National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA.
Ex-MayOr Hugh Latham has LETT for Indian
apOlIs to attend a council OF the Red Men.
The A. and W. Il. r. Company have com meneed
the work Of making their track on st. Asaph
street conform to the newly-estaslished grade OF
that street.
The twO-story brick house on the south side of
Wolfe street, between Royal and Fairfax, has
been sold by it's owner, Mr.. W. +. Carne, to Mrs.
Sarah Churchman for 81 800.
STIas Beach. convicted Of the murder of Henry
Jones, and sentenced TO fifteen years in the peui-
Tertiary, has left for Richmond in charge of the
city sergeant His wife and children, and many
Of HIS friends and aequaintaIces were at the jail
to tell him good bye, and large crowd was at the
steamboat wharf to see him off.
Mr.. Harrison Emerson, while returning to his
home in West End from the market-house last
Saturday night between ten and eleven O'Clock,
was approached from behind by two men, one Of
whom, when he was near the intersection Of Com
merce and PeytOn streets, seized him around the
neck and bent him backwards, while the other
robbed his pockets Of about five six dollars-Rll
they contained. They then ran of. Two young men
were arrested on suspicion Ofthe crime Mr.. Emer-
son had quite large sum Ofmoney with him at the
time, but had the presence Of mind to throw it
over a fence Just as he was seized and going to
the place early on Sunday morning found it
where il had fallen.
A young eoIored woman known as Little
Annie" Gentle ANNIE and simple Annie"
denizen of Fishtown, in consequence of the deser-
tion Of her lover reached the dividing line be-
tween death and misery, and boldly attempted to
cross it by jumping overheard. The attempt,
however was witnessed by many Of her race, one
OF whom, Cornelius Myers, who had sought sur
cease from sorrow the same way upon one occa-
sion. sprang after her. and both would have been
drowned had not VIM. Smith jumped overheard
after them. and succeeded in saving them both.
The deserted one made second attempt to drown
herself later in the evening, but was again pre-
vented from carrying that intention into execu
tiOn.
- STATE NEWS.
The state Board Of Education has appointed
Gen. Z. L. Page superintendent of schools for
Norfolk city.
Tie Governor has appointed Samuel Downing
county Judge for Lancaster and Northumberland,
vice Judge Straughan, deceased.
The receipts in the Riehm1nd district last
month from the sale o stamps for manufactured
tobacco. &C. amounted TO s3sl.1T6.S7.
Colonel John S. Mosby hiss been invited to de-
liver the annual address before the Agricultural
Society ut Hagerstcwn, Nd, in October. The
President ard Cabinet have accepted an invita-
ton 10 lie present the occasion.
The contract for the erection Of the Leesburg
Academy has been awarded to Messrs. Norris *
Sons. Of Leesburg, for $40, 5OO It to be three
story brick building. to combine sehool-rooms
ard apartments ior principal aad roous for board
ing students TIE building is to be completed by
next July.
Colonel John X. Connally. Senator from the
Richmond district, has rendered his resignation
TO the Governor. A special election 70 I'LL the
vacancy Will be ordered for the first Monday n
November Colonel Connaily has been engaged
for some time past in studying for the Baptist
ministry.
Fanny Lynch, a colored girl, aged seventeen
years living near Otter River depot, on the
Iyuehburg and Dauville railroad, went into the
woods. Friday evening, where she gave birth to
child and Immediately crashed in its skull with
aIaEge rock. Her mother, saspestIng something,