Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-13
VIRGINIA NEWS,

Mr.. Tandy Williams, an old and respect
ed citizen died in Fredericksburg yesterday
Ex-Governor Letcher has been confined
to his room for some time, not being able to
walk about.
The 18th of May has been appointed for
the observance of the confederate memorial
day in Fredericksburg.
The stockholders Of the Peoples Bank,
Lynchburg, are to vote June 6 on the pro-
priety Of converting the institution into q
National Bank.
Three well developed cases of small pox
have been discovered in Lynchburg, the ca
ses being all negroes. Considerable excite
ment prevails.
portion OF the tramway recently built
over the debris ofthe Richmond and Peters
burg railroad bridge at Richmond was yes
terday washed away by the swollen river.
Near Lynch's Station, on the Virginia
Midland Railroad, are very valuable earths
for paint. One is very red, the other black
both in large quantity-pure and free from
grit.
Last Saturday Mr.. Alexander Watson was
knocked off the bridge over the Rappahan-
mock, at Fredericksburg, by piece of tim
Der, falling thirty feet into the water with
out injury.
The board of Harbor commissioners and
naval representatives commissioned by the
Navy Department have decided to remove
the naval anchorage at Norfolk quarter of
a mile lower.
The council of Lynchburg has ordered
committee to correspond with an electric
light company with u view to substituting
that system OF lighting the city for the pre-
sent system Of gas lights.
Harvey Morrison, colored, charged with
the murder of W. B. Foy, young white
man near Lexington, WAS tried Yesterday
before Judge Mclaughlin, in the Circuit
Courl and acquitted.
The Great Council of Red Men, in session
at Richmond adjourned on Thursday, the
newly elected Great Chiefs being duly raised
up by Past Great Hncohoncc Riley, assisted
by other Great Chiefs. The next meeting
will be held in Portsmouth
The citizens of Warrenton, learning that
the Third Virginia Regiment contemplated
an encampment near the Fauquier Springs
this summer, held mass meeting on Tues
day and appointed a committee to CORES
pond with Colonel Wertenbaker and offer
the regiment reception in behalf of the
community.
S. Brown Allen, State Auditor. of Public
Accounts, received a telegram Tuesday from
his wife i'll Augusta County stating that his
ten-year old son had been run over by
cart. The cart was heavily loaded and the
little fellow fell of, one of the wheels pas
sing over his leg above the knee, smashing
it terribly.
On Thursday afternoon Jackson BRAY,
OF
Wallaceton, Norfolk county, called q COL
ored hand named Jefferson to him apparen-
tly to receive orders. As Jefferson ap-
preached he saw gun in Bray's hand, and
crying out 'you are going to shoot me.n
turned and ran. when Bray shot him dead
and escaped. No cause is assigned for the
murder.
The Cyclone of Wednesday did immence
damage throughout Southern Virginia.
Family residences, barns, and fences
were demolished, and huge trees
uprooted and leveled to the ground. The
residence OF q farmer in Brunswick County
was blown down, the family barely escaping
alive. All the out houses on the farm Of
John Chapel, in Dinwiddie county were
completely RACED to the ground during the
storm. The large and valuable grainery of
John Grubbs, in Chesterfield county, was
struck by lightning and entirely consumed |
with its contents, including thirty barrels of
corn and large quantity of other grain.
The Cyclone was accompanied by q heavy
fall of rain. Hail did incalculable damage
to wheat young corn, oats, vegetation, and I
fruit. In some instances the hail stones
were as large as hens eggs. Allthe streams
were greatly swollen. Many bridges are
washed away. The damages resulting from
the storm amount to several thousand dol
lars.
Take-it-Easy and Live-Long are brothers,