Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-02
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1,iio Asylum hare awarded tie contract for
ipes to Messrs. Woodruff & Sop, of Charloues
vile, for the SUN Of SIS $50. The contract
stipuatea for the com pletiou Of the building,
which will sc,ouncGate fifty patients. within
Eve months.
Geo. Lewis, the colored murder.r 10 MsnA
chester, sentenced to DO executed en- the 18th
lost, is an applicant for new trial before the
Circuit Court of Chesterfield county. There ls
no bopo for bis escape, as even Il nc has new
trial, there has been new evidence, which
will surely again convict him Ter the murder oil
his grandmother.
Before The Wallace committee OF the y. S.
Senate yesterday L. A. g. Handy former
employee CT the Richmond postofice. testified
| that he received tho Gorham circular; dii not
contribute, and was discharged 10 May last. He
was inclined to thibk tina. BIO was discharged
| first, because he vas demoorat-althcush
that fact was koown whom he was appolnted-
second, because Of his failure to contribute TO
the campaign fund.
The bill introduced 10 the State Senate few
days ago making coWhding felony, pupIsha
BILE By confinement in the ponitentiary for not
less than two Eor muro than three years. and
referred TO 90 Amittee, came up 10 tho Senate
yesterday Oh q substitute reported BY tho con.
mittee and drafted by the attorney genera! OF
the State fixing the punishment at not less
| than FIVE DOR moro than ten yesrs IN the state
prison and foe Of not moro than $5OO. at Inc
discretion of the court. and'the proposlll,n pro
voked considerable discussion. The Dill was
fFna!ly tabled by vote Of II to 10.
At meeting OF the board Of d,aoCrs of the
James River ADD kanawhs Caual Go, and the
Buchanan and Clifton Forge r. r. &C., held
in Richmond yesterday evening, tho Contract
for the sale OF The elna to the L. l. a. H.. II:
Co., which had subsequently beca examined
aud approved By the attorney general Ct the
State WAS confirmed. The c3ntrac! wes &C.
cepted by the purchasing. company several dogs
ago. The Richmond a:d Allegheny Go; no"
have sixty days in which to settle with the
creditors of Tho canal company. A coufareec5
CT the creditors will ba held CO April l6.
/ The suit of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Go. against tie county OF Bo!stourt, recently
Instituted ct Eiacsssle, to recover interest 10
arrears Oh certain bonds, vas withdraw Mon
day. on the county paying the amount OF inter
est claimed. The bonds involved amounted to
sos, 900; wero issued by the Botetourt county
authorizes for the construction Of tho Valley
Railroad, and are held by the Baltimore ard
Ohio Railroad Go. az collateral for certain ad-
7aoccs paid TO contractors for worl, on tho an
completed lino Of road between HsTrisouburg
and Salem. On which the interest was ABOUT
eight months overdue.
Tho parties 10 custody at Louisa q. H., for
the murder CT Charles r. Walton, OF Yarcey--
vile, ale Albert Mitchell, Eliza johnson aud
Wm. Tclley, all colorcd. Mitchell, who IS q
youth. eontesses to having been implicated in
the crime aud u have kept watch Will, the
cther parties cid their dabolioal work. They
c,ne 10 the sore to get admission. and Walton,
recognizing tho voice Of tho woman, who WAS
his c,ok, uuhesitatiney opened the door,
whcreupon TalIcy Knocked him 10 the head
with az azc ard p'undcred the store. and then
set Gre to it, leaving the body to burn. The
powder in the store exploded destroying every
thing. and it is supposed disnemborcd the
body eff the murdered mao, az oOly fragments
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