Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

iur reward Of Que hullrcl dollars each for
the apprehension and conviction 81 tIe !."r.'a'*
who 'wantonly'' murdered JOHN J.. Wilson, Il
colorcd policeman of Portsmouth. nl the !!h
inst, while in the discharge Of his duties
These has been agitation among the blacks ~
| Norfolk and Portsmouth since the murder. and
a meeting having been called in NDriib;k. nr
Friday evening last, on the SUI lcE liI,, mayor
issued his proclamation IN the Interests 81 Irr'
anil order, advising the l~npl: not /" attend
the meeting while excitement existed, ana the
matter WIS Icing legally investigated. The
meeting did not, therefore, take lace.
The Prince William Gazette says 1--WE
learn that young lady visiting tn: family Of
Mr.. James T. Hunlon in Fauquier County com
milted suicide on last Fri,luy, llUlh inst l,y
shooting herself through the hcart with Il re-
volver.
The Old Dominion company i'll Richmond do
quite an extensive business in the manufacture
of nails and bar iron, and they arc now erecting
six large pudding furnaces at their works vi
Belle Isle to accommodate their rapidly lncreaS-
ing trade.
The HarriSouburg Enterprise says :-Thms-
day morning Joseph kccnan and Albert ivy
maui both coIorcI wood chnppists )dicd rom over
exertion. Wewcsume they have died as they
promised faithfully to cut wood on Thursday,
if they lived The wood remains uncut!
By way Of increasing the city revenue, they
have commenced in Richmond the system Of
fnng !.lby -carragcs found on the streets TO
the tune Of $ ON the ground that they ur>truct
the side walks!
Judge Thomas Smith, Of Fauquicr, Hats been
presiding in the Louloun County Court lie
gives much satisfaction to the bar and people,
and his abilities and legal learning are fully APP
prcciatcd.
COL Thomas NJ. Rowctt, Of Petersburg died
Oh Saturday night. Col. Il. was fity-thrcc
. years of arc, at the time Of his death, which
was Immediately induced by soltcning Of the
brain.
\ little son Of Mr. W. II. Thornton, who re-
sides in Fairfax county near Bull Run, was
burned to death Thursday the Goth inst by
falling into kettle Of hot soap.
The mountains West of HarrisonLurg nave
been covered with SNOW for the past few days.
DECISION or TIE Z. s. Court IN THE H. Il.
INJUNCTION CASE udyr Bond said the Court
has listened with great Interest to the argument
of COUNSEL in this cause, and hcsllatcs to express
any opinion until it has had opportunity to cx-
anime the large number Of authorities tn Which
it has been referred.
IThC Court here gave It's reasons 10! think
ing the \. NJ. o. railroad should be Il party.
Nevertheless. 81 great pecllnlary Interests arc
involved in this suit aud the danger vi loss to
one oil the parties ut least if the proper per
sons were not made parties, would be 50 SERIOUS
and Immediate. that the Court is inclined az
once u uclc! unc t'o I'''ioi
out atlGnlp !i'S ~ uGc!''c any " ''l' ot:'i !'C'
lions allecllhs complainant KEMP, M'" '''s.
been GEtGoratey ar$ucu' anu T''t CIV: H ~ '''o'I
ullcc'9 pc'o'c '''' N'''''' ~ Wv '''''''
me cause' r.,,u, ..oI - l.,
, rial ar woI. I,n ~ "" ,ruv;IrI ,hv ~,
!oin e"csu IN" tbor Shnnjd hn Lv nrrn,
rv innnc,inu from, nrvrcIipr To execute any
- -" nn,rar, md Franchises ,IrrrI TO be-
or,r,cJ ~ thrm INV the net orl71h .Inur 1870,
S,n,,;nr tbn snit
p.TI ~ ;','t ,,. ,v,,.,,rl;u,r, uowor RI
th;s w. Monrtt ,rI;.S on,hl nnt tn IT, txrrciscI
'',,Ios1, tLo ;r;,r,, ,hrn,tarnI the commandment
un'.Sn , ,,a1 ,to"'s ,rJ rrrnar,lir md
not NJ then # thc Jamavc in the defendants is
H. I, ~ Ln ',r,.,tnr tIi,n that IF cnmnIaiuunt,
any r"js so W. ;mnI;,," sry;ns ,n irrruarb
l. yi,nr,c r. thn Cmnr, ,b,t thr ron,nlaiuout has
,;,hnr ~ ,b,sn ro,.nn, E,r ,cl.;un tine ,ourt T.,
rnra;l, Ill. norrr i; his hrh,Ir
Whn,arnr hns hrrm dome Lv the defendants
: ,rsncrinr the stock Of prnrcrty Of the Virginia
and tennessee Railroad Co. was done or WIS
+ cnntrmnlntcd tn Lr done twelve months before
the cnmnIaiuaut purchased his stock in the
rnod ,nd ,hn fr,nrr owner of his shareS WAS 4
",.u -, 'rt ~ ,hn ,r,.inr Which rI
!" ,infnm',,,.' ,c,ion InmrI,;n,nt had full
u y" Gc1 ~ uh,t JrEnI,uts were, about 10 do.
and if n,drr these circumstances Inc purchased
h;n . f. J' ~ ,. Tr.,;n;. ,nI Tennessee E
49,, ~ IN v,Inn1,r;l,. mt his interest in
iconorlv and cannot cali umn the Court to excr-
J;","y y, """ ri nowrrs tn nrnccl him.
el'o :. eN''"o' ..'''' ,tu,'';,, H., ;,nn,r,lr,I
leIa"s .L;. Iu h,, hc"u IN , nurrr r. a al
'',h. i'or,nn Ia ,,lnntSr;I,. purchased
them '''''''' '''''V ~
1t is manifest to the Court that the danger
of loss to defendants IN case the Court SnOlllu