Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

George W. Clark, of Madison county, died
on Thursday morning, in the SD year of his
age.
Wheat harvesting is proceeding briskly
around Danvillc. The crop is splendid one
both as to quality and yield.
The post-oflice at Hampton. was entered
by burglars last night and number of re-
glstcrcd letters and small amount of moncv
and stamps stolen.
The executive committee is making pre-
paratlons for State convention of Sunday
schools of all denominations to be held in
Petersburg i'll the month of October.
1t is stated that the forthcoming report Of
the operations of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad will show an increase of $4,000
earnings for the month Of May over the cor
responding month of last year.
Hedge Peth, a citizen of Hickford, was yes
terday found near the railroad bridge at Bell
| field dead. The body is badly mutilatcd,
and the man is supposed to have been muir
dcrcd on Sunday night, by whom it is not
known.
The race yesterday evening between the
AppomattoX and Cockade City Boat Clubs,
ut Petersburg, resulted in favor of the latter.
The single scull race between Butler Ma
hone, son of Senator Malone, and White, Of
Fredericksburg. was won by the former
At meeting of the Alumni Association
OF Washington and Lee University, yester-
day, at Lexington, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term: Presi-
dent, w. A. Anderson Fice-President, G.
Watson James; Secretary, c. 4. Graves
Treasurer, John i. Campbell, jr.
Two young men, one white and the other
colored, were drowned Saturday evening
while fishing in Mason's pond, in Sussex
county, four miles from Jarrett's depot. The
boat was unsafe, and was swamped soon af-
ter being showed out from the Shore. The
white mans name was Kenneth Harrell.
The sassafras and grist-mill recently
erected at Charlottesville by Mr.. r. n.
Flanagan was burned last night The loss
is perhaps $4,000; partially covered by in
surance. The high trestle bridge of the
Charlottesville and Rapidan railroad, which
was only few feet from the mill, took fire,
but was saved by backing an engine upon it
and pouring water from the tender
1t is stated that white labor, wherever it
has been introduced in Accomac and North
ampton counties, is pronounced good. 1t
consists principally of Germans. About $50
have been secured in these two counties
sthN auuillOllQl arrive DIV
almost every boat. 1t is said they are Civ
ing entire satisfaction wherever they have
been tried.
The coalition joint committee have called
the district Conventions to meet at the dates
and places hereafter named, all in August
First district, Fredericksburg, 10th: second,
Hampton, 10th: third, Henrco Court House
10th; fourth, Burkevillc, 10Th fifth, Rocky
Mount, Franklin co., 22d sixth, Lynchburg
10th seventh, Harrissonburg, 18th eighth,
Warrenton 18th, and ninth, Marion, Smythe
county, 18th.
Jefferson Shelby, citizen of Petersburg,
was found on his premises yesterday morn
with CHASTITY wound on the back of his
head. He was taken to the jail and died
shortly afterwards from the effects of his in
juries. When found, he said he had been
struck by Samuel Cuykendall, keeper of a
bowling saloon. Cuykendall had an exami-
nation before the Mayor, and no evidence
appearing to show that he had inflicted the
injuries, he was discharged Shelby's death
IS supposed to have been caused by fall
The award of the contract for the print
ing of the Riddleberger bonds to the Kend-
all Bank Note Company of New York still |
disturbs Malone and some other leaders
a proposition was submitted to Second Au-
ditor Dyson, who is one of the officers who
made the award, to submit the whole mat
ter OF printing the bonds to two members of
the readjuster and three of the Brady re-
publican State committee, and agree to
abide the result Of such arbitrament. Dyson
declined to do so. The bonds were to have
been ready for refunding by July l. 1t is
possible that these delays may postpone
that work much later.