Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-22
VIRGINIA NEWS

hcafy shipments Of vegetables and
strawberries are being made from Norfolk.
The Berryville Courier says that corn is
selling at s. 25 per barrel at the depot there
ID. 5. Henkel, of New Market is dead
DIR. Caspar Henkel is critically i'll.
The Gordonsvile Grays have received
their arms and equipments.
The wife of Nicholas Gregory. of Staunton.
died OF smallpox Sunday last Four of her
children have the disease.
COL Thos. B. Massey has purchased the
Chappalear tract of land in Rappahannock
county, lG9 acres, for 81 POO.
Captain John S. Wise has engaged to meet
senator Newbury at Bland courthouse next
week in discussion.
The unveiling Of the Confederate monu-
ment at Front Royal is postponed till Sep
TENDER.
The wet weather has retarded very much
the progress of the work on the Valley Rail
road at Lexington.
The time for black bass fishing expired on
Monday last and the sport cannot lawfully
be INDUCED in until July LIST.
The remains of J. II. st. Andrew, for some
years editor of the Farmville Mercury, have
been transferred from that placeto England
his native home.
The readJusters are making arrangements
for mass-meeting at Petersburg. tomorrow
night. Senator Malone is expected TO be
among the speakers
The steamer built by the New York steam
dredging compauya at Petersburg, was launch
ed Saturday in the Appomattox river, and
chrstened Geo. w. Elder.
Alexander S. Matthews, mt one time one
of the leading stock ruisers and wealthiest
citizens Of Wythe county, died Saturday
aged II years.
A little party of straight-out republicans
was held Mt the Richmond custom-house
Tuesday which is supposed to have been in
the interest of Mr.. Blaine.
The directors Of the Border Grange Bank
at Danville, have just declared an annual
dividend OF per cent. on the capital stock
OF the bank, besides setting aside hand
some sum to the surplus fund
VIM. Puryear, of Lynchburg, who was
shot by Andrew Elliott short time ago in
Norfolk, died in st. Vincent 'shospital Thurs
day night. Both were sporting men. Eli
oft is at large on bail.
Two new cases Of small pox were develo-
ped on Saturday in Lynchburg in the original
locality on Daniels Hill, and were promptly
removed to the public hospital Both color
ed women.
Winchester commandery of Knights Tenn
piar, are preparing for al imposing demon
stration some time during the coming fall, in
which their brethren ofthe Order in adioin-
ing TOWNS and States will be invited to par
ticipate.
Gen. James A. Walker met with quite a
painful accident on Tuesday at Blacksburg.
The toe of his boot in some way caught uO-
on door-sill, which threw him with great
force to the pavement-spraining his right
ankle very badly.
During the progress of Prof. Mullers dan
cling school in Charlottesville, Wednesday
night, Mr.. Ralph Payne, a student ut the
University, fell from the third story of the
Town Hall, where the dancing school was
being conducted, and strange to say. only
received slight injuries. His escape is consid-
cred miraculous.
The shipment Of sturgeon from Petersburg
to the Northern markets is somewhat new
enterprise, but it is said to have proved q
profitable one this season. Quite a number
OF these tish-caught in the James and Ap-
pomattoN rivers have recently been shipped
ny express to New York, and the SHIPPERS
have received satisfactory returns.
The Wytheville Enterprise thinks, and
rightly, too, that ''the wealth and business
OF Lynchburg has amounted to its present
enormous aggregate, by the liberality Of it's
merchants: manufacturers and dealers in ju-
dlclously advertising" Tradesmen who do
not advertise will always be left far in the
rear by their more enterprising and progress
| sive rivals.