Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The two men-John Perkins, white, and
Benjamin Jefferson, colored-sentenced to be
hanged yesterday for the outrage on Miss
Ford, at her home, in Norfolk county, on the
9th OF juno last, have been rcspited by Gov.
Wells to the 9th inst. The cnormity Of the
crime, and the circumstances under which it
was committed; make this announcement
matter of astonishment among the citizens,
who arc Indignant at such unWarrantcd EXecu-
tive clemency. Every preparation for the exc
cution had been completed. Perkins was for
merly Federal soldier, and was we'll known
leader OF 4 gang OF predatory colorcd thieves
in North Carolina, his accorplice being one OF
the baud. The characters Of both are extremely
bad.
The Fredericksburg News says: ''Dr. Il. L.
Minor has received package Of old books, by
express which were stolen when ''the Christian
Commission occupied Mr.. w. T. Harris resi-
dence. An Ohio man offers to sell good
watch to gentleman of this county, which ne
conlesses he took from the dead body OF his
brother" Do any of our citizens recollect the
''Christian Commission located during the
war in this place at the corner of Fairfax and
Prince streets. There was set
The Richmond Dispatch says that the SOL
der who stole horse and buggy belonging to
Lieut.. Fleming from Camp Grant, last week,
has been caught in Alexandria by the military
He will be brought to Richmond and tried by
court martial for desertion and theft. The
horse, worsted by hard riding, was recovered,
but the buggy was sold to some person on the
road between Taylorsville and fredericksburg
Soon after the Orange train left Washing
ton city yesterday, q political discussion arose
| between some parties which was warmly par
| ticpaed in for some time. Finally,lt being pro-
| posed to test the political sentiment OF the
! through passengers on the train, the vote was
taken and resulted 81 for Seymour and Blalr'
and on seven for the Radical candidates.
The special detectives from Richmond have
| arrested two colored men named Gardner and
| Kennedy, charged with the recent murder OF
Mrs. Stewart and John Day, in New Kent
county. The suspected men, when questioned,
| gave very contradictory statements, and there
| were ether suspicious circumstances IN their
| conduct.
The Lccsburg Washingtonian says: MIR.
James W. Spinks, citizen, OF Aide, died
suddenly on Tuesday last, from an attack of
apoplcxy Col Richard H.Dulaney, of this coun-
ty, was thrown from his carriage few days ago
and severely injured The horses became fright
cncd by the firing of gun.
The grand jury Of Judge Burnham's court,
in Richmond, on Thursday, brought IN bill
of Indictment against Captain Thomas W..
Roche, q revenue officer, charging him with
attempting to commit an outrage upon the per-
son of Miss Louisa Ii. Russell.
The Nashville and Chattanooga Rallroad
Company have bought an action for trespasss
against the Richmond and Danvillc Railroad
Company, claiming $lj0,O00 damages. Colo
mel August will represent the plaintiffs.
Gen. Stoneman has issued orders for an in
vestigation of the accident on the Central rail-
road, by which some members Of the Goth IN
lantry were killed and wounded. ..
at the last Stafford County Circuit Court,
Judge Thomas presiding, there was quite q
large attendance but the judicial business was
finished in two days.