Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-21
VIRGINIA N.EII"S.

The Governor IS coaVascsclcg, Dut Is sllil cJn
liGed to bis room.
Tic Catholic Young Mems National uriou
Convention assemblies ia Richmond Juno 4sh.
Rev. F. e. Sooth rector Of ST. James'S Epis.
copal Clutch. Ac,onao county, has reslg0ed
on Bceluat If i'll health.
The corn aud four mills Of j. NJ. Finch, 10
Powhatan c;uuty. wcro Destroyed by iirc last
week L1sa s. 000 nc insurarc,.
COL A. S. Buforj. president oil the Rtoh
Rchmoud TO day, to Mrs. Mary G. Strother.
Co.. Wa. p. Craiphill. Uoited States euei
uetrs, will shortly In iko survey Of the Shcn-
audouh river for which a congressional nppIo
p.iation was recently made.
In Richmond. yesterday, VIM. Mack. by his
counsel, fed bill 10 the Uhaucery Court for a
divorce f:om his ~re, Martha Mack, nee
Blsnkenship, for n dircrc, vincuIo.
Ffilsy, Juae b. the anniversary Of the
death Ct Tut0er Ashby, IL memorial day at
Winchester uud a monument erected there.
forty MOS feet uish, 10 tho unkno8n dead, is to
BIO unveiled 90 tho oooasoo, and, also, lesser
morument to Firsiria's soldiers 10 S;oncWall
Cemetery.
AuditrC :orge Maynard. who recently Killed
himself iG Caliicrnia. WAS naive OF Rlch-
mcph, and went out 10 the cstly history ct
Calf ,rnis tie returned to Richmond with his
brother Mr.. john +. Maynard. st the c3rl.
mencameut Of tho war durog which bath Wero
u1arlc,masttr. 10 the Confederate service.
A ruuisi,on WAS YESTERDAY issued by tho
Governor Oh ,ha Governor OF Maryland Tor tho
delivery to the State suihorties of Channipg
L. Rcdlord, who WAS yesterday arrested 10
Baltimore fur fJrGleg checks and absorbing
with $3.50 bclonping 10 tho bankers Thomas
Branch & Go. Youog Redford is son OF Pat
Rajt)rd, deceased, who married duIlog Tho
carly part Of the wsr Miss EhZl Wren, n young
actress, then playing at tho Richmond theatre.
Ga tho l4.h Of April last farmer by the
name of James Foster was shot ADD killed Dear
Bentonve. Warner county, haviog been shot
from blind made OF pine brush. Suspicion
pointed to Jonas Hickman. an aged and hith-
trto respectable citizen of the county, mau of
largo family, farmer liviog 10 the neiehbor
hood, as the murderer, and on Wednesday Of
last week he was arrested ard committed to jail
charged with the tfftDce. 40 examination ct
the case WAS CONNECTED 90 saturday at Front
Royal, aud Continued until Monday. Fifteen
or eighttcn r,tGss:cs fur the Commonwealth
appeared aud Hero sworn % Saturday, and
mere we're 10 appear On Monday.
Yesterday Attorney General Field delivered
o response to an inquiry from the State Trss-
surer relative to the payment Of expenses to b,
Incurred 10 ca,ryi0g GU: the provisions OF the
iuudiug Bill, io which be holds that the act
passed ty the legislature contains no express
appropriated; that SIC. 600 is placed uudsr the
coulrJI Of tho governor as contingent fund, 10
be spcut by him as be dsems proper, tho treI-
surer being bound to pay the warrants drawn
10 pursuance OF the direction of tho governor.
1t appears that tho uuexpendad balauce OF the
coutipgcut fuDd DOW remaining 10 the ir.asury
is Insufficient, as the first iostalmsnt Of bonds.
which will be delivered about June 5:h, will
cost about 81 900.