Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The whole number ofdeaths in Richmond
last week, was 49,
Sweet potatoes arc so cheap North tina
Portsmouth declines to ship any more.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
/ finished yesterday laying 200 feet of cable
across Hampton Roads.
4! The storchouse Of the Norfolk and West
| ern Railroad Company at Lynchburg and its
contents were destroyed by fire last night
The Treasurer OF Virginia turned over
81 ,074.l7 to the public free schools yester.
day, to be sent out for payment Of salaries
of school superintcndents
The hog-cholera is prevailing to consid-
cradle extent in the Eastern part of Rock
! lngham courty, and especially in the Blue
Ridge mountains where many persons have
lost all they had
The cornerstone of the now NJ. f. Church
South, in process of erection ut Berryville,
was laid with Masonic honorS, on Saturday
last, and an address was delivered by Bish-
op A. w. Wilson.
-Four bodies ofthe Bush family of Northum-
berland county, who were swept away and
drowned while asleep in their house during
the equinoctial storm, have been recovered
and buried. The body of one of the chill
drcn is still missing
The second annual session Of the Virginia
State Sunday School Convention began at
petersburg last evening. Col. j. B. Cary, of
Richmond, was elected president, and c. p
Hady, of Richmond and DR.. J. Z. Moyler, of
Petersburg, secretaries.
y convention of agents and managers of
insurance companies doing business in Eir-
ginia was held in Richmond Yesterday The
object OF tue convention was to consider
the proprety of reducing the commissions
and perqulstes now allowed local agents,
ana resolution to this effect was adopted
The steamer Stlaits-of.Dovers sailed from
Liverpool on Saturday with cargo oftwen-
ty thousand sacks Of salt. The steamer is
due at Norfolk i'll Il few days, and the car
go will be distributed from that market. The
steamer will take Il return cargo of cotton
to Liverpool. This is the largest cargo of
salt ever imported to the United States.
Engineers have been running Il line for
railroad from Dclmar, Delaware, to Cherry
stone, Va. 1t will cross the Eastern Shore
Railroad one mile below Salisbury, and will
touch New Church, Drummondtown, TEN
peranceville aud other Virginia towns; It
is proposed to build Il branch from New
49, - w anu ullUllleE
branch to Onancock, which is two miles
from the main line
In the Chancery Court of Richmond YES.
tcrday the petition Of the Southern Fertili-
ling Company, A. s. Lee aud others, for an
injunction restraining Dr. J. NJ Blanton,
commissioner agriculture, from exacting
or attempting TO exact Il charge for tags as
required by rule No. , Of the rules and reg
ulalions set forward by DR.. Blanton. as COM
missioner of agriculture, was tried. The
court reserved lis opinion.
When jeff. Davis was brought to Richmond
for trial after the war Mr.. Thomas. the
wealthy tobacconist who died in that city
ON Sunday, became one of his bondsmen but
such was his nervous condition from recent
sickness he could not sign his name to the
bond, and u friend signed it for him and
he made his mark Another gentleman
nearly blind, did likewise At the time the
northern press commented upon these facts
some saying that two of the Wcalthicst citi-
zens Of Richmond could not write. How
untrue that was hundreds Of people who
have seen Mr.. Thomas's bold signature and
careful business papers we'll know. 1t was
equally false rs to the other signer Mr..
Price,, for lie, too, was very intelligent bus
neSs-man.