Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-28
VIRGINIA NEWS

The assessments on the Virginia Railroads
will yield the State annually 1888, 454.
The mother Of Col Watts, T. s. marshal
for the western district of Virginia, died in
farewell CO.. last week.
". C. Nelson, Of Clarke CO., sustained a
compound fracture of the leg last week by
being thrown from wagon.
The Weems transportation company has
contracted for the building Of new steam
boat. TO be placed on the Baltimore aud
Fredericksburg route.
Mr.. William, the protector and general
agent Of the Valley Mutual Life Association
at Staunton died i'll that city Tuesday last Of
tyrhoidmalaria.
L. W. Berry has sold his farm in Alhe-
marie CO.. to Mr.. Worthinson OF England.
for $500. lie bought this farm few years
ago ior 5000.
Bishop hranc, ut the conclusion Of his
sermon at Amherst Court House, last week,
stated that the Catholics hoped to erect Al
new church there in the near future
J. NJ. Armstrong, of Highland county,
purchased l06 acres of land from f. L. Tenn
pleman, of FauQuier county, for $50 per
acre.
One hundred convicts are TO be worked
on the Danvillc and New River Railroad
which is to be pushed ahead Us rapidly as
possible.
Capt. George ". Williams, for many
years assistant clerk of the State Senate,
died in Richmond on Sunday morning after
4 long illness. lie was Il Son-in law of the
late Shelton {. Davis, clerk Of the Senate
y special grand jury has been summoned
By Judge Hughes, the United States Dis
trict Court at Richmond for December 4,
to investigate alleged frauds committed
nj the late election for Congressman in Viz
ginia.
y little son Of Sam. l.. Moore, near Wheat
land, WAS kicked i'll the forehead by horse
on Friday, and had his skull fractured DR..
| lieaton attended the little fellow. and he is
| doing we'll with the chances in favor Of his
recovery.
! Mr.. W. II. Talman, another one of Com
missioner of-the- Revenue Munford's depu-
ties, was yesterday arrested in Richmond
by the United States Marshal upon the
charge ofillcgally issuing atfidavits of pay
! mcnt Of tax receipts TO voters.
The country store of Captain w. c. but.
! ton, oySterpackcr, OF Portsmouth, on Car
minc island, on York river, WAS set on fire
and totally destroyed last night. The store
and contents were valued at $1,000 No in
! surance
On Thursday morning of last week lit
Tie boy six years old. set fire to straw-stack
belonging to Mr.. Henry G.. Hatch, who lives
near Ecrdicrsvilc, Orange County, and
nine stacks of straw. three stacks Of hay
and part of the garden fence and some
rails and lumber were burned up.
! Tho ,o,r1 r. -.
made an order authorizing the issue OF
$40 900 Insecurity bonds for the purpose of
building Il free bridge across the Rappahan.
mock river between the two existing bridges.
The bonds are to nc registered are 10 date
from January Isl, 1888, and bear six per
cent. interest, payable semi-annua!ly.
! The trustees Of the Richmond Banking
and Insurance Company have declared Il
second dividend. This dividend amounts
to q per cent. Of principal and interest due
September -, 1882. This makes Is cents
OH the dollar that has been paid Another
dividend making up the balance will be
| declared, il is understood, before Il great
while.
The large SAW aud srist mill OF $ :. Bur
CESS, between BURGESS Store and Hcaths-
vile, northumberland CO., was burned last
FRIDAY night. There were between 400 and
500 bushels Of wheat and corn in the mill,
all of which was destroyed with the build.
ing. The damage is estimated at from
$4,000 to $1,000, on which there was no in
surancr.
1t is stated that the demand for the iron
ore from Johnson plantation, Oil the New
River Railroad, is so great that it neccssi-
tatcs the employment Of the construction
engines on that line by might to bring the
ores 10 New River bridge, where the train
tor The Norfolk and Western r. T., is made up
for the transportation TO the steel works in
Pennsylvania.