Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-26

W. Hardy, the proprietor of livery stable in
Norfolk, but who resided on Little Creek, in
Norfolk county, committed suicide on Friday
night hy shooting himself in the mouth with u
pistol. He got up in his night clothes, between
lo and clock, and went into tho hall OF his
residence, placed the muZzlc OF large sized
six shooter in his mouth, aud pulled the trg-
ger. -.
The case of Ayers against the Atlantic, Mi''-
sissippi Il Ohio Railroad Company, pending in
the County Court of Wythe, was decided on
Saturday by verdict for the plaintiff for
s., $40 The suit was for damages sustained
by tho plaintiff, who is a cattle dealer, 10 the
loss Of stock by an accident while being shipped
over the road of the defendant
The Rockingham Register says:-"Near
Antioch last week, one of VIM. P. Byrd's hens
Matched out strange looking chicken or pair
of chickens. The monstrosty had two bodies,
ioincd together at the heart, with four legs,
four wings, with but one head In other
words it had all the parts of two chickens, ex-
ccpt the head j.
The Richmond Wing says 1t is too early
to predict with any degree of certainty what
may be anticipated from the growing crop OF
wheat. We are glad to learn, however, from
nearly all sections Of the State that the Improve
ment in its appearance within the last lew
weeks has been wonderful.
President Grant has appointed Mr. Lewis
H. Frayscr President of the National Tobacco
Association, of Richmond, special honorary
commissioner from the State of Virginia to the
Vienna exposition, and has forwarded TO him
through the Secretary of State his passports to
Europe.
Horace Venable, negro, arrested in Rich
mond. on Saturday night on suspicion of muir.
dering negro woman named Mary Holmes
whose body vas found in the canal, confessed
that i. an alteration with the woman he
knocked her in the canal, and becoming fright
ened, ran off and left her to drown.
The Governor has appointed the following
commissioners on the part of Virginia for the
purpose of establishing the boundary line be.
tween Virginia and West Virginia: Il s. Ba
ker, Winchester r. D. Cushen, Harrisonburg,
and Mann Splitter, Page county.
The movement to get General Henry A.
Wise to run as an ind pendent candidate for
Governor is assuming shape and strength and
is supported by certain of the Radical party
known to be hostile to R w. Hughes.
The Board of Visitors of the University Of
Virginia will proceed Oh 2S'h proximo to ap.
point professor for the chair of Moral Philos-
ophy, ETC.. made vacant by the death of Prof.
McGuffcy.
1t is stated that an agent ofargc English
bondholders will shortly reach Richmond with
the design of making full Investigation
into the financial affairs Of the State of fir-
GINA.
Fifteen carts, horses, and drivers passed
Fairfax c. H., on the 22d, from Charles county,
Md. on their way to Luray, to begin work on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
Attorney General Taylor was suddenly at
tackled with severe illness at Christiansburg, on
Wednesday last, but he is now believed to be
out Of danger.
A writer in the Richmond Wing recommends
the nomination of Judge Fl. W. Thomas, of
Fairfax county, for Lieut.. Governor, by the
Conservatives.
Capt. David Stincspring, an old and we'll
known citizen of Rockingham county, died sud
denly on Tuesday last from injuries received
from falling from his horse
Work, which for time has been suspended,
has been resumed on the Baptist Church at
Orange c. H., with every prospect OF its carly
completion.
THE PoToMAC AND MANASSAS RAILROAD
COMPANY was chartered July 18th, 1870, by
Messrs. Arson Bangs, and others tor the pur-
pose of constructing railroad from Manassas
junction to some point on the Richmond Fred
cricksburg and Potomac railroad between the
A fL,oof- opH Eradnrink chr ~
This act of incorporation was amended in March
1872, changing the location Of the road and ex-
tending the line from 1.-THE Potomac river, at
Potomac, or Quantico, in Prince William coun-
ty to the line of West Virginia" through 1.-THE
counties of Prince William, Fauquier, Warren,
Shenandoah and Frederick, or any of them, "
as the company might elect
This last amended act was again amended by
the recent Legislature, changing the route from
that described to the route now prescribed by
the act, from Quantico, or Potomac city, North
ward to cross the Potomac at some point at, or
between the mouth of Goose Greek and the
Point Of Rocks in this county.
The work commenced, is upon the road which
is designed to connect Quantlco with the North
ern railroad at Frederick city. If built, as the
charter prescribes, the road will pass near Lees
burg, and cross the Potomac at that point
which will be most convenient to unite with
the road leading into Pennsylvania from Fred
erick city. When the gap is filled up between
Quantico and Monococy Junction, there will
remain, as We are informed, only short inter
val of fifteen miles, between small town 10
Pennsylvania, called Petersburg, and York
Springs, to give that splendid harbor at Poto-
mac city, q continuous road connection with the
Lakes and oil the Northern cities. In Virginia
and Maryland it will pass through most pro-
ductivc and tbickly populated section, which
will add greatly to its value. The commence
ment of operations on this road and the prom
Use of more vigorous prosecution of the work
in short time. strengthens the hope and belief
that we are to have railroad, running North
and South through this tion.-Lecsburg
Washingtoaian.
In THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY,. in Baltimore, on Saturday report was
made by DR.. Backus, chairman Of a special
committee appointed at the last meeting, ia
voring the consolidation of the several periodicals
u - ,nto