Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dlphtnefla still prevails III PlttSylvani:l
anc Fairfax counties. Several persons have
died recently in both counties.
Mr.. Blaine owns valuable property along
the line of the Richmond and Alleghanv
hallroad, but has disposed of all his interest
II the road itself.
Warrenton may lose two valuable citizens
at an early day, Captain II. R. Garden and
DR.. y. {. Gordon. Captain Garden goes to
New York, but DR.. e. is unsettled
Mr.. james B. Pace is now regarded as the
wealthiest man in Virginia He made his
money III the tobacco business in Richmond.
where he resides.
There was issued on Wednesday from the
clerks office, of Montgomery county mar
rlage license TO q groom of nineteen sum-
mers. The bride is but fourteen
There is no detective corps attached to
the Richmond police at the prc.ent time,
though there are several detectives in the
city who act Oh private account.
Lee Rhodes, brother OF jim Rhodes, the
murderer of the Massic family, was convict
ed at Charlottesville, OH Saturday of MUIR
der in the second degree and sentenced to
the State penitentiary for eleven years.
DR.. William Hamilton, who was for so
many years the assistant physician at the
Western Lunatic Asylum, LETT on Monday
last for Kentucky, in which State he has
been offered the place Of assistant superin-
tendent in one Of the State asvlums for the
insane.
Charlottesville is to have another bank,
The Bank of Albermarlc," with S. V. Sou
thall president n. M. Page, vice president;
Greene Peyton cashier: S. Y. Southall, n.
NJ. Page, Drury Wood, John B. Minor, l.. r.
Ianckel, Jas. d. Jones and Peyton S. Coles
| direc tors
The case of Solomon Jones, the colored
man charged with killing his son on the Pc
tcrsburg railroad track some two months
since, came up Friday at Clements store, in
Chesterfield county. He was committed for
trial at the next term Of the County Court.
and bail was refused.
The Episcopal Congress, which was in
session in Richmond last week, adjourned
on Friday night. Bishop White said he
thought this Congress had been one of the
best and most successrulhe had ever attend
ed. He dwelt upon the pleasure the ses-
slons had been to the Richmond people, and
wished the members happy return to their
| homes
c. W, Spiccr's large tobacco factory, cor
ner OF Washington and Jones streets, Peters
burg, was destroyed by fire Saturday night.
| The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is
supposed to have caught from the engine.
The destruction of the building, stock, and
machinery was complete. and there is a clear
loss of between $4,000 and $4,000. The
stock Of manufactured tobacco on hand was
somewhat light
Mr. ip1- Il 81 I
George l.. Pickett, of the Confederate army,
is critically i'll at the Exchange Hotel. in
Richmond, and sreported dying last night.
Through the influence of some of the Z. S.
army officers who had been classmates OF
her husband ut West Point and in the Mex
lean war with him, she was more than a
yearago given Il clerkship at Washington.
Some months ago she was turned out bv
Mahone's influence in order to make room
for some OF his hcnchmen. 1t is understood
that she was mainly dependent upon her
salary for support
The Raitrdy .1gc of Chicago prints COM
munication from Mr. Robert A. Martin, OF
Petersburg, claiming that what is now
known as the Petersburg Railroad was char
tered in $780, and that there is reason to be-
llave that it was the first road in this colln-
Try to use steam power in transporting pas
sengcrs, as the Baltimore and Ohio road
first used horses. The road by its charter
was prohibited from charging over IL! cents
ton per mile for freight and cents Il mile
Tor passengers. The freight cars held three
tons ofproduce and the coaches from six
teen to eighteen passengers, and the high
est speed attained was sixty miles in five
hours.
On Monday last the Sheriff of Montgom-
cry county reached Salem, with David Hall
who is charged with the murder of Charles
Bowyer ten years ago. He is the son OF
Thomas Hall. one of the wealthiest men in
Montgomery county, and isthirty-one years
of age. Young Hall was arrested several
months ago in Floyd county for stealing Il
saddle. He was recognized there as the
murderer of Bowyer and was taken to jail.
On Monday morning last it was discovered
that Hall had made IN attempt to liberate
himself By filing two or three of the bars of
the cage in which he was confined, and i'm
mediately after the discovery, it was decid-
cd to remove him to the Salem Jail, which is
more secure and substantial. Avery ingcn-
ious letter has beeen found, written by Hall
to some friends in North Carolina, whom he
was expecting to assist him in making his
escape, urging them to come on.