Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-06
VIRGINIA EWS.

Auditor VIM. +. Iarlcr, and several other
high public officers of the State have been, or
are to be. examined in connection with The IN
yestigation now going OH nrernng the sale
of the State stock in the Richmond and Da::-
vile Railroad Company. From the test IN
formation [ can get, there is little likelihood
that any corruption or dishonesty will be PROV
en- On the part either Of the company or State
officers. | believe it is conceded that the cnn-
many .'watered its stock" in 1866 hut this did
not, of course. increase the value Of The State :
interest, but is the OCCASION Of the present IN
quiry.
The funeral of the lrte Major General FL
ward johnson took place from St PanFs
church. in Richmond, on Tuesday evening.
During tn: day. the ro!unda OF the Capitol
| where his body lay in state, was Visited uy
large plumbers of citiz rs, aud tie State AID
United States flags upon the building were at
half-mast The cothn containing the retnalnS
was protilscy deco atrd with crcrgr ens an /
immortellcs and crossed upon the foot Of It
were the sword he wore through The Mexican
war and the one presented him ly the c'izens
of Chesterfield county. The church was crowd
| cd will, CITIZENS of all cl1SS"S. The remains
were uttered in Hollywood Cemetery.
Frederick VI. Cabe'l died at his resi,lencc in
Nelson county last Suidry. Mr.. Cabcll occu-
pied a high position in the copfdcpcc aad cs-
tccm Of thu people of his county. Tie wa:
elected t. the Legislature in ls42, aud served
| several conSecu i've terms La 1851 he was
chosen swth great unanimi'y. to represent his
COUNTY in the State Convention. S!nce that
time he has held 10 public position.
One hundred and fifty bales Of cotton were
burned on the night of the 5rd Instant a short
distance below City Point. On the James river.
on the lighter William Shelton. Fifty of these
bales of cotton belonged to Mr. Mcphall Bottle,
Of City Point. The fire Is supposed to have
caught from sparks blown from The su kc-sack
of the steamer K. +. Ice.
\ commission Of unacy. composed Of JUS
tees Grew, Watts and Crutahtic'd, held at
Medical College. Richmond, have adjud.ed
| CAPTAIN Ira Bruce to be iuna!lc. att have
! ordered him II be carried to III a>y IuM.
Governor Walker has vetoed tie hii! rrovI!-
ing for rcas-essmcn, of tn" value Of tn lands
in the va.i Ill, c1untic, Of the State which ii!
not avail thems Ives of the act OF last session
al owing them that privilege.
An act of the General Assembly wh,ch b.
caue law on the DIST of February, pr vdcs
that urymen shall be paid by the TREASURES Of
counties aud cites. instc.d Of y si!crltio rs
| heretofore.
The commencement cxeic,eS Of the Virginia
! Medical C,llcge took place at K chmond Tues
day. Sixteen young gentlemen graduated.
There are several boxes IF camel coal adj
dressed TO President Grant, awaiting shipment
on the line of the Chcsarcak" and Ohlp rail
! road.
On lat Saturday the fac c>:a:c of +. B.
Meade, in Clarke county kucwn as ''pro>p@ct
| Hill" and containing 3l3 acres Of land was
sold to F. Key Meade, at $40 per acre.
Mr.. Ragand has withdrawn the suit against
the city of Petersburg for $l0,0oo FIR taxes
overpaid, and it is possible that some aulcabie
Arrangement will he made.
Four prisoners escaped from the Jail at Win
chester on Saturday last.
Hoop-pocs are again in demand for home
consumption aud export.
There were forty.Sevcn deaths in Richmond
last week.
LoUDoUS COUNTY ITEMS Last week the
! following lands, all lying near Bloomfield, IN
this county, were disposed of at private sale :
| AiarSIlaI w SdTppIlltI Stjlu Hls nut estate va
254 acres. to Mr.. NJ Y. B. Waltman, for SOS. 50
cts. per acre: equal TO SIS, 900, and cquiva cut
to cash. Mr.. Fenton Furr purchased of Mr.
VI. v B. Mailman lG0 acres Of good Iand.
near the base Of the Ridge, at $40 per are.
| DR.. Benz. R. Lacey and son purchased the
neat little farm of John Gayer, containing 40
acres at $50 per acre. These sales show Il de-
cided improvement in prices. aud speak well
for the future.
The March term of the Couaty Court Of
Loudouu, Judge Ball presiding: viii commence
in Leesburg on Monday next. This is grand
Jury term of the court, and there are several
Commonwealth cases awaiting its acion-
| among them that of David Brooks. coIorcl.
charged with the killing of VIM. D. Smith.
On Sunday night Rev. DIR. Head, Of the NJ.
f.. Church South, who has been stationed in
| Lccsburg for the past five years, preached his
last sermon as pastor of the church IN this
place On Monday morning he left TO attend
the sttings of Conference IN Baltimore.
During the past ten days upwards Of $60, 900
have teen distributed in this county, under
awards from the commissioner in ashlnston
for live stock taken by the federal troops dur
ing the war.
\ unatic white woman from the Nlildlcburg
eighborhood, was committed to the jail OF this
county last week preparatory TO being sent to
the Asylum. -Leesturg Mirror.
The shipments from Hamilton station, ".
| & O. r. R. for the month of February 1873,
we're, 1888 bushels wheat, | $40 bushels corn,
81 bushels rye. Sc bushels meal, Us bu- hcls
mil feed, &c bushels oats, - barrels -four,
| l2U barrels ear corn ST barrels and boxes eggs,
l6 barrels apples, 500 heads cabbage, 200 10
Gust posts, Is tons hay. 22,2l5 pounds poultry
and butter 24,03O pounds pork aud beet. I, -
pounds rags, 2,725 pounds casting. , tons old
iron and bOnes: cars stock and 90 calves.
\ RoMANCE-A correspondent. wiring
from Charleston, ". Va, to the New York
| World, says
Sarah j. WincnilIcr, girl of about seven
tann Summers Hhn WIS cnnyictci uf and Sent