Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-02
Tiruinia News.

The Rappahaonock News says Mr.. Madison
Poe, of ibis county, has lost by diphthera
three children ia the course of the last ten
DAYS Mr. John Poe, his son, also lost three
du!irg the same time. Mr.. Edward Poe, an
other son of Madison Poe, lost lis wife With
tho same disease. These gentlemen live near
Atnissvillc. 10 the short space OF two weeks
the untiring haod CT death has swept from
family seven Of its loved inmates, aud where
ny aui happiness once reigucd: now IS hearu
cnr the s3bs OF the bareavtd. we hope that
the little oo:a yet unwcll may soon recover.
The Piedmont News says: On Saturday last
Mrs Barbour, the aged mother of the Honor-
abe James Barbour. of Culpeper, was stricken
with paralysis, and fer many days her lie was
despaired CT. Her sons, Hon. James Bar
hour Colonel John S. Barbour aud Dt. Edwin
Barbour, we're all summoned to her side. l1er
condition IS greatly improved but still critical.
She is lying at the residence OF her son In law
Captain George G. Thompsop.
The Warrentou Solid South says: We re.
rrct to learn Of the sad death OF d.. VIM. liar
dino, who resided at Liberty, in this county.
Hn was in Warrenton on Tuesday and left 90
horseback for home in the evening, and is sup,
nosed to have ialIen 10 Licking Run, where he
IVES found next morning in o half frozen con
dition. lie was removed to his home and died
on Wednesday evening.
A physician tells of case 10 which lady, a
confirmed opium cater. sent two horses TO a
ncighboring city to sell, the proceeds OF ono to
be Invested in morphine. BY some difference
in uric, the sale miscarried, and in two OF
three days the man returned. When che saw
him coming dowo the road leading both horses
she fell to the hoor 10 an agony OF disappolnt'
| IA in fam, bon RJU
dicatOr.
Mr.. Marshall Bell near Goshen, has missed
several lambs OF lete from his tl>ck, and has
bcen on the watch. The other day be saw a
large grey eagle light among the flock and fi7loe
at it broke its wing. His dog rushed 10 on the
wounded bird, which seiz?d it by the head
with its claws and nearly picked it blind before
Mr.. Bell could dispatch the bird With his gun.
The eagle measured seven feet from tip to tip
OF its WlDgs. -DW.
Some time ago Andrew Kinney, c0lored, ard
Mahala Miller, white, were indicted for living
IS man AID wife. They fed to Washington
city, and we're there mrrrlcd, and returning to
Augusta renewed their matrimonial life 10 vlo
ation Of the laws OF the State. This week
they were tried in the County Court on the
charge Of 'leRd co.habitation and the man
and woroan we're fned $500 EACH Their
counsel, Mr. NJ. W. Quarlcs, took an appea! to
the Circuit Court. at the same term of the
Court Rev Bcrj. DoWncy, cocrcd, was fined
5000 for marrying white person to negro in
violation Ct the law Of the State .-lGd.
An tx pcnicutiary convict named Hugh
Nixon, dcfcs l.ynchturg and shoots it's police
men.
The barn AID sheds on the farm Of PhilHl
Tabh, esq, Of Gloucester, and two thousana
bushels of grain were destroyed by lire tc"
days ago.
nlr. Peter Brubakar, we'll known citizen
Of Page county, died at his home in Page
county, last week.
The barn and tobacco houses of Thomas
Langston an Eoglishnan, living near Farm
vile were burned last Thursday.
W. N. Brown. Superintendent Of schools iol
Richmond ard WcsJmorclapd died last week.
I Henry Hackney, Of Middlesex, was found
dead 10 The road last Thursday.
Meredith McCanpahan, Of Richmond Co.,
died suddenly last Saturday.
Gen. Robert A. Banks, of Madison county,
/ died last week at an advanced age.