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Virginia Items.

The Governor has approved the Moaatl
whisky punch bill, and it Is now a law.
William Patterson was thrown from bi;
horse and killed near New Hope, Augusta
County, Monday week.
Two nephews Of John Randolph, Of Roam
oke. are members of Congress, viz. john Ran
dolph Tucker of Virginia, aud Richard F.
Bland of Missouri
Fonr Indictments have been found against
Col. C. f. Crttenden, dror.kceper Of the
House of Delegates, two for forgery and two
for larceny.
STATE Senator Alexander b. Cochran. Of
staunton. Va, was stricken with paralysis on
Monday in the Senate chamber at Richmond
while making speech. His condition is be-
leyed 10 be critical.
Edward Pyc Ch,mberayne, brother Of Capt.
John HAmrden Chambcrhyne, editor of the
Richmond STATE, was accidentally killed on the
Midland road. near Madison Run, on Thursday
week Deceased. though laborne under the
great disadvantage Of being deaf mute, was
highly intelligent and well informed.
The board Of trustees Of Roanoke College
have unanimously elected Rev. L. W. Dosh,
Of Salisbury, n c., president of that insttu-
ton. DR.. Dosh was formally pastor Of the
Lutheran Church at Winchester, and IS a
brother Of Rev. j. II C. Dosh, of the Balti-
more Conference " L. Church
Major Leigh b. Page and Mr.. John How-
ard, prominent lawyers, bad an alteration
Tuesday in chambers. before Judge Hughes, Of
tho United States District Court. Howard
strnck Page with a stick. Page wrcsted the
stick from Howard and knocked him down.
Seventeen babies were baptized in the First
Presbyterian Church, stanton, on. Sabbath
afternoon last. One gentleman. already bless
el with eleven children, pres G four for
baptism, and when the popular name of Vale
Hampton was announced as that Of one OF
them, there was 40 almost irrepress Be dispo-
siiion toopplaul.
A small brick house on Cameron street Alex
andris. feil u, so O'Clock Sunday night, aud
buried in It's ruirs eight persons who were
within the house, and all except one in bed -
All escaped with slight injuries except two.
aud one Of the inmates was killed. There
were ten people residing in the house, Mrs
Boswell and eight children and Georgmnna
padgctt and one sun, who was away 80 The
time Of he accident 4 The inmates were in
bed except Ms Boswell, who sat beside a Ia
bic, when At the hour nancd she felt n trelnor
and IN less than a moment found herself under
The table buried In ruins. J hn Boswell
lad was carried ont by the falling wall and
thrown beyond the debris. scarcely scratched
George Boswell, aged Fifteen. aud Anne, aged
ten slept in the same bed the boy was killed,
his neck being broken, md the girl bat slight
~ injured. Georgianl PAlgett was cut in the
head Mrs Blswells spine was severely in
iured, bu, oil the residue escaped with light
bruises The house, which was owned by
Philip Ilooff, was one Of the oldest 10 that sec
ton Of the city, aud stood many years before
any houses we're built 10 its immediate neigh
borhood
On Saturday night, atont - o'clock, rs
heavy freight train was approaching a bridge
over Difficult creek. in IIalifax county. W.,
on tie Richmond and Danvile railroad. an
Infatuated hull jumped npon tho track and
showed fight The engineer discovered the
animal, put on his brakes. and blew his whis.
tie TO frish;cn him If. The bull stoi firm
aud waited the approach OF the iron horse
IA the train wa advancing slowly the COW
catcher OF tbe engine mounted the pUli Jutt As
il was entering the bridge. throwing the engine
III the track md p'ecipitatng it with great
force on the testework, which in An instant
gave way, and the engine, tender and six
freight ears went through with terrific crash.
by miracle the fireman escaped with some
severe iniuros. but engineer Kidwell was near
ly crushed 70 death though he still survives.
The brakeman, who was On the roof # the
front froigl I c. T also miraculuusly escaped by
running back and stepping from the rear Of
the back car a. it topplcd over into the abyss
10 moment after the crash the boiler # the
engine exploded and the bridge and cars
caught fire. AMI soon the surroundin. country
was illuminated hy the flames from the burn
ing wIcck. The engineer was rescued by the
train hands before the flames reached him. Tut
he cannot recover. The bridge. which wa-
over 100 feet lonc. was totally consumed. TIE
engine is di-man,lcd and worthless except or
old iron, AMI the loss 10 cars aud freight will
stand the company $4,000.