Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-07
NEWS OF uIiG OA Y.
"7o sAep tie rery o5s a's} body Of the Ttmes.

Rev. Father Kelly, OF st. II chacf5 Cutho-
lie Church, Philadelphia, died suddenly at At.
lautic City, Now jersey, yesterday. He was
bathing in the surf ut the tlluc, with com
pany of ladies, and, whilst iii shallow wafer
was seized with an ap0plect:o Ii AMI died III
stanuy.
The new Mexican Commissioner has arrived
at New York, bringing the confirmed treaty
between this government and Mexico for the
revival Of the Mexican Claims Com mission, and
it is expected that the business OF that Com
mission will soon be resumed.
The Illinois farmers celebrated the Fourth
Of July by meetings in the interest OF the
movement against the railroads There We're
large gatherings IN many OF the towns, and
numbers OF speeches made
\ San Francisco dispatch claims Tor CGilior-
MIA horses the credit Of having made the fast
est running time on record. Two one mile heats
in l:43 each is certainly remarkable, and the
entire race was uncqualled for les speed
The amount of funds held in trust by tie
Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the
Indian tribes is about s. 00O000 the interest
on which amounts to 1921, 900 per annum
Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, has request
ed the Governor Of Mississippi to prosecute
Rhett, who recently killed Judge Cooley in a
duel in the latter State.
John w. Garrett President Of the B.lt-
more and Ohio Railroad, sailed on Saturday,
for Europe.
captain Jack" is said to be suffering from
confinement Three more Of the Modocs have
surrendered
WARREN COUNTY ITEMS. = From the War
rem Sentinel Milton Clark, junior editor Of
the Sentinel has retired from that position,
and Judge John L. Lowell and Richard IS.
Bayly, Attorney for the Commonwealth 10 the
county, have assumed the editorial charge of
the paper, in all its departments, from the lst
instant The Sentinel is most excellent
paper, worthy of support and encouragement
Gen. Eppa Hunton, our popular and able
Congressman, has conferred the cadetshlp. at
West Point Military Academy, upon }; Russell
Richards, eldest sou of Major James K. Rich
worthiIy bestowed, for young Richards possess.
es an active, vigorous mind, and has the very
constitution for soldier.
| One of our most active and popular young
| merchants returned from Luray on the lSt
inst, whittier he had gone in the Interest OF
the w., G. g. and ST. Louis Narrow-G uage
railroad, and he reports that some 65 mics of
the road will soon be put under contract, and
| that its prospects are bright and Frightening.
| The Building Committee Of the New School
| Baptist Church, in Front Royal, have contract
ed with Mr.. Spillman, of Warrenton, an archl-
tect of we-established reputation, to superln-
| tend the erection of their new house OF Won
| ship, and they expect that the work will be
rapidly pushed to completion.
Several families from the cities have engaged
| boarding for the summer in our neighboraood,
and there is room for more Nowhere, in this
beautiful valley, can be found better water,
purer air and more refined society than We
| have here and in our county.
The personal property of the estate OF Ihos
| Fox, decd, sold on the 9th ut. at good prices
generally Yearliug cattle brought $40 per
head, two year old cattle s23 per head, sheep
| So 90 each, aud shoats $500.
Our farmers have been very busy ard Will,
generally, finish this week cutting their rich
golden harvests. The wheat crop IN the county
is much better than was expected SIX weeks
ago.
Capt. G.. B. Samucls reports that he killed
recently, in the woods of DR.. |. n. Buck, fox
squirrel SO large that he thought, at first sight,
it was "Grizzly Bear.
Twenty-one colored hands arrived here by
| Wednesdays train and passed on through to
work on the Shenandoah Valley railroad, 10
Page county.
Bishop Johus preached an able and eloquent
sermon 10 Calvary Church on the night Of
the lst inst. and confirmed class OF three.
THE CROPS. Generals Gilbert and John
Meem will, we learn make about 10000 bush
els of wheat on their farm. Late sown wheat
on naturally good land will turn out good crops,
but the average in this county and Rocking
han will not be half crop. Oats and pota-
toes are excellent, and the prospect for corn is
splendid. Our farmers are generally engaged
in harvesting.
| Blue Thistle has made its appearance 10 this
country to considerable extent, and seems to
be spreading and increasing more and more,
every year. 1t is great disadvantage to the
farm, kind of pest. Nothing will eat 1t; it
destroys grass; it is troublesome; if it is allowed
to monopolize farm or field, it is hard to de-
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