Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-14
Virginia News.

All the women, white aud black, who lately
escaped t!om the peDltcntlary have been re
captured.
Engineer Ross, Of the steamer Nellie, tuoniog
on the Staunton river, was shot and killed
Sunday by James Lyons. one legged watch:
man at Stauoton river. on tho Richmond and
DanvlIe Railroad. Tie shooting was the result
of quarrel, followed b7 al assault on Lyons
by Ross with rocks. Tue corcn:r's jury &C
Quilted Lyo0s.
Tie coracr stone St the new Gilield Baptist
Church, cliored. Petersburg, was laid Monday
afternoon, 10 the osa5aaea ofan immense crowd.
with imposing Masonic ceremonies. The old
Giii=!d congregation has been allowed full re-
l!sicus privileges for nearly hundred years,
AID tie men bership of the church is ab0u:
three thousand, the largest OF ary church ln the
South with but one exception. The uew build.
ing Is to cost $50 900.
The Washington Star says :-Messrs. J. 7.
Wilson, Z 7. Hucbings and R. Denise, a
committee appointed By the republican cam.
pagu Committee Of The Second Virginia dis.
trict. called 90 tto Presi3cct yesterday. They
came about Collector Braxtou, Of Norfolk. The
republicans wan: hin removed. They say that
being q Ge1locrat be naturally ots:ructs the re-
publican party in lis WORKINGS. They also com.
plain that be appoints only democrats and ex-
Contcdera.cs to positions under him. Taking
thioes all arouud, they conclude that if the re
pu3!can5 Of the Second Virginia district want
TO make an7 fight in the fall elections, Collector
Bfaxton must BIZ removed. These charges
they formally presented aud EXPLAINED to the
President, With petition for Braxton re-
moyal. The President informed them that he
would have the matter Investigated.
Mr. NJ. a. Haas. sheriff of Elizabeth City
c.uaty, has addressed letter to A. NJ.
Kelley, ct Richmond, explaining the facts 10
regard TO the alleged public whipping OF a
white girl 10 that couuiy recently. The sheriff
states that the gill Vas convicted before jus
tica Ct stealing pair Of shoes aud stockings
from ncighbor, and was given the option
Ct thirty days ia Ill or fifteen stripes, urging
her to accept the former. But the girl and her
mother insisted upon The whipping aud imme.
date release, which was then a3minis :ered by
the colorcd constable. None Of the prisoners
clothing was removed las has been asserted),
the punishment was mildly nlsered. and
was only witnessed by the constable and sheriff.
La communicating this statement to the Rich.
mo0d Dispatch Mr.. Kelley calls attention to
the fact that Eibath City county, the scene Of
the wbiDpog, is the banner republican county
of the State; that the officers concerned 10 the
affair were republicans. elected by republican
votes, and that all Of the whites participating
10 the affair were Northern BORN and raised
Ida Cook, the white girl alluded 10 above Was
again arraignCl before justice on Monday,
but this time she was unprecedented on the grave
charge OF huI:r.,fcGkiog and grand larceuy.--
The evidence shOGcu that she had access to
key that would fit the door opened, and that
she was afterwards 10 possession of the goods
stolen. She was sent Oh fox indictment at the
ncxt criminal term.