Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-20

A man named Robert Mason alias n wv
Mhitehurst, was arrested in Lynchburg on sun
day, charged with robbing Mr. Jesse M. Hare. a
stranger i'm the city, Of Sl05 in money The
| robbery was committed Saturday night when
ID. was under the influence OF liquor. NJ is the
same person who was tried and acquitted A few
months ago for forging the name OF Lieut. Dunn
70 pay roll for registration services; and since
that time has been arrested al least once, III not
oi.ener, cnarsed with robbery. but managed 10
Mr.. Richard Bowden shot himself accidient-
ally through the abdomen, while hunting i'm the
Ms wocds near ms home, in Prince George county,
he Tell, he wrote note and pinned il TO the neck
OF one OF his dogs, who carried IL TO Mr.. Bow
den's brother, who instantly went TO the young
mans relief. All was done that skill and affece
ton could suggest, but death put a speedy end
child of Mr.. Abel Kelly, living near Drum
mondtown, Accomac county, was seriously
burned recently, by her clothes taking tire,
while playing in room alone, and the mother,
In eNtinguishing the flames, was severely burned.
\, Inc child VIII probably lose one Of its eyes and
The Winchester Times says &c We regret 70
observe the sorry appearance presented by the
growing wheat. IL has come mp badly, owing,
we presume, to the unfavorable condition OF the
ground when seeded. warm spell OF weather
r. much needed now to give the wheat anything
The Fredericksburg Herald saws that the pro-
duce merchants Of that place have shipped
more pork to Washington, Richmond, &C., this
yious year. But few citizens are packing their
ordinary supplies. -r
The Richmond Enquirer shows that the bank
ing capital Of Virginia before the war was about
ellO00 900, or &l5es to each inhabitant; and that
liant. ~
A SON of Mr.. Charles j. Jones, of Lyncbbure.
lost his life ON Tuesday by the accidental dis
charge Of pistol which he was loading, the bail
entering one OF his eyes and penetrating the
brain.
Lafayette Read, colored, who last summer
killed a colored woman at Puneeteague, Aoeo-
mac county, has been found guilty Of murder in
the second degree, and sentenced to seven years
imprisonment in the penitentiary.
mon, charged with killing his mother ana
brother, closed at Charlottesville on Monday
evening. Salmon was sent on 70 the next ciE-
cult court for trial, without ball
Holmes Conrad, Esq, special commasaonefs
sold on Wednesday last the Dinkle farm, ON the
Msrtinsburg pike, containing zl5 acres, st s6l-sQ
per acre; John w. Shultz purchaser.
Col Flournoy who spoke at Bristol last Nom
day. has already received subscriptions I'm land
20 the Norfolk and Great Western railroad
amounting TO $4,000 acres
Hon. A. r. Holiday has sold Cherry Grove -
his late residence in Spottsylvania county. for
$4,000 cash, to 8. I. Bayly, Esq. II contains
Next Monday Chief Justice Chase Is expecsea
in Richmond to open the District Court, and
there n heavy docket of important cases. in
cluding that OF Jeter Phillips.
Thirty-one hundred persons have been de-
clared and aaj:1sSS1S s.ss3krupts by the Register
o. NE richmond district. -
ne Me&anuften MONTANA for ,napv ,,n..,
nse peen on nre for the last week. It has h..s
P'sAi's sanoie from winchester.