Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Eight bridal couples IRON Norfolk went up
the bay on the Baltimore s!esner last eight.
Negotiations arc pending looking TO the less'
Of The weaving department oil tho State PEEL
| Tertiary to Baltimore parry.
| Mr.. William Rotioson, Al Ga cit z:n OF
| Richmond. died pear that city 90 Wedges
day: 10 tho eiehty.eighth year of his age. Mr.
Robinson was o soldier in the war Of! 1872, and
ono Of the few survivors CT that. memorable
| war.
Hugh W. Sheffev, Esq president of tho
! Stanton National Bank, says that his bark IS
wiling to allow the Western LuEatic As5 lum
| to have the amount of it5 lest appropriation if
tho Commouwoalh; will make it O repository
ard deposit the amouat.
Oai1g to 90 accident to the bridge over the
Banister river, Halifax county, yesterday morn
ing, all trains on tho Richmond and DanVllle
aud Piedmont Air Line railroads we're stopped.
It was expected that!trsins would be running
regularly to-day.
Mr. W. s. Scott. tho present sIorlkecper OF
the peuiteatiary, claims that he Is entitled,
uoder the law, to two and halfe-per cert. COM.
missions upon ell money derived by the State
from the hire eff oobVcts. 1t Mr.. Scotts aim
is sustained it will involve the payment by the
Commonwealth of considerable sum OF money
not only to him, bu. possibly also to bis p'ecc'
c.ss0r.
The Jury 10 tho case CT W. a. Tratter. 90
trial in Greorvi|lo county, ior killloe ClalDCrne
Johnson, yesterday rendered verdict OF 7olun
tary manslaughter, and the punishment hSed
at eighteen mouths imprisonment. Tne court
consented to motion by tho deienos TO set
aside the verdc:. but refused to take bail.
The large brick Tobacco, factory of James
L,i2h Jonss. corner OF Twenty. tourth aud
Franklin streets, Richmond, was burned last
night. Tho stock ard fixtures 10 tho main
building we're entirely Consumed. wing
building. with large auouut ct manufactured
tubac,o stored therein. vas saved With slight
damage. Less, 500 600; partially icsurtd
The grand jury of the Uoited States Court
a! Richmond. Yesterday indicted B.. b. Foster
James +. Galloway aod Samuel Losan, the
last named ccl5rsd, fer rsfuslog suffrage to
voters In tho presidential election who presented
Themselves to vote With cspitstiou tex receipts
alleged to have been illegally issued. Judge
Hughes, 10 reply TO questions OF the grand Jury
before the Indictments said that tho receipts.
though not signed by the auditor in person.
were legal, and that judges of election should
disdsin to &C. ss obstruc!ives to tho progress OF
elections, and should rather be disposed 10
overlook nero technical difficulties.
% Thursday Light last DR.. w. ]. Points
and wife, celebrated The 25.h anniversary of
their weddiop day, at their home in Harrison
burg, The Register says: The OCCASION was
most happy ooe, aud particularly was it LAS
aut. teoause cf the fac, that on the snne BiRht
their eldes. daughter, Miss Ida, was married to
one of our cevcrest boys. d. q. Willis. A
bost of friends wero invited to reception
eivep, and one fscs VAS certainly demonstrated,
and that was that Dr.. Points and wife have
larger number of friends who are ready to attest
their attachment 10 substantial way, than
usually falls to the lot of mortsls. Congratula-
lions wero poured in upon them, and the
shower Of silver was 80 heavy that ne suppcs,
enough could hsvs been taken away TO start
first class silverRsro establishment without tie
Doctor being able to mis- it.