Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Judge Bond will hold special term of the
United States Circuit Court, in Lynchburg,
on the 18th of November, for the purpose of
hearing appeals in bankruptcy. Judge Rlves
will also hold special term Of the District
Court there on the 9th Of November, for the
transaction of general bankrupt business
The Piedmont Virgiuian learns that Mr.. +.
II. Stanari. of Mobile, Ala, has sold his beau
tilu estate known as Berry Hill, near Or
ange G. H., containing some 800 acres, with
Ill Of his stock, farming implements, NC, to
Mr.. Joseph johnson, of Louisa county, for the
sum of fourteen thousand three hundred dol
lars.
The Norfolk papers announce the death of
Solomon Hodges, esq, an excellent citizen OF
that place For several years Mr.. Hodges was
one of the proprictors oi the Norfolk Nlrglalaa,
and during the war he served with dlstln-
guiShcd gallantry in the Sixth Virginia regi-
| lncnt.
On Saturday last, !. house occupied by Mr..
John Dabncy, about four miles from Char
lottcsvle took fire from spark from the
chimney aud was entirely destroyed, together
with all the furniture and wearing apparel Of
the inmates.
Francis Hives, esq.,, of New York, eldest son
Of the late Hon. VIM. G. Rives, has given one
thousand dollars towards building a vestry and
Sunday School room for Walker church, in
Albcmarle county.
At the Lynchb,rg Fair on Thursday, the
"lIomc Guard, a military company Of that
city, having no competitors, bore off the
'Punch bowl and the money premium Of
fercd
4 gang of colorcd thieves in and about
Staunton, have been arrested and whipped.
SAD TERMINATIoN-In Washington yestcr.
day an inquest was held on the remains OF
woman, known As Annie Dean, who died in Il
low tenement house on +. street. According
to her own story. told to an old negress she was
the daughter of New York millionaire, and
ran away some twelve or fifteen years ago with
her fathers coachman. Her brother, incensed
the c0achman threatened to shoot him and hun
ted for him. The man, taking alarm, ran
away and left the young bride to her own re-
sources Her family though immensely veal
thy, discarded her and refused her the slight
est aid, and as natural consequence of her un-
fortunate marriage and dcsertion she sank in
the social scale until she came to die in howell,
surrounded by squalor, and poverty, the victim
of nd=to- hand fight with drunken cclored
woman. The affray which ended in her death
took place between two and three weeks ago,
and during its progress her assaillant beat her
! on the head with whiskey bottle and stabbed
her in the forehead with knife. From that
time she was without medical attendance, and
though the injuries she received were slight,
congestion ensued in consequence OF neglect.
The Jury returned verdict that some person
or persons were instrumental IN causing her
death. 1t is supposed that she is the young
lady Of the Dean-Boker case, which was up in
| New York some years ago, and Tor time crea-
ted such a sensation. The man was described
as young and handsome, the girl not very
bright. The father tried to h2=cthe marriage
set aside and failed The coachman's name
was Boxer, the fathers Dean,
STRANGE CoNDUcr William Teller, paying
and receiving teller at the State Bank OF Viz
ginia located on the corner Of Main and Elcv-
enth streets, was found to be missing this morn
ing, having left Il note and the keys of the bank
with his brother, Jpo. Teller, for the cashier no
y. Goddin, esq. OF the exact purport Of the
to contain an intimation that the writer intend
ed to commit suicide. 1t is reported that Mr..
Teller was at his brother house last night and
when the latter arose this morning he found
the letter and keys on a table. 1t is also rum
orcd that tic missing man was seen at the Byrd
street railroad depot between four and five
o'clock this morning Mr. Teller has hereto
fore borne a good reputation, and the officers
of the institution with which he was connected
placed implicit confidence in his integrity 1t
is the impression at the bank however, that he
is dcfaulter, and hat he has absented himself
to escape the conSeq ucnces. An investigation
of the affair is at this writing going on at the
bank, and until this is concluded we are una
Bile to give further facts connected with the
mysterious disappearance of Mr.. Teller He
is young man, and unmarried; enjoyed the
friendship and esteem of our citizens, among
whom he was we'll known; and we sincerely
trust that he may not have carried out the
purpose intimated in his note and will yet re-
move the disagreeable suspicious with which
his name is now connected. -Nicfrnlon1 State
Jogrnak
The Spanish Cortes by vote of 90 to SO has
rejected the resolution recently introduced look
ing to the abolition of the death penalty for
political offences