Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-04
Piedmont AgricnItur,lI Society.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette |
CULrEpER, June By yesterday evening the
Piedmont Agricultural Society was addressed
by Maj. Zcpb Turner, in support Of a rcsolu.
ton iavoring rapid and cheap frcights and
transportation, and asking the Legislature TO
end
Gen. w. II. f. Lee, Maj Nuwliny, of Lynch.
burg, and MIR. Duke, of Staunton, addressed
the Association, each extending invitations to
their various fairs to the people Of Piedmont
Virginia, and congratulating Culpcpcr upon the
SUCCESS and evident prosperity Of her Associa-
ton.
A resolution inviting the counties Of Orange
Rappahannock, Madison, Fauquicr, Fairfax
and Alexandria to unit with CuIpeper III sub
scriblng additional stock was adopted.
The executive committee were instructed to
make the necessary arrangements for holding Il
fair this fall. w.
TIE SUFFOLK MURDERS The attrocious
murder of two estimable ladies' near Suffolk, In
Nansemond county, in this State, was mention
ed Yesterday. The Richmond and Petersburg
papers give the following particulars: On
Sunday morning last, Mr.. Dempsey Jones, a
highly respectable gentleman living about nine
miles from Suffolk, 10 Nansemond county, left
his home to take a short trip to North Caro-
lima, the State line being but short distance
from his home Soon after leaving, his three
daughters went to Sunday school, about half
mile off, and Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Dozier,
sister of MIR. Jones were left alone in the house.
The young ladies returned from Sunday school
about half past o'clock, and found the doors
Of the house fastened in front and the curtains
down. Going round to the back door, they
entered and found their mother and aunt pros
trate Oh the floor dead The skull of Mrs
Jones was broken, and the head Of Mrs. Dozicr
was beaten to jelly. A short piece of white
oak wood, which had been brought into the
room that morning to be put on the fire. was
found behind the door covered with blood.
After the murder the house was pillaged but
evidently in great haste, as gold watches and
silver coin which might have been easily found,
we're overlooked. Ouly about twenty dollars
in greenbacks was stolen and few silver
spoons. From the Indications it appears that
the party did not intend murder, bat being re-
cognized probably killed the ladies to prevent
information No positive clue has yet been OBJ
taincd as to the perpetrators, but measures
have been taken which will probably bring to
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be found it is probable that they will be SUN
marily disposed Of.
A dispatch from Richmond last night says.
The excitement 10 NaDscmond county over the
murder Of Mrs Dempsey JONES and Mrs Do
sier continues. A negro named Brown was
arrested in Suffolk Oh suspicion but the proofs
being very light, he was discharged. Suisse
1uently unmistakable evidence of his guilt was
discovered in his house in the shape of bloody
garments, &c, and parties went in pursuit of
HIM At the latest accounts he was surround
cd in a thickct of woods near Suffolk by sever
al hundred citzcus and he cannot escape cap
turc. The two old ladies belonged to one of
the most respectable families in that part of the
State and the feeling that has been excited is
very Intense.
CHARLOTTESVILLE FA-Wc learn from the
.Jcffersonian Republican that the county of Al
bctnarle was organized February 18Th TIA,
10 the reign of George It., and that the town of
charlottesville was laid off 10 lots, IA acres, by
Colonel Thomas Walker in l7Gl-'G2, and 10
November, l76l, an act was passed by the
Colonial Legislature granting an act of incor.
poration. The name given to the town was 10
honor of her Majesty Queen Charlotte, the
wife of the then reignug monarch of Great
Britain, George LII.
1t is said that Henry Ward Bcccher has
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