Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-13
Es,.rinia News.


Among those i'll at New Oileans OF yellow
lever are Rev. N. ". Wilson. lately OF thc
third lssptls. CIuSoh, Mnhninnds and hh Will
and child.
Mai. JAS. Ii,~. loGT and Mr. John RnTna.
have y contract tor furnishing er1:aIna and
bridge timbrrs for The c0nNluaiI1h OF the
Shenandoah Valley is!iro"l.
John B. Iinscy, The lessee Ct the HWiet
Chalybcato Springs, died there yesterday. lie
had been connected for years With watering
places ia the mountains Of Virginia and with
hotels in Baltimore and HlJhmond.
Among those who obtained patents last week
wcro II, Eyan, Richmond, cndicss clau pro
pclcrs; j. ". Harris, ayneS;ogough: w.
hico whccl.; AMI j. Morgan. Wheeling, w.
Va. devices fer working the Turlrra OF yes.
s2lS.
A large party Of North Carolina rrrchNns
have been on visit 10 ltichuood; they were
received with characteristic hospitality hy tli'
pccplc of that city The visitors seem TO have
had linc time, every means having been en-
poyed to render their stay at the capital city
of Virginia agreeable and memorable 10 alter
years.
w. G. Richardson, Il hsgman on the Chcsa-
peakc and Ohio railroad, Was killed at Frcter'
ickshall Yesterday morning. lie was sitting 90
q cross lilo, wlth his red light between his
knees, awaiting ,hc crossing rI the train, and
in this pc! Zion he fell asleep, The express train
running over hiU and killing him Instantly. -
His body was terribly nutilatct.
Five female canvIctS, two white and three
coloreG, escaped from the penitanlIary Sunday
eight. The three negroes were Tccaptured
yesterday. The whites arc still at large Doc
of the latter is named Amelia ltNussc!l. 4 native
OF Frahce, vho was scut to the pcbltcntlary
from Norfolk about eighteen months ago toI
stealing 5000 worth OF diamonds from MIR.
G0uard, of Brooklyn, while he and vile were
at her house on a bi'a! ton:.
Thomas Fr1nklia. well known contractor
aud builder, If lI7rcihurg, attempted TO com
nit sue dc last week hy drinking laudanum.
Ills physicians worked with him throughout
the entire night, handling him roughly to pro.
vent sleep, ard finally succeeded in recovering
him from tho effects of auaanum to fad pueu
nonia sappiug his remaining energies. Einan
cial troubles end in!cmperaDco arc thought tt
be TIC cause CT his attempt at sell murder.
4 ToWNIN Two SrATEs. Although BriAto
is ANAL and uainrorIant town it has tHi
mayors, tw0 munltiral governments, tvs
bodies of police, anl IL iaX,i ii twn States. II
is in Trnnrs;rr H,.,l Nir.,inia, The centre o
Main street h2irs t!c dividing line. and ii:
peculiar position causes 40 litl1 confusion and
many lrolI incidents. Young couples clorG
from Virginia. and, rs cr03clHE the street, en-
ter Tennessee, imi are married without hin
lraDcc. A man commits crime ia Tennessee
& les to the opnoaIi" sidewalk 10 Virginia, ant
drlicg he p1ic.rs oil The inlmcr Satn. lie need
to l,, very gGaricd in his movements, however
lest &c ar.a iho boundary aud become aInenR
hl. tG the l:wa Of the Commonwealth hf; t.G
lied or .irprcl "War ti1!i. lfugiliv.H Gra Oito'
pulied across lie street !Y officers armed viii
a warrant, and 80 In2a!l} arrested. Not lon;
,jncc fellow VI i0 had stolen & horse 10 Tcn
ncs.cc crossed lIn sourlaryhy walking y
| Gpcr-~ana seating hin sci! on pile ui dry good
boxes, laughed pursuing policeman to scoru
| Willis so occupied Is law abiding citizen pushes
over the piin OF bcxna ard thicI fell witEir III
coniucs of Tennessee and into tho arms oi th
waiting atd watching ll,iuion Of the law,
Worueu who prefer 10 ha7n their cinlIr"
| born IN one CT the rticT ;5!ato uiteu 1--we iii on
side OF Maiu street, and cross over li:at hrinr
tbc coming cv:nt I'ha1n are several Instance
| ia which cxpeclant n;0thc!a have baca a iltll
too late, anti tiua children !t,l .ntd for Ingln
ian nativity have been born Oh TcGnrsarr sn'll
white prtd;s.iurd fchnrHrrr ATS have clcntl
missed their deatiny by heio& aHroilad 10 III
cens,Is OF Virginia. \ nuldbor "l matur
| BliS,olitas arc sti! nGcariain OF their place O
| birth, having vainly spent tialo add none!
irving to Iii ever hnYoal doubt whether the
arc Firpin;aaa ii: rcnTna5aran'. - ChcyPil