fairfax into town
ships. The commissioners are Mcssrs. John
Powell, Dranesville; 0. W. Hunt, Court
House, and Warrington Gilingham, Accotlnk.
The Richmond Wing says :-''The contract
obtained by COL Ordway to build the Western
Union. Telegraph Compauy's new office 10 New
York city, will give work for many months to
100 stone cutters, who will mostly have to be
brought here from the North none being un-
employed here.
The Charlottesville Chronicle says that Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard, Senator from New jersey,
has accepted an invitation to address the lit
erary Societies, at the University, 90 the occa-
sion of their joint celebration at the next
final.
An unoccupied dwelling house at Benton
Vile, Warren county, was burned on last
Thursday night The house was formerly oc-
cupied by a Mr.. Mcfarland. 1t is supposed
to have been the work of an iucendary.
The engineers on the line of the S. V. Z. K.
have resumed work again. They are now en-
gagged in locating the line south of Luray, Page
county. The contracts for the grading of that
portion of the road between Luray and Milford
have not yet been awarded.
Mr.. G. w. Payson was found dead in a
room at his residence near Sandy Point, on the
James river, on Thursday. He was shot
through the head, and his Own pistol was in
his grasp.
A meeting of the stockholders OF the Agri
cultural and Mechanical Association of North
ern Virginia, is to be held at the Courthouse
in Warrenton on the second day Of January
court,
The wife of q gentleman employed on the
railroad near Mt. Crawford, 10 Rockingham
county, last week gave birth to three children
(sll daughters) at the same time. They lived
but short time.
A difficulty occurred few days ago between
school teacher and two of his pupils, in Fair
fax county, and the teacher was assaulted
The pupils were fined $40 aud costs.
The Valley Virginian says the supervisors Of
Augusta county have reduced the levy from
to cents on the 500 of property in Augusta
county.
The depot building at Fairfax station, O.,
A. & NJ r. R., is now ready for use.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. Benz. F. Rixey, the new
Senator from Rapphanuock and Fauquier
counties-successor to Mr.. I. \. Latham re-
signed-has taken his seat He is about 81
years of age and has had legislative experience
in the House, session '65 &c. He is one of the
largest landed proprietors and stoc raisers 10
FaMuier; knows the real wants of his people
and the State at large; liberal minded and pro-
gressive, he will be sure to work faithfully and
effectively for the welfare of all sections. We
congratulate the good people of Fauquier and
Rappahannock on their judcious selection of