Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-08
HIRGIN1A NEWS

The Grand Grove Ancient United Order
ofDruds ofthe United States will meet in
Richmond in biennial session to-day.
Th:rty-iivc members of the Walker Light
Guards, of Richmond, arrived at Fortress
Monroe last evening.
DR.. J. Augustus Niche, prominent re-
publican of Albermarle county. has issued
circular address "to the republicans of Vir-
ginia on the impendind crisis in which he
counsels thorough organization of the party
in opposition to IA democratic boss or mixed
monstrosity.''
As the passenger train on the Peninsula
division Of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road from Newport News was coming to
Richmond yesterday the engine struck Il
man, who was lying on the side Of the track
with his head between the stills, fracturing
his skull.
4 detective passed through Lynchburg
yesterday having i'll custody David French,
of many aliases arrested last Wednesday in
Kentucky, charged with being an accessory
in the murder of George WoodSon, colored,
at Dublin, nine years ago. French will turn
States evidence, duplicating some Of his
kinsmen as principals in the bloody transac-
ton.
| Recent heavy rains in the vicinity of
Lynchburg and in the southwestern section
of the State flooded many of the smaller
streams and wrought some damage to crops
fencing. and property. Near Crocketts,
Wythc county, 700 yards of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad track was washed out
The Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
track also suffered considerable damage al
several points, delaying trains and ncccssi
tatmg transfers.
Mr.. John Farley, a Wcll-knoWn citizen o.
Manchester, started OH Sunday morning fol
Granite TO visit 4 number of friends there
but becoming wrared he sat down on Il til
of the Richmond aud Danville railroad
track and fell asleep. While in this cond
ton the train came along and he was struck
on the head by the cOw-catchcr. and recci.
we'd such injuries rs torcnder him insensible
He was Immediately conveyed to his home
where he soon breathed his last.
fire in Danville yesterday evening DIES
troyed Williamson 4 Bethell's tobacco fac
tory, on High street. The fire extended t,
Arnett & Wemple's two factories, and dc
stroyed one and damaged the other 1t OK
tended also south to II. J. Carbin's factory
destroying it and damaging Kinney 4 Co
factory. The origin of the fire is unknown
Losses : Williamson 4 Bcthell's. $50, 900: in
surance, $50, 900: Arnett 4 Wemplc. $4,000
insurance, $4,000; Carbin s. 900 fully in
sured.
Mr.. j. 5. Scott. a young man from Mchcl
rim, Va, enroute TO Alabama while stoppin:
of ut Burkeviie Yesterday with his irien,
DIR. John Fl. Young, accidentally shot him
self through the body just below the lief
nipple, the ball passing between the ribs an
coming out at the back 1t seems Will,
Scott was looking in his ralse for some pa
pers to show DR.. Young, he took his psto
, from his valse and laid it on a trnnk nea
by, and was in the act of putting it hac
when he made Il remark to DR.. Young. IF
man was TO stand before this pistol II
would be gone" and Us he spoke these word
the pistol went off.
Last Thursday King George County Court
day, witnessed the largest outpouring ofpec
pie in attendance on Court for years pas
i The tria! Of Frank Burkman on the charg
OF numbering the captain and mate of til
sloop Fanny Southland" in Machodoc cree
last May, was set for trial, and public eS
f element was rife TO obtain all the details c
> the tragedy from the lips of the witnessc:
, John Nicely, of Accomac county, had bee
. retained by the relatives of the decease
a captain to assist the prosecution, and Tho,
H. Bevah, and J. J. Mason, appeared 70
f the prisoner. A motion for continuanc
Of the case to the September term was mad,
and after argument, granted by the Court.