Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-03
By Saturday Evenings Mails.

HOMICIDE IN ALBEAARLE.--A coroner's
inquest was held last week over the body of
a negro boy, Martin, aged II years. the pro-
perty of r. W. Lewis, esq, near Bentivogio,
in this County. 1t appears from the evi.
dence, that the boy had been suspected OF an
attempt to poison the overseer, (James F..
Priddyl for which he was whipped and
placed In confinement, on Friday, the 10th
ult., By the overseer. He was confined by
passing a trace chain around his neck, aud
fastening one end to ratter OF the cabin
The lower end of the chain reached to with
in three fee, of the floor, and was loosely
fastened around the neck. without any ap-
preneuson OF strangulation. From Friday
to O'Clock of Saturday night the overseer
furnished the boy with. his meals regularly,
and upon each visit did not observe that any
danger was likely to result from the contine-
pept. 90 Sunday morning the boy was
found dead The verdict Of the coroner's
Jury was, That the said Martin came to
bis death by being chained by the neck. and
otherwise improperly confined, BY james +.
PrIddv, his ovcrseer, and that he died be-
tween the hours of I, p. NJ, on the nth,
and 6, A. NJ, on the lS:h."
Priddy has been laied in the sum of 500
for his appearance at Court. MIR. Lewis Is
fully exouerated from all blame 10 the mat
ter. lie was confined to his house by illness
10 bis family, and had little thought that his
overseer would nfict such punishment
upon the boy; he expected only such punish
ment to be Inflicted as is usually given refrac-
tory negroes. This explanation Is due to
Mr.. Lewis, though to those who know him II
is scarcely necessary to make 1t, as he Is
man proverbial for the kindest treatment to
his slaves--C Charlottesville 4dcocae.
The Fredericksburg correspondent OF the
Richmond Dispatch says:-"l visited last
evening, the unfinished mon um ont to Mary,
the mother Of Washington, near this place
From present indications, it will soon be fin
i.hed SO far as ruin can finish anything.
Evil disposed persons, who should be taught
better, have so defaced the marble with bul-
lets and shot marks, that it Can never be re-
stored to its former condition"
Gov. WISE arrived 10 Westmoreland coun-
ty, on Tuesday, aud was received at Leeds
town, by Geo. W. Lewis, esq, who conveyed
him to his residence, ClaymOnt 10 the IN
teresting family of Mr.. Lewis, Gov. wise
passed the evening. and many pleasing rem
iniscences of the Washington family were
recounted by the intelligent host. On the
next day, Gov. Wise visited the birth place
of Washington, upon the Wakefield estate
Ga Sunday, 18th ult., two negro men met
near Ebenezer church in Gloucester, and
while services were progressing, they engaged
10 game at cards, which led TO difficulty
between them Pistols were drawn, and Au-
sustine fired at his antagonist, the ball tax
ing effect just below the eye, aud passing
through the brain. lodged near the occipital
line, causing death in few minutes.
As the o'clock passenger train on the
Central Railroad, was coming down from
Greenwood, day or two since, at high
speed, it run over the foot Of q negro man,
one Of Mr. Farish's slaves on the Blair Park
estate, who was asleep by the side OF the
track. The negro would have been seriously,
probably fatally, hurt, bad not the engine pl-
lot thrown the boys foot from the track.
The Charlottesville Advocate says :-We
had, in this region, quite fall OF snow on
Sunday last; the Blue Ridge was heavily
covered until Wednesday morning. We fear
that the frost of Monday night has done
much injury to the fruit and gardens, ADD
probably some to the wheat crop.
John Thomas, charged with the murder OF
mis- sister, was found guilty at the last term
of the Mercer Circuit Court, Judge Bailey S
Circuit and sentenced to confinement in the
Panitentiary for five years. Abuse, IN wordS
was the only provocatiOn proceed, IN extenua-
ton of the offence.
A young man named Branegan, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself in Westmore-
land county last week, ause-unrequieted
love.
New States.