Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-11

VIRGINIA NERS.


Mis- JohDea. youngest daughter Of Audi
tor Massey, died yesterday of consumption.
A livery stable in roar Of tho Hart Hotel,
Winchester. was turu,d Sand y morning.
Milton Peory las purchased the Constable
farm. nesr NcwtosD, Fnd,rick o,unty. for
$4,000.
The GteepWood nil. near Winchester. WAS
burned Sunday night. Insured TOR $500
which will cover the loss.
Sharks arc said to DO plentiful iu tho river
about Hampton. A largo QUO WAS caught at
tho Soldiers Home there on Sunday.
By the lst Of October the trsck will be laid
on tho Shenandoah Valley Railroad from
Wagnesb,ro' 10 Sguth River Bottom. distance
of is miles
Joshua De- who IVES noltd iurirg tho war
as da,iGg leader Of tho Knights Of the
| Golden Cmc'u, died Monday night at Abiues
| don.
10 The Now Hampshire Houss of Reprcsen-
tatiVts yesterday bill was passed arpropriat.
log several thousand dollars for tho Yorktown
| centennial celt bta!op.
| Mr.. w. w. Corcoran has sigpiGCd his accept
apo, Of the vloo presidency Of the Virginia HIS.
torical Society. to which ho was rtcoptly
elected.
Tho Mayor Of Walrontoa offers a reward Of
$50 Tor tho apprehension and oOnVc ion OF the
party who has been SoaiteflDR poison 10 the
straets and private premises OF that town.
| Charles Wills. OF Rockingham county, al.
tempted to commit suicide 10 Winchester, last
week, by shooting himSolf through the hoad
with pistol. lt is thought BIO oIrnot t.
| oJvcr.
Mr. Philip MoShcrry. farmer Of PItlsylva-
MA couuy, met with fatal accident by isllir G
through tho Milton AID Suibelio railroad
bridge near Milton, Monday evening. and
| breaking his o, OK.
| Six uegroc5 and QUO white nau w.re killed
by o slide 10 Gu: Oh tho Richmond aud Allies
terdRy evening. They were horribly mar gIcd.
The negroes WGrO o0nV,c 3.
Aaron Sools. blacksmith. snd Witt Grocu,
both colored. had fight at Payaes mil,
| Buckingham county. on Saturday last, which
resulted in the death Of SCOTT. Green struck
him on the head With standard OF q 1T aud
broke his skull. Gtcen was arrested.
A grand democfa!ic ratification meeting Was
hold in Norfolk last night. Il. u. Dsndridge,
Of Win chester. WHO nominated Maj. Daniel in
the Riohucnl convention; Holmes Conrad, of
Winel cittr; Smith Tuner. of Front Roysl;
,Iodso Richard Parker. of Winchester, and
loo. John Goode. Of Norfolk, made speeches.
o. Sunday las! IS Mr. Newton Colcgoe. l.: G
Frka, Geo. w. MARTA. and John BraWneI
were returning to Warrebton they attempted Ia
CROSS Cedar run 10 its sIol,u condition, and
elmo very near being drowned. They jumped
out OF their o.rli,ee aud swain to the shore
With Eu.h difficulty. Tbs ostrsg YVES WASN'T
ashore.
A convention OF drlceae5 from tho yariou:
Catholic societies of Richmond last eight uuan
mou,ly resolved that all Catholic organic ,tionl
Of The city be r,qaired 10 visit Yorktown or
Sunday, October lG to participate 10 tho re-
lieious ceremonies On that day. which are to bt
conducted by Ito Most Rov. Archbishop Glib,
hnnS OF Blllimore. and The Right Rev. Bisbor
kcauo. Of Richmond. Resolutions were ast
adopted inviting ell Catholic organizations il
the United States 10 attend On the same day.
The deputy marshal frem Harrison blrg, and
WiochOstt policeman shot man named Adam
Poole at plaoe twelve miles from tho latter
city on Wednesday las. The officers had q
warrant for PoOlc's arrest for selling I;quer at q
camp meeting, ind Poole attempted 10 escipc,
heuoo tho shooting. Poole was Dangerously
shot 10 the back, tuf will probably recover
Polio man Evans. OF Winchester, who did the
shooting at tho instance of Deputy Marsha
Turk. has boon lodged in i.i ct Winchester