Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.


House of Delegates from Nauss N md, died
Wednesday,. after brief Sickness.
IL is so dry about Gordo1svillo thst people
hre complied TO eat Waterp1elors ia ordcr to get
something to drink.
MIR. Q. G. B1ckucr, the readulter nominee
| Tor the llous, tf Delegates 10 O:ange couoty,
is cGnd'ed to Lis bid with an ato,ss 10 lie
side.
Maj. Jam,s W. Walker. formerly of Madison
county. nov located 10 Hslspa Montana Ter /
litory. hts been appcioted U. s. Attorney for
lhst Territory.
A two year CID son Of Capt, j. II. Rives. GIL |
ltotOr of lntrroal ReveDuo for the Lydchburg |
dis riot. died SuLd.Y from The efccs of in |
iutes received BY falling into vtss,l Of boiling
water.
The question for discussion before G0rdons. |
Wills literary society tho other evening was
(which is the happier, uegrn nseep 10 The
sun. or pig in mud lulde?' The pigs
had ma ority.
The fire al Charlottesville. yesttrl:y reported
10 The Gaz,tte. was the burning ct the Ivy
House. o urge boarding house, Owned by Mrs
Maria 8. Smith, which was entirely Destroyed.
with much Of tho luroturo. The origin Of tho
FIRE is unknown. The itsurarca is 81 600.
The Chesapeake and Ohio, tho Richmond
and Allegheny. AID the Virginia Midland. will
exhibit at be Virginia IndusIrial Expo sAi:n,
to be held 10 Richmond, specimens of the iron
and other ores, slate, marble, inc woods. 50,
l0uud alorg their nes
Mr.. Thomas p. Branch. prominent banker
of Richmond, has purchased DR.. Peters fam
SLEEPY Hollow" so famous for it's iron mines,
and work will begin there at once. A lramway
i Oil ha pon6o {rar fbo
along tho Norwood school grounds 10 The depot,
where furnace will probly b. built.
Tho Winchester Times states that Dt. Asa
, Wall, residing near That pscs. on Tu!Cdry last.
, Wills. in q state Of in!t yca!iun. mhda 90
, attack with k 1lle upOl his rlece, Miss Mar,
the daughter Of DR.. Thomas Wall. The
young lady was cut onto severely on Tic nIm
and 10 the breast, srd il is said htr cjtsel
alone prtvsn 81 ttG wound from being fatal
enc.
, On Thursday morhitg last. the dwelling
hous, of Mr. Joha NJ. Lewis. who resides near
} Ivy Dtro., 10 Abtmsrls cousy. with nearly
all liz contopts was destroyed by fire. The
, clothing of the family was almost oil destroyed.
, The family arc living Temporarily ia The baru,
whera they arc receiving kid attention FROM
r generous friends aud neiehbors. Tho (itc vas
Z accidental.
"a Monday last young ahiIo tnau, Banned
Back Dove, mat with horrible lcaidaat at tho
steam saw mill of s. y. Adams & Ga. Syts.
: moro station, on tho Virginia Mdsnd R,iiway.
which caused his lis'ant death. D5ve Ea3 Dol;
an tmpiogeo of tho mill but whiic sta:diag by
iaehios Oh q. its opcrsiiors nt,rmntrd TO arrest
ths CjIfsc tf rolling log, and WAS knGcktd
: down, tho log passing ever his h>dy who, was
t frightfuily crushed.
- The oaso of tho RichmoEd sud All. glsby
o Railroad upoa the poti!ioa of srniry stock
q holders. praying Tor IN INJUNCTION to rtsitnio
,. said company from consolidation with tho
= Allegheny aud Northwestern aid tho Ohio
< Central Raroad Company, was trforo Jldgo
:. ChIis!i,n, Of the fluItines Ctu;t. Of Ri,hnoui.
yestcld'y. The railroad company fled do
m m6fn6EHn d answer tho pe'op; aot in o'dt
= \, 80" IN examine tha
q Major Joho Davidson S;mns ern,,;o;nn
Dent ,ttho Norfolk c,nc.tr;ss di,d Ipps.,nl'"'
n lie was born IN Georgetown, AID cntnrrd ,hs
navy as stc1cd li!u tnaDt of ms,ines IN 1sll
~ re hsd Charge IT the mariuo battalion undsr
Il Col. watson, and served through the Mexics1
4 "ar' ITO was brtYtttod csptsin for LEADING
q storilae party near Tho City Ut M;x:cJ On
LUG DfehGihv out OF tho late war Uap,. S.ams
ctst ms dSs'loies with tho South. He vau an.
i pon'ed M II 10 tho Confederate nsriac carrs
d lnd s,rved with distinction duiios tbs var,
e Tho Strike at Newport NsWl is still in rr,
GfesS' Du' everything ls q1iet, With No signs Ct
b disturbances. The strike ia oanGoed to ro,n
T employed 10 building the railroad, tho wothntn
Oh Inc WhsrVes sod buildings being still at
Wo!E' Ih6ro has b.en 10 Gall for the military
over 1isht LII ,dred aon aro nov Idle at New
port Nows. They had not revived rny r,o,",
since tho esd OF Juue lest and ara cs,.,sI.,.J
10 zeal with tho commissary, who charges them
most exorbiapt ard utiair prioeR. Ihsv donIt
} ask Tor higher wages, but oply TO ha p.id eff
az stu aitor This otieosr thsn they have bscn
Inc clsht hundred Drn wGo havo struck er.
principally cJlcred. aud have been work,ug ou
'h5 TACK. Tho deck hands still remain IF IN,
Work, os they were pad pff on tho lat ~ Ih.
Eiooth, AID arc qate coGtcu,td. Thu remain
Ger or the men Will Go to work sesn 80 socn "a
inc mccoy already due is paid. Tho sriokers
nave compelled tho haods at work uplos6inr
| lumber from the schnoners to 1ia them, This
mas created additional excitement. snd i, 10
thought th tfJrt will bo nIsdo to comncl Tho
racn emphysd Oh tho decks to q lit work also,
serious riot is reported 10 Chesterfield Co.
Hnich ncgan On Saturday evening", when opa
| nunGrtd aud twenty fVo hands empIovrd bv
tme Bright HOBO Hallway Company wSns to
Cnoscr with tho intention Of brcakinp up Ias |
| siVal ned there by collrad Odd Fellows Tbo |
| s'Etup 'ou W ses1e Inc money box, when |
sue Oaa Fellows resisted, and a telribla fcane
oosut5eo. Mao. women and ohildreo wtre
m'x;d up aud trampIed upon. Ooe Of The
tioRehdtr5 of the riottr, reared ina MONEY
0oX' Theo Muscular Odd Fellow s,iz ID a ca,.
wing kllfo from meat tsbla and slsshirg right
800 left cut eight of the rioters--fpur i.tallv
lhG rIottr5 later attempted 10 tnke possession
Gl Inc village, and entered The HOUSE, OF Cant
James Snead j., Who by tho display of IRE.
an1ns, droV Them out They then catered
ioi,er 8 store, and another desperate eight co.
h huta. az an5 break tho mob Left the place.
out gave cotico that they meant to "oloan ont"
The town. White and colorod cit;z}ps hsd
moetIog Monday and asked for tho appoint.
mont OF special police. Judge Gregory has
ssKod tho Governor for aid from tho volunteer
nultarE' IS another attack as Appreciated,
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