Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-13
virginia News.


his own race, made the following speech on the
gallows, as reported by the Norfolk Vrginian:
Friends and Brothers in Christ-Before death
should silence mo altogether permit me to cd.
dress you these few words: Without doub:
during my life [ have wronged msny among
you, and perhaps some Of you. at this solemn
hour are willing to confess you have done ms
the same. However, as am about to die, do
ask you, from the bottom of my heart the for.
giveness Of my wrongs, and hope you are s
ready to grant me as much. L do humbly ask
you to pray farrenty to God Almighty that lie
pent for sll ofm my sins, trust that lie who i:
infinitely good will, at some tmo, receive ne
into tho Kingdom Of Heaven. Before bid.
ding you all sdieu l must. nevertheless. SLY
once more the truth and nothing but the truth.
God will be judging me in s few seconds from
now, and die | must-but hesr me sll: l am no!
guilty the charge brought against mu--thll
Of taking the girl IN my arms and carrying her
into the house; secondly Ct seducing the glr.-
Tho intention l lad, but tho deed l did no:
commit have said sll that havc to say.
A correspondent Of the Richmond Stat.
writing from Rockbridgo county under d .te OF
the 9th instant says: Last night. as the stage
from Lexington TO Goshen Was attem pting L.
cross Brsddory Run, q stream about s nile Az
quarter from this place it WAS upset by the
current and was carried about half mile do":
North river, when it Was stopped by tree.
The passengers, two in number. and driver wer"
saved by clinging to the side Of the coach, and
but for the timely roliof afforded by soma no
groes who lived close by would certainly haye
been drowned. Both the river and the
run were very much swollen on sccoun:
of the recent rain. just below, whore the seer
dent hsppened, the river runs between mount
aims and the water runs with immense rapidly.
The hor:e freed themselves from thu coSch a:
the time of the upsctling. and only two have
been found CO I'd and tho other very murh
Injured. The loss will be considerable. as it WA
the fiji est team on tho road. Tho msl, cNprrss
and Baggage have not yet bean recovered. Tn"
water courses are higher now than they have
btoa since the flood of 1872 and much dsmag'
has been done.
DR.. Loring, y member of Congress from Mss
sschusetts, who accompanied tho President oi!
his late trip to Richmond, says the journey WAS
remarkable for tho cordiallty with which hew.'
received by all assemblies and individuals WITH
whom he was brought in contact, and thsL LIZ
should no: hsve known that there wcro ditlcrcn.
races differ ent parties, that there ever hal
beon other social rels!ons than those now exist
ing in Virgins from anything he saw or hoard
there. He often heard tho political future OF the
colored people discussed. and always with '!'
full recognition Of their rights under the f"n,.l.
tuition.
Littlepsse who has f.isnei dumbncsa si:r.
his conviction OF forgery in Richmond. has II
covered his speech since the Governor has post
lively refused to pardon him. He now say hc
has lost year shsmming, and will ondcsv"r l.
get the Communication f,r good behavior. l. l.
said the doctors gave him 9Th r. and tina: wac:
hst insensblo his tongue waggel and h3!rayA!
him.
Some young men near Front Royal have COLI.
tracted with tho Fish Commissioner Of the Stat
to catch 1000 black back from tho Shenandoah
river to stock streams that have mono.
In the hurricane of last Friday weak Jane
oJ far IF m
Guthrie, in Augusta county, was instantly hIH-
ed in the woods by Tie falling Of a tree.
w. B. keston WAS se1tcaced to hlio.n year
in tho Pentcntiary last Saturday in the u. :.
Court at Richmond for fraudulent ADVERTISING
and using the postoticc for fraudulent purp'ac&.
T. w. Atkinson, Of Surry, who was stabbed
recently by VIM Balm, OF tho same county,
while fox hunting, died from tho oi,2ts q! IN
injuries on Friday evening.
The custom Of keeping daily watch owe! "a.
grave of Gen. Is. f. Ice by the student: =:
Washington Leo University has boon atS.'
doned.
Tho Virginia Annual Conf,ronce of the N f..
Church will meot in Lynchburg on "Wednesday
Bishop Doggett will preside over this so&slon
Gov Kempcr st tho end nf his term will r..
move to Orange county, where he viii farnl M
practice Law.
The marriage Ct M.. Mcllwnino aai u.
handSCme daughter o. Cap! ~ u tcSTa'h, -.
Richmond last week WAS grand affair.
The 1esidence of Mr.. Jas. Moore, neAr + liz,
Hill, Rsppshsnnock county, was destroyed b.,
fire last w9ek.
Tail pests with steel traps on top is tee M H. vi
adopted by some Virgins farmers liz c. ,ciiug
the hawks and saving the psrtridges.
UBIisn's circus, now for ssle in ,ichmouI
hes lost Is horses by disease during the list Two
weeks.
Rev. DR.. S. S. Rosz2!l of ths Virgin;s Con.
ference. is lying i'll il Baltimor !,
NJ. Hodge, Of Highland co unity, killc. three
bears within Eve minutes Ia ,, Walk
GhesInuls are Unusually abundant this season
Ia Lyhcho"fs' aEu sen ~ Var than iJr years past