Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-31
VIRGINIA. We US.

Mr.. John Lspqyher. living at Laugyhet's
Mills in Prince William counIy died suddenly
on Tuesday night last.
Gov. I'd. Vaoce, Of North Carolina, has
been invited to deliver the Grafton on Tho
Fourth of July at Hsrrisonburg.
Mr.. Benjamin johnson. Of Prince William
couoty, Was very seriously hurt the other day
BY being kicked 10 the face by young colt.
MIR. Maotraville Cornwell viii contest the
right of Mr.. James NJ. Bsrbee to the certificate
of election as Commissioner of the Revenue
below the Run in Prince William county.
Information has been received at Richmond
charging that a brutal outrage vas c)mnitted
hv Charles Guion upon Ellen Gsyon. 10
Mathews county, day or two ago. Guion fed,
it is believed. to New York. of which place
be is believed to have been native. The Gov,
ernor offars reward for his arrest.
Governor Holiday has appointed Gen. Jubal
+ rIy member Of tho board of visitors TO the
Mount Veroon association and NJ sjor Robert
w. Hunter member of the board of visitors
10 The Virginia Military Institute, to fill vacap
cies oocaboued by the designations of Gcoeral
Fnzhush Lee and Col. Randolph Harrison.
An officer has left Richmond 10 search of Z.
4. Law, printer, reported to be 10 Wsshing-
toe. He is the Gen. Law reported to hail from
Augusta, who CHARGED Officers Wleu and
Steele With robbiog him OF forty five dollars
,me weeks suce. 10 a saloon 10 Richmond, and
l. now wanted as witness 10 The case. The
title OF general, it is reported, is one that was
conferred by broken typos.
The State chemist at Richmond, yesterday
received the stomach of Catherine Coleman. q
pbite woman, of Gu 'berland county, to snnlyze.
Deceased died very suddenly in that county on
the 25th inst. She was the wife of Richard Cole
man. q negeo man Soon sfler the decision Of
Judge Hughes, of the United States Circuit
Court, ia the Kinney miscsgenstion case, the
deceased WAS indicted by the County Court oil
Cumberland county for miscegenstion. and hel
| trial Eel for the .6h Of this month The dsy be.
fore the trial she wss taken suddenly i'll, and
died under circumstances that Eve since led TO
suspicion. that sue was poisoned By her husband
| in order to prevent prosecution pece ased Was
about II ears old. This Is The eecond time ths
Coleman has married 8 white woman Soon 81
| Ter the passage of the ff zenith amendment be
| IN -rried young woman who lived until few
years ago. On Jun. l. 1873 he again ventured
| INTO matrlmony. and married his last wio IL
| W--hihston. Coleman is about ~ years old
| and IL said to be 10 good circumstances
Al the Baptist General Association 10 session
~ charlottesville. yesterday reports on educa
| tionsl and missionary york were read. State
and foreign mission subjects elected an earliest
aud talented oiscussi from many emioen,
ministers and lay men. The Committee OF Re
| lations with Oulor-d Bnptists reported that the
subject had been materially and prsyerfuly
| considered the report recommending the estab
lishment and perpetustion of the closest frater
| nal relations, the appointment of delegates tc
| the colored Baptist bodies, and extending an in
| vtation to those bodies to reciprocate by send
| ing delegates to the white associations Mr. Gar:
| lick advocated the adoption of the report an:
| spoke with carr estn.. 50 of the good work which
| is icing accomplished BY the colored Baptisls il
Virginia, one of whom John Jasper, OF Rich
| mord, he REGARDED, 30 far 10 Natural gifts Were
coLce ned, ps the most el, uent man in Virginia
| The veDersole VIM Werlich bacner, librarian VI
he University Of Virginia, who holds rs Com.
mission from Thomas Jefferson since 1875. was
present in the assembly.