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

party Of capitalists are about 10 open Il
large hardware establishment in Roanoke.
Miss Sally I. Hooper died III Caroline
county, few days ago, aged 81 wears.
The Norfolk knitliu. an,: Manufacturing
Company now gives cmplnyurn;to over 100
persons
The contract for painting ana glazing Tie
courthouse at nanvillc, has been awarded
to Il NaShngtonian for 81 ,0@0.
Ike Washington. of Markham. Eauvuivr
county, was lodged in The pcnitcntiary YES
tcr,lay for four Years for burglary
The Glaniorsua Manufacturing Company.
Of lynchburg. has determined to increase
is capital stock $l3,00n, making ii $So,um
The building CT the street railway in Pc
tcrsburg was commenced Tuesday. and will
be pushed forward with I'll possible speed
y !ai" will be held in Portsmouth shortly
tur The purpose of raising funds 10 complete
the Confederate monument.
Rev John Scott of charlottesville. a we'll
known preacher Of the African Methodist
Church, died last sunday
Rev. Dr. Chas. II. Read, IN cmimcnt
Presbyterian clergyman, of hichuirr,l was
slightly paralyzed Wednesday,
! Hampton, firm will send large
collection of canned fish To the London ish
exhibition.
\ reported ease Of SHALL pox in Frc,ler-
ick>b"r@ caused great cXcicmcu. there last
Tuesday.
Judge George F. Hughes will hold a spec
ial term of the Circuit Court oi CuIprpci be-
ginning February Goth
Mr. james ID. McCabc. a son Of the Rev.
James d. McCahc, formerly Il citizen of
Fredericksburg, died in Germantown. Penn.
on last Sunday.
Mr.John Frederick Pitman. prominent
and successful merchant of Frederick sbu.g.
died last Tuesday in the I'D year OF his
age.
| here is very little funding now going on
under the Riddlebergcr act as holders CT
bonds are awaiting the Supreme Courts de-
cisinn.
! Hon. John T. Massey has served notice
upon Mr. John s Wise Of his intention TO
commence taking dispositions at the town OF
| Warrcnton.
Mr.. Thomas Croxton, jr., Of Acco,uac
county, while out cunning the other day.
accidentally discharged his gun. The load
taking effect in his left arm.
Capt Hiram W. Tyler, we'll knovn eli! .
i12n, died Yesterday NJ his residence IN Rich
uand, after u brief illness al the mnc al =;
| wears.
! John Palmer, Il negro man. living in niul-
| mead county. WAS shot III the other night
By some unknown party. This make: Ike
! thi"d time he has been shot At hut has been
| lucky enough to escape
! Yesterday morning, in Richmond, .Iohn
! Wade, \ youth, aged seventeen wears, was
! killed near the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
road IS being run over by lumber wagon
i upon which he was attempting To ride the
! r"ar wheels passed over him breaking hi:
neck.
The State board OF education on Wetincs-
day decided that the school trustees OF Rich
inond city who failed TO qualify within thc
tine prescribed hy lax after th,ir aunoin:
meat, were not legal trustees. The board
! requested Superintendent Garrett - rec
osumcnd aomc gentlemen (ar th1 ;rm-tea-
SHIPS
| The contract or lir construction ui Il free
bridge across the i;appahannorh river Il.
| Fredericksburg, has been awarded IL the
! Wrought Iron Bridge Company al Canton,
ohio, at the sum Of 81. 100 cash. The I,.it!nr
IS 10 he of wrought iron, sixteen feet vile.
with granite piers, aad to be FIRST class in
every respect.
The council OF Petersburg Yesterday cle,-
ted I. J. ,Iarratt. iea1j'ssicr, mayor and he
qualified. He was elected mayer last Nav
but failed 10 qualify al the proper Time
i'tHI. f. Ii. Archer. Jarrat,s opponent in the
municipal contest last May. who has been
dizcharsing the duties of mayor. will con
test .iarratj& right to the office in he Cont
Of Appeals.
At a meetins Of the Petersburg city coun-
eli last night The decision Of Judge Rudd.
| city attorney, in the mattur whether or 10,
the city is indebted 10 the Apprentices o! The
! democratic council was rendered The
am"tlit required is $lO.0nU. Judge >RaL.i
says he is of opinion that the council can
not order such compensation made ont o!
The city treasury. This decision is final.
Tho State board of education has acccpi-
al The Griffin farm. near Petersburg. rs The
ste Tor the toiuvcd Norma! and Col.,iat,.
Institute, provided the city council OF ne.
! tcrsburg gives 81 GOD The college building
! will he erected near the spot where the
memorable Crater" fight occurred ,Iilrin:
the war, and tho amount appropriated iy
{ The Legislature for the establishment Ct the
school WAS one hundred thousand dollars,