Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-04
NIX = DBlA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

GAMBLING The Richmond correspondent
of the Petersburg Index says: Il have made
disastrous Investments III church fairs myself
and know the poignancy Of the grief ui the
loser. therefore speak as one not altogether
without experience. Richmond above all other
places Oh this conlinenl has had fearful warn
ings. BY gambling Coleman fell from his
high estate forged an entry into the books OF
the Commonwealth, was convicted aud sent TO
The peniteutiary, bowing down sorrow aud
shame upon the heads of father, mother, sis
tiers, brothers and friends. By love OF lottery
tickets Joe Gresham, son of honored parents,
youog, full of promise, with lovely bride
married in kentucky, was led to use some
l1ienis' uames to raise money, ami now 10
bis prison cell at the penltcatiary, lelsurely re-
poets bis rashnesS, and the gray hair OF his
father is bowed in despair, his wife Is nearly
dead from anguish, aud all who knew him
blush 10 mention bis DGnc. We lear to thluk
OF the future BY 40 Insane desire to win "a
big stake for small risk, old man towikes,
the Amherst Granger, g0t Dull and keisel 10
IUc pciJltcGsldlS, udLC Dul VIII q iu'o'iS ~
made Jack Wren prisoner for moulhs, caused
total abolition of the Richmond detective
force, and caused B ob l'uriy, Kalsel's pal, .
To expatratc iimse!f from homc an | kiodred.
| Through affec;loo for faro ". b. Radcliffe, 40
oil IN rchau. and respected clt;z n, published
his weakness, and seut 10 jal D>PIle>t aad
Allen the faro salers Gambling also caused
tire unhappy trouble between Jn.gc S,c'cnS
auj Delegate FoHle, The consequ ice III winch
| DO i;lan can uUp lurcseC. Our last prominent
Illustration is furnished by Mr. llomas Rus-
sell, Il plnUer by trade. a man OF lirge lam j.,
who tork to troqueutlng i|r3 banks. laced
be GOT I'll, most plentiful ueal Il, tlc banks,
| g bile he !clt his family % the pO..t Of starva-
I llUI.
MURDER OF \ WOMAN quietude 81
thy ;,cucc!li community OF o .aucock, Va,
~, urckcn On last Saturday by the startling
| iIi...isg &C taat ne i ua,I. oil {. .QOAlt: hac
! bu;m tUua4 ii 4 s.,,l>e Dan. tni kn,. I13!- TWO
| IL IL iflnI town. VIII hal been secretly mar.
Il red. immediately jury va, sunm"'Ided,
wno repaired % III: place, anl upjd .'zi rlna-
! li;u the remains @cr: II .ntltl ii - rs u
! VI ), Nlucy scott anru. FORT !rs 81! age.
| Sic 'C!' BON" Oh the DHrnln: ~ FRIDAY last 70
| visit I; friend wnu !ivcj .Oout iuur miles dis
| tui!t. the bui; wa QUAD 10 3 u"I,. grow L
OF snail Inc, 80 lease and n'efla. pei that 1t
is impossible Tor any one 10 penetrate 'tem.
Tic place 1hcr- She lay WIS nc. ux;ccIOg Ill
~ yard, from The uaty road, ani there Was,
according 10 the lCat!mOpy,a negro man "oIkl"!
DOLLY three huadrcd yards from the place. Yet
90 cries W IT heard aDr nythlng seen iurtn4
that Whole day which can lead to the solution
| Of lc mystrr;. fhcre were hire" wougds on
tnu top OF the head, which from appearance
s:gu.1d 10 nave been Inflicted with Sou,e,hing
! Tx. III irou poker. But the goat mystery Is
| how one rv.r uiaaa@cd 10 &c, her from the
couGty road iutu TIE thick2t wlth0u; hrr hav.
in, uaic any noise. SIc extremity waLt IL
there 3lvc. AM was killed G;h"la she lay. 10
uay (; false. face was found % the opp )si,e side
! # ihc road in the WOODS. covered with hooG.
| Il was made OF newspaper ami had written
on II the name oil one Of our merchants OF the
Town. The au horltieS have been uu>y al! day
making arrests and examining Hltn"sSrs. The
IMPRESSION is. thar they are Of thc rs!t track.
an. many If their suspicious AZ. We'll iouried.
! Ii IS said that several tuarr ii women is TIL
nc gAbo:hUod where she liyei We jealous 0!
! i,r., hc!i";i@-. their husbands IL b. too .ntl.
! MAJ Wit! Dr:, aal it is ihnItht sr;uc 81 J.2ul
hir4i t;lo lag of her. ri$f>ld LeaJ@r
Among tho caGcrs Of the V. VI. |. di>tin-
yuisicd in the class iu Latin, AT the interme.
date examination, is Graham H. Harris, son
| RI Han In, 1t,-r;. r. |