Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-15
ETREsJTl.1 NEWS.

Upwards OF - SUI OOo Gl tue State Gtp! HIS
SO lar been refunded.
CO.. James TWymBu, q ica;iiuE cl;z'a CT
Madison county, did last week.
Col. Samuel 4. SWAMI, superintendent; Of
the Fireioia pcnltcntiary, is quite Ill.
Major Il. w. N. Noland has been appointed
temporary clerk iu The S;alo Treasurer oic,.
hlrs. DR.. Smith dicl ii Riohmonl On Sun.
day. she was I'll" uip;ir"r Of & C3ra-;ss;na
John Amber Smith.
The LylchbuTg Agricultural aad M:c .aacal
Society has decided apsirst haqlag fair this
fall. us it had spring fsr.
A colorcd Methodist church al Wailcalou,
Norfolk county, Known as Ridrcvllc Church,
was destroyed by i1cerdiar5m Saturday night.
Mr.. frank G. Rulfa has bccn appoiclcd
clerk iu the State Treasurer oilice, vice II. j..
Ilarvia. e!q resigned to accept g clerkship in
the War Department at Washington.
An eminent cl;z,n Of Norfolk, d. ". ii.
Wilson, died yesterday, lie carried on the
drug business. and occupied Tor several years
the position Of physician 10 the city, ard durIog
the late wsr served as surgeon.
Judge Moucure is unab!. 10 aIIrnd The sts.
sion oil the Ccurs Of Ap?ca's at WythtviIlo on
account Of i'll bcaIlh. WAiH bis general health
is not seriously impaired, lis physician aud
friends have advised him, that alter tho cx-
hsustiog labors Of tic late Richmond term, it
vas necessary he should eIjoy a period OF rest
aud recreation.
For several days isr4a irea have bcen raging
10 various paris OF the Dismal Scamp caused
by The proractcd drought aud large g1aDIilss
Of cord wood ard valuable timber have baen
destroyed. Ga Sunday the Hines seemed TO
be greatly increased near Portsmouth, and the
smoke hung 10 huge masses over The city all
day. The soil OF The swamp has burntd 10
sonc plic!a 20 feet below tic surface. Unltsi
III ire is rain soon the destTu3ion OF property
ia The SCAMP region will DC = riGuJ 10 tie lin
Der grttcia.
Some eScitam3ot Was created 10 Harrison
burg Gu Sunday night b7 tho tumll!rg doTr
o! large ttoDe bulldog, known as The old JAIL
aud occupied by a Gumb:r 81 colOred families.
Tie 81 reks AID grospg Of th3 occupants OF tic
house caused almost Tie entire population &c
assemble, bus 40 examination dlsolcs? ID the fac!
that nn Que was either killed or seriously il jar.
cd. One iufgut was found il bc6 nearly
5mothered With !atEs aid mortar. aod an Old
colrtcd ma0 went down rom 90 upper room
ia the midst OF falling walls, sl:h Child 10 bis
arms, and beth escaped with but eight iG-
jutics.
Tic RicLmoDd sud A'Iechauy Uoupaay hav
Ing failed 10 comply With the !cruis Ct tbs con
trac. for he purchase Of that !ino, Inc pres-
dent of TIC caDsl has advertised Ter purchasers
under the suppl1 mental bill passed by inc Leg.
stature lss. wGtcr. The New York toudhold.
crs, it scema wanted to sell their bouds out
right, and rccciv: the money tor them and cot
receive a certain proportion as the proposed
line was constructed. The raj rad may yet he
sbIc to effect such arrangements with the crcdi
tors as will c3abo them 10 control the bonds
aud become the purchasers Of the canal uGdcr
tho last bill, but this seems hsrlly likely.
A REMARKABLE PRopIEcY.-Mrs. Lydia
Maria Child, the authorcss aud anti slavery az
tator. is now II years old, and lives at her old
house in WayIand. MASSACHUSETTS,. Ia the
tho Boston Herald she spoke Of Garrison as q
firm believer iu spti!uaiiam. aud added {:
"WEititr admits that there is 2omc:hiog very
mysterious aud unexplained in It. lie told me
that there was an old quaker whom he saw
Whep he was lad. who vas renowned for his !
prophecies. lie very often spoke under the
influence of the Split. Whittier sent mo a |
copy of prophecy made by tee eli man 10 |
1903. 1t began by foretelling great split 10 |
tho church, which would commeIco with The |
Prestyteriars. aud it would include the Friends. |
We have silce seen the PtcsbGtetisrs divide,
AID the H!cksi;e trouble among the Quskers. |
Then tho Old prophet said he cav great
troIhIs abous .bo s!Evsry question which would |
end 10 war ald emancipation. He foresaR
finally grand gathering Of the churches into
on established church and ruled By it, And he
saw the Society OF Fti,pds paying tlibuto to this
church. And he saw also 3 military despo.ism
of tho couatry, though this would onIy be for
while. Now, this Was remarkable prophecy,
aud all but the les; twa statements have bcen
fulfilled"
SCENES IN TIE TEXAS LEGISLATURE Ia
tho Texas House Of Delegates last SATURDAY an
alteration and fight occurred between Repre-.
senta;iVcs Ashbel Smith and Bob Taylor. Both
are old gentlemen. Smith htiug nearly 50, and
q democrat, while Mr.. Tai Tor is tho republican
lcnde: ir tho House. DR.. Su:th kicked lay.
lor. There was graf rprusr when S.rii b
halIoped to Speaker CocLrano: Il Was only
illustrating the Governor'a position Of pay as
you &C"