Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
The heavy rain of Saturday night last did
much damage in Winchester and its neIghbor-
hood. All the cellars on Water street were
filled the fine gardens of Messrs. Allen Il Kin
cher we're much injured the household effects
of several citizens were ruined mil dams on
the adjoining streams were swept off many
dams on the Opcquan river were carried away,
Sc., &c No such food has occurred in Win
chester for eighteen years A colored man, re-
siding on James Carr Bakers farm, becoming
alarmed, left his house with his wife and child,
Intending to convey them to place OF safety !;
but in the effort to escape both woman and
Child were drowned The lightning during the
storm was very vivid aud many telegraph poles
were knocked down.
a dispatch from Richmond last night, says !:
John b. Mordccai, the principal in the late
duel, who was fatally wounded, died tonight
in great agony. The State law holds McCarty,
the other principal, amcndable for murder in
the first degree, and the seconds, VIM. IL. hoy
all, W. B. Tabb, W. Il. Tri &c and j. 5. Mere,
dith, as accessories before the fact. They will
all be rearrested, and probably committed with
out bail, the crime being capital one.
A little colored girl in Campbell county was
beaten to death by colored boy the other day,
who gave as his motive for the deed the fact that
the girl was the owner of Il white marble,
which she would not give him, and he killed her
in order to get possession Of it. In considera-
ton Of the boy $ extreme youth, aud also OF his
imbcclity, he was ordered to be discharged
from arrest.
The large stabliug belonging to Levi Scnner,
with its contents of feed, a large lot Of gearing
belonging to him, and lot of feed belonging
to Randolph Peiifer's livery, was totally con
sumed by fire few days ago, on Capon Grade,
about mile from Strasburg Loss about
$500.
The Richmond State Journal says :-"Onc
of the results of the late freshct in the James,
and disagreeable result, too, is a heavy i'm
portatiou of snakes from the mountains Every
tributary of the noble James seems to have
sent full delegation.
The result of registration in Norfolk puts
the whites 100 ahead. 1t is rumored that the
Republicans will present no ticket, but will
support the reform movement IN the ensuing
election.
E. T. Smith, who made his escape from the
jail at Charlottesville recently, by locking the
TAILOR in, has been captured near Port Rcpub-
lie, in Rockingham county, and taken to
Staunton.
A cocoanut exploded in Richmond the other
day, one piece striking youth and slightly In
jurlng him.
The city of Richmond proposes to spend
81, 900 to have its census retaken.
The damage to the James River and Kama
wha canal by the food has been slight.
The Richmond post-ofhce has received sup
ply of postal cards-20,0OO.
LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS. From the
Loudoun Mirror. i" Redclitf," farm Of
54l9 acres in Caroline county, Va, was sold at
public sale on Monday, by Harrison, holland,
Harrison and Alexander, Commissioners 10 the
suit of Hopkins, Hull l. Co.. VS.. Bcrkeleys,
for SIS per acre. DR.. VIM. 3. Cochran and
Mrs e. 4. Mckenzie, purchasers.
VIM. Hough has sold a part of his farm
fifty acres) near Hillsboro' to Chas W. Butts,
agent of some gentlemen in Maryland at $50
per acre. 1t is said that the purch asers intend
to go to work at once, and develop the iron
which exists on the land, 10 great quantities,
and of the finest quality.
DuTlug tue pleFdiCu0C v! VIZ otoiih w ~'
urday night, valuable bull and an excellent
mich cow, belonging to Mr. Lewis D: Burch,
living near Balls Mill, were killed by light,
ming The cattle were in an open field. and
had taken refuge under tree. When found
next morning the COW was still alive, but died
shortly after.
The train from Alexandra on Saturday
morning, brought with it two corpses both OF
whom had died in Washington the past week.
Both were inferred in the Union Cemetery,
and the unusual sight was witnessed of the two
hearses and two funeral professions moving
through our streets at the same moment
Among the senior class who completed their
course of studies at Union Theological Semi
nary, on the It'll inst, and who will enter at
once on the life of the active ministry, is the
name of Rev. j. f. Cannon, recently called to
the passionate of the Presbyterian Church in
Leesburg.
We regret to learn that Rev VIM. G. Cross,
of the NJ E. Church South, who has been in
bad health for some months past, was partially
paralyzed on Tuesday morning last, and now
lies in a rather critical condition.
Henry Stout Williams, we'll known to the
people of Loudoun, died at his residence at
Taylortown, on Saturday last, after few weeks
illness of pneumonia. Mr.. w. was an active,
enterprising business man, universally esteemed
by all who knew him.
A tract of IS acres of land, near Gum Spring,
was sold on Monday, by Chas: I. Janney.
Commissioner in the case of Mcfarland VS..
Mcfarland, tor $500 cash. Chas. W. Mattet,