Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-27
VIRGINIA News.

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whereabouts They are we'll to do. She learned
the dress making trade and was thereby able 10
| earn Der Own Iiving. Mr.. Miller believes that
ste had lead pure life, but suggests 90 theory
to account for her appearance here, Without
| business or evident purpose Mr.. Miller tbs
| morning visited Oakwood where the young lacy
was buried. lie ordered slab to be erected
at her grave aud eyergrcens tG be planted around
| it,, II seems hat tbey art conteEt to nave ncf
rest here 10 Rchm So the mystery Is stu
| unsolved [. remains still debatab!e why she
| came to Richmond aud how she died-w1ether
| from paturs! causes or from suclde.
!. NJ, Powell, who ha, beco on trial n hock
ingham ouuuty for Wrecking lreight tran 90
he Valley division IF the Baltimore AND ONO
Rsiiroad, near Cowap's Crossing. last NoVea
Der, by which the engineer a1a hrtman were
killed, has been acquitted.
The grand jury OF Rockingham county bas
beeu unable to identify the parties engaged ID
the ynchiog, few weeks ago, Of Charlotte
Harris, coored woman, accused OF lnstlgatlug
the burning of the barn of Mr.. Slpe, IN that
county.
Gen. Fiz Lee and Mr.. Withers Waller have
established fish depot in FREDERICKSBURG
which is kept supplied from their fisheries on
the Potomac.
The New York bank robbers arrested 10 Pc-
tcrsburg, 90 Saturday, will be taken to New
York for trial tomorrow.
Passengers from Norfolk report heavy COZ
aayration raging 10 the Dismal Swamp along
the track Of the railroad.
1t is reported that Rev. Mr.. Armstrong, OF
Wheeling, has received cali to Monumental
(Episcopal) Church in Riohmond.
r. P. Matthews il to establish woolleo fac.
tory at Critics Mill, Gear Cu!peper Court
House.
MIR. James Green died suddenly, immediate
ly after eating his dinner. st his home 10 Rap
pahsonock county, last Monday.
The MoFFErr REGIsrER-Mr. E7astus
Brooks has dared to do what probably no New
York Assemblyman, with any desire To remain
in public lite, would have had courage for
He has introduced resolution r'qreatipe the
Cnm nittee on Cities to consider the al Elsa.
blity of substituting for IT,: Z sting Excise
law what is koowa AS the MoffeJ law Of Vlr-
GINA; or iE other words, that every glass OF
alcoholic l;qror consumed 10 a bar room shall
pay % cents iuto the city treasury. ani each
glass OF ale half cot, aud that the famous
bell-puoch shall ring in this new device ct mu
nicipal reform. Mr.. Brooks seems, from the
language OF bis resolution, to be 10 favor OF this
plan of raising handsome sum OF money an.
nually to aid 10 meeting the expenses OF the
city and reducing the debt; aud whore so prom
ueut a Democrat leads 10 opposition to the
liquor dealers Interests, Repu bIicap lIegisla
ture. which has given liquor dealers 90 quarter,
could easily fellow. Should this scheme be
adopted, New York would probably he simply
anticipating, through its Board Of Assistant
Aldermen ut AlhaDP, the aUtlon OF other cities
like Chicago and New Orleans, where the
sans idea has been agtated and rccaivad with
90 lutte appreciation. -NeU York Tribune.
WAR CLAIMS In the House of Representa-
tives on Monday last Mr.. Huntob. Of Va, pre-
sented the petition Of the administrator of
Lawrence Foster for compensation for property
taken by the Federal army during the var,
which was referred to the Committee on War
Claims. He also, by request, presented The
following which were likewise referred :-Fhe
netitiou Of R. 4. Adams, Armistead NJ. Buf-
6ogtou, Henry K. Butts, Ely Chsn!io,
William Clendcuiog, John W. Demory SOPHIA
E. Damory, Thomas w. Dorre!l. Phillip Fry,
AIber, Green. J obn Grub, jr., William Grubb,
Edward Harding, Samuel Hugh, Mary A.
Jones, Benjamin Leslie. A, NJ Miller, Emma
r. Moore, agent, g., K: Potts, + H. Potts,
F. ". Pitts, Henry Rned J ane7 w. Ridgway,
Joseph L. Russell, Richard Tsvenoer, J-bo
Il. THOMPSON, Tabiths Waters, and John +.
W. Waters, all of Virginia, for compeusa-
sioo for stock driven of by order Of General
Sheridan.
AMusEMENrs.-The performsnce BY Mr.. AT
Burnett and company at Sarepta Hall. last
night was highly eEjoyably aud WAS urcnounc-
ed first rate by all present There win be an.
other entertainment tonight with sn entire
change of programme
Tomorrow night the famous Hutchinson fam
lily will perform for the benefit Of the NJ +.
church They have just finished An engagement
of forty successive nights in Philade phia and
are said to be among the best artists who travf!
The Lessees of Sarepta Hall request that 1t
should be stated that the company engaged tor
Friday and Saturday nights a-s positively the
mem bars of MI John T. Fords nnpsnies of
selves that the plsys announcettor the evenings
above named will be plsced upon the stage in tho
very best manner possible, I'll under the Mo!e
management Gf Mr.. Clay Ford Mr.. Ford
was in this city to-day making tie necessary
arrangements.
lS SUGGESTION TO THE TRAVELLING
PUBLIC Tourists, emigrants and mariners find
that hostetters Stomach Bitters IS a medicinal
safeguard against unhesltbful influences, upon
which they can imp icity rely, since it prevents
the effect tina. unhealthy climate, vitisted
atmosphere, unaccustomed or unwholesome
diet bad water or other conditions unfavorsbe
to health would otherwise produce On long
voyages, or journeys by land in lstitudes ada
cent to the equator, it is especially useful rs
preventive of the tebrile complaints and dsor
ders of the stomach, liver and bowels which are
apt to attack natives Of the, temperate zones
sojourning or travelling ia such regions: and tits
an excellent protection against the influence Of
extreme cold, sudden changes Of temperature
exposure to damp or extreme fatigue 1t
not only prevent, intermittent and remittent fe
YER and other diseases Of a mslsrial type, but
eradicates them, fact which has been notorious
for years past in North and South America,
Mexico the West Indies, Australia ard other
countries. nh 25-eo3.
DIED.
This morning. at O'Clock, JOHN HENRY
WILKINS, infant son Of John Il and Sarah
T. wIk;ns aged one wear and two DAYS The