Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A shooting ARRAY occurred near Chider's
store, 10 Pittsylvania county, between young
man named Charles Tardy, and Henry c.
Ward, during which several shots were fred
on either side, resulting IN the morta! wound
ing of Ward. Tardy escaped unhurt. The
Lynchburg News has heard several versions of
this fatal affair, the most probable OF which
appears to be that the parties net on horse
back in the road, near the place mentioned,
and after some words had passed, pistols were
mutually drawn, and the firing commenced
with the result above stated Tardy was ar
rested, and is DOW confined in Pittsylrana Jail
awaiting trial Young Tardy isl SOP Of Capt.
W. Fl Tardy, who. was shot and killed iu the
summer of 1871, by Henry &. Ward, and it is
believed the affair grew out Of the killing OF
young Tardy's father by Ward.
The Rockingham Register says: 1.-THE Val.
ley Turnpike never was in better condition Tor
| travel than it now is, over almost its entire
length. Superintendent Andrew has reached
Mt. Jackson with his repairs, and will proceed
With all possible dispatch to put the entire road
In thorough and complete repair. Those who
have passed over the road, and inspected it
carefully, will be struck with IT'S completeness
of repair 10 all its appointments of metal,
bridges. DC.
On Thursday morning collision occurred
between two freight trains on the Virginia aud
| Tennessee railroad. about FIVE miles west Of
| Lynchburg, which came near proving very Sc
rious The trains were going west. when the
rear train ran into the cabooSe car of the trau
in front, badly damaging the cabooSe, and also
the engine of the rear train. Captain II. ,.
Williams conductor of the leading train, had
his collar bone broken
The Lynchburg Republican says :-'Late
yesterday evening, bias, was let off on the
vacant lot on Church street. near the corner of
Twelfth, where foundation is being made for
new house. 4 largs stone went through a
window in the third story of the residence Of
Mr. Calvin Ford. on the opposite side OF the
street, knocking a coIored woman, who was
washing the window, backwards down stairs,
aud seriously stunning her. :
George c. Langhorne. Of Botctourt county,
convicted of robbing the United States mail,
was on Thursday sentenced by Judge Rives.
of the United States District Court, sitting in
Lynchburg. TO ten years Imprisonment, in the
Albany peniteutiary The priSouers counsel
made an effort to obtain new trial. and the
motion was ably argued, but the Court over
ruled it and passed sentence.
The land belonging to George NJ. Bowman,
dec d., lying in the Forest, near TiI1bervlie,
Rockingham county, was sold at public auction
on the 3Oth Of August. for 500 per acre, equiv
aeut to cash. Purchaser, David Bowman, Il
brother Of the deceased. There are POO! acres
10 the tract.
; The Rockingham Register says =" Game
ron, charged with the murder OF his wife by
poisoning, has gone to the penitentiary and
} Withdrawn his application for new trial. -
There seems TO be general acqulcscence IL
the justice OF his punishment
Henry Brdgers, the eldest son Of h. h.
Bridgers, President of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad Company, died at the depot
of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company, n Richmond, gu Thursday after
noon.
f Tx Gov. Smith spoke at King George
Court. house on Thursday. and on the same
night at Fredericksburg. He is doing good
work in the cause
The Institution known as thetrlends Of Ten
perance, has ceased to exist in HarrlSonburg