Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A month or six weeks ago several young
mn left this place for Texas, hoping to 6nd
better times" there than 10 old Virginia
Week before last one OF them returned, and
last week the other gladly and safely Landed iu
Berryville; and both are 10 doubt convinced
that Virginia is as good place TO live IN as
other States if proper use is made OF muscle
and brains. The fact is, times are hard every
where. aud the money spent 10 seeking EN-.
ploymeut elsewhere can be saved, 1t ycu Will
devote as macy hours of hard labor at home
as sou are Compelled to render 10 the south
west in order 10 make a living. Clurke
Courier.
Mr.. JohD Piepot; has purchased the farm
Of The late j. H Brown. near ilughesville, 10
Loudoun county, tvr SIS IS per acre.
Lenuel Norris has resigned his position as
County Surveyor Of Loudoun couaty.
BADLY SCARED e .riy to-day Officer Glass
while patrolling bis post noticed light lr Dean
l. Walkers grocery store, 2S5 Seventh avenue,
and looking through a peephole in the door
imagined that he saw man partially conceal
ed behind pile of boxes. elias, discretly
Withdrew, and hun Ing up Officers McGsnn
aud Cunning, posted McGann 10 position to
cut of an escape by the front. and went with
Cunning to the rear yard and tried the door
ami wiDdows OF the store, aud finding them Sc
cure detcrmind to get at toe robbers by break
lug in the door. Operations 90 the door had
hardly commenced when three pistol shots
were fired from the Inside of the store in quick
succession, and minute later map Jumped
through a windGW iuto the yard. was pounced
upon by The officers, and proved to be Mr..
# hn
The matter was explained at the station,
house by Mr.. Dean. who slept in the store aud
was arranging same goods, when Glass mis-
took him for burglar. When the officers
pounded at the rear door an mistook them
for burglars and fired three shots, thoking to
scare them off, but their persistence scared
him sn that he lost bis presence OF mind and
iuured through the window. The only per-
son hurt was Mr. Dean, who accrated his left
band-Ne,o York. Nesos Of yester,lny evening
DARING ROBBERY The w ashiugton Chron-
icle gives the tollowlng particulars Of the rob
berry of the store pf Mr.. Johusoo, near Ar.
iington, which was bcleh, mentioned 10 yes
,erday's q zette: Goa Tuesday evening sUmc
thieves entered the store Of r. w. Johnston,
at the intersection of Columbia Turnpike Road
and the Georgetown and Alexandria Road, and
pricd off The iron bars in trout Of onc of, the
windows, and, raising the window, entered the
store aud stole thcrctrom eleven shoulders of
bacon quantity OF four, ore demiohD of
whiskcy, one galvanized watch, and quantity
of groceries amounting to about sixty dollars.
After committing the robbery they closed the
wiotlnw, placed the iron railing back and lett
with their spoils. This is the sccoud tune the
store has been broken open during the past six
months.
SToNING TRAIN-rhe Maryland Iudc-
pendent, says
'As the passenger train was passing through
the deep cut near Pipes Creek, on Monday
night Of last week, some malicious persons at
tick I'd it with Stones We we're Informed that
large rocks were thrown from the top of the
high back down upon the passenger coaches
nearly breaking through the top. Capt. Rdgc.
way stepped the train, aud with the assistance
of one or two Others, Started in pursuit Of the
highwayman aud would doubt less have over
taken them had he not dropped his pistol
ROUND HILL DEPOT BROKEN OPEN,-The
L,uioua enterprise says: Tue depot on the
Washington and Ohio railroad at Round Hill
was broken open Wednesday night of last
week, and box containing sixty pounds of
tobacco was stolen theretlom. Neither the
rogues nor tobacco have yet been recovered.
Both Nicaragua and Costa RIGA are said to
be anxious for the commencement OF work on
the Nicaragua ship canal.