Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-01
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

There are 600 visitors at tho White Sulphur
Springs.
Gen. Joseph r. Anderson, of Richmond,
announces that he will not be candidate for
reelection to the House of Delegates.
Isabella Barten died 10 Stsuutou las! Friday,
aged 95 years. Rachel Waylaud. died on Mon
day, aged 7G ye,rs, and Phis Shelton, aged IS
years. died on the lltb They were all colored.
At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors for
L3udouo county, held iu Leesburg on Monday
last, the business of the past year was wound
up, and the levy fixed for the years lS79-'S0-
which for State, county AID school purposes,
aggregates GG; cents % the $lC0.
Mr. James Lyons, IT,, has announced him
self as candidate for the House of Delegates
from Richmond. Oh the platform Of liberal laws
to tho liquor dealers, and opposition 10 any
'clss5 legislation" Ho goes fer placing all
dealers CD the same footing cs regards the VIC
latiou Of the Sunday laws.
AS freight train on the Seabosrd road was
goiOg south Wednesday night from Portsmouth,
it ran over farmer OF Norlhampto
county, named John Cook, at point about o
mile from Seaboard Station. Strange to say,
Cock is yet alive. with his left eye gouged out,
several holes 10 his skull and his body badly
crushed. He cannot survive. Cock, i. i:
stated, was intoxicated, and went to sleep on
| the track,
The storm Of Saturday was quito stvere in
some sections of Loudoun courty. Ia the
HuahesVilIe neighborhood the fencing was
blown down aud stout trees hurled uD by theil
roots. Two horses. belonging 10 Mr., Henry
| Fur, ADD grazing 10 the field. were struck and
KILLED by lightning; two COWS, belonging to Mr..
Samuel PaXsoD, shared the same fate, and
third was seriously Injured. MIR. Geo. Holmes
had Two or three sheep killed by Lightning.
During thu year ending February l, 1879.
there were killed 10 the county OF Loudoun Gus
sheep, the aggregate appraised valu) If which
was ST ,2S2 93-an average Of q fraction ovel
$4lG9 per head. The aMcurt received by the
| Commissioner from the dog fund vas 5 J. 504 81
which. after deductlng lo!s!a, commissions ant
all other necessary Incidental expenses, left O
balance Of S62 %, which was turned ever Il
the schools, as the law directs.
Track laying on the line Of the S. V. Il. r
is steadily prcgressiop. Tho rails have beer
laid to within TWO miles of Barryville, and it i
expected that by tho clos of the week it vii
have reached that place. Owing to the gener
al demand for railroad iron the company has
not been able to get rails as speedily as desired
which has rotartcd track laying very much.
Where the railroad crosses the Btrfyvillo and
CharlestoWD turnpike, about three miles below
the former place. tho Messrs. Lppitt have put
up grsinary and platform for loading cars
aud 90 Tucsdsy the first car load of grain from
Clarke county was shipped by them ever that
railroad
Tho Superintendent of Public destruction
has made an spportionment OF The school funds
and county and city treasuters arc authorized
to draw 90 the Second Auditor for tho amounts
Albemarle, $2.75S Is; Alexandria city, ST..
III Is; Alexandra county. S2GS So; Stanton,
$464 u.s. Caroline. $l,37l.25; Clarke, SC0i;
Cuneper. Sl.0O3; Fairfax, ST 223; Fauquier,
81 $50 %; Fredeli,k, sl.O93; Winchester,
1881 IS; King George. 1855 25; Loudouu,
Sl,S73; Louisa. Sl5O725; Madison. 1897;
Northumberland, $3.50; Oranle 1913 25;
Page, 1904 %; Prince William. $3.50, So Rap.
panhannock, S767.75; Rockingham, So, 453 IS;
ShcI andooh, 81 ASP so; Spotsy;vsnia, SSG9 IS;
Fredericksburg. S3l4; Stafford, $CS6 81; War:
rem, 1854 IS.