Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-10
Virpiuia News.

The Lyncbburg Virginia says 90 Tuesday
a shooting ARRAY occurred near WOODS od
mill, in Bedford county, about fifteen miles
west of Liberty, resulting 10 the serious injury
of one Of the parties The parties were MIR.
Bori. Written and o Mr.. Zimmerman. Whit
tens version of the affair is that Zimmerman
came to his house, decoyed him out on some
pretext, and then told him that be intended to
kill him for some reports he had been cireuat.
Jog with reference to his father. and followed
up his threat with blows; that in the melee
Zimmerman dropped from his pocket a loaded
pistol. which be (Whitten) seized. thinner
man discovered this and started to run, when
Written shot him, the ball entering between
the shoulders and remaining IN tho body, Az
fiictipg serious wound. Written Immediately
surrendered himself to justice Of the peace.
The Warrenton Index says BY request
Captain a. d. Payne met Gen. Warren, U. s..
a., and Captain Judson on the battle field OF
2nd Manassas this week for the purpose Of
pointing out to them the position OF the Con
federate troops on the two bloody days. H..
Des. Garden, engineer, accompanied Capt. T.,
and was retained by Gen. w. to aid 10 sur
vey of the field and the preparation of map
Of The evidence obtained will be used on
the re opening CT the case of Gen. Fltz John
Porter.
The Lee Sentinel says While Col. A. f..
Fulkerson, of Rose Hill. was riding over his
farm the other morning ho was attacked by
about fifty swallows. The little birds with
great chateriog surrounded hin and pee kcd at
his clothing; he was at first much amused, but
after short while they began sticking their
little bcaks ia bis face and neck and he had to
put spurs to his horse, 10 order to save himself
from the fury Of the little tWitters.
The Charlottesville Jefferscnian says Mr.
VIM. Wcrtenbakcr, on Saturday last, celebrat.
ed the Slst year of his age. lie is now, as he
has been for tho past fifty two years. Librarian
to the University OF Virginia. Thomas Jcffer-
son. 10 1926, signed his commission. Mr. w.
walks to town and is quito regular attendant
on the meetings of Widows Son Lodge OF
Masops.
Among those who obtained fellowships in the
Johns uopkina University allotted this year
arc +. &. Harding, A. NJ, university Of Vir'
gioia,) Virginia, Greek a. Duncan Savage,
B. Lit, university OF Firgnla,) Virgi nia
Greek.
II. l.. Mullrow, of Mississippi, has bee n in
vitch TO deliver an address at Locsburg n the
22ad, when the monument to the me nory OF
the Confederates buried there will be i edcated.
Sattcrlee Il Co., contractors for the compile.
ton of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, have
made arrangements for an early commencement
Of operations.
George Crowbarger, Of Augusta county, was
accidentally killed in a saw mill, at Staunton,
last Saturday.
A colored man named Addison Miller had
his head chopped off with an axe by his jeal
Gus wife. at B urkcvillc, last Saturday.
John Green was shot and badly wounded by
James Foster, near Milford, in Warren county,
last week.
Milton Whalan was shot in the breast with
load of buckshot by Fleming Payne, 10 Eau
quier county, last week.
Ripe peaches we're gathered from trees in
DanYiIlc on the 18th inst.
Gordon Hopkins, we'll known citizen Of
Bedford county, died last week.
Extensive soap stone deposits have been
discovered 10 Amelia county.