Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-26
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prevailing in Price, William c:prty.
The value Of real cssto ia Frcui Royal,
Warren county, ia attested by The IA! ;ia! q
lot 40g30 feet sold recently ior 300.
Mrs. II. Msrder5 has sold her lsfu CO Bull
Run, 10 Prince William county, c1LtsiaiEG Gao
acres, for $4,000 to & gentleman !ron New
jersey.
George W. Tarsil, The sheriff Of P.rc9 vii.
liam county, and who wss EcnouInstcd ior that
position on las: Saturday, Was married in
Washington Hast Wednesday 10 Miss Rena
Lynn, youngest daughter Ct l.. 4. lynn, esq
The people of franklin county a,e building
railroad thirty miles loog, aud which Till be
soon finished. Else mics of it is already
graded. The people oil along tee lice arc
Joining 10 the work with enthusiasm, apd !ce5
than fifteen hundred dollars in cl3h lava been
used.
The Rav. Francis N. Baker died e Rich.
mond yesterday of paralysis, aged 81. lie vas
a native of Richmond. Ahou! twanty years
ago Grace (Episcopa) Church. 90 Maa street,
was built, and MIR. Baker vas liz iirs5 rector.
This position be filed until iEo or three years
ago.
The folloSiug gre the nominees 81 the con
servative party in Prizes William ior the
county off SOS: Il f. MEREDITH. ior C5almoh-
wealth's attorney; w. ". k!rchtloc for
treasurer; George w. f'Grsiil. Ter sheriff. John
II. Butler, for commissioner OF the revaaIt 10
district No. l. end James NJ. Elrbcn. for COM
missioner Of tho revenue G district No :.
At tho funeral of Rev. Scott Ggathmey,
colored Baptist minister, which took piAeo In
Richmond yesterday evening, tho sca5 III !cons
of the building gave way and prtclptated these
on them 10 tho ground, Wouading several, two
persons, man and O wom1u, very painfully.
The building was crowded, ard the streets n
front and adjacent thereto were denseIf packed
The crowd is variously estimated Gt tfom 5 0UO
to 10000. John Jasper, the colorcd DlEiat:T
who Won wide Eoto.lGly cr 2cc0uAt 81 his
peculiar notion about the Sun revolving n.cHat
the earth, preached the strmou. III the time
tho accident occurred Jasper had Just eon
menced bis remarks. A serious gaaic s2tmc!
inevitable. but vas Gvertcd.
10 the Hastings Court of Riehmc1' ycs;cr.
| day, when Poindeyter Tas told 10 stand u and
hear tho verdict of tho jury, Mf. ,lanacE, CT
Alexandria, the foreman. rroGou1a"d he yer
| Vict, and the accused b1is! into !Ga:a Tho
prisoner sat doWp, leaning lis h.ai MIN lie
| desk Of the bar, and cried in q sugp1saed t1En
| for fifteen or twenty minutes. Ills !hrac
brothers, who were in consan! attendance
| with him during The tEo trials, were aitcc!c!
to tears also. The defenso prepared rurh'T
of bills of exception during The progress 81 I!ic
trial. II new trial ID asked tCy end nHi
granted the case will be- carried 10 tho Court o.
Appeals 1t is stated that msjoTty CT lie
jury have already expressed willingness 10
sign an appeal fGr executive o'emeGcy 10 ms
oVent that Few trial is not obtained.
The following particulars o! q .rasclT here
totore brit fly reported are from The pansi.!:
News: II. W. Palmer. cig:n 81 iitt&YiTa~
nia county, was on Wednesday killed by Di.
Craighead Cabel, q young physician ard
nephew Of Hon. George G. CakclI, ul:9 .tpFc.
sents this district in Congress. Cabel aud
Palmer were returning Oh horseback i!om Pit
sylvania Circuit Court, at Chatham. 10 their
homes near Calands. and both wero m3To CT
less under tho influence ofFq1or. While riding
| together Oh tho road they sot into q dlSrr'e
about something, which led 10 bIowa, when
Csbcll drew bis pistol and shot Palmer through
tho head. The latter recIcd aDi I'LL lsom his
horse in The road MORALLY w0urdal. CahclI
then, with tho exclamation, 20 nay Goa what
have l done?' di5mountcd md raai.iei Pal
mer all the assistance 10 his posaS. ISo Glea
travelling along tho road found Ca5c, bathing
Pamer's head, the latter being in dy,ng coli
dition. Palmer fingered unt last night. when
he died. and Cabell was arrested. lie isa pop
ular young physician, well known throughout
this seotiop.