Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Ga last Monday night Matt Jones, q

Oalast Monday night Matt Jones, negro
living in Covington, attacked aud beat his wife
40 hadlv that she had to flee to the house of
Tom Smith, her brother-in-law, for protection.
On the following nurning Jones followed her
and again commenced to beat her. Smith was
called in and ordered j Jones TO leave his house,
but Jones paid 20 attention to him, Whereupon
Smith knocked him down, and in his fall his
head came 10 contact with rock, tracturng bis
skull, from the Ell, cts OF which he died the
next day. Smith has been arrested and is now
10 Jail.
The Warrentou Index says. Litigation in
our courts has been gradually growing less
every year for the past six years. Nothing more
clearly indicates this than the decrease 10 the
number of judgments rendred 10 the circuit
and county courts at given terms of both. The
whole number OF jud gements obtained at March
term of the county court 1870 and April term
of the circuit clurt for the same year was 25l,
at corresponding terms 10 1871, POS; 1872 l34;;
1873, ll2; aud 1874 only 35."
We learn from the Warren Sentinel that
serious accident occurred at the lime Kiln, of
Carson & Co, lone day last week. Richard Walk
| era colored hand 10 the employ OF the Com
-
| be was about to turo his cart into the klln
| blast went off, scattering the rocks all around
him, one striking him just above aud back OF the
| frontal bone, breaking the skull for some four
inches Little hopes ore entertained of his re-
coVery.
MIR. James W. Huntington of Lyncbburg
died suddenly in Richmond on Saturday. lie
was about forty six years of age and was for
many years clerk Of the Circuit Court ofLynch-
burg. He Went to Richmond about ten days
ago with sergeant police OF Lynehburg IN
charge of some prisoners.
MIR. Charles Carter shot bear in the noun
tains near Waynesboro, Augusta county, a few
DAYS ago, which is said by old hunters to be the
| largest bear ever shot IN this mountain. 1t
weighed net about 800 pounds, and had tusks
over Il inches iu length, and one OF his hind
paws weighed over two pounds
The Lexington Gazette says: The thrifty
wife of farmer in the neighborhood of Cedar
Grove cleared over one thousand dollars the
past year--the proceeds Of her butter and eggs
besides upwards oil one hundred dollars from
the sale OF poultry
Mr.. John T. Bickers has purchased, of MIR.
John w. Tatum, ten acres of meadow land,
lying on Crooked Run, 10 the Counties of Gull
pepper and Madison, for 500 per acre; and
fifteen acres ofIand adjoining for $25 per acre,
cash.
A fire has been raging on the Massanutten
mountain for the last week, which at night, pre-
sents a very beautiful appearance. Having
bee confined to the mountain, no damage has
been done to the timber In the flats.
The Warrenton Index says: 1.-The wheat
looks admirable and is growing vigorously. The
grass, kept back by the cold weather, has with
10 few days made rapid growth. Corn is just
being planted.
The merchants of Danville held meeting
Wednesday, and resolved that the tax bill is
unconstitutional, aud that they will resist to the
utmost by all proper and legal measures the tax
imposed upon them.
Rev. Father Doherty, Of St. Patrick Catho-
lie Church in Richmond, was thrown from his
buggy, Friday afternoon, and painfully, though
not dangerously Injured.
From all that we can learn, we infer that the
growing crop of wheat iu this State is more
| promising than it has been at any time, for
| years past.
Large quantities of -four are coming from
Page, by boats on the Shenandoah river, to
Riverton, and shipped thence by w. e.. '. NJ.
& G. s. r. R. to Alexandria.
Sherwood Forest, the late home Of Presi
dent Tyler in Charles City county, is adv ertised
for sale.
All the Abemarle Sound shad and herring,
fisheries suspended Friday. Fishing is still &C
tive on the Roanoke river.