Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

SOl. FRANCIS Ii. smith has been reelected
superintendent of the Virginia Military In
stitutc, at Lexington.
Col Ramsdell, ex-U. s. Marshal, is no
better. He is yet in New York, and it is
feared he cannot recover
Capt. John S. Wise, of Richmond. is visit
ing Senator-clect H. H. Riddleberger, at
Woodstock, Shenandoah county
VIM. Stephens, colored, present State
Senator from Grcensville county, was in
dorsed as the readjuster candidate for Con-
gress from the 4th district on Monday at
Grcenvillc county court.
Coupons Of the Corporation Of Petersburg
aggrcgating large amount fell due the LIST
of July. Owing to the local complications
they would have been Frustrated, but were
paid TO avoid protest by citizens.
The Senate on Saturday last confirmed
the nomination of Mr.. Lawrence Taliaierro
as Postmaster at Fredericksburg. Mr.. Tall
aterro is native of King George, is now
and has always been 4 resident of that
county.
Sterling E. Edmunds, of Halifax county,
dropped dead at his home in that county
on Monday of heart disease Mr.. Edmunds
is the gentleman who in April last shot and
instantly killed his son-in-law, DR.. John p.
Lipscomb, in Danvillc.
In the Richmond Circuit Court, on Mon
day, a judgment was rendered against n. G.,
Talliaferro, late storekeeper of the peni-
tertiary, and his sureties for 500, 1iG.7
with interest from January /, 1880, in favor
of the Commonwealth. An appeal will be
taken.
The Clay statue has been removed from
its old place in the Capitol grounds at Rich
mond, and carried to the Capitol, where it
will be placed in niche in the rotunda
after it has been repaired and cleansed.
New hands have been ready for years to re-
place the originals which were badly broken
during the war.
The firemens' parade at Winchester YES
terday was very much curtaled by the rain
Visiting iircmcn were present from Hagers-
town, Md. Chambersburg, Pa, and Harris
burg, Pa. AT night there was II general
illumination and display of fireworks. A
torchllght procession Of 400 in line, with six
bands, passed through the chief streets.
The festivities closed with collation. to the
visitors.
The Court of Appeals has granted writ
OF supersedeas in The case of Oliver Hatchett,
Soio'SA, SOHflClCl Ill lHc SlTCull court OI
Brunswick county last April of the murder
OF Moses Young, colored, sentenced to be
hanged on the Dist ofthis month Littleton
Hatchett, father Of Oliver Hatchett, was
also convicted last April US accessory to the
murder and sentenced to hang, but the case
was subsequently brought before the Su-
preme Court on writ OF supersedeas, when
the court decided that the evidence did not
justify conviction.
1t IS said that another difficulty has oc-
CURED in the State Treasurer's office. in
Richmond. Under the caucus appointment
by the readjuster members of the Legisla-
ture, one of the clerkships, now filed from
the Third District, has been assigned to the
Sixth District, and move has been made
to vacate the present incumbent by sending
him notice that his resignation would be
acceptable, but this the holder of the posi-
ton refuses to do, prefering to be turned
cut II ne has to 60 An effort is being made
by prominent readjuster friends Of each
party to harmonic the difficulty.
The general meeting of the stockholders
OF the Richmond and Danville R. R. Co. was
held in Richmond Monday, when a reso-
luton was adopted accepting the provisions
OF the act passed by the Legislature last
winter authorizing the company to increase
Its capital stock, upon condition that it sur
render its exemption from State taxation. |
President Burford was directed to make !