Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A colored man has baen tried In Orange
county, charged with bigamy. He was living
with woman at the time Of the passage OF the
act Of the Legislature icGazlns all marriages
where parties were livins together az man and
wife, as her huihanl, and SO continued forSnme
time. Finally he left her an'! married another
woman. The case was tried on Monday and
the court gave Instructions setting forth the
law and It's effect, but the jury failed 10 agree,
standing six to six.
a letter from Petersburg says :-"Altred
Morton, of Richmond counsel for the Howe
Sewing Machine Company, visited the city TO-
t1ay and procured Il warrant Tor tho arrest OF ii.
B. Toplry, late agent Ct tllc company, who IL
charged with tt;opy III he rlnbrZz'rm"'t o.
money, but it was asccrtaincd that Tupicy was
non lnvcutus. II is said that he HIS go.t'n be-
hind some So. 600, having csll :ctca that amount
of money, Of which he has made no return.
The treasurer Of Petersburg wiliinstl;u,c suit
against the sheriff Of the CITY for default IN the
sum Of some $1,000 or $f,WD 1t Ii under
stood that this is 4 mera formal ac;lon at law,
and the sheriff is net under sls,cion ri h:ViA2s
wronsinlly nac away with the pubic lunn'
1t is said he has gotten behind on account 81
being too lrnicn: aud induls gent 10 d:ia4ucnts
The excitement III D;argc e. Ii. il r"sal'i
to the outrage p, rictra;r.i by tic negro lAi.''
scy Powell, Oh the person NJ Miss hie"ks, la'
sutsnled, but tlcrc is quot DISCRIMINATING
that he shall be punished 10 h'. full cXic,'t Of
law. His examination ,,amc oil nu "Wednesday
whcu he was fully conl,iIrd.
j. Amber Smith, Nj. G. from lhe Richmond
district has been requested ly the Secretary Of
the Navy to recommend young man, he
tween the age Of seventeen and twenty one
years, to ill Il position Of cadet engineer III the
Annapolis Naval Academy.
Judge Underwood has DESIGNATED The FEED
cricksburs Ledger for iln pu;iicition Of bank
rurt notices, &C., iu the First Congressional
district Fvors arc being distributed naorr
than they were.
The remains Of about $50 Confederate dead
will arrive in Richmond this week from Gctiy&-
burg, to be inferred in iinllywo0I Gc'nc!ary.
1t is said that these arc the last TGIuallla OF
the Conti.daratns AZ Gettysburg.
The Loul"un Enterprise says: The silver
mine on the farm Of A!r. J. g. Janncy near
IliilSboro, was opened on Tusl.y last, ly l
gentleman from lllIn"is and the work OF Dig
ging out the orc regularly cnmnenccl.'
The Franklin Gaz tic :ys:-".laj. William
Allen, aged cghtyour years and eight rlot:ai's,
was a short time pass ur,ni 10 holy boasts ii
wcdiuck t. Airs Mac: b,yi, Il si,r;@iny
widow OF ahou' TO >ua''n"r>.
Mr.. John GormIry. an obi ao'! we'll knwn
citizen Of N.rn.k dad n, ST. Iiar.i;id;: Pant,
Hospital, Of which hc r! been ali inmate i;,r
two or thrc2 years, IN Tue dag.
The fist uulnr,irur>.m:n7 nt the Virginia
Agricultural aud Mrrllnirt' ocgc at BE,ciS-
burg, will ir held ON the Sth oi .jul,'. Thomas
s. Boc,ck will deliver an address.
Micrs W. Fisher, esq, 'awyct Of tic East
ern Shore Of Virginia, did II his residence ia
Northampton ct,tnly, On Wcduc.d;:y last, III
the 6oth year Of his age.
An unsuccessful attempt WAS made to fire
the Old Hotel, in Bcrryvi!Io on last ilou',ay
night.
The First National bank oi Richmond has
declared dividend Of 1--WE per cent, tax free,
for the past SIX months, payable july 1T.