Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

erS ASSQCiallOu Ol tlc oLu lust, d lcPoiI ""o
submitted by committee appointed t1r the
purpose at fIrmcr meeting, estimating the
crst Of IA wine cellar and fixtures OF Do. 900 gal
Ions ca;,aciGy nj IS 500. \ subscription tor stock
in vine cellar of $4,000 was had among
those present 1t was determined to press on
the enterprise. of forming JOINT stock company
for the manufacture OF pure native grape Wlnes.
The engineers of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad have completed the survey of Il
narrow-uause road leading from Rocky Mount,
the county seat of Franklin, to Liberty. An
easy grade has been s;curcd, and with a
liberal subscription upon the part OF the two
counties of Franklin and Bedford the road, it is
said, will be certainly built.
&. Johnston, of Fredericksburg, sold at pub
lie auction, en- Saturday, the fish bars Of the
Fredericksburg, Orange aud Charlottesville
railroad. They were purchased by w.
Muon and w. H. Russell at liity-nne cents IL
piece There are over four thousand of these
Plates.
The County Court Of Stafford has ISSUED an
order to the Sheriff Of that county TO have the
Richmond, Frederick >burg and Potomac Rail
road Company present on the lirs Monday III
May TO answer z. &. Gordon of acli n Of
trcspasS. damages 50 900, and ais, II answer
w. l.. Rogers in Il like amount.
The Shenandoah Herald says :-"CouSldcr-
able attention has been paid to grape culture in
this section There are now within few miles
If town seven excellent vineyards having III the
aggregate over 1000 vines. The prospect for
a good crop and foe prices this season Is un-
usually fltlt>rlng
Iu the U. S. District Court, Thursday, the
following bankrupts received their final dis
charge: WIN. II Toombs, Apolos Boutwell,,
Caroline 4. &. W. Corbin. Northumberland;
r ". ID. Carter, Lancaster, aud John ID.
Rogers, King George.
Mr.. Frederick Dawson, an employee at the
depot of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad,
in Lyuchburg was cru he'd to death, while en-
gagged in coupling cars on Tuesday His heart
was literally crushed out, and death was almost
instantaneous.
The Lynchburg Republican says :-"We cx-
anined at the Orange depot last evening new
double deck baggage car just turned ont Of the
shops Of the company at Alexandria. 1t Is very
complete and reflects great credit on the Nir
riuia mechanics who built it,
Rev. G. {. Biting, pastor Of the Second
Baptist Church, in KirhmonA has received
from the First Baptist Church of Petersburg a
costly gold watch and chaiu lis u token Of their
appreciation Of his reccIt services to that
church.
Gen. Ftzhush Lee has written letter to
the City Council of Richmon |. calling the at
tcntirn of that body to its unfulilcd pledge to
4 IL, ~
Stewart, IN Hollywood.
The Shenandoah Herald says; THE wheat
10 thi, section is promising, notwithstanding
much of it has been tr"zcn out TIL" drilled is
much better than that which was 5 ,wed broad
cast. "
The proprictor< Of the Oxfrrd Iron Works
in Campbell, lost, last week, 1900 cords of
wood, by the fire which broke out on Chandler 5
Mountain, aud devastated the country for mauy
miles.
Nearly all he Italians vino wclt to Rich
mond some time since to work on the Chcsa
pclke and OAio r ,ilroa have dcpnrtcd, about
three f,urths of them having returned to New
Iurk.
The brok rs and blnkars of Richmond have
organized Il board, with VIZ. IL. y. Maury,
President, and Mr. Williams Of the firm Of
I~aacs Taylor aud Williams, Vice President
The fires in the Dismal SwaGp are still rag
ing. Thousands of acres Of the finest timber
in the swamp are ruined, and the conhagration
continues TO rage.
The Spotswood Hotel lot and three adjoining
lots, 10 Richmond, have been sold at auction
for the aggregate amount Of $3S 1874, to Col.
Darlington, the proprietor ofthe Exchange.
young man, at Lynchburg, a day or two
ago, while playing base ball, was struck in the
stomach, by bat, aud seriously injured.
Variegatcd marble, susceptible of a high
polish, has been found on the farm Of Mr.
John Lupton, near Winchester.
The trustees of the Staunton female academy
have voted to transfer that institution to the free
schools of the city.