Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Virginia Midland Railway has re-
duced its passenger rates on the Franklin
Division.
Ihirty-one murders have been committed
III flttsylvana County since July /. 1873,
and only one man hung.
The population Of Wytheville. according
10 census Just taken, is ,, 056, an increase
OF lSo over the census of1SSl.
\ number of Lynchburg's business men
are actively moving in the matter of organ
lZn@ Il board of trade for that city.
Professor Noah X. Davis, of the Universe
~ OF Virginia. has been appointed one ofthe
members of the faculty of the summer school
OF the American Institute Of Christian Phil
osophy, which will begin its session July IL
at Greenwood Lake, New York.
The pastures in Clarke county arc more
backward this spring than they have been
Tor number of years. Farmers had good
pastures at the end Of the first week in May
OF last year, but from the present prospects
they will feel sorely in need Of them soon.
1t Is expected that the large marine rail
way now i'll process of construction at Ports
mouth will be in running order early in June
When completed it will be the largest rail
way of the kind OH the Atlantic coast south
of Baltimore, and will he capable of hauling
up Il vessel Of two thousand tons.
Mr.. John NJ. Hollyday, Il well-known
lawyer, ct Spotsylvania county, met with
quite Il serious accident the other ,lav
W hlle experimenting some work on the
banks ut Il stream, by some means he fell in
striking his head against large rock, rem
dcrnG him unconscious and causing Il very
serious injury,
The census report Of 1850, just issued
shows that there were 1887 farms in Viz
ginia rs against 13,S49 in 1870 Ofthis num-
her %},53l were occupied by the owners,
1882 rented at 4 fixed rate and q .594 rent
ed on shares of produce. One thousand five
hundred and siXty-1hree comprise over 900
acres each, 1851 over 500 acres each. 53,lOl
over 100 acres each, and 10l are Of less than
three acres each.
Several young ladies Of family residing
III Louisa county came near being fatally
poisoned recently. 4 box Of French candy
was sent them, purporting to represent the
compliments OF young man whom no one
believes sent the same, and upon the ladies
eating the candy they were made quite sick,
which fact led to an examination Of the
candy, resulting in the discovery that arsenic
had been put in it. 1t is thought that jealousy
must have occasioned this dastardly at
tempt.
The readjustels and republicans of Peters
burg held convention in the courthouse
last night, to nominate 4 ticket TO be voted
for ut the municipal election on the 4th
Thursday Of this month. The convection
consisted Of eighteen readjuster delegates
and eighteen colored republicans, and was
held with closed doors II. J. Jarratt was
nominated for mayor. j. Artur Johnson for
city sergeant, George Bernard for Common
wealth's attorney, John c. Armistead for
! clerk of courts, and f. W. Couch for city
treasurer. These candidates are all read
juster nominees The nominations amount
practically to election.
A suit has been instituted in the Circuit
Court of Richmond by Boiling W. Haxall
and others, representing six thousand shares
of stock in the old James River and Kama
wha Canal Co. against that company, the
Richmond and Allegheny Ralaoad Com
pany, the Ohio Central Railroad Company,
the Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad
Company, the city Of Richmond, the city Of
lynchblrrg, the Board of Public Works of
Virginia. Il. O. French. and unknown stock
holders Of the James River and kanawha
Company who may not concur and make
! themselves parties and plaintiffs The plain
ttls ask for Il receiver to take charge of and
hold all the property formerly owned by the
canal company, and assert that the transfer
fthe property and franchise of the James
River and kanawha Company to the rail
road company WAS illegal and should he de-
clared void.