Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-28
VIRGINIA e

The Lynchburg News says: John Dawson,
one of the victims of mob violence, was a ma
tive Of Aloemarle county, and only about nine
teen years old. He is perhaps as respectfully
connected as any young man in Virginia, be-
ing a granddaughter of our venerable and dis
tinguished towusman, Judge James Garland.
His widowed mother resides near ScottsvilIe.
He has, We learn, been very wild, uoman-
ageable youth, who ran away from home some
four years ago, and had not been heard from
for some time. We hear that he and Estept
were drinking very heartily on the occasion of
the murder Of Lee, which occurred on Christ
mas day. They became involved 10 a difficulty
with another party. whom they followed from
Charleston, and meeting Lee, killed him, only
to 6nd afterwards that they had murdered the
wrong man.
The Norfolk Virgioian says: From informa,
ton received from the Eastern Shore We learn
that the body of a young wcmlo, the daughter
of a Captain Scott, was found 10 the woods
near Onancock, Accomac county, last Sunday.
The head and skull we're frigEtfulIy mangled,
rendering the features unacceptable, and the
body showed evidences of rape. The whole
community has been intensely excited by the
fendish outrage and murder. Three negroes
have been arrested, but their guilt had not
been established when our Informant left the
Eastern Shore, yesterday, or else they would
have met at the hands of the citizens of the
neighborhood the vengeance the crime deserv-
ed. The are held for further examination.
A special telegram to the Richmond Dis
patch says: Mr.. Wm. Weaver, a northern
gentleman who moved to Pamplin's Depot, last
fall, committed suicide last Tuesday by shoot
ing himself throughothe heart. No cause can
ergetic, and highly respected for his good traits
of character. He leaves a wife and five child
rem.
A few days since Mrs. Kent, of Wythe
county, Va, sent an agent to Christiansburg,
where she formcrly resided, with So, loo. which
was distributed among her form. r slaves living
there, the sum given to each being from 800
to 5000.
La the Circuit Court of Loudoun county,
DOW 10 session 10 the case of Hall VS.. f.. g.
B!ouu, the m).ion of defendant to set ash lie
the verdict has been overruled; and IN the
Potts VS.. Potts case, "a divorce has oeeu granted.
A ship and a brig loaded with cotton sailed
from Norfolk for Liverpool Oh las, Wednesday.
A brig loaded with staves sailed from the same
port The sam: day for Barbados.
Horse thieves are operating 10 Clarke county.
Mr.. Gaunt, who lives near Berryvitlc, had a
valuable animal stolen from him last Monday
night.
Some parties Oh Cockerel's Creek have con-
structed a ship railway, and are now ready 10
build Or repair vessels. Such a railway has
beeu very much needed in that country.
A few months ago a tract of land in Chester
field county, containing 423 acres, was sold at
a bankrupt sale for 1915. Fiv4 days there
after the sawc laud was soid for So, 900.
n. B. Meade, So, editor of the Richmond
Wing, is absent at Winchester, detained by
the dangerous illness of a member OF his family.
The Episcopaliaus living near Hamilton,
Lpudoun county, are thinking about building
i church in that village.
When a man has sheep killed by dogs, in
Augusta county, lie files claim for damages
with the cl"rs of che County Court.
Alfred Wright, an old citiz,n OF L,esburg,
died there last Mouday.