Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A. Rchmoud, 90 Tuesday night, the roof
and four floors OF brick warehouse occupied
ss storage depot by the Old Dominion Nail
Company, gave way, crushing through 10 the
basement There were about 1000 kegs Of
nails and several hundred t'DS OF bar aud other
iron stored in the building L is said the storm
OF tuesday evening affected the root and caused
the bulldog 10 crush. and aEao il Is claimed
that the lccid ut 5 the result Of heavy storage.
The estimated loss is $40 OuO. Had the acci
dent occurred 10 the daytime many persons
would have been killed.
The Richmond correspondent Of the Peters
burs News, says: 1t is evident that Judge Ste
yeus will persist 10 holding the next session of
the County Court OF Nelson, aud if the oewly-
elected Judge attempts TO preside be will order
the sheriff Of the county TO arrest bun as an lm-
poster and send him / jail. Ii is evident that
Stevens thiuks be has been Snameutiy used,
and be inteuds to get even With The Legislature
either by coming FROM his county as Senator or
getting chance at Brother VI .ssie and some
OF the other members OF the b Juse.
la the United States District Court, now 10
session 10 Lypchburg, the grand jury has pre-
seut=d Indictments for embezzloy the funds OF
the Charlottesville National Bsuk against y.
H. Massie, W. ". Flanagan aud B. {. FlaDa
gan Mr.. Massie was President and Mr. W.
". Flanagan Cashier OF the bank, which sui-
pended last fall. John Wood IT,, Of Guar
lottesvie, has been Indicted in the same court
as accessory 10 the same embezz'emeut.
At a Republican Convention, 10 Warrenton,
on the 9th inst, S II. NeRhouse aud George
Crump were elected delegates to the State Con-
yeo;iou, sud R. H. Carter and W. \. Potter
alternates, with Instructions TO labor for the Sc
lection Of delegation II Cinclnoatl favorable
10 the nom,naton OF H %. james q. B!aloe FIR
President. At the Convention 10 Richmond
Twelve delegates were elected, who are also ia
vorable to Mr.. Bja.ue.
The name aud site Of the postofhca at PayneS
vile, Cuspeper county. is c6apg,d TO + Do
RADIO. and Elbenl l. Burton is appointed post
master, viccJ. \. Embry, superseded b. change
Of SITE; james Mortoo Is appointed postmaster
If Brooks station. Stafford couoty, Va, vice
Samuel H. Jones, resigned.
10 the Court OF Appeals at R chuond. on
Tuesday, the case OF Mier VS. Fletcher aud
al,., was argued By ". w. Gordon for the
plaintiff 10 error, aud MeSsrs j. Y. Meuetes
aud j. {. Il bSon, OF L .ppahaouock, Tor the
defendants 10 error, and submitted
Deputy City Sergeant Thomas U. Dudley, OF
Richmond, father OF Bishop Dudley, of Ken
lucky, aud al cthcer Of the Grand l. 'dse OF
Ma>ous, OF Virginia, is very III aud is hourly sx
pected to die.
In the interior of the State the winter graiu
has been suffering very much during The frerz.
lng aud thsw,ng Tor the pas; two weeks. but
yet It looks quite well, and promises good
crop.
The personal difficulty between Mr.. G. T.
Smith of the Senate, and Mr. Robert I. HUI.
b ri of he House ofD,esstes, has beeo ami
caoly settled.
Benjamin W. Thurman, of Gordousville, has
been granted patent for az Improvement 10
car couplings ADD + uosn Wright, OF Cnttou,
Tor an inrroveuect 10 portable waShS, snds.
A negro named Cornelius CugSiu murdered
bis vile uea, Lyochbu-E s-i VI ,1dsy olyhl.
CANAL TRADE-rne Cumberland News.
says: O-y Two Ooats cleared at the Canal Col.
sectors CHIC yesterday. Ta=y we're the R
Shriver, carrying Is Il tooS, and the u. \.
Pssrre. with Ills 1905. shipped oy tue Coo
soildatloo Goa Company, and cooslsued to
y georgetown.
&c. H. Price, Auericau Con.uI at Ottawa.
has resigned.