Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-07
VIRGINIA NEVIS.

Tho LouGoun county j Ill has cot prisoner
in It.
The work ca tho eastern extepsion Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway to Newport News
is being vigorously pushed forward.
TweoIy-fou' persons ef: Rappshsnpock
county last Wsek 10 make their homes 10 Ms.
souri. and thirty-tRo lefs Grayson c5uoty for
Texas.
Mr.. REUBEN e. Gardner. who represented
he county Of Hanover for several years in lbe
House Of Delegates. died 10 Richmond Satur-
day morning,
Nlr. Frank Carson. owner Of Montpelier, the
homo OF President Madison, died at that place
Oh Monday morning last. after brief illness of
pneumonia, osed about SIS years.
". A. B:awn:r. While 90 bis way home from
Round Hill, Lond0uo couuty. 90 Saturday in
q two horse wagcn, got his wagon stuck 10 a
crow dEI!! and was ro able to get home With it.
The snow 10 aud shout Bloomfield, Loudou1
c0uaty, is ifou 6 10 l0irc1cs deep. The reads
ere blockad:d to tho depth CT and feet. in
sono places with SLOW drifts. Travel 10 wheel
vehicles is almost impossible.
The sean tsanneIy, bark and sunac mills Of
John G. Hurkamp. OF Fredericksburg, were
destroyed by fro Saturday night, together with
large stock Of manufactured materials Tie
.o15 is $50 .OOO; Insurance, SIS. 25O.
The numerous friends of Rev. G. W, Pop
klns. of Farmwell, Loudoun county, will be
pleased to leara that 10 is recovering from bis
recent attack Ct paralysis, and it is hoped that
he will soon De- a3!e 10 resume his miris!cIial
dd!ics.
jessie GrilI;ih. living near Swa1sonvlc,
Pits MIA ntp m fbo fboyn w al
ncsda7, a1d l,dgjd q complaint With the ccu:t
agai0s! horse drovar named Lister, for steals
ing his vile AID taking her away to one Of the
western counties Of the State.
Mrs. Tins6loom. wife of John Tinsblooa, TO-
siding near Hsrt's Store. in Westmorcand
county. whilst in tho par0xysm of fl; the other
day, fell into the FIRE, and was so severely burn
cd before assistance could be rendered that it is
thought death must ensue.
". 0. Feker, was coVic'ed at DanpiiIe ca
Friday OF counterieiting United States coin,
and sentenced to tbs peDitentsrY for four years.
VIM Coax Wss convicted OF house breaking, Oh
two charges and sente, cd to tho pcuiteulisry
tor three yesrs il one CAS-, nnd four in the
other.
a SIT. has been Instituted 10 tho Circuit
Court of Richmond by }. Nj. Sloan. sheriff of
hcczicbOurg, aod &c such administrator OF Sl!es
=. Mellst, DECEASED. against III, Richmond and
Danvi!ls Railroad Company. MaIlet, who was
brakeman 10 tho employ Of tire railroad com.
ps0y. was run over by Ore of the COMPANY s
cirs at Greensboro. N. g., and rec ,vsd rju-
res from which be died short time afterwards.
Tho plaintiff claims that the Company is liable
for damages. and accordingly brings suit for
$4,000.
Joseph T. Kccsco, bookkeeper OF tho National
Bank of Virginia, 10 Richmond. of which MIR.
j. w. lockwood. formerly CT this ti:y, is
cashier has deiaultcd for about $23 900, nearly
all Of which has baca med, good BY his friends
End securities keesec, who had charge of the
Individual ACCOUNTS. had hid his elmo by falsc
entries, which he had carried Oh for several
years. lie is reported to have left for parts
unknow0. lilo is well clnueotod 10 tho tity,
and was qaito popular. His systematic appro
prIa!ion of the fdnds Of the back is attributed
TO tho fast lite ne has led.