Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Rappannock steamer Grace, sunk u
short time ago has been raised.
Emanuel G. Thurston. Leading citizen of
Gloucester county died last week.
student from Brazil has recently entered
the University Of Virginia
Mrs. Susan eileen, of Augusta county, died
last week, aged % Years.
y coIored woman named Martha Fletcher
was burned to death near Winchester last
week by the upsetting of = coal oil lamp
Professor Campbell, Of Washington and
Lee University, is confined to his room from
injuries received by \ recent fall
In Orange county last week Mr. Vim. L.
Murphy, aged ~ years, was married Ia Miss
Eliza Newman, aged Is years
The Winchester Light Infantry have re.
ccived an invitation TO visit Frederick. Md,
on the 22d Of February.
Two coored girls were drowned in Hall.
lax county last week, while attempting TO
cross stream on log.
About 80 citizens Of Smvthe county will
leave for the West in search OF homes in
short time.
Scarlet fever has broken out in the neigh
borhood Of old Proviirmce Church, Augusta
county.
The steamship Anglers sailed from West
Point last week with 20, 900 barrels of flour
for Brazil
The democrats Of Patrick county have
declared i'll favor of Il democratic State con-
Ientlon and 4 thorough organization of the
party.
There is no apparent change in the con-
III n{ h,, ~
Sidney College, who has been i'll for some
months
The Harrisonburg Guards have decided
10 attend the grand competitive drill of the
military OF The whole country to he held in
Nashville, Tenn, in May next.
J. p. Richards, merchant and postmaster
Mt Mine Run. Orange CO., made Il misstep
Friday night, fell and broke both bones of
his right arm.
Robt. J. Walker has been appointed Com
monWealth's attorney ofShenandoah county
in place of Captain II. ii. Riddleberger re-
signed
1t is reported that there are seventeen
cases of small pox within three miles; of
Lancaster Court House, and the people are
considerably excited.
The Rev. J. Miller, aged 81 years, died in
Page Sunday night. lie was horn in Wor-
cestcr, England, and had been member of
the Methodist Church seventy-ive years.
The Stonewall Jackson Association of
New England has voted to send eleven del
eGates TO the unwilling of the statute of
General Robert +. Lee at Lexington, in
June
Gen. James II. Lane, formerly professor
ofmiltary tactics in the Virginia Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical College, has been APP
pointed to similar position in the Alabama
Agricultural College
The ladies of the Hebrew Benevolent So
clety of Charlottesville are holding fair in
that town for the purpose Of raising money
TO complete the payments on their synago-
que.
The leading industry has been intcrfcred
with at Gordonsvile by all order from q rail
road official there forbidding the use of the
passenger depot platform for the purpose of
bartering chicken legs, hot coffee and slap
jacks.
Mr. \. j. Steward, of Monaskon who shot
a colored man for breaking into his store
sometime ago, was tried at Lancaster Court
House last week. The jury found him gull
ty, and his punishment was fixed at five
dollars line and one day in the county Jail.
Mr., George W.. Camp, au old and well.
known citizen, OF Richmond, died on Sun
day after long illness. He was in the sew
entieth year of his age For many wears
previous to the war he was cashier OF the
Exchange Bank ofVirginu.
Hon. John S. Barbour, president OF the
! Virginia Midland railway states that on the
10Th OF January a contract was made with
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telegraph line on the line Of said road, from
Lynchburg to Danville within sixty DAYS
from date
Dr. Gregg, Of King William county, offers
To give large SUN to endow i home
for aged ladies in Richmond All the
Churches there of large membership have
homes for the aged, except the Methodist,
Presbyterans and the Disciples, and il is
understood that u movement will be start
Ell by the denominations named in further
ancc ofthe object.
Reports represent that Il pauic has been
created throughout the southwestern coun-
ties OF the state by the prevalence OF small
pnx in that section. The scourge has abat-
ed at salem, Roanoke county. but the dis
ease has made It's appearance at Bristol Ru-
raj Ret eat, Central, and several other
~" 40 eI'do tuo -NOllOih anu w eSleFn fall-
way aud III the interior counties The PEG
pie are intensely excited.
Judge Thomas S. Atkins. the coalition
Judge, vino was elected by Mahones l.egis-
lature last winter, occupied the bench of the
Richmond Hastings Court yesterday for the
lirSl time. In his charge TO the grand Jury
he said he would have something to say
about alleged election frauds hereafter. At
kins is republican. The cases Of Auditors
;. Brown Allen and John ID. snelIinrs
charged with being connected with what is
known rs the Snelliugs bond forgery. were
called and continued
John NJ. Stagar, the gardener at Bon Air
near Richmond, was run over and and kill
ed Saturday night on the Danville road, a
short distance beyond Robio's station. Sta.
gar left Richmond Saturday evening on the
passenger train for Bon Air Being under
the influence of liquor he failed to get off at
Bon Air. The conductor, seeing him after
the train had gotten some distance from the
station, concluded to take him to Coalfeld
station, where he was put of. 1t is suppos
ell that stagar started down the railroad
track to walk home, when he was run over
by freight train His body was horribly
mangled, aud could only be identified by