Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-07
VIRHTNId NEWS.

Ihs trial Ct w. P. Trotter. for the n;urder Of
Claiborne J6h1son 10 GreenVillc county. 10 Au-
gust last. commenced at tho GreenVills- county
Court yesterday. Tho murder resulted from O
qcarrel over The ownership Of wagon.
VIM. Wilkinson. hairg fram Richmond,
made the Acquaintance of two women on the
street 10 New York last night ard was robbed
Of $40 dollars by them. lilo caused their arrest,
and vas locked up as a witness
On Sunday night Charles Noting, o5Iored
boy of13 was shot in tho head, ct Rich ond,
By Isaac Farclotb, boy OF l6. The wound is
supposed to be fatal, aud Fsrc'oth is 10 prison.
awaiting the result.
Miss Susan A. C!cmner has entered suit 10
tho Circuit Court of Augusta county against
Dr.. jas s. Buchanan for $4,000 damages for
breach of promise of marriage. EDiccDt coun
ael are engaged 10 tho case.
Colonel George W. Getty. Third ARTILLERY.
has b.en assigned to duty according to his bre-
vet OF nsjor general. while in command OF the
Artillery School Of Fortress Monroe.
In PittsyIvaDia county, Saturday. E. Estes
was fatally sho! by j. w. Al7erson for refusing
to leave his premises. through which Estes vas
riding. The latter is brother OF oseph Estes,
who was murlured by c)lored mau last Au-
gust.
Sunday willie locomotive en- the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad WAS backing into
Petersburg, it colded With q freight train,
smashing four or i9o bcx cars and the tender.
VIM Pillow. engineer ct tho Incoming locomo-
live, bad three ribs broken aud received other
painful iri 1ries.
Mr.. II. G.. AIohtr. one of tho Democratic
judges of election 10 the Second Ward of Man-
chester, vas 10 Richmond Saturday when q
warrant for bis arrest was isIued. 10 the even.
ing when be heard of it be Immediately went
10 the Custon-houso and was bailed for bis sp
pearanoe before the grard july.
AFFAIRs IN IRELAND.-In speaking ct Wa
terfo,d. Ireland, on Sunday. Parnel vas more
than usually abusive to tie government. He
predicted that the agitation cauld end only by
the tillsr booming tie owner of tho coil, and
maintained that the backbone OF British rule in
ireland was broker. The people of the town
werc warmed to decorate their houses and stcrfs
in honor of Parnel, or they would be sacked by
tho mob; and The freedom of the CITY was
given to him, in spite or much opposition.
Mr.. Dillon. in o speech near Dublin, called Jus
tcs May, who refused the petition Tor post
movement of the state tlisls, "a cowaIdly liar"
The press throughout England condemn the
partisan manner in which tho iastcs declined
to grant the petition.
VIRGINIA Posi- OFFICE AFFAIRS. ISAAC L.
Otis has been appointed postmaster at Clifton
Station, Fairfsx o1uuiy, vica George P. Wright,
removed. Charles a. Keeling bss been ap-
pointed postmaster OF Mslmalson, Piltsylvsois
county. vica w. H. Giles. resigned Mrs.
Mary Depuis has been appointed postmaster at
Mil!daIe, Warren county. vice 7. j. Fritts. re-
signed. A new postofice has been established
at Fremont. Carroll couDty. near Hillsville,
with R. Nj. Taylcr SO postmaster; also ct Min
META. Warwick county, near Hampton. With
NJ. 3. Crowell as postmaster also at ToQs,
county, near Buckingham G. H..
With VIM. j. Spetcsr as postmaster. The
name Of the pcstofios at Proctor's Greek, Cb.s
ter6tli c:uaty, has been changed to Cenlrslla.
COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-W!l.ianS
and Blackwell. trustees, w. Halves ct ux. Ar
cued by Chalas U. Williams. egg for appel
Isnts::and o. G. Kean, tsq and Judge Robert
Oald for appel!ees, aud submitted.
Hall vs. james, 81. Argued by ThomsO
N. Page. etq., for appellant and submitted.
We acknowledge tbs receipt Of pamphlet on
THE Right Of the People to the Sunday Best"
being addresses delivered OF the &C. beet By jus
ice Strong, of the U. s. Supreme Court Hon.
J. Z. Tucker and Secretary Thompson, Isb-
u. -. hail