Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-24

YIhEIN{A NEWS,

pIhGftNII I'VE ~ >.
j. II. Walker was yesterday commissioned
as postmaster at Otter Hill. Bedffrl TO-. Va.
The Confederate cemetery at Front Royal
will hsv. handsome III llum ,nt 5000.
DR.. |. Hte Baldwin. tf Frederick county.
was stricken with paralysis few days ago.
Waller Sumpter. Of Lea couoty. shot aud
killed his vile last week and then fad.
Garter Shepherd. a prominent c:tizeu Of
Clarke county, died last week.
Dol. Goorga ". Gilian for msuy years ono
| OF the leading tobt c,obist Of Richmond. died
| rtc!ntly 10 Charlotte c)uoty.
Rev. DR.. Phillip Slaughter, of Calpspsr. has
been elected corresponding member OF tho
Maryland Historical Stcety.
| Mrs. Rubcnetts Brown. INNS! es Unable
| lady, died 10 Richmond on Wednesday of
smallpox, contracted while nursing O child
with iho disease. She was barisd a. right.
! Col. Jon. Is. TuQgs's large stable thrso miles
| frcm Nottoway Courthouse, was destroyed fy
fra Monday night, and six very tno horses
paiisihed in the h.mas
The growing wheat in the Sh nandoah va l.y
| 8 looking uucommonly prom sing. La Rock
| iogham there has been an unusually lrrga area
soWn.
Msjor Jahn W. Daniel is expected 10 be
present aud deliver 90 address at tho grand
dinner to BIZ given tor the benefit ii tho Msth
| oRs Cavalry company, a! Mathews Courthouse,
| on the 2S:h lost.
james Rhodes, a fsrm:r Of Independent
| means and respectfully connected, was convio.-
| ed Tuesday afternoon OF poIinry 10 tho U0uaty
| Court OF Rockingham. This is his second IL
Vlotion for this ottense.
David luody. oolorod. aged % years, foil
| oVtr6oard from the steamer Chipoy, while
going up the Appomattoy liver yesterday az
| ternoon. and vas drowned. The current was so
| asollOn aud rapid So to render all efforts to res
| cue him unavaillug.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company
has purchased seventy fva Rcrss OF land II
floD. William hlilnfs at The Shenandoah Irtn
Works. Page county, and sro leveling ard 10y
ing it off 10 bulldog lois. Tho worka OF The
company are to be located at this point.
10 Clarke county. last Friday, Deputy
Sheriff Jno. W.Grubbs shot W. A. McAtea 10
the arm, tho latter having resisted arrest on a
warrant charging him Hi'h beatbg bis wife.
Tie shot shattered tho hrGi and Inc w.uad is
considered ssrieus.
Tho Slaunlcn FinGisator says: The
Shenandoah Valley train. which arrives at
Wsyncsboro about O'Clock p. H.. has been
| fired into. when about two Miles from Wpyols-
boro, ty s>ms tisnd or faujs. on two OCCASIONS,
90 ons Of which ors Of tho passs myers oame
vary near being shot.
The Ofsuso county VrSioian 5ay3: A son
| Of Mr.. RJbcrt Farrnr WAS shot ut four or i've
times few nights sicos whilst riding towards
| his home, near Racoonn Ford Ii was 10 The
| mil hborbond Ibot Nj T., n,,;,,,
| family group Was irod into somo nights before
through tho sittiug room Window.
Four couples were married at ono time 10
| the GrscG-sireot Bspis. Church. 10 Redmond,
| Thursiay. Tho gentleman involved in this
pleasing affair were personal friends, and, 6nG-
| ing that they had all arranged to enter the
| blessed bonds IF malrimony during the pre-
| sent month, determined to b. married 10 oom-
pany. 70 which the ladies acosded.
Mayor Carriuglon. OF Richmond, 10 his prl-
ciaInation to The litlo folks, states that they
will DO allowed to act of fireworks, bow horns,
etc, on Monday next; that 10 will DO 10 bis
| ofhoO from - to | o'clock. and will ''be glad
between thoss houra 10 300 theie brig ht faces
and shake their friendly hands and hear the
horn blast Of as miny OF tho little felix's as os q
| snare that much tine from sport TO call on their
cll friend"
Tho heavy rains IF Thursi,y did somo dau-
ago 10 Richmond and vicioity. The Chicka-
homioy river. abova tho city. hes swollen. In
the city the principal damage was from the
overflow Of culverts. Shokoo creek over owed
lts backs and did scma damage 10 the neigh
borhood tf Old Market. Six butts tho bridge
over Tyo river. forty miles from Lyochburr,
wcro out Thursday, bat it is expected that The
damage will be repaired by today. 10 the
meantime train business is being transfsrred.