Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-02
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser

AN ALEXANDRIA NEGRO EELD on SCSP1-
CloN OF MURDER.-Ths cegro arrested 10
Washington short tina ago 90 suspicion OF
| being The murderer Of Violet Mchaux, 10
| h!chmoLd, On the 2O,h Of July lsst, and
sken 10 the latter city, 10 a conversation with
Cspt. Pleasauts, Of the Richmond Poiicl Forcs,
Sunday piaht last stated thas bis usue VAS
WIiam Price, that he vas bJru spd raised 10
| the city Of Alexandria, aud at ttt time Of bis
| srrcst was 10 the ,muluym.nt of the Gres,
Falls Ice Company, Gcorpcrowo, ID. q. He
| sald that OF FnIay or Saturday previous to his
arrest ne Was standing at the Virginia enG OF
the Long bridge, when maa approached hln
aud SAID that his Eame IVES Matthews GoyiOr,
aud that he had ruu away from Rloh.DCni 90
account OF crime he had Committed. After
tellIog him the nature Of the crime and the
name OF the womEn, the man moved III aud
be saw Dotbiog more of him Tbs prsouer
| also explained bis s:ory about being 10 the pen.
| itentisry. He said that wheu quite a small
boy he was helping man TO drive flock OF
| sheep scress the Vi.duct bridge. when color
ed man 90 horseback rode toto the hook
| trampIing several ofthe sheep u9der foo; that
| he seizad hold of The horses bride and asked
| the man what he Was doing. Tho man asked
| him ii be tPrios) could GOT see what he was
doing. An alteration then cnsued between
to and firing the ball taking rtft C, in the wrist
of his lPrce's) arm. THE soar is pIaiuy visi>
bio Price being armed with pistol returned
| the fire. killing the mao. Fer this offence he
was ttled 10 Washington aud Sentenced TO ten
years 10 tho Albany pe1tentisry. The prisoo
| er said that his mother and step father lived 10
ALEXANDRIA. and that he had so uncle living in
Washington. Wuen asked if he knew any.
body 10 Alexandria, he gave the names of sew
erel persons and also tho street9 on ah'cl they
lived. He also said he knew several of the
police force Of that city, eiving the name of
Captain Smith, OF whom be gave very rccu-
rste description. 1t is supposed that the
genuine Matthews Taylor the murderer of the
Wotnsn. Is still lorklng around Washington.
TIE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL CELEERA
TON coutrreuce OF the graud officers of
the Grand Ledge of Mssons With the grand
officers Of the Grand Commentary Of Knights
Iempiar OF Vlrglola Was held last week ct tho
residence Of Grand Master Pcyton s. Coles. st
EItou!Vi'ie, Albemsrla cJunty, Va. There
were pr1seDt NJ. w. p s. Coles g. H.; Ri.
Fl. Joo (, r. gnault. 9. g; V. Z L. A.
Reed, G. o, g !; r.. f. VIM B. I'aaci. G.
Sec. and 6. Recorder; Rt. f Robert E. With
ers, Graod Marsha; and f Jas. Scott, of
R'chmond. Chairman of the Fiospca Comni..
teo. The programme for the laying OF the COR
ner stone OF the monument to be erected st
\ 0rktoWo to COMMUNICABLE the surrender Of
the British forces uoder Lord CornwsIlls TO the
alIled iofcts Ct America aud France under Gen.
Geo. Washington WAS fully agreed upon and
the various Committees OF arrangements inVts
tioo. Nc. appointed. Tba occasion snd the
celebration promise to be unusually succ .ssful
AID viii alike r,h c> honor upon the Mas 1nio
trAternliy.upd be credltsbie TO the Government,
which has committed to the Grand Lodge of
Flrelnla the management OF the eutIre pro-
cesdlngs of the FIST days celebration.
TIE Iron WoRK5.-Tho castings for the
iron lurnsnce Of The Poiomsc Manufacturing
Company, which arrv d he!o yesterday, from
New York, oo the stesm3r BIZ Gihsoo, wcte
c,rtcd 10 the works OF tae comrsny, toot ct
Wolfe street. tits mUfuine, std will be immu"
dlstclY put ~ uId r the superintendent of
Mr.. Vim. II. Brook, Of Pcnt syivsola. Gte
csstIE 81 for the other furnace. Of tho COMPANY
WI: be made a; the fvu9dty Of Mr. Colli1s, 10
tbs city fhe boilers for tho establishment
hege cot arrived yet Messis. G-Im,n 4
Petlt !iaVe tu7Uish9d al estimate Tor iha re-
Inodeltg OF the byler already 10 the establish
ment, which Superintendent Brooks has for
wardcd 10 the NGus2cis Of the C9mpaoy. Many
letters in ansTer 10 the advertisement CT he
comnaDy fox three mlIIon feet OF oak lumber
have been &c lVed but, es Yet. no3e Of them
have hcca opeoed. and lh:lr purport is not
kpoWo.
GONE TO THE FRONT ROYAL INSTITUTE
S,,Iu 4 ~ 81.