Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-09
Virginia News.

for horseshoe machine, and y. H. Nelson, Of
Orange G. H., for an improved coffee pot.
In Chesterfield county, a few days since, Mrs
Lucy middleton went out 10 assist her little
girl in getting some wood Tor the fire. In at
tempting to pull down the limb OF tree the
limb suddenly broke off, and falling, struck her
head with such force as to cause her almost 10
slant death.
A youth named Robert W. Walden was MUIR
dered 10 PittsylvaDa county, on Sunday, by
negro mau 4 difficulty occurred between the
parties, and the negro used his knife. cutting
Young Walden in q number OF places, causing
death in a short while.
The Winchester and Strasburg railroad was
not put up at public rental by the sheriff Of
Frederick county on Monday, the claim against
the company having bccn settled on Saturday.
The National Valley Bank, at Stauuton, has
been made government depository. The funds
of that collection district had formerly 10 be
sent to LJnchburg
The tobacco sales at DanvilIe ior the last
month february were 1,l7S,S39 pounds, for
| $lG0, 1858, being an average OF $l4.35 per
hundred weight
| Richmond next Tuesday.
DR.. Joseph Jorgensen resigned the office Of
postmaster at Petersburg on Saturday. He is q
member.clcct Of! the Eorty-!ilth Congress.
DIR. Hugh Mcrson, Of Caroline county. and
| formerly Of the u. s. navy, is dead.
! In relation to tho proposition of Virginia TO
have the boundary line between Virginia and
Tennessee moro definitely settled, the Governor
Of Tennessee states that his State is satisfied with
tho limo as fixed in 1903 (by Virginia and North
Carolina) and she does not mean 10 reopen
| the question. Gov. kemper submitted the cor
roapondcnco TO tho General Assembly on We'd
| nesdHy
Hearing that Gen. Jos. E. johnson would ar
| rivod at Stanton on Tuesday afternoon, tho
| West Augusta Guard and the new artillery COM
| pany, Just uniformed, marched TO the dep and
compliment, and reviewed tho line, speaking IN
| high terms cf their soldierly bearing.
A shooting affair occurredin Roanoke county,
ono day lusL week, between two brothers, by the
name Of Gu! and Charles Arthur, in which both
wore seriously wounded. 1t was all about a cut
box belonging to Cal, which Charles borrowed
without permission
a Ere has been raging in tho Dismal Swamp
during tho past week, On Sunday the flames
reached Magnolia Springs, and for u time the
buildings woro threatened, but no loss was sns-
tanned.
Mrs, Ramsdel, mother of United States
Marshal G. P Ransdell, died in Petersburg on
Wednesday.
Sir Edward Thornton, tho British minister at
Washington fully expects to attend the interna.
tional celebration al Petersburg next May.
a young man named Mitchell Winston Jones
committed suicide, it is supposed, by taking
laudanum, in Richmond on Wednesday night.
The DUPLICATE OATH-A record Of the
oath privately taken at The White House Oh
Saturday night by Gov. Hayes Was made by
the Chief Justico at the time and delivered TO
MIR. Fish to be placed on file 10 the State De-
partmcnt No official record will be made Of
the oath taken on Saturday. The Bible on
which the oath was taken Saturday was
the purpose By d. W. Middleton, esq, the
clerk Of the Supreme Court of the United
States. 1t is an expensive English edition,
bound in Lrow1 Turkey morocco, with gilt edges.
Yesterday morning MIR. James II. Mckenney
the deputy clerk Of the Supreme Court, called
at the White House in behalf Of Mr.. Middleton
to present the Bible to Mrs. Hayes. Mrs.
Hayes was in the red parlor, surrounded by 4
large number OF lady friends and callers. As
soon as she saw Mr.. Mckenncy she said -
"Oh, there's the Bible, recognizing it at once.
Mr.. Mckinney then presented it 10 her with
the mpments Of Mr.. Middleton. ga the
hy-leaf was wrtten--"ro Mrs. Hayes, from D.
NJ Middleton. Clerk Of The Supreme Court Of
the United States, used for the administration
of the oath on the Inauguration Of Rutherford
B. Hayes as President of the Uoitcd States.
See llSth psalm, 18th, 18th, aud 18th verses:
Mr.. Middleton had marked the verses at the
spot where Gov. Hayes had kissed the book.
Mrs. Hayes said IL guess MIR. Mckenoey had
better read us the verses. " The ladies all
crowded around and Mr.. Mckinney read the
verses, concluding With the following -
They comprised me about; yea they com:
passed me about, but 10 the name of the Lord
[ will destroy them. y
Mrs. Hayes laughed gaiIy and said, 'Oh, no,
I guess be won't destroy anybody She then
took the Bible and desired that her compli- |
mcnts and thanks should be given TO MIR. Mid.
dIeton for his welcome present
J;yoIl,, ;o;,r 4 r. for th;s upeE has haa n |