Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| The colored people of Richmond who lost
| their money by the failure of the Freedmen
Savings Bank, have framed a petition to Con,
gress, praying that immediate action be taken
for the relief of the dcpositors 10 the branch
| that was located in that city, and have APP
pointed committee to present the petition.
Mr.. Gordon, in the employ of the contract
ors on the extension Of the w. & 0. r. R. be-
You'd Round Hill, Was very badly hurt on Tues
day of last week by the explosion Of 40 earth
blast. 1t is thought that he has lost the sight
of one Of his eyes. Several Of the hands were
also slightly injured.
Mr. Juliet G. Larue, widow of the late Sam
ucl Larue, of Clarke county, died at her resi-
dcnce 90 the 9Th instant, after having reached
the advanced age Of 81 years. She was six
years old when Washington was first elected
President Of the Uuted States.
Iversou Longest, an employee at the car
shops of the Richmond and Danvie railroad,
in Richmond, was run over and instantly killed
by freight train on the Il. & d. h. H., near
Richmond, on Wednesday night.
The barn of Captain William P Cave, near
Orange G. H., was destroyed by fire on Tues
day evening. 1t contained about four hundred
bushels OF corr, threshing machine, wheat
fan aud other implements.
Mr.. VIM Dickinson, of Caroline county, has
commenced the erection of grist mill on his
premises near Guinea station.
Ltteles Living Age for this week besides
its usual choice selections, has "Agathe Mar
ron, the Story of New CaledoniaD Depor-
tee; In the Rue Froide,' by the author of
Patty" and instaments of the Three Feath-
ers, )" by William Black; Ear from the Mad
ding Crowd by Thomas Hardy; 'AIice Lor
rane," by r. q. Backmorc, the author of the
Maid of Sker;" The Story Of Valentine and
His Brother and the usual choice poetry and
miscellany.
With fifty two numbers, of sixty four large
pages each (aggrcgatlng over 5000 pages a
year, the subscription price ($S) is low; or still
better, for 500 any one OF the American 81
magazines is sent with the Living Age for a
year, both postpaid. Llttel Il Gay, Boston,
Publisher.
ST. Nicholas for January is real Holiday
number, and peculiarly attractive one. 1t
opens with beautiful fron.ispiece called "Mo
Fart, the Little Music, King followed by q
short Sketch of the great musician career. 1t
give US an abundance of interesting Christmas
stories, such as Tommy, the Soprano, BY
Charles Barnard; May Christmas Tree" by
Olive Thorne; "A Christmas Legend by
Florence Scaunell leach of the three with a
beautiful picture by Eytinge;) and ''rhe
Dwart's Mirror, = illustrated by +. A. Chap
man. There is also fac-simile of the original
manuscript of the famous ballad Twas the
Night before Christmas" which will attract
the attention OF all the boys and girls.
Are begun 10 this number two serials, THE
Young Surveyor" by j. t. Trowbrdge, and
"Elgh, Cousins" by Louisa NJ. Alco,t, with
6ue illustrations by W. l.. Sheppard and Ad
die Ledyard. The number also contains IA
Bird s.Eye View of the Battle of Life. .
There are poems by Bret Harte and Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps; "Cbristmas Carol by
Mrs Dodge; and beautifully illustrated poem
entitled ''Sauta Claus and his Men"
Jack iu-the- Pulpit and THE Ridde-Bo2
have also caught the Christmas spirit aud
there is an additional department of Book,
for the Boys and Girls" in fact, eight extra
pages have been added to the January St.
Nicholas, in order to make room for all the
good things that have been crowded into it.