Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-10

estate have been made iu Fairfax county, as
reported in the Farmer:
David G. Watkins sold to Geo. L. Watkins
tract of land 10 the county, in the West End,
containing one and one-sixteenth of az acre.
improved by fine slaughter house aud stable |
combined, for 81, 100
Andrew Campbell and Thomas Fl. Dunn, Of
New Y ork, sold to VIM. McEwan, also of New
York, tract of land 10 the county, pear Cliff |
ton, containing 6fty-three and hall acres, for
So, POO.
Edmund Burke. Commissioner of the Cir
cult Court of the county, iu the chancery suit
of Windsor & Ford VS.. James H. barrow,
&c., suld to David A. Windsor, OF Al; xandrla
city, Va. tract of land near the z. H., known
az the old "Ainsley Farm." containing one
hundred acress, more Or less, tor 81 225.
james M. Love, trustee in deed OF trust
from Malcome Z Thompson aod wife, sold to
john w. Mother lot OF land 10 Ueutrcvle,
10 the county, called the Red House Lot Tor
$780,
Stacy H. Suowden sold to D. 2. Smith
tract IF land 10 the couuly, III MI. Veroon
towushlp, containing Two acres and three
perches, for $l6l.l2 :,
Rebecca ColllGs, attorney D-fact for Daniel
COLLINS, Of Colorado, sold to Abraham n.
Huusberger, of Pennsylvania, a tract OF land 10
the county, on Wolf Run, containing one hun
dred aud thirty FIVE acres, for $1,000
John f. Webb sold to Michael W. Brver-
| idge, both of Washington, ID. g., two tracts OF
| land in the county, one containing 2OO acres
| and the Other 10 acres and being part OF
the Spring Valley" tract, for $500 John
| f. Webb's b irs sold 10 the same a tract OF
| land 10 the county, containing 25S acres, Tor
81 500.
| PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS. The
county committee, elected by the Conservative
meeting Oh Monday last, meet at Brentsvlle
on Monday the 10Th of this month, and will
order primary elections to be held 10 the differ
ent districts to nominate candidates to b. voted
| for at the May election. This plan will be
adopted 10 lieu Of the usual nominating COO
ventlons.
WILDER Davis, the little son of MIR. Thomas
K. Davis, who threw stone lu the cars, near
NokesvilIe station, Was before Justice A. +.
woodward 90 Monday last. and the Ju-tlce be-
lug satisfied that he threw the sto0e, held his
father in $500 bond for the boys good beha-
vior.
L. A. Thompson Lecturer Of the National
GrangeP. of H., delivered az address al Brenls
vile on Monday last, 90 the subject OF the Or,
der of Farmers Granges. Mr. Thompson aud
A j. Wedderburn will be at Manassas On Mon
day next to organize q Grange.
President Minor, of Backsburg Agricultural
College, gives TO Ruffoer school the credit oil
sending the best prepared student he has yet
received from the public schools Of Virginia. -
Manassas Gazette.
FAIRFAX COUNTY ITEMS 90 Wednesday
of last week, when about o'clock, freight
train on the Midland Railroad was coming
north, it struck, mile aud half south OF
Fairfax Station, heavy oak tie, which some
one had, no doubt, With malicious inteut,
placed 90 the track. 1t was showed before the
locomotive to the station, where the engineer
was first made aware of its presence.
| The public have settled down in the convic
ton OF the genuiDeuess Of Healhs letter, aud
that he undoubtedly committed suicide. Mrs.
Heath has been i'll, but is better.
Gen. w. H. f. Lee, OF "RavenswOrth, Is
confined to bis bed from a severe attack OF lu-
fammatory rheumatism.
The Union Sunday School, OF Fairfax G.
H. was reorganized at the Brick School House
on Sunday last FairtaD Farmer.
AN IRON LAw.-.The following is a crpy Of
an act passed by the General Assembly last SEES
sion and approved by the Governor:
AN ACT to punish unlawful dealing in pig iron
and railroad iron By irresponsible persons.
| I. Be it enscte by the General Assembly of
Virginia, That any person receiving or buying
pig iron or railroad iron of any description from
any one except the manufacturers, their author
lied agents or regular linccnsed dealers in the
same, unless the seller furnishes true and suti-
| cient evidence Of rghtful possession, shall be
guilty Of felony on conviction thereon, and
shall b. confined in the county or corporation
! Jail not less than one month or mrre than six,
and shall pay fine of not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars every such otf.nce.
| q This act Shall be in force from its passage.