Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

About two weeks since uca: raig>vl!le, in
Augusta county. 4 colorci man named VIM.
Lewis died 81 il-n:y, u der circumstances in
tlic=lting that he had tceu poisoned. His col
cred friend- held consultation. and decided
that John keIey, colorcd man. vas the poi>
ouer. Ii was determined 10 hang him. and
rope was procured and The party repaired 70
Kelley house and captured him. The niu-
rated blacks We're about II hang the pol>oncr
on the spot. but the dealings Of some .! his
friends induced them 70 take him before
magi>tratc-SQure Ferguson, who appointed
Jacob Hoe. coored special constable to tax.
The prisoner 10 Stanton TO jail. Tie party
took the train with the prisoner. who. wheu II
arrived at Summit station. leaped out ani has
not been hearl from since.
Ga Thursday last, 4 cJlorv brakeman OF
the V. 4 I. f. r. freight train fell from the
top of car shortly after the train passed At
kius' Tank in Smyrh> county, and was Instant,
Is killed He had been forward to the cn-inc,
aud in returning lost hi ioptlng while stepping
from one car u another Scvcra! cars pa sod
j, over hi- body, uIansllug Il III 4 hnrroic man
! ncr
\ collision occurred on Thursday evening on
| he Soutil-iic raiIrval. near Spout Spring, N
+! APPROXIMATION. between i freight and material
! train. in which the engine of the material train
! ami the cabD>c. and -cvcra! cars o. the freight
were badly damaged. Fortunately 10 person
! on either train was Injured.
Til. Rockingham Register SAYS "a ;hlct broke
! into Rev. Mr.. Whitc>carvcrS pantry or Mon
| lav night last. and carried off the greater part
| Of a barrel of -four An entrance was forced
! into The pantry Dy means OF Il sSlugle-tree taken
! from Mr. W.. carriage standing IN the yard
The trial OF Schiny in the County Court Of
! Roanokc, for the MURDER Of Furguson, resulted
! in hi. acluittaI 1t vas proved that Schi!ilng
/ was the Icg,ima;e son o: the murdered nan.
! II. owes hi aclu;ta! principally to the dc>pe-
rate character Of Furgason.
| The statement Of receipts 1T the tlarrlssOn
burg depot, O., \. & NJ. r. r., for the year
| ending Octo5cr 3l>t, l>72. is a follows Ike
! criycd from ireIghtS. SIS. ll2.j2: received IRON
tickets. So, t.3. 30: total. So, G16.u2.
Coal 81 superior quality has beco discover
ed % the lands Of Col. Thomas }. Boyd. abou
six miles nor,hwe>; Of Wythe,!c. DR.. |. T.
! Hoyt Is supcrintenIng the mining Of the coal
ana is Dow delivering 1t in Nythcvie.
4 house at PittSyIrania Court House, occu
pied a. law Office BY {. Il +. Dabncy, and
b. the engineers Of the Lynchburs and Dan
vile railroad, was burned On Saturday evening
| last.
The Piedmont Iirsin;an says "A ot OF ,:
or 80 thousand hoop-poics We're shipped from
the Orange Court House depot on Thursday t!
| Ptila lei 3hla. and from there VI. under>tani
they will be shipped TO the East Indies.
The barn on the Warwick estate just bclo"
Richmond, was destroyed 90 Wednesday, nirh
with it, contents. consisting of cnrn, fodder
&c. Loss $500: ~ Insurance The ire va
the work Of 40 lncend:ary.
Judge Rigcs predicts that Virginia will: II
future. be Republican. The prediction i ta>oc
upon the result Of the last civctou-a Very IN
| correct basis.
The Circuit Court Of S;iurtoD has icciiec
that, that corporation has the right 70 impose
! a tax on its citizens oi two tiths t)r paving.
\ new postofice has been established at
Little Whim, Stafford county. on the route
between fredericksburg aud Hampstead.
Hon. Jno T. Harris lost valuable horse b
the prevailing horse disease on wednesday
morning last
The IIarrisonburs Enterprise ceased to exist
last week.
The Lynchburc Republican complains Of /;
great scarcity Of eggs in that market.