Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

S4IsOANAA NG"o L
Mr.. Blaine has telegraphed that he cx-
poets to come to Washington i'll u few days. |
MrH. Heaton will raise from Is to 20 bbls
OF corn to the acre on one field in Loudoun
county.
A large number of northern and western
people have been in Richmond this week.
Tor the purpose OF inspecting Virginia lands.
Several tracts Of land in the vicinity of
Manassas have been sold during the last
week at advanced prices.
The fisheries along Chesapeake Bay
shores are reported as not as successful as in
previous seasons.
Judge Hughes, of the United States Court,
has appointed supervisors for the approach
ing election in the city of Richpond.
The sale of land very active in Fauquicr
county dozen farms have changed
ownership recently at very satisfactory
prices.
The number of matriculates at Washing
ton and Lee University is greater than it
has been since 1873, and very marked
increase is shown in the law department.
Mr.. S. Scolly Moore, q young and talent
ed member OF the Clarke bar, has entered
the Episcopal Theological Seminary, with Il
view OF preparing for the ministry.
i The farm of James w. Kendrick, in War
rem county, containing 3S4 acres, has been
sold privately to Richard McCoy..and -
Smith for $3.50.
i The ME- Chuch at Herndon, will be ded-
| icated on Sunday, Oct 18th. Sermons will
be preached by Bishop f. G. Andrews and
DR.. T. L. Poulson.
The Virginia. Division of the Army Of
NOrtharp Vircyip n will l,oll ;tr IL
meeting in the Hall Of the House of Dele
gates on November Cd, at p. NJ.
:. The mail-messenger service between Nat
ural Bridge postollice, Rock bridge county,
and Shenandoah Valley Railroad station is
discontinued, to take effort on the 18th of
October.
, Persons familiar with the peanut section
OF Virginia report that the average is 40 per
, cent. greater than that Of last year, and that
the yield will be about IS bushels per acre
this year, against 25 last season.
A few days ago Mr. Robert Fraylin OF
Boutetourt county, had three COWS killed
by lightning, at the same time receiving a
cover for several days.
A gentleman in Frederick Co., threshed
LOO bushels of wheat, only 300 bushels Of
!, which will be fit for market The loss was
caused by the wet weather, and perhaps bad
stacking.
Mr.. B. D. Merchant, of Prince William
county, has bought tract of land situated
about half way between Manassas and Mill
ford and containing 246 acres for five dol
, lars per acre.
Stonewall Jackson's army horse, called
. Little Sorrell, is twenty-six years of age,
, and still kindly cared for by General Jack
I sons father-in-law, DIR. Morrison, Of Lincoln
county, N. c. 1t is the horse on which
p, Gen. jackson received his death wound.
, AS the congregation of church near Hill
boro, Bath county, were leaving after SER
, vice, Sunday, Bob Hazett fired three times
at Andrew Loan, who was walking with his
slster,asainst his wishes Loan was serious
ly wounded in the right side
The fine storchouse, with second story
dwelling combined, located at King George
Court House, and occupied by Mr.. VIM.
Somers, was totally destroyed by fire on
Tuesday night last. The total is estimated
/, There was luul.,v.s, wagon .y..,.
cheese sent to New Market-just as good as
: horthern chcese-manufactured near Wood
, vile, on Thursday. 1t was wholesaled at a
low price, an many o. the merchants pur-
, fire broke out shortly before one
: o'clock yesterday in the basement of the
llVe'story building extending from No. All
broadway back to No. At Mercer street.
t New York, which did damage probably
: amounting to over Sl50,O0O.
Last Tuesday 4 negro man ACCOMPANIED
, Dy a white woman from Campbell county,
Va, applied to Rev. T. H. Walker, of Pei
n tn no ini,
/, Walker refused to marry them and they
took the first train for home.
A bill has been filed in the United States
: Circuit Court OF West Eirginia-Judgc Jack
son--asking that the White Sulphur Springs
property be placed in the hands of re-
celver. A meeting of the creditors of the
White Sulphur Springs Company will be
held III Richmond next Wednesday.
The work Of opening Grove shaft near
Richmond, which has been in progress for
the past few weeks, has been nearly COM
pleted, and an exploring party went down
!he mines yesterday evening and succeeded
in making an extended exploration. They
also discovered four bodies Of The unfortu-
nate miners who lost their lives by the ex-
plosion last February
The contract for building the bridge across
BANDS Ford, bids for which were advertised
IN the GAZETTE, was awarded on Saturday
last, to Jno. r. Tillett, agent for the King
Iron Bridge Co. This is the same company
that built the bridge at Occoquan. The cost
OF the superstructure and masonry will be
5000: MIR. Tillett, who lives at Manassas,
has also been awarded the contract for the
building of an iron bridge $50 feet long
across the Little River, near Ncwburn, Pu-
laskie county
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/ MEMOIRS PREDICTIoNs.-The second
week will probably enter with severe wind
| storms and heavy rains eastaud west m,rl,