Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-27
Virginia News.

A programme iOr the reception OF Governor
elect Holiday has been agreed upon in Il CHI
,nnnd 10y the committee OF city authorities. C0l.
Holiday and party will BE- Hlct at Glrd0nsgiilc
on Monday By twenty-five members oil the rr';"p
ton com mitt2a OF Richmond aud tho L,glsia
ture. The narty will be received 1t the Chesa-
pcakc and Ohio depot on their arri:al in Rich
mond by the Mayor, City CounclI and military.
judge John H. L1y will deliver the reception
speech, after which The party will be conducted
to Quarters in The Exchange Hotel. Oa Tues
day a procession, consisting OF eli the heads of
The State and city Departments. Legislature
military and c!tiZ :ns generally, will bc formed
at Tic hotel at IN q. ID. aud march through ,stv
craI ul the principal Streets thence to the Capt.
tol, where the inauguration ceremonies will
take place.
VIM. ii. Fuller, living about three Inil"s
from B,yk depot, was found near that place
Ga Christmas, with his head SHOT almost off
and stabbed in the light breast. flr. Fui!cr
left home on Christmas Eve to visit turkey
blind; Tot returning homc that night his family
became alarmed aud sent messengers IN search
of him, who found his body near the bjiad il
the condition related. The deed was uuQuci
Was found witiio d few feet Ct the murdered
very near his victim before firing, as the fish
was burned to the booze 10 several places. FnI
cr's eun was also found by his side still loaded.
No arrest had been made up to late hour last
night, but every effort is bolng made to secure
the murderer.
At a meeting of the Board Of Public Works
oil Richmond, last Dlght, resolutions were adopt
cd recommending the CRY Council TO receive
,lo Il, ~ 81, |
aud kaoawha Canal Company for the purpose
of the construction Of railroad on its towpath
from Richmond to Clifton Forge, and it such
legislation eau be secured recommending an ap.
preparation by the city Of half million or more
towards building this road. The estimated cost
is about two million seven hundred thousand
dollars If this scheme be adopted the canal
will be abandoned after the road is built.
The Clerk of the House of Delegates John
Bell Bigger, gave state dinner at hl' resi-.
deuce yesterday. Among the invited guests
we're His Escclleucy, Governor kemper, Col.
George Wythe Muntord, Assistant Clerk Pen.
dleton Of The Senate, and other State officials.
Ii was az enjoyable afflir
The Milton Sutheria Railroad. through the
energy and perseverance Of Mai. W. II. Suthcr-
lin, is nearly completed. 1t runs now within a
few miles OF Milton, and will be run through
early in January. The little engine and few
flat cars have already been put TO running On
the five miles Of laid track.
The Richmond EUquirer, good will and ma.
teriaI, was put up at auction yesterday. The
highest bid was not equal to expectations, but
sale was effected by telegraph with party 10
Washington on terms,it il stated, which will be
mutually satisfactory.
Receiver Wickhsm. special commissioner ap.
pointed by the Circuit Court of Richmond, vii
sell on the Il of April the g. & o. Il. r., with
all it's rights, franchises and privileges. Ire
road extends from Richmond to Huntington,
on the Ohio river.
Major T. W. DosYell, has sold his inc four
year old colt Oucast, the winner of the mile
heat race at Pimco last spring for four year
olds, to Messrs. Sharp 4 Bymond, Of Tarboro',
N. &.
The wife Of Auditor VIM. +. Taylor died, 10
Richmond, on Christmas morning, aftera ling
cring ioess Her funeral took place to- day.