Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.


l.. l.. Maury has been appointed ra,,ger
for the Second District.
Edward Lightfoot, leading citizen of
Madison county, died last week, aged so
years.
MIR. John r. Drummond, a well-known
and popular citizen of Accomac county,. died
last Tuesday.
Within the last few days Richmond city
has paid S74,O into the State treasury in
cash, Norfolk city $4,000, and Lynchburg
Mayor Lamb, of Norfolk, has vetoed the
council bill making an appropriation for
purchasing market site and building n new
market thereon.
The only foundation for the rumor that
another extra session of the legislature will
be called, is that Cameron and other read
juster leaders have been in conference for
the past few days.
A negro overseernamed William Bess was
arrested and committed to Jail Saturday for
breaking into young lady's room near
Churchland, Norfolk county, and attempt
ing brutal assault.
The commencement exercises ut Wash
ington and Lee University, at Lexington,
were inaugurated yesterday by the delivery
of the baccalaureatc sermon by the Rev DR..
Hawthorne, of Richmond
Bishop McTyeire, NJ. E. Church South has
revoked his order assigning Rev Dr. John
5. Martin to Winchester Station to fill the
vacancy caused by the election of Rev DIR.
Harmon. Rev. DR.. Martin will remain as
presiding elder of the Rockingham district
The farm of E. A. Waters near Danvilc
was destroyed by fire Friday night, together
with three horses, a quantity of tobacco, for
age, &c, loss ST 800. A tramp suspected of
having set fire to the barn. has been ar
rested
The Catholic Church at Harrisonburg
which has just been remodeled and enlarged,
trescoed, painted, &c, was rededicated by
Bishop Keane, of Richmond, assisted bv
Revs. McVerry, OFarrel and Crossan yes
terday.
The democrats of Mathews county, have
resolved in favor of democratic State con-
vention and a thorough reorganization of
the party, and expressed prefese ice for
Maj or John w. Daniel as the candidate for
congressman at large.
There are now in Wythe and Pulaski
counties fifteen blast furnaces engaged in
the making Of cold-blast charcoal iron. The
iron made is admitted to be equal in quality
to any made in the United States, and is
used almost exclusively for railroad car
wheels.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad, extend
tending from Roanoke to Hagers own, Md.
has been completed and will be openedfor ira
vel the first time to-day, when an excursion
will be made over the entire length-two
hundred and forty miles-by the officers of
the road.
Mr.. Moses Ellyson died in Richmond on
Saturday evening, after an illness of q little
over two weeks. He was for years con-
nected with the Richmond Dispatch and Il
more kind hearted or genial gentleman was
not often met with. His death will be
deeply ameted by all who knew him.
Two spans of trestle are now up at Dan
ville and the work of putting up an iron
bridge in the place of the old Richmond and
Danville wooden one has been commenced
Trestling by which the Virginia Midland
train can so into Danvile has been finished
and third rail for this purpose will be laid
on the new bridge.
The Richmond Wing learns that ''Sena-
tor p. G. Hale, of the Grayson district is
considered to be seriously ill., 1t is feared
that he is threatened with paralysis and
apoplexy. His physician intimates that
the danger is extreme, and directs that
he shall be spared any sort of excitement or
agitation. The least unfavorable circum-
stance may result in sudden death"
Mr.. David Thomas slater, of Petersburg
was engaged on the roof of the City Mills on
Saturday in removing one of the dormer
windows, when it unexpectedly became de-
tached and dragged-him down with it. He
fell nearly one hundred feet and plunged
into the forebay. He was taken out unn-
Jurcd. His escape WAS most remarkable as
he passed between two logs only four feet
apart, and must have been dashed to pieces
If he had struck either one of them.