Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-28

Alr. George J. Summer, al old and we'll
known citizen Of Richmond, died Yesterday
| The Secretary of the Commonwealth |,
| having the poll books for the Spring elev.
! tons sent out through the mails.
| Persons in the suburbs of Norfolk and
f,om the surrounding country report that
the prospects for u good fruit Year as very
bright.
J. Garland Hurst has been appointed sher.
III "l Jefferson county. to ill the unexpired
term OF the late sheriff, Juhu S. Moore, who
died last week.
Al Il meeting Of citizens of Fincastle coun-
"A committee Was appointed To urge an
| rxielsi"u of HE Richmond and ALLEGHENY
Railroad 10 that town.
l.. X. Edwards The clerk of the Circuit
and County Courts Of Southampton, died
sunday last, after brief illness. He had
tiled the position for fifty years.
Rev. DR.. Meade preached his farewell SER
mon III the EplscolaChurch AT Charlestown.
SuHday morning last He has accepted q
call t" Phiadel phia. and will be succeeded
by Rev. Dallas Tucker.
In Roanoke yesterday J. w. Cook was
ARE Sled charged with committing forgery
upon kriuuver &, Son. Tie amount obtain.
e Is believed 10 he about $40. He was
examined before a justice of the peace and
sent on 10 the grand jury for Indictment.
A plan is on foot in King George county
looking to the organization OF a ioiut stock
company for the purpose Of building a grist
mill with Hath saws, broom machinery, Or.
attached, at some suitable and convenient
place, uear wharf on the Rappahannock
river.
young tnan aged twenty-eight years ar
rived i'll Norfolk on Monday evening and
registered at the Mansion House az wv. NJ
Fairfax, Va" Yesterday evening he was
found dead in bed in his room. His death is
supposed To have resulted from natural
causes.
Considerable sums of State money are be-
ing transferred from one bank TO another
y" Monday $780, was turned over to Mr..
jack Slaughter. president of the First Ma
tiona of Lynchbury for deposit in his bank.
The Treasurer alSo paid $4,000 interest on
the debt.
John f. Hawkins, charged with robblng
the mails at Wilson. y. c., was arrested at
The Boiling Brook Hotel at PETERSBURG.
Yesterday, and taken before United States
Commissioner Gallagher, who committed
him TO jail in default Of bail Until recent.
~ epuolished paper in North Carolina.
A thousand roll makers ct Lvncbburp
struck yesterday for Increased wages and
nearly all the tobacco manufactures have
suspended work. A party of 800 strikers
Went to Ford's factory and threatened the
roll makers there with violence if they con.
tinued work, but the menance was disre.
gar'lei. Trouble is apprehended.
At Roanoke yesterday an idiot named
Newman was shot and killed by the accl.
den'ul discharge of pistol which g young
man named Jetor, son of Dr.. Jetor, was
handing TO him. Several young men were
as embed ut The store of Mr. Jones, near
bou>acks, when Jetur playfully handed
pistol to Newman and told him to shoot one
OF The Young men. Il was accidentally dis
charged, killing Newman instantly.
In the Henrico county court yesterday
e'unsel for Charles Lee. the negro. who was
,,i nVictr'i last week of the murder of Daniel
.naaler' Med a bill of exceptions, and had the
case ruled to the circuit court i'm order to
,ec"re' II possible, Il new trial. which had
oren refused by the county court. judge
Newman' OF Hanover, who presided during
+! u VI. Then sentenced Lee to he hanged
In the )"li yard on the twenty-seyenIb of
July next Barbara Miller, wifi. Of ths
murdered man. through whose cone.ss;on
Lee was convicted, will be tried in April