Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Two white youths named Beauregard Hud-
son aud George Hillnan, the former aged th'r-
teen and the latter eighteen, employees 10
tobacco factory at Richmond. quarreled over
the possession of broom, and the result was
that Hillman stabbed Hudson, who retalated
by throwing stone at Hlman-Hillman then
threw a stone at Hudson, and in return was
stabbed iu the left breast by Hudson with a
large pocket knife. Hillman cannot recover.
Hudson was arrested.
A correspondent of the Charlottesville Chron-
icle says: The drought seems to have been
severe on the crops between Orange Court:
house and Alexandria. There are some good
clover and wheat fields, but bad succession of
fields which have been we'll parched. ln many
places the fire has damaged the poor fences
which the farmers have contrVed to make out
of brush wood"
A letter in the Culpeper Observer, from
Fairfax county, says: "rhe oat crop in this
section is failure. The potato bugs arc very
destructive to the potatoes The corn is badly
missing, the wheat is not more, as general
thing, than half a crop, and the grapes have
been materially injured by the drought. -
The 9th annual convention of the Baltimore
Conference Sunday School Society of the M. H.
Church South will be held at Lexington, July
13th-l6th. This conference represents Isl
charges in Maryland, Virginia, and West Viz
GINA, and embraces within its bounds over SUI
Sunday-schools.
The Winchester News says: 'Tbe residence
built by MIR. James w. Burgess, near the city
spring, has been sold to gentleman from New
York for $500. The new purchaser is fitting
it up in neat and thorough STYLE
The Warren Sentinel says: 'The weather
continues cool and dry. Well-informed farmers
say that the grass and oats crops are gone be-
youd recovery; that but little wheat will be
made. and that the corn has come up and Is
standing badly"
The Council of the city of Petersburg has
voted an appropriation Of $4,000 to the Agrl-
cultural Society Of that city to assist in holding
fair. Gen. Malone, President OF the Society,
appeared before the Council aud urged the ap-
preparation.
The Winchester News says: 1.-The owners
Of sheep 10 this and adjoining counties are now
realizing handsome profits from the sale of
WOOL One day this week our enterprlslng fac
toryman, Philip Williams, purchased over
twenty. three hundred dollars worth. ;"
Mr.. Charles Weedon's sheep.fold, near Man
assas, furnished a fine feast for some half:
starved hounds on Wednesday night to the
tune of two ewes slaughtered, two manned
and torn, and the rest scattered in every dlrec.
ton.
Col. S. S. Bradford has cepted the presi-
deucy Of the Piedmont Agricultural Society,
aud the 18th of October has been fixed upon
as the day for the opening of the fair, which is
to continue three days.
A mad dog, after biting FIVE hogs for MIR. j.
r. Smith. near Hayuarkct, Prince William
county, on Sunday last, was killed by Major ).
r. Purse.
Gov. Kemper has appointed Rev. DR.. j. L.
NJ. Curry a delegate TO represent Virginia in
the Congress of Geographical Science, which
meets 10 Paris 10 few months.
In M Madison county the majority of Capt. Il.
Summer boarders are beginning to arrive at
the Exchange Hotel, in Manassas, and large
plumber OF Washingtonians have engaged board
tor the summer.
Rev. A. NJ. Randolph, of Emmanuel Church,
Baltimore, is to address the Alumni of William
md Mary College at their meeting at Williams
burg, on the lst Of July.
Mr.. Robert Hamilton, native of Ireland
'ut who has resided 10 Winchester for mapv
ears died Friday week, aged 81 years.
Co., Tbos; +. Goode, of Mecklenburg, is still
wing i'll 10 Richmond. '
The American Hotel property at Staunton
as been sold at auction for $22, $50, Col. NJ
. Harman being the purchaser.
a large grange meeting was held at Culpcper
Fl. to-day. ~