Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-26

of the Alexandria Gazette.

correspondence VI tue AleAduulia OhACIlG'
LEEsBURG, Va, April pa was 10 error
last week 10 the criminal statistics of our Cir
emit Court. The cases are as follows: a Hegro
man for murder, negro for stealing money,
negro for assault with intent to kill, negro
for assault and battery, white man for viola
ton of the revenue laws as to ardent spirits,
and white man for stabbing. The four first
named and the last are classed as feonies, or
crimes punishable with confinement in the penl
Tertiary, the others are cassed as msdcnean
ors Tor ours if critics will have it sol aud are
punishable with fine and Imprisonment in the
county JAIL and will probably be certified to
the County Court tor trial. In all these cases
our excellent and Industrious Commonwealth
Attorney, Mr. Charles Ii. Lee, has all the pa
pers ready, witnesses summoned or recognized,
and will make short work OF tbrm unless dlla
tory pleas shall be entered by defendants. The
other business 10 the court is as follows: Su-
perscdeas (l) w. & o. r. h. Co. vs.. Com
mouwealth; appeal FROM judgment OF County
Court imposing tuc for obstructlrg county
road, substantially settled by the making OF
Dew road, but pending on law point. Notions
10, two of them road case appeals. Issues
PIG. wrts OF Inquiry l., Office judgments II,
side there are motious, POI cases ready iur
adjournment, III awaiting reports Of commits
sioners iu chanccry aud commissioners of sale,
and commissioners to collect, ard 80 suspend
ed, total OF 400 chancery cases, ami the num-
Der of witnesses summoned in all the cases is
325. The court will probably last twelvc work
ing days adjournlng probably Oh Saturday hoon,
May 9Th.
Our court room has been rcmodclei aud pre-
scnts a much heater and more airy appearance
t than it did before but whether the acoustic
properties have been improved remains to BE-
tested There always has been dlsagrceabIc
, echo about it.
We had this marning the promise of rain,
, but it has turned Out to be cold WED.
The fruit 90 the high grounds OF MI. GiIead
and at the foot of the Blue Ridge is probably
,, uninjurcd, and it is questionable whether any
of it is far enough advanced to be much hurt.
There is gradual coming 10 of our people,
} who were dissatisfied with some of the nomiua-
tons, to the support of the ticket nominated
at the Alril court, and will never go back on a
nomination fairly made upon the fullest turn.
out at the primary meetings that Was ever
kpown in this county.
y valuable dog belonging to G. E. Roliip:
had fiji Saturday night anu Two other dogs
Jumped on him aud were bitten The dog
. then started down the street from West End
aud bit another dog at the corner opposite the
court house. Mr. Rollins killed his dog a. did
negro mau named E4d;cy. do not know
whether the others shared the same late OF
not. As soon as the mad dog excitement was
over cry Of fire was heard, which turned out
to be pile Of rags 10 the store OF. MIR. Sma e,
: in the heart of the town. Near the rags was a
Q barrel of coal oil. The fire was cXtiDguishcd
before the fire company was out. With high
wind blowing it might have been, &c, &c.
AL1QCIS.
10. r. M.-The Grand Council l. o. r.
NJ, which was in session ID Petersburg last
d week, adjourned on Friday.
The report of the Finance Committee shows
very healthy condition Of the Order.
After the transaction Of other business, the
Council proceeded to an election of officers iOr
the ensuing year, with the following result:
Great Sachem II. g Evans. Petersburg.
| Great Senior Sycamore L. Carter,
Richmond.
Great Junior Sagamore-Wm. Loeb, Har
, risouburg
Great Prophet-James p. Kelley, Win
chester
Great Keeper of Wampum-P. \. McIine-
ry. Petersburg.
|
Winchester.
Great Representative Hugh Latham, Alex
andria.
The installation of the newly elected officers
then took place, 2. q. S., Jas. j. Kelley, in
the chair and conducting the interesting ccre-
monies.
, The Great Sachcm announced the following
appointments
f Great Sauuap, Fl. c. Tabb, Richmond.
G. 6. of Wigwam, Jas. Wilson, Norfolk.
g. G. of Forest, j. R. Brown Petersburg.
Past Great Sachems e. n. B Cofroth. A..
Bond, w. T. Gcagcr, James p. Kelley and j..
r. Smith were appointed committee to make
suitable arrangements for the entertainment Of
the Great Council of the U. S. wheu it meets
in Richmond, in September uext.
The Council meets next year 10 Norfolk.
FAUQUlER COUNTY TEMs.-Eder A. Fl.
Spilmau died suddenly OF cramp cholic in the
afternoon Of the 18th inst, at the house of a
friend with whom he stopped while Oh his way
to ill an appointment to preach the following
Sabbath at Sperryville, in Rappahannock coun
ty. For more than twenty years previous to
the war he was citizen of Warrcntou, and
during that time eDdeared himself to large
circle Of acquaintances
MIR. p. e. Bradley has been compelled to
shoot three of six cows, bitten by rabid dog,
about the 9th of March. Before shot they
displayed symptoms of hydrophohia. A ru-
NOR is current 10 the Deighborhood Of the
Junction that several dogs that ate Of the car
cases of the dead cows have since exhibited
signs of rabies.
We understand that gold mining 10 lower
Fauqucr is being actively pursued at this time.
y few days ago Mr.. NJ. G. Bennett showed Us
puget of the precious metal Of the value of
$ll, 80 which he assured US was the product
Of the labor of one man for halfa day at the
mines on his farm near Morrisvic.
Rev. j. S. Lindsey, rector of st. James
Episcopal Church, Warren'on. and Eppa
Hunton, jr., sailed from New York on Satur.
day on the steamship Egypt for Liverpool
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