Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-05
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Wa'rautop wants market bcu,s as the ho-
tells, 10 connection with the epricg;, ray cut
about $25 900 year for supplies.
Don. Il. 9. Peters. esq CT Lynehbura, a
brother Of Pr!t Peters, Ct the Uovereity Of
VHgl ola, died 10 that C ty 90 Tuesday mornrg
last. 10 the C3 year oil lis age.
The sale Of fifty four bulldog bis 10 Dan
vile. beoog TO tho estate cf the late George
Piice. realz:d SIS OBJ They were apprais ID
o. SO 900.
A splcrdei silver cup. valued at 5000. made
10 PariF, - tbs pr z, to Be awarded at the sp
preaching regatta Of the NIrsinis Asst cation
OIL Amateur Oarsmea, at Fredericksburg, to
The hes! fouS ost,d roScr, the rae, 10 take
Pill c. en- the ct July.
The pndmolt Nirgniau says thst The y heat
cop bids f.ir to be the most atu 1dant fer N
years pas. The stand Of corn this season il O
very good che ard promising in til, and AID
acj 'lpitg 'unti,s Ths oat and gas crops
WI! be short, owing TO the lorg contiuu,d
drought in the months OF April and May.
A furious hail stern passtd lv,T portion OF
Augusta 70. last Tuesday, doing great damage
TO The growing ops. A great deal Ct timber
aud fsl chg was j s.roJel, and i1 some PLACES
tho hail il orally thrcshed out tie wheat, rev.
iag the ground with the chstf. 10 s)mo fox c.,
col Dera fur barrel tf hail stones c,ud b,
gathered.
Lieu. w. L. Il lin. q ma,iac li,er 90 the
u. s. receiviop ship Frank 10, and sln Ct Big.
adler General I,iliD, u. S. marioo corps OF
Washington, ", thrown by Iuusway hors,,
on which he was Iidirg. 90 tho Oc:ou View
road, near Norfolk. yesterday evening, and iu-
stantIy killed by falling Oh Lis head ADD having
his peck brokeO. Tie body was forwarded TO
Washington.
10 the Baptist General Association cf Vir-
elola ycsscrdsy memorial services on Di.
Jeter were had. Tho report Of the State Mis-.
sion Board was made. The receipts for the year
werc Sc ?3G 81, and the expenditures St 525 &C.
The association resolved that The work for the
cpdownon. OF tho Southern Baptist Theoopi
cal Seminary ought to he continuously and viz.
crously prose cuted 10 Virginia unll tho 11oa
OF The State shall have been ras d.
VALLEY RAILROAD.-Mr William Keyser
OF The Baltimore ard Oaio Railroad and pres
dcnt Of the Valley Ksi'road, OF Vireioia, Gen.
John Echols. OF Stanton, Va, AID Col. o.
mum L,trobc Of this city, havo been 10 New
York Tor several days endeavoIinq to negotiate
a mortgage OF - 500 600 on the Valley Rail
road, in older to secure its completion TO Salem,
on the Virginia and Tennessee hoe. They have
been in consultation with several leadiog babk
log firms, aud hope to SECURE tho loan at tix per
per cent. par. The length OF the completed road
between l1arr;s,r bure and Salem is twenty six
miles the c1s. beiog 81 33S. 995.52 The un-
completed part between Stsuutou ard S.lsn ia
eighty seven miles 10 length, and the oxpendi
iuT' kss been Sl.0lS 067T2 Chief E,eiaecr
Randolph estimates THO amount necessary 10
comp lctc tho road al So 795 442 o.; tho amount
OF subscriptions duo IN olsh and binds being
S517, 900. Tho debt duo TO the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. which is the ony udeb.edr es,
OF the road, IL $ll9, 49l 10 for which tho Bal
tinorc aud O0io railroad holds as c,.l,terals
firgILla county bonds to tho amouot of STA.
SOD, and valued ct from S. to g0,-Bah. SIM,