Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-01

| Mrs Margaret Atchlson Pollock, wife oil
Right Rev. Horatio Potter, bishop Of the do
cese of New York, died at the residence of bel
brother. Mr.. William Pollock, 10 Stafford
county, Virginia. at midnight on Christmas
| day last. She was by birth a Scottish lady,
and at the time Of her death had attained her
sixty-6tth year. Mrs p had been on visit
| to her old home for some time, and was under
medical treatment.
Mary E. Harris, about five years of age,
and cp-daugbter of A. n SAUNDERS jr., OF
Richmond county, Va, was drcadfully burnt,
December l4th add died in consequence the
next day Her mother had lett her in the
house sitting near lot Of cotton, which took
fire 10 some unknown way, aud ignited the
clothing Of the child.
Judge Buudin has awarded writ of error
10 the case of Rufus R. Fisher of Middlesex
vs. Commonwealth. Fisher is under couvic-
ton for lying iu-walt and numbering John w.
Ross, for which the jury accorded him fifteen
years in the penitentlary.
Two vessels are loading Oh the Rappahan-
mock, between Fredericksburg aud Port Royal,
the one taking $4,000 aud the other 5000
bushels Of corn The price ranged at from 10
to IS ceots per bushel.
Tobacco planters are reported to have been
busy during the late good weather in some sec
tioos of the State 10 burning plant beds as pre-
paratory work.
Judge John NJ. Chapman has been elected
Mayor of the Corporation Of Orange G. H., 10
place of P B. Hildep, resigned
RELEASED "A few weeks ago We took &C.
cason to call public attention to the pitiable
condition of an unfortunate lunatic, Jane Hol-
liday, coufued 10 the Jail of this county, be-
cause the Institutions of the State designed for
the accommodation of such, contained "no
room" for her. God, 10 His wisdom had seen
fiji to crush the casket that held the priceless
j.wcl of His own bestowmeut, and poor, ireno
less and bereft of reason, this wretched crca-
ture without felon's stain upon her soul. was
compelled to drag out miserable existence, 10
feIon' cell. Lost to all sense even of her
own misery, Wiuter and summer, daytime and
nigh, she Rugged the floor Of her prison. house,
au object both of loathing and of pity, but
sunk so low 10 her wretcheduess as to be be-
yoDd the reach of individual aid.
But it is all over now. Jane is dead On
Saturday night while the echoes Of the chin
lug bells that announced the anniversary Of
the birth Of the Prince of Peace" still foated
upon the niduigh air, that messenger came
and spoke peace to her troubled SOUL and her
spirit, freed from its dark and cherries taber-
nace on earth, found 40 Asylum in that
house not made with haods, where the weary
are at rest. -Loudoun Mirror.
FATAL ACCIDENT. % Thursday, the 18th
of this month, L. j. Pine was mortally injured
by the falling of a log, about twenty feet 10
length, which be was helpiog to carry at the
time. Three persons we're endeavoring to nut
the log 10 position 10 dam near Berrys Ferry
at Snedley's old mill site, when one of them
slipped throwing the whole weight of the log
on young Pine, who, after lingering in great
agony until about six o'clock in the eveping of
the 1ext day died. Young Pine was about
twenty Two years of age Clarke Courier
LAND SALE.-On Thursday last J. L Rim
ker, auclioneer, sold at public sale, for Powell
Harrison, trustee, the tract of land belonging
to the estate of the late w. S. Gray, lying near
the Potomac river, 10 this county, and contain
ing about 200 acres, for $50 25 per acre.
Henry Peacock, of Tennessee, purchaser
LOuQOun Mirror.