Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Willie Walker was thrown from horse
G! Culpeper q. FL on Sunday week las! ard
severely bruised.
O1o Eu1drod aud fifty members have been
added to the Baptis! Church at Ssau9ton by a
recent revival of religion.
MIR. John j. billiard was paid over $40 900
in LyIchburg Saturday for mineral lands IN
Amherst county, recently sold to norihcrn
ocm Osny.
The fredericksburg News has ihrao columns
CT orders OF publication for judgments
against John 9. Minor, the lsto dciaulling
banker of that place.
Or. John Minor, nosr relative of Professor
MlDor OF the University Of Virgins. dropped
dead at his residence. near Rapidan Staliop, On
Sunday last.
1t is understood that tho purchasers of the
Atlantic Mississippi and OHIO Railroad have
rendered Mr.. Henry Fink the position Of GET
erel manager OF the road, and it is beloved he
will accept.
The funeral of Mrs. VIM. A. Miller. who
died of paralysis at her homo 10 L7nchburg,
took plsos from the First Bap.iss Church,
lynchburg, Saturday alteraoon. aod was large
~ attended by sympathizing friouds and 40.
quaintauces. The deceased was granddaush.
ter Of Patrick Henry.
VENNoR.-Before me stood Vennor, tie
young probabilities; man below the III ,d;um
height, and of stout build, modest il manner,
and Of pleasant address Vcnnor las hardy,
weather beaten o3untcnsnce, and is of sandy
conplt S'0u, and presents an sppesraIGe that
docs not Indicate q man above 35 years Of ecc.
what position do you ccoury in the gov
orament service - asked your correspondent, Of
hlr Vennor.
Vcnncr replied: Zone of the late bir Wi.
linn LogGu's staff Of field explorers and natu-
ralIsa. | vas appointed on the surrey cf Can
ada by Sir William in 1865, whom | epnut four
monlhs 10 tent on tho Great Nsnitcu,ia
Island, in Lake Huron, J. have been ont c2n-
tlnullly since, exploring different sc ions Of
Canada. Betides geology study orui'holoey,
aod have men Gu! at private expense milking
collections. | am engaged now on work on
tho Birds of Canada. -
Ia answer to the question IS 10 what prompt.
cd bin to mako weather prt dic:ions Vrunor
SAID, IL, was on Ecctuat Il mistakes mad BY
supposed authorities when | Was 10 0lcst Of
information myself, Finding these altogether
unreliable, | c,wmetosd o series of obscr,a
tlors for myself and soon Jared much better"
when dill you fist make your pEcdic'ioEs?"
''ln the TAIL of 1875" answered Vcnpor,
and ca my return from survey Of the NADIA.
waska ard Bonnt cAero rivers 10 eastcru Gotta
rio. The attempt was S, uovel and startling
that The press termed it 'Venuor'a daring pro.
dioion.' My predictions wcro fulfilled almost
to the letter and much moro closely than Ind
dared to anticipate"
Vennor stated tho grounds 90 which no
makes hS predictions to be IS follows: Firs:.
on tho principle of reourriog periods 10 tho
weather at irregular but asoertainablo intervals;
second from a close udy of charts for tho wiz.
tors for past scasons embracing period Of fifty
years; third. from upward of eighteen years
out of:doors end camp life, and original obser
vatiot of tho habits Of birds and animals;
fourth. from impressions intuitively formed and
cot descrba5le. -lontreal Letter.