Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-20

VIRGINIA NEWS.

\ movement is on foot in Danvileto erect
Il large music hall.
Clifford Statham, postmaster at Lynch
burg, died yesterday evening.
Miss Leonora scherer and William T.
johnson, both deaf mutes, were married
near Concord depot, Appomattox county,
last week.
The people of Charlotte CO., have for the
second time defeated by popular vote the
subscription TO the Farmville aud Stauuton
River Railroad.
DR.. Richard Jeifries prominent physi-
clan, died in Petersburg yesterday morn
ing suddenly of Il congestive chill He was
G2 years of age, and previous to tho late war
wasa surgeon in the United States Navy.
John TaliuEerro and Malcolm Palmer two
colored men, OF Central Depot, Montgomery
county, had 4 quarrel on Saturday, in which
Taliaierro used spade and Palmer a razor.
The former was gashed, SO that he cannot
recover.
It is now thought that the New River
branch Of tho Norfolk and Western Road
will he completed to Pocahontas and open
to traffic by January 1st. The company ex-
poets to move its coal in large quantities as
| soon as the road gets through 1t can be
| sold, delivered in Lynchburg, at so cents
per bushcl Of so pounds.
In the Richmond City Circuit Court on
Saturday in the case Of William B. Maupin,
administrator Of Tilman J. Maupin, the
jury, composed of citizens of Manchester,
rendered q verdict against the city for the
full amount clained-$5, 900. Mr. NIaupin
lost his life by walking over the embark
ment near the Shockoe-creek arch where
Broad street crosses that stream.
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. VIM. RI.
Brooks, an overhauler at the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway depot in Richmond, was
killed by the cars while crossing the track
near the grain elevator. The cars were be-
ing shifted from one track to another at
the time, and came upon the unfortunate
man before he could get out of the way
His head was mashed to n jelly and he died
instantly.
Friday night two men were killed on the
Richmond and Allegheny railroad The
first victim Alexander Y. England, was
killed at Bremo Bluff while attempting to
couple a boX-car to an engine. He was hor-
ribly crushed, and died in short while af-
ter the accident occurred. The other
Williams, fell from tho train at
Maiden's Adventure. The wheels Of the
cars passed over his legs, crushing them and
almost severng them from his body. He
died in few hours.
y negro man named Jim McCtuAiu, in
StauMton has been sent on TO answer an in
! iliCtmcnt for perjury before the next grand
| jury. He was arrested for voting, having
been disqualified under the whipping law Of
this State, aud having sworn before the
| Judges OF election that he had never been
! ,,-l,;prol Put hoc,
tratc that he had been whipped once in the
city and once in the county. New frauds
practiccd by the coalitionists are coming to
light every day. The grand expose promi-
scs to be most disgraceful one.
The grand jury Of Loudoun county has
found IN indictment against the Loudoun
Agricultural Society for permitting a gam
ing table, etc, on their grounds during the
late Fair The game alluded to is wha. is
known rs ''whec Of fortune" The court
awarded Il summons against the society, re-
turnabc on the first day of the next term,
ut which time the guilt or innocence of the
accused will he determined BY Jury OF
their peers. The case is rather novel one
especially as the prosecuting attorney is the
first vice president of the society. and will
therefore be obliged, to certain extent, to
prosecute himself rs particeps criminis.
AT the Saturday session fthc conference
of the II. +. Church South in Portsmouth,
the annual report of the secretary of the
Preachers Relief Association was received
and read. Total income from all sources,
81, G55.94; present assets Sl,373SO. Rev W.
w. Bennett, president of Randolph Macon
College, submitted report of his work as
president Of the college. Rev A. G.. Brown
chairman of the Missionary conference
board, submitted his annual report, and re-
ported collections for conference fund
amounting to S6,722.t5, missionary fund
Sl4,529.54, educational fund, $2,33733S. bish-
ops funds. S1,490.50. A letter was read
from Rev. w. w. Royal, missionary to
China, asking the conference for $1,000 to
buy the grounds for the Anglo-Chinese uni
versity to be built by the Methodists at Shan
ghai, and asking that a special China COL
lcge meeting be held by the conference to
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