Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-22
Virginia News.

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The Shenandoah Herald says The German
Baptists, more commonly koowu as Iuokers'
held their annual meeting 10 tn, new cnurcn
ahoni three miles northeast of Woodstock Oh
last Saturday and Sunday. The church Is large,
weiI finished aud we'll arranged Tue cougra-
cations we're very large; fully one third were uo
able to get iuto the church. ga Sunday even
ing The ordinapces Of the church. including
FEET Washing, celebration OF the Feast oil the
Passover and the Lords Supper, were observed.
The ceremonies We're of an Impressive aud SOL
pmn character. Two hundred aud fifty mem
hers of the church celebrated the least OF The
Passover at the same time. The exercises were
conducted by an able minister, from Marylaod,
assisted by a number Of elders from this and
other counties Of the Valley.
The grand jury of Rockingham couuIy have
indicted for murder Dewitt Ettinger alias Gov
er, one of the meu charged with wrecklng the
train at Cowan's station, by which the cnGi
neer, Thos. Chiffon, aud the fireman, John j.;
THOMPSON, were scalded to death. Isaac POWELL
and Samuel Ludbotz will be committed to
answer the same charge probably. The lndig-
nation against the murderers increases oa'y'
and threats oil lynching them are frequently
hoard.
In Richmond, on Tuesday. an alteration oc-
CURED between Charles 7. Morris and y. w.
Fisher, both we'll known tobaccoDlsts, 10 which
Morris drew koltc and stabbed tlsher I'D the
arm, inhicting a painful though not serious
wound.
The annual report of the president Of the
R'chmond Fredericksburg aud Potomac rail
road shows that the net revenue OF tnat road Tor
The year ending 3Oth September Was $l4G. POS,
$43, 067 less than that OF the preceding year.
4 lkau rla
have lust returned from a five days hunt 10
Anpn,ta During that time they killed thirteen
deer and many Wild turkeys, phesaDts and 9TH
cr smaller game.
r Stafford White. lawyer of Henry county,
was attacked by vicious COW, at Chatham, last
Sunday, Knocked down, gored and tossed into
cump of bushes. barely escaping with his
life.
t The case Of the Eoglisb bondholders' petit
tion for The sale Of the Atlantic Mississippi and
! Ohio Railroad is set for Friday in the United
States District Court, Judge Bond, now in scs-
sion at Norfolk.
Lynchburg has now population of 1000,
with property valuation Of Sc, $50, 1T6, and
many new buildings erected 10 what used 10 be
the suburbs.
The grand jury CT Norfolk yesterday found
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thirty whiskey dealers for violations otthc Mot,
felt bell punch liquor law.
The Winchester shoe factory employs sixty
hands aud would have work Tor sixty more II
the building was large enough to accommodate
them.
\ brilliant meteor was seen in Rchmond
yesterday al thirty eight minutes past four
o'clock 10 the afternoo0.
James Todd, an old and noted hunter of Au.
eustl county, was shot and killed last Tuesday
by man named Reuben Graudle.
Captain John Avis was tried in Woodstock
last week 90 the charge OF killing James John
son. and acquitted.
| Paul r. Adams, formerly Sheriff Of Charlotte
county, died last Sunday.
MATRIMoNIAL-On last "Wednesday oven
ing Mr.. +. B. Peyton, tho polite and efficient
agent Of tho Virginia Midland Railroad, and
Miss Marion, daughter Of our fellow townmsn.
DR.. G. w. Bcsle, were united in the holy bonds
CT mstrmony
The ceremony WAS performed vt the residence
Of the brid5's father and in the presence OF
largo number Of admiring friends, Rev. DR..
QIsrles officiating.
The parlor was handsomely decorated with
} evergreens. ana Oh tho Wall, racing tue party
was handsome evergreen wresth-ln The cen,
tar Of which were the letters ''P. Is )" initials OF
, the happy couple
with Mr. H. A. Washington Miss Floroncc
Turpin, Of Fowhatan, with Mr. Phil. Peyton, Of
Alexandra; Miss Mary Lee Besle with Mr..
John s Phillips; Miss Annie Yates with MI
b. G. Baker, Miss May Phillips with Mr. W.
After the ceremony the party were Invited to
sit down to bountiful marriage sun 'er, to
which it is needless to say, all did full justice.
During the evening the company wss favored
DR.. Grymea. Miss Jennie Barbour, Miss Mollie
Cowherd, Miss Mary l.. Beals. Mr.. H. c. Bak-
er aud Captain p. p Barbour, and others.
: The happy couple left on the Thursday morn.
ing train for Washington, Philadelphia and
New York, where they expect to spend week
or ten days.
Among the guests present from out of town
were Mrs. w. S. Peyto1, Mrs j. L. Gryme.
and Mr.. q. r. Peyton, Rapidan; Mr.. J. T:
Luckett and wife, and Captain j. F. Peyton and
wife, Alexandria; and NJ ISIS Alice Grymes, OF
Orange CcuTthouso.E GordoASuiNc Gazette.
. WILD FREAKS OF A LUNATIC.-On board OF
the fast line West which left this city over the
Pennsylvania Railroad on Sunday morning, was
youog and gcntecl looking man who bad pur-
chased ticket from Boston to Cincinnati. On
the way West he became deraDged, and mag
iuing that party Of men were on the tralo
trying to kill him, he leaped from the rear OF
the last car. The train was golug at the rate
: Of forty miles an hour, and as soon as The &C
cident was discovered the cars were backed for
nearly mile to pick up tho body of the un-
fortunate passenger. Nobody, however, was to
be found, aud DOT trace of any accident was
to BE- seen. The train went 90, and short time
later dispatch came from the signal station
tower at Carneys announcing that the passen-
ger, whose name was William Cu4hmau, was
safe aud sound and had jumped off to avoid
icing SHOT. The operator at CarDey's did all
he could to quiet the insane mans violence,
but at last the latter became wild, and with q
revolver forced the operator out OF the tower.
A force of railroad men tried to capture the sig
oal house, but although it Was surrounded and
guns were pointed at it's solitary occupant, tn c
latter, nevertheless, held bis position, threaten
nr To LII The first man Whn enLered inst be: