Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-28
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At the recent session OF the General Assem-
BY, Gordonsvillc was Incorporated as toWr.
The town trustees constitute the council, OF
whom nine urc to be chosen, the preside ut oil
the council acting as mayor under the title OF
Justice of the peace. Several hundred enter
prising people have already made GordonsVlIe
their home and it is the seat Of several lmpor:
tant manufactures. Strangers seek 1t Tor land
buying purposes, and houses arc constantly
going up.
MIR. Ira Garrett. of Charlottesville, died %
Tuesday at that place. Mr.. G. was born on
the 3rd day Ct July, 1892, and was in his 10Th
year. He had been connected with the Clerk S
Office of that county for the last CT years, and
had ever been a faithful public officer.
A letter from Richmond says :-"Cooucl
Strothcr, the present superintendent OF the
pcniteniary, has erected new whipping post
in that institution, in pace OF the old one,
removed with so much parade ~ WardwcfI,
the former superintendent.
MIR. S. NJ. Dodge, member of the lower
house of the General Assembly from Mecklen
burg county, died Monday in Richmond
of typhoid fever. lie was Il native Of New
York State, and Republican in politics.
Hon. Robert Ridgway is still i'll at his homo
in Amherst, and is now serious y threatened
with inflammation OF the brain. His condition.
it is feared, is somewhat dangerous.
4 BOLD ATTEMPT AT RoBBERY-I5ugh-
ksepsje, ". y, Juy PA desperate at
tempt to rob Mr.. Browning, teller CT the First
National Bank of Fishkill village, was made at
Cold Spring to day, at noon. Mr.. Browning
was standing in front OF a store near the depot,
waiting for the up train. He had in his hand
a carpet. bag containing several thousand dol.
lars, collected for deposit 10 his bank, when
suddenly man walked up to him and throw
ing handful Of red pepper in lis eyes,
seized on to the satcheI and ran. The thief
ran into MIR. Muns,l's grounds, near the
depot, where Mr.. Munscs coachman, named
Elijah Jones, seized him, and throwing him to
the ground recaptured the satchel. The thief
then drew a revolver and fired three shots at
the coachman, one Of which took effect in the
Iatter's abdomen, MORALLY wouuHinr him
The citizens at once seized the thief and
handed him over to the sheriff, who took him
to Carmel Jail. The robber gives his name as
John Smith, and says lie resides in New York
Mr.. Browning's eyes We're badly injured by
the pepper.
INTERESTING CAsE.-At the recent term OF
the Loudoun county Circuit Court, Judge
Keith, the suit of Allen rs. Davis was
tried and verdict rendered for the plaintiff.
The nature OF the case was that in 1857, Alex
ander q. Davis borrowed from john L. Allen
5000, for the payment Of which he gave his
bond secured by decd of trust on real estate
in this county. After the common cement Of
the late war, Davis, being Union man, joined
the federal army, with the rank of Captain.
Sometime in January, 1863, Alien received
from Davis's wife, $G00n Virginia money, with
the interest due up to that lime, and gave up
Davis S note. Allen now claimed that the mon,
ey was received under durcss, and that he
would not have ia ken it but through fear OF
pecuDiary, and perhaps personal injury at the
hands of Davis, then 4 captain in the federal
army,-in confederation OF which he offered in
evidence, a threatening letter from Davis SOD,
and other oral testimony iustifying his apprc-
hension. The jury were out short time when
they returned u verdict for Alien of s409. in
addition to the 5000, Virginia money, which
latter they valued at IS Cts. to the $lUO. Coun
sci for Plaintiff, Tucker and Harrison; for de-
PENDANTS Hunton and Orr-Lom7om M1ror