Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-01
Virginia News.

lNo WIG vi OOiuuSi Cyl4b, W A'o"ou" IVY
| died yesterday.
Mr. Pecg Sraburg, we'll known c;!iz:n Of
Lynchburg, died yesterday.
The Mammoth Cave near Luray will la light
| cd for the first tine CT the Gin lrst.
Judge Critic. Of Salem. YVES married to hl!:s
| CIaudiuy Booker, CT ;,yrchburg, last Hcd1cs.
day.
Among The deaths by yellow fever liz New
| Orleans was that cfL?Yis Berkeley, Formerly CT
Manassas.
Mr.. Erasmus Taylor who resides nc:r OfaGgc
Court House, had his leg broken ty tie kick
Of a horse day or tTo ago.
The farm Of Archie n. Clarke nasr Clarke:s
Gap, 10 Loudoun county, has been s0'd to Isaac
Vsndevantcr for s55 per acre.
Dr.. Alfred Leyburo, Of Lexiugic;, died last
| "Wednesday at Abingdon where he went Is
delegate to the Synod that Wag held there re.
Gently
Bolt Weaver, Who lived GEAR Grcclvi!ic, in
AUGUSTA county, Hho had previously made y
coffin for himself, drank fou, ourca5 OF laud'-
nun last Tuesday, ard now occupies i.
Dr.. James Lewis CcEhin Griffin. the legal
earl Of Traqusir, and vino only lacked tic pecu.
mary neans Of establishing his rights to 6
Scottish carIdom, died in Gloucester county Isst
Tuesday.
At Bristol lho cI0ma i5 Cole circus iu.ntled
outside the ros took ho!i! CT Robert T. Page,
Of Three Spricgs, and attempted to pu!! his
e4r. Robin bounced him like tiger, threw
him back into the nag, jCngci Oh him ard
walIowed him quito handSomule. The ou|n
begged and said it was 'ius for fun
At the meeting OF The Virginia Agricultural
Association in Eichnood, yesterday, q rc5ou
ton WAS adopted ditlc!!ug that tho sscretary';
diploma b. presented to Mr. ". II. Benton, Of
| L1uGoun, as special Testimonial Tia adiit!oD
to the premiums awarded to hit1) Tor his skill
10 producing the largest average !i2i CT occu
a. G:la crop.
| At the late annual nieeting Ct the Friends
| Society iu Baltimore il Ess determined 10 ;Ia:
moria!:z, the Legislature OF Firgi1ia 70. tbs
passage Of a law similar to i2at passed 10 Mary
laod 10 1868, which legsiZ4s q marriage by
Friends ceremony, where - witnesses sro pres.
cnt, and the parties agree to i've together q
nan and wife and have he same recorded With
10 GO days.
J. E. Weston, who has beea paying ol tho
9clirqaeut taxes Of the negroes, 10 the interest
| OF Mr.. JorgcnseD, has been arrested 1T Char
otte Court House aud held TO bal! lor violation
Of iha statute Of FirgiGia. Warrants have also
been issued fer tho arrest Of the persons whose
taxes have been paid by Weston. aud the grand
jury will deal With the whole party az the next
term Of court.
At the reunion Of tho Array ot NoGthtra
Virginia 10 Ricbno1d, ca Wed5e;day night,
the president Of the associa!ioG, General w.
| II. +. Lee, made al ccqucut Introductory I'D
dress, aud the annual Grafton Was delivered By
Colonel Wm. AIlan, CT Maryland, formerly OF
StoncWall Jackson staff. The bscqIct q. the
81. Claire hotel w:s splendid affair. At it
General j. f. Johnston, Governor Holiday,
| Mr.. A. NJ. Kelley, General marcusJ. Wright,
General Fitz Lee and others responded 10
toasts in appropriate speeohes.
| A letter in the Solid South says we re-
Gently heard CT shocking tragedy. which &C
Cured near Gainesville, Prince William c2uaty,
Of youog man named Joseph King MORALLY
wounding another By tie name Of Brady,
willie engaged 10 working on the Manassas
railroad It appeared that Krg took pics-
| axe, and deliberately struck Brady rumbor CT
licks on the head, while in stoopiog posi-
ton, causing his bfsios to otZe from the
| Houcds. Strange 10 say he is yet alive, but Nd
hopes arc entertained Of bis recovery. A re-.
ward Is offered for the o'ptur3 CT King who is
yet at large
The Fredericksburg Recorder says "A sad
aud touching scope YVES witnessed near Brooke 8
Station, 10 Stafford county, ons day last week
A MIR. Mcclellan and Lis wife, recently from
Philadelphia, died few days ego. Their
only son was telegraphed fer. came ca a5d
made preparation for the burial Of bis parents.
He sent to this place for Priest (thc family
being Cathoies,) but could not obtain the
services of olc, and the bodies b:iag ia au
advanced state OF decompo>i:iop, tho burial
YVES proceeded with-bo:h were buried il the
same grave. the son reading the solemn and
impressive burial service Of the Catholic
Church, although ct tunes his uttcrsnco was
almost clicked By sohs.
THE STATE FAIR-Tc-aay proved to be the |
biggest event during Fair week. Ten thousand |
visitors. at least, were on the grounds. The |
frstregiment and visiting military were present
10 full force and proved an immense attraction.
The Blues and City Guard locked respleDdaot
10 their new uniforms and were much admired.
The award tc the best drilled Company had not
been made when We went to press. Senator
Voorhees, failed to show up On the grounds, SO
his promised speech may be considered assaved
fer some future occasion.-RiCh. SIM of last
evenang.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. l, 1S7S-The weather
yesterday was cool ard windy. The attendance
at inc felf was very large, tue numDer present
being estimated at twelve to fifteen thousand.
The principal feature Of the day was the mill
tary competitive drill. The contestants acquit-
ted themselves splendidly and were highly COM
plimeatcd by the United States Srmy officers
from Fortress Monroe, who acted as judges.
The first prize 5000. vas won by Company Q,
Guard of the Commonwealth the second prize.
$780, by Company A, Grays the third prizo,
esO hv (}nrnnanv B. Walker Iipht Guard all |
Of the First Virginia Regiment. Suti:quentIy
the troops wero reyieWed By General Joseph
Z. Johnston and Governor Holiday. The trials
of speed resulted as follows:
First Race -Trottng in harness fer !cur year
olds raised and owned in Virginia mile heats.
The race was won by j. e. Smiths White
Sulphur, who ock tho first aud third heata.
Virginia Girl took the second heat. IInns' 3:2o-
3:204-3:074.
Second Race-Ruuoiog for Virginia prize
for heres Owned and raised 10 N!IglGlai dash