Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-15

VIRGINIA NEWS.

The report that two colored students have
entered the medical class of the University
of Virginia is unfounded.
Two negro men. were committed to iail
in Richmond county, last Thursday for COM
mlttipg an outrage on the person Of two col
ored girls.
James l.. Laird, young man, formerly of
Augusta county, convicted in Baltimore, of
passing forged check, was sentenced to
five years in the pententiary Oh Saturday.
Thomas Green, whose name is indissolu.
bly, connected with the Fauquier Springs.
died i'll Washington, last Friday week and
his remains were taken to Warrenton for in
teriment.
The Evangelical Ministers of Warrenton
have organized an Association to be known
us the Pastors Conference of Warrenton,
Rev John Il. Turpin President, and Rev.
q. W. Nelson, Vice President.
The stcamtug Warrior. having in tow
several mud-scows for Norfolk, was driven
ashore. III the snowstorm on Thursday
night, abrcst of Wolf trap, near the mouth
OF DIRK river, and went to pieces Captain
Lewis and all the crew were saved.
Counsel it is said intend to test in the
Chancery Court of Richmond the law known
rs Coupon Killer No. ,. This act is that
collectors shall receive only gold, silver,
United States Treasury notes and National
bank notes for taxes or other debts and de-
mands due the Commonwealth .
Burkman, the murderer of Captain Ed
ward Nelson, convicted ut the last King
George Court and sentenced 10 be hanged
on the 18th OF May next, maintains in his
confinement the same solid Indifference to
his lmpcndnGing fate which he manifested
throughout the protiactcd trial.
K. III. Hudson, who lost in October last
his store and dwelling, located ut King
George Court House, and which was insur-
ed through The agency of Captain w. f.
Baker, received few days ago, from the
Alexandria Insurance Company. 4 check for
$1GS.oo his full claim for the loss fhis prom
crty
y man named Sewers, of Clarke county,
entered the National Bank ofCommerce, in
Philadelphia, on Saturday, to cash draft
for 81 700. While he was counting the mon-
ey a stranger called his attention to Il note
lying on the floor, and, as Mr.. Sewers stoop.
eel te pick it up, another man appeared at
his other elbow, grabbed a pile Of bills
amounting to S99S, and disappeared around
| the corner.
Two young children Ex-Governor Cameron.
are just now recovering from an attack of
the small poN. In 4 private letter Cover
nor Cameron says that the disease was COM
mnncatcd from silk dress worn bv col
ored domestic, who had the small poX some
months ago, but Of which fact the family
were ignorant. The woman had burned all
her clothes, with the exception of the silk
| dress which she was 10th TO part with on ac-
count of its value to her.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany has recently exchanged $50, 700 of its
common stock for 600 Of the common
stock OF the Shenandoah Railroad This
gives the former company the control of the
latter, which will probably be made prom
incnt branch of the great trunk line of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Fifty
eight miles of the New River branch Of this
road have been completed, and there re-
mains only II miles to finish.
Messrs Edward Powers and c. A. Bay
llss judges Of election, at Lloyds, in Essex
county, were last week, indicted by the
grand jury, in the United States Court. at
this city, for their refusal to receive The tax
receipts of George l.. Mcenly one of Audi
tor Brown Aliens collectors. The 1lde,ratcr
lnd".r says: This prosecution is peculiarly
cruel, in the case Of Mr.. Powers, who is Il
very old man. and in feeble health, and cam
not possibly stand the fatigue of the trip to
Alexandria Through long series of years.
he has led blameless life, and enjoys the
confidence and respect of all whoknow him,
and now i'll his old age and Weakness he is
to be subjected to Il criminal prosecution to
crafty partisan Spite