Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-14
VIRGINIA NENY&.


nent tobacconist and well-known citizen of
Richmond, died suddenly. lie had been en-.
gagged forty years in the manufacture OF tobac
co in Richmond. lie was very large HAD,
weighing over 800 pounds, and 1t is probable
| his death was due to the great increase OF adj
pose matter about the heart.
One Of the judges of election was arrested in
Richmond on Saturday on complaint Oh the
charge Of violating the fifteenth amendment in
| refusing to allow colored voters to vote at the
late election. He was baled by the United
States commissioners 10 the sum Of 1000 to
appear for hiaI on Monday.
In reucounter at Staunton on Saturiay,to-
morrow Joseph NJ. Black aud George Smiley,
| the latter stabbed the former several times 10
the side with knife, aud also Inflicted a severe
cash on the head Black died u few minutes
afterward Smiley escaped, but a mounted
party have gone in pursuit.
The Court OF Appeals has gsauted Il writ OF
error in the case of ex Mayor Chahoon. CT
Richmond, convicted in the llustings Court on
o charge Of participation in the ftaunsleln
forgery. The effect of the decision is to bring
the case before the Court of Appeals tor re-
| vision
The Virginia Steam Sugsr Refinery, at
Rockets, near Richmond. with the machinery
and wharf attached thereto, was sold last FIJI
day, under deed Of trust, for $50. 900. 5. q.
Farday being the purchaser
The barn of Mr.. William Cochran, near
Staunton, Va, with 300 bushels OF wheat, and
a number of valuable agricultural implements,
was destroyed by fire a few nights sluoe. Loss
$1,000.
Alta meeting of the Common Council of
Harrisonburg, Chas A. Yancey, ESD, was
chosen as Mayor o! The town 10 serve ou5 the
unexpreG term of the late Mayor } ones.
A new depot is being erected AT Cowan
water tank on the o., A. y NJ. Il. Il. about
miles below Ln7lIlc Eugene West Will
be depot agent.
The "Christians," of Virginia, generally
known as "Disciplcs,' arc holding e State
Convention at Richmond. v. X. PendIctonf
OF Bethany College presidcs.
DEATH has of late been busy gathering to
Mother Earth many nrr.ons belonging here or
who formerly resided among rs. We record
ed in our last issue the demise of George ".
| Cooley, in the Al year 0! his age. GA Sunday
morning, Edgar Patterson died at his sisters
residence in the county, OF drOpSy, aged e.!
years His remains were Inferred at Oak Hll
| Cemetery on Monday evening, Potomac ''1GgH
of Masons. of which he Vas Past Master at
tending the funeral. aud the Masonic Ch"lr
chanting over his grave an affecting requiem
Few persons had livellcr recollection OF events
connected with this town or took mofe pea,
| sure in narratng them than the warm hearted
| Edgar Patterson. On Sunday evening J joseph
| DoW!inp, oldest son Of the late Hugh Diving
and brother oil our we'll known townsman
| Thomas Downing, expired at Tho residence ol
| his son-iu law on oh street. Washington, and
his funeral to Oak Hill Cemetery Tuesday ST,
| ternuon was very numcr0u-:y attended. On
Sunday, too, Eugene Cumiiii-k"y, q era Iuate
| of Georgetown College ami long nicn!bcr OF
| the Washington and Baltimore bar, died IN
Philadelphia OF dropsy OF the heat, aged 40
| years. John Lang, proprietor ct the tc!@! ct
| that name, paid the debt ci nature 90 we'd
| nesday in the sd year OF his age, after pro-
tractcd illness. Lost Saturday evening" ule
wife oil our esteemed townsman James GoS2er,
! died, aged G3 years; and on Moaday morning
| the vile of q. \. Ofutt expired IN her 5t:h
| year. She lett seven lit lie children, the yonog
est being only few weeks old. the remains
OF the late Com. Junius j. Boyle, it may be
stated in this connection, were on "Wednesday
brought from Norfolk, and re lntcrrht IN Oak
Hill Cemetery. Georgetown u. I. C0W3er.
VIRGINIA TELEGRAPH COMPANY.-iE com
pany obtained charter from Judge Keith IN
chambers at Lcesburg on the lS.h inst. Its
capital stock is 500, 900, divided into snafes
of s25 each. Robert Beverly 81 Fau1 cc is
its President; &. Z. Wedderburn OF Alexandria
it's Treasurer; and \. L. Rogers Of houd"un,
D. L. Smoot and A. B. Cochran Of Aicg2ndria,
and Elk. Gov. Smith OF Fauqucr arc Directors.
Its principal office is to be il the city OF Alex.
andria, and the enterprise is to be SO managed
as to entitlc it to be styled Vlrglnlan. Inc
corporators have obtained important franchises
from the Manassas. the Loudoun and lamp.
shire, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
Roads, and contemplate the erection OF wires
and establishment OF Offices along all those
routes at future day. But they will conlinc
their efforts first to the building OF telegraph
line from Staunton via llarrisonburg along the
Manassas road to the city OF Alexandria, Be
fore commencing this work, they arc anxious
to secure as many towns, as lccGels TO the Hoe,
as it is possible TO obtain, and rroncsH ooi.ns
WarrentOn into the main circuit by running
wire from Gainesville (12 miles d!stantl to this
point Warrenton hadec.
The Valley Virginian says that the c9hlpany
propose to bulletin the markets with foreign
and domestic news that is important AID la
BILE to fuctuatc any market daily, so mat com
mission merchants, cattle dealers, &c, eau Oh
tain every market promptly without wal;lnr
for the newspapers, free OF charge they also
propose to quote stocks and gold every DAY, or
as often as required, free.
WASHINGTON ITEMS -Mr. ". ". borco.
ran has sued out an injunction i'll the courts
against the contractors Tor having That portion
OF Pennsylvania avenue at the corncr OF Elf.
teenth street, in front OF an extensive property
owned by him, at which point the grad of
the street is being considerably lowered. lie
alleges damage TO his property at not less than
$4,000. /
On Saturday man named Stock, WHO had
a rrocIivity for proposing marriage to every
LADY, he met in the streets, was taken into Gus
tody, and alter being placed IN the gnard room
at headquarters, managed to Dodge out ami