Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-26
VIRGINIA ITEMS.


and John S. Magill are candidates tor the
House Of Delegates from Frederick.
is Col. Edward Jacobs has been elected RE-
siding Justice Of Warren county court.
The crops in Warren are good. 10sa'o7s
may fall short little.
A school for negro children will be opened
by the Freedmen's Bureau, ID "1hcneS'e''
next month. l@
j. A building ASSOCIATION to run against n'gn
rents, ;, is organizing in Norfolk .@-.
Colonel Willie Munford is, We understand
to I'LL the role of the village schoolmaster' IN
lower Virginia. ].
I'D R. H. Meade, living in Manchester. near
Richmond, about thirty three years OF age,
and for some time past employed as an agent
on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, was
! on Friday night last, shot by Mrs. Ould pro
prietress Of bar room and restaurant on
Franklin street. The pair were first heard IN
alteration woman saying, pleadipgIy,
''dont't leave me;' don't leave me. : Meade
started down street, followed by the woman,
who, finding that he would not stop, drew
pistol and shot him, the ball entering the back,
and remaining in the body 1t IS SAID he had
few moments before thrown bricks at her
and then attempted to leave Almost i'm
mediately after the shooting, the woman
was taken Into custody. She begged to be al
lowed to see Meade, and was taken in to where
he was, Her face was badly swollen, as if
from a blow AS soon IS she saw the man,
she said: Bob! Bob! how are you? Bob,
will you forgive me-? begged you to save me
from ruin, but you would not ''WelL,' be
said, ''you say I We ruined YOU and now you We
q tried to destroy me; you have all my money.
"No," said she; i don't want your money;
and she drew from her pocket roll of bills
and watch and chair, and gave them to him
w hen told by bystanders that she had better
keep some of it, be replied no, that she would
be dead before be would. Meade said he would
forgive her, and there was general weeping
and wang She was consigned to Castle
Thunder to await further examination. The
wound of Meade, is said to be very dangerous
one 1t appears that NJ eade had been living on
terms of intimacy with Mrs. Guild for about
three years, ana she states that he sWore upon
the bible that he would make her his wife. On
the night in question, however, be informed
her that be intended to live with her no longer,
and according to his statement, supposed they
were separating good friends, when he was
unexpectedly shot Mrs Isabella Ould is
about thirty years OF age, rather prepossesslpg
In appearance, and came to this country from
London, England, seven years ago. She has
been married once but is chlldless. Meade, 1t
is said, was to have been married to a Miss
Hooker, In Manchester. He is well-knoWn In
and native Of Alex udria.
Gen. Terry has issued an order directing
that the Jurisdiction Of the Court of Conci|ia.
ton in Itichu ond shall be extended over the
whole Department Of Virginia, SO far as to
enable it to hear and render judgment in suits
brought by loyal owners to recover the posses
sion of real or personal property which has
been sold or disposed Of by authority OF the
con6scation laws Of the late Confederate Gov
eminent; and be has, also, issued another order,
to the following effect Suits or proceedings
in the civil courts of that portion of Virginia
which is included in this Department, against
military officers of the United States, or
against agents of the Freedmen's Bureau,
or OF the Treasury Department Of the Uni
ted States, in which the causes Of action
are acts done by such officers or agents
In their official capacity, are prohibited. =
All such proceedings which have heretofore
been commenced are declared to be null and
void, and the persons having in their posses
sion the process issued therein will surrender
it to the military aa thorities otthe place where
it was issued. Hereafter, during the contin-
nance of martial law, any person who may In
stitute such suits or proceedings, any attorney
who may act Ia the institution of such suits,
any magistrate who NAY issue, and any officer
who may serve such process, will be forthwith
arrested and held until the case shall be dis
posed Of at headquarters