Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-04
Virginia NcWS.

The PlttsylgaOle If!bu1c says he Wolh
OF gfadiog 90 the parrow gauge railroad Iunn!cg
from the Virginia Midland road, one mile this
side of Wards Springs to ShcIhoIse's tarn,
near Orders mill, distanc, of about eight
c,iles, has been about completed. The track Is
b.. leg laid, and the cog ine for the road Is cx
pec:cd this wetk. The whole extent of coun-
try through which it passes is heavily tim bertd,
which would have been OF but ttIc value but
for the building OF this road.
In The aImshouse hospital at Eichmocd,
there died yesterday, Samuel J0hIsoc, cooEed.
Three days AGO be stopped york and went 10
Bad. lava strong aud healthy, aod the doc
tor told him nothing was the Ulatter With him.
Sam swore, however. that he had been "trlck
ed" By barber, who Wis his rival 10 the al
fec.ions Of mu!atto gill. Els said nc was not
sick, but that the trick Was 10 his heart lie
died Of flight
The following sl|ts q! land 10 Warren county
have been made lately l23 acres, near B,n
torvile, to Il. y. Fi1DeIl at $l2 so per acre !;
900 acres 90 D;ckev's IIiI to Lcuual FIX.
Sc 10 per acre PCS acres. three mile south
of Front Royal, on the Llray Grade, to Wu.
Seregs:o, sll OIL pcr acre 23 acrea, Dear
Bucktoo, TO Be,j. f. aud John ". Cooley,
s. per acre
The Sheuaudosh Valley Ruiroad Houpsry
have r. elected their rca pfesId NJ and !rIa>ur-
CT, sDi elected J. i. Wtish; az secretary.
The work Of constructing the roa will now, It
is supposed, &c resumed at onc..
The Moo!g0maty Mes5etg s!ys: "slce
the refusal to grant l;c,rs, lor the sIe Of ardent
spli:s ia BiacEstutg, brady peaches ere
bciGg ordered. ard it Is said plantation blttcrs
will soon follow
Messrs. b. +. Grav;Iy and Il. Z. Z ntmeyer,
who were seriously it ilreJ by the late ACCIDENT
on ,hn DinviIl: railroad, az" hJ;h greatly lGl'
proved.
III" City Cyuucil ot Petersburg has radu5cd
the saiary If the Mayor from 81 900 10 81 SOU
per nnnum, add struck 800 of the salary OF
Tic commssnuer Of The rcvecuc.
Jauca NJ. RArhac, 4 venerable aud we'll.
knr8a ct2' Of Warren county, !a Head.
RRsgIL AND BUGS. i'ho1a WAC >igE for Il
lodge in Brazil 5hoaIl real "ha. Mr. l3igs
Hi.hrrg writes of III beau les OF chat uatry ::
THE mu.keo mak.s hia home 10 these
Willis. \ toy G I, called paivera, irom being
IS small and mu!li;ujln)ua AZ atoms OF dust,
passes tnrJu IL the n:ahas ii th; Ga=st net,
then ncuct1atca the hair and beard and sticks
its ven0myus probes ,ia nto the skin. The l0a,h
same tick named Caruprtto. when disturbed 90
The grass and tWIRs by the iJDt OF The EaSsIr
By, swarrDs up the tro|sar legs aud taatens
uron the ti,-h 1t hla 50 tirui bite that II II
is plucked of is head IS left buried deep 10
the f.sh, dtfu.ug viruleut poison OF lts o@n.
The hairy caterpillar, BY day or ulsht tqu,lIy
beautiful Unanimously phosphrurs=ceut in the
dark, and with \ co9erlag OF brilliant. hu's like
IricGiriy formed LII Us, the "Cds nI which
branch into pointed aaters, loh!c's with every
point Of these very paintG! sticS. lnere is
q lively red ant whose tormcatlDg powers are
uut TO be dtspiscd.
but one Of tho worst enemies CT mankind. rs
well SO cattle and hogs, is u big spotted ty
which comes along s!ently and pricks the bo1y
Of its victim. II sucks no hood and lnstis 70
venom; is minute weapon, instantly With
drawn leaves 10 aoarness or irritation s. the
time TIE man thus sli9hty punc!ured does
not ruo or scratch himself de little knows be
has received the deposit of ~ egg, which will
become w1iggling msgsot, hslf an men
long after one weeks growth, but capable OF
growing to an inch and q quarter in length, and
bl lex spikes or brst!es around its body, it has
horrid trick Ct revolving on its own axis, tear.
ing the fl ash anew by each Of its hourly evolu'
tons Mules, oxen and wild deer suffer like
wise from the h;dsous visitation Wa:ps and
hornets there are, Of course. There is also
small, black, stingless beo. which crowd so
thick upon exposed paris of the body as to leave
10 room for musokto to slish.. As the bee
only tcklss. instead Of biting, singing or lay
Jag sn egg, il Is Welcome; but it is impossible to
eat without dovouring half dozen or m ore"