Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-28
VIRGINIA. sTEls'S.

The celebrated thoroughbred sts,iiea l1i2i;
ton died 10 Louisa county last week.
Judge Watts has ordered grand jay TO II:
yestigate serious e!cc;i3n frauds committed
10 Norfolk county on Thursday les.
Ell. Spardy, radical, was elected common
yealth's attorney 10 Northumberland oouo'y
at the late election over Thos. n. Sc'ts, coz
sentative, by ca ns'ti'y.
Tie ssoro house of Harrison l. janis, 10
Norfolk, was entirely destroyed by FIRE, TO-
pether with lis contents Monday night. Ibe
fro was caused ty the explosion OF al CT; lamp.
It's reported that Msj,r Richard II. Carer,
of Farqaer county has btco appoated spe-
cial Inspector for customs ct Panama. Salary
s., 500 in geld sad comnuction Tor travelling
eXpenstS.
Gov. Holiday returned 10 Rchnond from
Winchester yesterday. The Governor, sltEoush
looking THO, is represented 10 tie 10 batter
health thao lie had been some time b'toic lis
i;lnes5.
Astte eastward bourd mail traio ran igto
Saihetlin's station yesterday morning the itco
motive stuck AID killed Mr.. Joho Wu!Ee, q
farmer CT PlttsylVapia county. lie was about
sixty years Of age, lud leaves family.
GA Sunday last, at the negro church pcir
Salem, Fsruuier county, J5bD Pilkett n!u5ged
knife decry into the side Ct tlerrS Phillips.
iractipg dnugcrcus wound. Phillips coroi'
ton is critical PiLkett was arrested aEd II Il"
Jail in Wsrrenlon.
On Monday night Of last week. MIR. j: Wayt
Bell. ono tf tho most worthy ard esilmab'e
citizens CT Augusta county, was stricken With
parals sis 10 his right side, from tho elects OF
which lie died on Friday hight st bis rnsldet CO
about five miles from StauotoD, eyed 50 years.
The first day Of The srrioe fair which began 10
Lyucbburg yesterday, was great success. The
tobacco exhibition was full ard foe, sld the
floral spesimers larger ana better than tvar Er
fore. The city is full Of strangers. Senator
Vance, Of North Carolina, will deliver the ed
dress to day.
Among seventy. FIVE colored people bsntiz ID
at Petersburg, last Suuday, was coiaroa mat
namtd Butwtll Lancaster, who sllco lntarty
has been deaf mute, ard vas never kuOWo 10
utter 90 ineligible word. Immediately nttcr
immersion, TO the amtZanent OF the assembled
multitude, lie found voice 10 loud aud distinct
tones to give thanks to God for his haprlotsS.
After the strange exhibition Lancaster reverted
to his mute condition.
Three Uoited States plisooers corGacd 10 jail
at arrisonburg-ilalsh Wcaklev, jams
Dapner and Silas Mecks-conviclcd Of Illicit
disiilliog at the lastte.m CT the court ijr tee
western dis.lic; Of Virginia. and iocarceia,td
for that cffense, escaped from prison there Oh
Monday morniog about three CLOCK, by pulling
Gu. the staple OF their ell door and letting
themselves dowa with their blankets whi:h
they converted into ropes. They would have
been discharged IRON c>tGoem en-: BY expiration
Of their term Of imprisonment 10 short time.
10 tho U. s. Circuit Court, sitting 10 Rich
mond yesterday. the cases OF The Uoitcd States
vs.. the Petersburg judges Of election. whch
went to the Supreme Court oo certificate CT
divided opinion between judges Bond end
Hughes two years ego, and which had b2eu
ut back. sui jet 10 tho 10 log Of the Supreme
Court 10 The C,uikshaDk case, sustaiuiug Judge
Hughes view Of the Law, we're given to Tie
Jury with instructions to fod verde; of not
guilty, with hey tc:crdioely found. These
cases occuoied tho Gtttpiion OF the Circuit:
Court Two years ago. charging the judges OF
election wish intimidation CT voters, ard cum
,craucirg The eufliiry Of ballot btX:s. At
The tmo Of tho trial il created DO little tx.
ci,cmcat.