Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-09
VIRGINIA NEVIS,

The .ocut freezes and thaIs aud bitterly COLI
winds hive seriously damaged wheat snt staq.
in this s;o:ioa Of the State
The Grand Council Of the Iadeperdeut Or.
der of Red Men will meet 10 aerua' stssi,n g.
Norfolk in May mex.
Joseph Carpenter, of Frederick c;uaiy, dad
last week, age1 So years.
Citizens Of Petersburg propose giving pclis
headed clues to Senators Ben Hill ard Foor
hees.
Frederick county is to voto Oh prorcsed
subscription to the Msrtinsbulg Railroad in
May.
Bishop White camo near bling striou;'y
hurt in Franklin few days sincs by The here
which he was driving running away,
All of the volunteer military compsni:s in
the Valley of Virginia have voted 10 favor Of
the formation of regiment.
1t is stated thst the Savannah Ladies NJ
mortal Association Intend eracng monumeul
ia Stonewall Cemetery, ut Winchester, to the
memory of the Georgia soldiers buried there.
Major James p, Ednuadson, Of Montgoncrg
couGty, former mombar of the Legislature,
and brother of Hon. Henry A. Elnuatsyp,
died Sunday LAST.
Captain John S. Wise and Col. w. w. Got
don have been appointed counsel for tho man
agcment of the Atlantic, Mississippi nud Ohio,
uow the Norfolk and Great Western R,iIroBd.
Rov. +. N. Sledd. Of tito NJ. Il. C0urcN
South. has b:cn mado president of the Virginia
Bible Society, position occupied by tho latc
Bishop David s. Dogset ut the time Of his death
The fad dwelling house Of D,bucy Gtsy ESQ.
Cu!peper Q. H.. was burned last ThursdaY
His loss is Eesr;y il not wholly covered by thc
insurance.
Tho dwelling cf El1n Reeves. four mits
from Steua!oa, was burned rhursdsy night.
Two Of Mr.. Reeves children were buEood to
death. MIR. Reeves vas severely, perhaps
fatally Injured.
Cap!sin Il. w. Kendall. Supervisor for the
Spcrryviie Msgisttrsl Distr;c'. Rappshanucck.
died on Wednesday morriug OF heart disease.
Capt kandslt vas sbous soVonty.fi7o years o.
age, and IVES cltc,cd Supervisor in 1872.
1t is thought possible that arrangements msv
Do made which will result 10 tho postponcmant
of The sio Of tho Petersburg aod Weldon road,
advertised 10 take pace at al carly date, uud;!
q decree OF tho United States Circuis Cosft.
| of tho stockholders. tc be held May h ~ Mr..
Rcubon RaGlsnd, who lately purchased ? larca
amouat of the stock Of tho rcad-caou:h, i; is
thought. to give him a coatrlliog interest.
Several parties arc said to DO looking alter tie
road. among them syndicate 10 Richmond.
An Adventure OF fIllc. Van Ean,lt,
V,ry thrilling adventure recently happen
| Cd to tho !it!lo American rrima d1nna, Marie
Fao Iaudt. Tho beauty and piquant grace Of
this pretty and eift;d child h,vo mad, Ter
target for 90 amount of homage from the p
4 tlsan society men that is at olcc weaIi:ome AID
disgusting TO tho itlo LADY, who is no. cny
''as good ss god, but is srjc y rraden, in her
coIduc:, nev;r going anywhere sithcu. btier
sccompanaaiod By her mother, II fact, Mime.
Van I;ndt, who's, vcic, is sill in first riic
| condition, has entirely rtlirq l;shcd her osn
professions career so as to BE- always st hard 20
act as a gusrnlan and protector 10 her daush-
ter. Bat even her eoostant presence dos rot
avail to preserve tho little baauy lfo.n DEL
ugc Ct love Letters, poems end presents CT aIi
kinds; tn, later, it il needless 10 ssy, h2pg
always Immediately returned. Among hr
most pertlIacl0uS OF these prosecutors vas a
certain Marquis. young man OF largo farlurc
and long descent, who for months pas has al
ways occupied ono prominent box ct the Oalrs
| Com'quo every evening tho fair Marie appear
| cd. Ooo night, 6uli0g Tho late spell Of very
cold weather. Mile. Ven X.ndt ard her
| m,thcr l,!t tho theatre etttr perform
aoco Of 'Mianon," and found cab watt
| ing for them as usr'l ia front OF TIE
stage door. "a euscriae III V h;c'c, they toutd
| the bllcds closed. cltcumsauc, !cr which the
driver accounted By referring to the cxrcmc
cold OF tn, weather. The sddrees was given
| the cab drove 90. and 10 short space OF tine
| came to stand still. On gottiog out the laiies
found themselves. not 10 front Of their own
abode. but at tho sido door of certain resIau.
rant, famous for it's lsto hours and fas. company.
There tho Marquis WAS 10 waiting with some
hall dtz.u OF his booa companions. Mme.
Van Zindt was totally unuerVed with amaze,
ment and alarm, bat her spirited little daughter
was quito tqaal to the situation. "lIoW dared
you bring mo here? she cried, turning to the
cabman. 'Mademoisee, | hayo my orders,
vas the sulky reply. Then she turned upon
the group OF candles, told them they were pack
OF EDWARDS to dare to iosult woman, and spring
ing again into the cab, sho ordered tho driver
70 tnko her home, ard 20: to daro to !ako her
ELSEWHERE than to the address she gave him at
bis peril. Ooc ct the young ncn present attemr,
co some oxplaoatlon or apology, but she wGui
wv 'iStcu' arrived at nome, Sic took !"c
number Of tho cab. ard the next day. according
to the advice of NJ. Carvalho, tho lodged
complaint at tbs Prefecture of Pclic,.-Iari<
Letter.
Miss GladdIs llomen c,mnisted suicide OF
Mapletoo, H., because sho ocu'l no! lie abcd
mornings as loog as she wished. She WAS rs
itlng her brothers house and seldom made her
appearance u1til after bcoakfas; had boon cat.
% by the res. of tho family. Her brother rc-
Illustrated, and informed he. that eho must
get up before the breakfas! hour. She goi exn
oeedi!!usly, wroth ab;u; tho order, and after