Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A meeting Of the Lee Memorial Association
was held on Friday evening at the Exchange
Hotel, Richmond, Va, at which General Ju-
bal A. Early, Bradley ". johnson, Colonel u.
NJ. R. TaIcott, Captain Robert II. Minor,
Lieut. N. H. Nansant, and r. II. Maury, esq,
were present Lieut. Vansant was elected sec
rotary Of the association, and Col. Robert II.
Withers general agent to organize regular
system Of agencies throughout the Southern
States.
On Saturday, Messrs. James l.. Green and
j. b. Alexander, two leading merchants of
the town of Fredericksburg we're arrested by
e. S. Marshal, on the complaint OF one Green
of the city Of Richmond, and brought before
f. S. Turkey, for violation of internal revenue
laws The complaint was without the shadow
of foundation, and the commissioner, after 1ull
investigation, quickly discharged them.
The Charlottesville Chronicle says IA
very large black bear was killed in the neigh
borhood Of Greenfield, Nelson county one day
last week, by Jas. Woods, colored. who, with
a number of other persons, pursued the victim
for several miles with horsemcn, footmen and
dogs of all kinds, and towards the close of the
chase women and children joined in pursuit.
A most unfortunate affair occurred in Lewis
burg, W. Va, on Monday. Mr.. Joseph Jar
rett while engaged in quarrel with Mr.. Floyd
Estcll, drew pocket-knite and stabbed him IN
the breast The wound, though quite severe,
is not considered dangerous. Both parties are
highly respectable citizens Of 1ewisburg. Mr..
Jarrett was promptly arrested.
Miss Josephine Dowell was married in Rich
mond last week, to Major John Poe, Chief Of
Police of that city. The groom is a widower,
and the bride daughter Of Mr.. j. r. Dowell
bv his first wife, now known as Mrs. +. A. Pol
lard, and from whom he was divorced previous
to her marriage to Pollard.
On Monday night the blind and sash factory
of Lushbaugh & Brother, in Staunton, was
burnt-a total loss-the insurance policy having
expired only two days before. The flooring for
the Presbyterian Church, now building, was all
burnt which will necessarily delay its construc-
ton.
An exceedingly heavy rain fell along the line Of
the Orange and Alexandria railroad from Lynch
burg to Charlottesville, about ~ o'clock Satur
day night, which did great damage to the
crops on the creeks in Amherst, Nelson and
Albemarlc.
Sunday morning q woman of bad rcpute,
named Charlotte Siviter alias Lottie Gilmore,
in Richmond, attempted to take her life by
swallowing an over dose Of laudanunl.
Mr.. Richard Layery is the naval architect
and scientific and practical man of the new iron
ship now building at RICKETTS,, for the Virginia
Steamship and Packet Line.
Mr.. Joseph Hawkins, 4 young man. former
l. & / tu
died in Washington, recently, from hemor-
rhagc Of the nose.
A mass meeting Of voters OF Rockbridge was
held on Monday in Lexington in the interest Of
the Valley railroad to consider the proprety of
voting an additional tax of Sl25,000.
Captain Ashton has recently sold his farm
in Prince William to an English gentleman by
the name of Adamson, for $4,000.
The village Of Falls Church. in Fairfax,
is l;.st improving, and is beautiful village.