Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-09
Virginia News.

der CT VIM. II. Fuller on lest Christmas eve,
was sentenced to eighteen years in the pen.
Tertiary. The principal witness against him
vas his SOD, who testified, says a correspondent
Of the Richmond Dispatch, that he acd lis
father went to turkey, blind for the purpcss
ofshooting turkeys and had been there but a
few moments when Fuller came up. A d.
pute arose between the elder Smith aud Fuller
about the ownership Of the blind. The Il,
passed between them when Smith shot Fuller
10 the right breast with pistol, following il
head. He then remarked to his SON ID
him, he is dead at last, and l am d--u glad
of it. He won't bother me any moro" They
made DO attempt to conceal the body Of their
victim, but went home by ciIcutous route
The Shenandoah Herald say; THE cclorcd
preacher Dauiel Charge, alias C. Wheeler,
who is to be tried at the coming term Of our
County Court upon the charge Of bigany, at
tempted to make an assault upon MIR. Hos
hour, the jailor, on last Saturday night Mr..
H. suspecting that something was wroog Wis.
tied the cell in which Wheeler vas contioed
about 10 P. NJ. Upon examination he found
that the negro had cut his hobbies ard had
concealed under bis long coat sluDg shot made
Of brick bat fastened ia the leg Of pair Of
drawers Fiodiog that bis rascality was Dis.
covered he attempted to draw the slung shoy,
but we'll directed blow with large all kef
settled him and be was securely chained. Ii,
is desperate Of the worst character.
The Richmond Dispatch says: "a gen,cua0
remarkable for his obserVant disposition aod
for treasuriug up things that are valuable, tells
US that the simple device Of placing a ;uft Q:
sod in the lowest fork Of shade tree will pro
teot it from the attack cf the caterpillar We
repeat what be says, knowing nothing atou: it.
If so simple means does indeed arrest th2
caterpillar and save the foliage of the tree from
its ravages it is a great benefit secured al
mos! trifug cost. II is said to see foe shade
tree dis6qured by that abominable pest The
caterpillar"
The Lee County Sentinel says eve lo2tu
through letter from Mr.. William Denney, Of
Elk Garden, Russell county, 10 his father in
this place. that James, Andy aud Joe Jack
son, three brothers. and woman whose nsn'
is unknown. all died one day last week fror,
poisoning. Some one in the neigh borhood hid
lost good deal Of butter from time TO time, ty
thieves, and finally determined to put stop 10
the stealing By poisoning crock OF butter.
The plan was carried cut, and the above aet-
pointed out the guilty parties.
The Mofett register has, in seven and
half months, produced revenue iu Richmond
OF S34 4609l. For the year the register Tx
will be about SIS, 600 against s31, 900 under
the old liquor tax. The register yielded in
Petersburg, for the month Of April. Sl,4la
against $3.50 in March.
MIR. John s. Wise, at Richmond, has bouyht
Sbadwe Farm, AbemarIe county, for W.
liam and Mary College, TO. fourteen dollars pr
rcre. The tract contains ABOUT 500 acres.
Miss Massie, who died in Richmond hc
other day, was engaged to be married to Mr..
Thom, who killed young Pitts 10 Northamp
ton short time ago.
The new marshal for the western dlstTc. Of
Virginia, ex Senator Lewis qualified to day an
appointed w. g. Points his clerk at Harris t.
burg in place Of w. P. Grove
Francis Lambert has been appointed post
master at Arco!a, Loudoun county, vic, For
ence H. Lambert, resigned.
The Governor went to Lower Brandon, yc,
terday, to attend tho wedding Of Nlr. ElS@r!
Cooke and Miss Harrison.
Some New Workers propose adding sj,Oo1
to the sum appropriated by Congress Tor
monument to Thomas Jefferson at MoD'cci'.
The First Regiment, of Richmond, pro2oss
camping at the White Sulphur this Summ"'
Counterfeit five dollar notes Ga the baLk ct
Hanover, Penn, are circulating 10 the Valley.
Non POISONOUS COLORING FOR PRESEkF
ED VEGETABLES. "A patented process for sIs
iog to cooked and preserved vegetables gree
color without the employment Of copper or any
other poisonous substance is described as IL
lows First, the green leaves Of some such
plant as spinach, or sorrtl, are scalued tD7
few minutes With boiling water, and drained;
they are then triturated with knives or other
cutting Instruments. Next the triturated ma
is heated with an equal weight OF caustIc scd'
solution marking l2.5 degrees Beaumc. The
mixture being boiled till the leaves are dlssoi,
ed. From the product prepare Hacker y
preoipitatiog alum With this alkaline solution
of chlorophyl, and then draw oft aod wash IL"
precipitate in abundance Of water, and tna!Iy
press out the excess Of water. 10 prcpaT3
the lacker for use, about thirty pounds q
it are put iu basin with about fifteen
pounds Of soluble pbosphates, cspce'.l!y
phosphate of soda, potash or ammonia, or 81
acid phosphates. or alkaline cltrates, or double
tartrates, and water is added until the ilqno'
marks two or five degrees Beauue. 10 con-,
municatc tho green color OF this chlo?opny'
preparation 10 cooked CT preserved vegetables,
the latter have only to be immersed tor it"
minutes 10 the solution at temperature Of III
degrees Fahrenheit. The effect Of the opera
ton is to impart to the products treated nae
permanent green color, due 10 the absorn'i1"
and fxation of an excess Of chlorophyl. -I'W@
lar Science Monthly.
DEspERADoEs on TIE RAMpAGE.-A gen
tleman who came down on the Tennessee traIu
yesterday, states that when the train reached
Abingdon he heard the following strange sto'S
The night before last a band of robbers visit.
ed the premises of Mr.. James Armiscad, abon'
two miles from Abingdon, drove the over
seer away, and entered the building, which thc'T
plundered and set 90 fire. The over5eer, W't
party Of men, succeeded IN putting out ne
fire, and pursued the thieves 80 closely that
they abandoned part Of their booty.
They, however, returned with reintorcaneGts
and besieged the overseer and his party 10 IL"
buldipp. which thew again set on fire.