Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

a tobacco association is to be organized at
Roanoke.
D. C. Cotlman an old and valued citizen
of Luray, died Friday.
The Supreme Court Of Virginia has re-
tanned Mr.. C. Keith Taylor as clerk.
The residence of Mrs. Catterbuck, in
Augusta county. was destroyed by fire last
week.
Thos. B. Leonard. one of the best known
citizens of Fredericksburg, died Friday
night
Nearly $500 has been secured for the
purchase Ola library for the State Agricul-
tura College at Blacksburg
Rev. Dir. Hun, of Richmond, has been call
ed to the pastoratc Of the Baptist Church in
Lexington.
=. NJ. Finks has purchased the Henry
Qualntance farm. in Rappahannock county,
for s. 900 cash.
Miss Fanny Brown and NJ ISIS Beck. of Bed
| ford county, who were recently burned, died
last week
The father of Sheriff Stevens, Of Roanoke
county. died in Salem, Friday last, of small
poX.
Two young latlies of Front Royal were
made very sick day or two ago by using q
certain washing preparation for yeast pow
der.
John Madden, the engineer on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, who was killed,
near Stretcher's Run, a few weeks ago, had
his life insured for 5000
Samuel Banks and Tom Irvine, both col
ored, got into difficulty on the New River
Railroad last week, when Banks was shot
dead by Irvine.
John c. Crowley, who was candidate for
Congress i'll the Richmond district at the
first election after the war, died last week
in New York.
The principal Of a colored public school in
Tappahannock is 10 be suspended for fore
ing 4 dose of castor oil down the throat Of
a pupil who came late and gave headache"
| as an excuse.
w. Fl. Garrett, citizen of Petersburg,
who was arrested in that city on charge
of assaulting young woman, was discharg-
ed on Saturday by order of the mayor, the
charges against him having been withdrawn
| Saturday night colored man named
Lewis Carter, living on DIR. Pretlow's farm,
in southampton county, attacked his wife
with an axe, crushing her skull. from the
effects of which she died The murderer
escaped. The cause Of the crime is not
| known.
The twenty.eight Boston excursonists,
representing the leading business enterpris-
cs of Boston, arrived, in Richmond, this
morning. The party will leave for New
Orleans, to he present at the Mardi Gras
Festival which commences on the 9th of
February.
! In Accomar, recently, Andrew Powell, q
colorcd man, WAS taken sick with what was
supposed 10 be measles, and his disease was
| not discovered TO be smallpox till after he
died. During his illness his ncighbors visit
ed him frequently, and twenty-five persons
have been quarantincd under suspicion that
they have contracted the disease.
Mr.. James Guthrie II prosperous Young
| farmer, Of Halifax &. H.. was married 10
Miss hulda Martin OH Friday night. A
large company WAS present at the wedding.
| which was solemnized at the residence of
the brides father. Owing TO the bad wealth
cr the guests remained at the mansion all
night. Saturday morning, when they had
assembled al the breakfast table il was re-
marked that The bride and groom were late
in coming. Suddenly the shrieks of a wom-
an were heard, and the startled guests has
tened into the hall where they met the bride
OLA night, who cried, my husband Oh,
my husband - When she awoke in the
morning she found her husband dead Nv
her side