Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

0a Tuesday afternoon last, Us luc w eo'oiu
boupd passenger train on the Southslde rail-
road was nassipe Evergreen Station, Mr. Geo:
p Walker. from Toronto, Canada, who had
his arm ont fhe window of the car, was struck
On the elbow By piece of lumber which pro-
;scted too far from the car standing on the Sid
Inc the blow causing severe fracture OF the
arm and otherwise ipjuriog it.
A large adjourned meeting of the merchants
of Petersburg was held Tuesday night, when
the committee appointed at previous meeting
reported that they were more than ever i'm,
pressed with the necessity for decided aud
prompt action to resist the proposed tax. 1t
was stated further that the sum Of S7O0 had
already been raised to pay the counsel en-
ployed.
o. Tuesday evening the section building at
Mattaponi bridge, on the Richmond and Fred
cricksburg railroad, was set on fire during the
absence of the Waterman and burned to the
ground with all its contents. AS there Was
sum of money 10 the house, it is supposed that
the ipcendiary stole the money and then set
fire to the building to conceal the theft.
The State Board of Education have made
the following appointments Of district school
trustees for Westmoreland county: Cople dis
trict-Rev. George W. Beale, vice DR.; Il. ).
Sanford, resigned. Montross-Dr. VIM, Il.
Fairfax reappoiuted, Washington l. u.
Wheelwrlght.
daughter of Hamilton Dodd, who lives In
the Blue Ridge, in the upper end OF Rage
county, some two weeks ago started on visit
across the Ridge aud lost her way aud died be-
fore she was found. 1t is supposed she irrz
TO death 10 the snow on the night OF the 18Th
utImo.
Margaret r ,bertson, colored girl, who was
arrested for purloiuing letter FROM the Post
Office at the University of Virginia, was tried
u the u. S. District Court at HarrlSonburg
on Monday last, found guilty, and sentenced tt
the Albany Penitentiary for one year.
DIR. Stribliug, Superintendent Of the Staun
ton Lunatic Asylum, has written to relative
Of COL Mayo 10 Richmond, that COL Mayo /:
rapidly improving mentally and physically, anc
that there is strong hope OF his entire anc
speedy recovery.
Extensive 6rrs.are raging in the mountains
of Pulaski, Montgomery, and Wythe, near the
line of the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
and possibly in other counties in the South
west. Considerable quantities of fencing, witt
number of cabins, have beer destroyed.
On Tuesday Gov. Kemper appointed Geo
w. Easley judge Of Bland and Giles counties
vice Judge Phillip w. Strother, who rendered
his resignation to take effect on the 18th OF tht
present month.
The Norfolk Virginian says: Pea and straw
berry picking commenced actively yesterday OF
the truck farms, aud will now be pushed for
ward vigorously until the crops are all gathered
aud shipped.
DR.. Bagby and j. P Cowardin gave lite
rary entertainment in Richmond, on Tuesda!
night for the benefit of the Louisiana suffer
e1s, which was very successful.
The Richmond Theatre, which was offered
for sale on Monday last, was Withdrawn, /
sham bid of $4,000 being the only one made
The Council Of the Episcopal Church of Vir
GINA will commence in Charlottesville on Wed
nesday next.
Edward Twymau, convicted of horse stealing
in Loudoun county, has been received at tn
| pentertiary.
Elder, of Richmond. has flushed 40 excel
lent portrait of ex-Gov. Henry A. Wise.