Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-21
VIRGINIA NEJf,S.

XIV ''loitu peCplc 10 oDC around Sthunt0n,
pay Taxes on property assessed at $780, 1000.
Twelve thousand dollars of the 6 per cent,
oobds OF Tho city of Stauuton were sold 10 Bal.
tlmorc last week at $l023.
The Atlantic, Mississippi aud Ohio airoad
IL to be rcchristcncd the "Norfo!k and Western
Railroad"
An effort is making to resusoiiato tic shoe
factory at Winchester. which uc,nt!y discon.
tiDucd operations.
DR.. j. VIM. jones' has accepted tho call of
tho Banist Church. Wcss Point, and will enter
upon tho discharge Of Ills du:ics on tho first
Sunday 10 March.
Tho now purchasers OF tho Atlantic, MISS
| Sppi and Ohio railroad havo already ordered
S,UUO tons OF steel rails, TO DO used 10 improy-
| Ing The road as soon as the sao is confirmed.
Daring heavy storm at Danvo, Friday
nlght. Monroe Bars, ccorod, wont into all old
log house for protection. Tho boua, was blown
down and Bars was killed.
10 consequence of his election 10 the next
Congress, Capt. George ID. Wise, has resigned
tic Commonwealth attorneyship of Richmond,
to takc effect February 2S.
A commission appointed By tho City Council
OF Norfolk. il actively engaged in dtvising plans
20 Grain the city and to Gdd TO Tho wharfage
| facilities to accommodate tho trsdc expected
| from tho railroads 5000 TO be opened.
Frklnin members OF Congress aru srndng
largo quantities. Of cJton seed to tho planters
OF iho southsldo Counties If this State. Il is
said that many OF tho Stale lulaooo s,awcra sr,
Inclined 10 try cotton planting. in tho horc rhai
| it may 30 found moro profitable.
a 'npaDy Is to 30 oreauzgd in Backlog.
ham county, " CONSTRUCT o railroad irlm iSreuu
Hlntt (conncolng with ihn Rirhmond and
| hlegh any railroad as the pointl via tho slate
| quarrles to buckingham Cuurthou7o, and thc0co
to any point on tho Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio r'llroad that the c)npaDy may clcE.
Tho freight trains GU tho Waller railroad ran
into slide eight miles north Of Slaunlon Sat.
urday. john ". Alcr, depot sgcnt at llarri-
| sonburg, who was rdlug on tho engine, had Il
| leg crushed CIT a number Of persons were Oh
tho Train, which Was complete wreck, yut 10
| one else was seriously il lrcd.
Capt. L. A. Daingcriiclj, ut llarr:sapbure,
has been presented by hia brother in law, Mi.
James Il. kocno. tho millionaire with the o,,-
| obrntod trottiog stallion, jim Purdce. This
| horse vas Originally bought by Mr.. Koono, for
| $1,000, and subsequently, sod by him fer
| $50 900 In gold. aud atterRard rcpui hasad for
~ coo.
| n CHURCH SCANDAL.-When tho congregs-
ton began to assemble yesterday morning at tho
Amcs Methodist Episcopal Church, Now Or.
leans, they found tho doors fastened from tho in.
side. Tho doors wero finally oponod by tho
sexton. who oiI,cted an entrance through tho
window; On entering it WAS found that tho
| books, fixtures and furniture Of tho church had
| been dissrrsnxod, while tho furniture OF tho
vestry in the roar Of tho church had boon ro.
moved and piod in front Of tho altar. II was
further found that The entire floor of tho chapel
| had been torn up. leaving nothing but bare sup
ports Great Indignation WAS manifested by the
congregation. Inquiry developed tho fact that
| the place had boon torn up by builder, acting
under Instructions from the official board OF tho
| church and the friends of Rev. MIR. Bristor, the
| late pastor. who had recently been removed by
the council of bishops on the complaint of part
| OF tho congregation. charging undue familiarity
| betweon Mr.. Bristor and certain female nom.
beers of his flock Rev. DR.. w. Z. Webb, who
| had boon appointed in plscs of Mr.. Brstor, ar.
| rived from Norfolk, Va, on Thursday last and
was TO have held service in tho church yester.
day. Tho congregation seems to be equally
bic feeling exists among them.
A MODERN LEANDER.-Tb Washington
! correspondent Of tho Cincinnati Commercial
tolls very pretty Story of new Virginlan ct
| tho old school who keeps bis word and would
fight duel if necessary. This youth was in
love with modern Hero from tho West. visit.
ING Alexandra. and 90 tho cveuirg of the food
had appointed to moot her. Finding the bridge
Como and navigation stopped. our Washington
Leauder got team, drove twenty five miles
around the country. through floods and over
sWayiDg bridges of mountain streams. came
around by way of Georgetown, crossed on tho
aqueduct with water whirling and &c, spinning
dlzzily under him, and received bis waiting
mistress embraces at the appointed hour. His
tate is happier one than that of bis Crock
prototype, and the story altogether brighter
one thsn that of Hero and Laardcr. We arc
also sure that it has quite as much foundation.
Rev. Father Byrop, of New York. who has
been visiting at tho r.s,denc, OF Capt, L. kea-
pan, 10 this city. left day or Two ago fr