Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Tho Stew has covered tho srouLl so nuch
this Hlntt L that the sparloTs have tho greatest
diff C i'Iy 10 Grdios fed.
The barn and stable IF State Treasurer Cor
bin NJ. Reynolds. 10 Bototourt ciuo,y, were
destroyed y Gra Tuesday, trgsther with all his
her ca
Mcssr1. Joaes a. Watts lave to'd their civ
ulils properly, in L7nohburg 10 Uol. French,
ptc:ldcnt OF the Richmond AID A'l,shany Raj
read Company. fer $45 .0GO.
Jackson kshoe. an Engineer on The Shrnao.
doah Valley railroad, was rua over By an eupinr,
faw Gays ago. and ono OF his logs severed
from bis body.
Ocr f.. PeIIise was committed for trial OF
Rlchnond yesterday, On the charge Ct marrying
a lady 10 tbst cry while no had Nv, other wives
iVino, 90, in Boston aul the other in No.
brsska.
A pew nationsl bark is 10 30 ssricd in
LTDot burg in placs Of the bsnkiog bcuso of
Miller Il FrItkIiu, the geIior member of which
died recently. The capital stock (SlOO,0OO)
has already been suttc.ibod, apd il is stated
that N. q. Christian. OF the lsto firm of Miller
l. Fralkliu, is to DO the cashier.
Tho republican State Central Committee
will meet 10 Richmond NIX Tuesday to con
slider tho question Of cslliog O Convention, as
recommended by tho Executive Committee.
Ii ls seid that nj j>rity OF the members of The
Central Committee arc opposed to calling o
convention ut tho timo named, bu. will favor
ono ut later period.
TIE remaits Of Williim Willis. who fell a
martyr to yellow fever 10 Memphis 10 1878,
wero taken to Fredtr cksburg. yesterday for
Intern oct By tho sido of his wife, 10 accordance
with his last request. The remains wcro 70.
coivtd BY Lodge No. 4 OF Masons ard inferred
With masonic honcrS pesr the cano!aph orr led
to bis memory by the employees of The South.
ern Express Company.
Rsv. a. Bigelow. D. D., ofScu.htoro', Mass.
has purchased from B,ston gentleman and
lecti)n CT coralS. coniaioiog fifty eight speci.
NETS, which were carefully selected by the
United States c;Dsul during a resideuo, of three
years st Singapore. Straits of Malstc', I1dis.
These c]ras are to he added to collection of
minerals given By the same generous doucr to
E9arcke College some years ago.
Court OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Tyler
Vs. Toms. Petition for rehesling denied.
Sharks Vs. Scott. Motion 10 put cause on pri.
Vilege docSet refused.
Burke vs.. Morton, &c; Merchants Bank of
Baltimore vs. Camp bell ard ais. Causes put on
privilege docket
Descons vs.. Doyle. From the Circuit Court
Ct Ly1chburg. Reversed, Judge Christian de-
liVered the opinion.
First National Bank of Salem. N. c, vs..
Anderson. From the Circuit Court Of the city
OF Richmond. Affirmed, Judge Bulks deliver.
ing tho opinion.
Farley, &C., vs.. Hawkins and ais. Argued
by Major l. d. Darlington for appellant and
Judge j. A. Meredith for appellees, and cub
mitted.
Petersburg Savings and Insurance Company
va. Lunsden. Argued by j.. A. Jones. ETC.,.
fo5 appellant, and continued until Tomorrow.
The Court announced that the rule requiring
counsel to file brief contsining clean and con :
else statement of the points interdsd 10 be in.
sisted on, and the authorities in support there
OF printed or plainly written, and copy de.
iiVered to such of the judges of the court before
lne argument commences, will in future be
strictly enforced