Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-24
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az Petersburg, yesterday, the wbi,o and col
'reo iniabtrJ and artillery paraded and fired
ualontl s=Euc. The gnv,rontnt anl other
tons birth day.
The celebration Of Washinpton's birth day 10
Norfolk, Yesterday, wasvofy imposing. There
vas grand street Demonstration; grafton, 10.
The houses Wero beautifully decorated end al!
buslness wss suspended.
Danvillc hes Lotn tho sccGo of three yio-
lant deaths within tho past few days. a
negro man named Thomas Davis was shot and
Killed By another negro naned j Ohm McGlinton
end Christopher Bowman, cololcd. was killed
90 tho railroad by being run over by locomo'
tive Gu the cutlkirta otthe town. Awhile man
named Clark, c brakeman on tho Richmond
| and Danvi!lo railroad. was killed 10 similar
| manner nesr tho Same place.
Tho seventh annual convection OF the Ma.
tloasl hsaociatioa CT Mcxican Veterans was
hela in Norfolk yesterday. Gen. Jas. w.
Denvcr, presided. md a wolcomo was extended
By Major Tucker. Tho secretary reported o
| & total membership OF 5.229 Officers for tho
| ensuing year Ttru ohcseu end RESOLUTIONS
adopted urging uron Congress speedy acion on
| the ncndiug pension BILL A flag for tho Nlexi.
| can Veteran Association was adopted, and some
] other mluCr business transacted. i'ha aGstcia
t'un adj !urBrd to iuept in louisville Ky, next
| February. The hnuual nra!i1n IVES delivered
! By Gen. "CtrTo Gordo' Williams, aud waa al
eloquent recital Ct TIC cAu!r, c;lati crr aai re-
| suits CT the Mexican war.
| A. Gcg:0 man rom NUri. TX county was Killed
and wlto man named John nczcr slightly
N2und:d 10 lrltcopa Anne county, on Thurs"
day Eight last. DtzCr, it appears, ownCd q
iaim. and beng - strong anti ict CO MAD. threw
down his fences in Novcmhtr and Tas in CON-
sequence greatly troubled by tic clttlo OF his
| nelSLhcrs People living in The vicioity assert
! that no Ecycngcd himself by shooting tho tres
passing cattle. aid in retaliation for the alleged
loss Ct their prnncriy Differs house has been
| tNQucutlN fired toto at plight until nt least a
| hundrGd bullet EOit9 were visible. Thursday
| eight tins hdn5G was surrounded again. and
suoi. lu.!lad1 Kept IN that Defer ami II col
otcd man III his cmrl1y, urmcd with cues. left
| The house To gain tlIo }r0tc elton 0! Tie weeds
rcar ~. rs they emerged from tho rcar of tho
house they wero tr'd upon b7 party in am-
bush, Tho vcl;cy taking cfaos IN tho abdomen
OF The o0lrrrd Ilsn. soVcrinE Gil artery, from
tho ell c's If which he diod tho next day. No
arrests hsyo been made.
jacob Lincoln, Saiti 20 ic fist cousin Ct Tic
latn President Lincoln was murdered, near
!l@rIis2nhurG last FRIDAY night. by two notcli-
oualy bad oharac Cir named Woods an! Reed,
with whom LiTc1p waa playing cards in L.iu.
colu'a Mil, at Lacy'a Srrings, ahou! seven ,niies
from linrlisonhurg. Tho luurlcrcfs became
aware OF The iect that lit lin he'd q large
amount CT lnouey about him RS nc had that day
sold some cattle, and il was for the purpose oi
robbery TINT the decd was committed. While
engaged III tho game Woods, ucler Some pre-
text got up and sczng largo rock stuck his
victim on the hoad, Knocking him sensclcsR,
then kicked tho unfortunate man until life was
exloct. A. so,n rs tho vliars secured thor
booty they fled and tho murder was not discov.
orcd until o'claok Saturday morning, when
Abraham Linco!u. brother Of tho deceased,
wont to the mill! Tho perpetrators cf tho crime
wcro discovered 10 bed aslcc? nj their homo
and wero safely lodged in thu IanisoDburg jai!
to await trial They urc k5pE under o s!rous
| guard, cs there are ttraats Of lynchiag. The
| Coroner held 50 inquest ever the body Of tho
murdered man and the jary rendered verdict
that no eamo to lis death by blows at tho hands
| OF Woods, with Reed as accessory. Tho muir
dcrtd man was one Of tho wcalihi,s in tho
| ntlshhorhood and great indignation il felt.