Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-07
VIRGINIA NEWS,


:. Harrison Phoebus has been appointed
director In the Eastern Lunatic Asylum
Colonel John A. Martin has entered Oh
his duties as railroad commissioner of Vir-
ginia.
The democrats of Rockbridge have deter
mined not to nominate county ticket for
the spring election.
Jonah Osburn, one of the best known cit
izens OF Loudoun county, died Saturday
night, aged Is years
Mr.. A: Fletcher has purchased Mrs. Geo.
Kitchens farm lying two miles east of War
renton for IS 900 cash.
The poles for the new line of telegraph
from Orange Court House to Charlottesville
are being delivered between the two points.
A military company has been orgarizcdin
smithheld, Isle of Wright county, with 70
members. The company is to be known as
the Old Dominion Light Infantry
DR.. Benz \. Royal, one OF the hest known
anG most eminent physicians in Notloway
county, died there Thursday at the advanced
age Of Il years.
Capt. Frank Flournoy, a conductor on the
accommodation train between Richmond
and Burkeville, on the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad, died al Burkeyilc, yesterday,
Of consumption.
Mr.. J Crawford Nelson, architect of the
Lee mausoleum. has been in Lexington,
making the FINAL arrangements for finishing
the flooring and other inside work Of the
mausoleuIn.
Rev. Harrison Clarke. who has been sup
plying the Presbyterian Churches of Vienna
and Townsville, Fairfax county. for the
past year, has received q call 10 become pas
tor Of said churches.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grass, wife Of y E Grass
OF Augute county, was seized wit fit a
few days ago whilst crossing a brio re over
| stream near her home, and falling iuto the
water, was drowned.
Sheriff Sangster. OF Fairfax has gone to
stanton, with q deranged white woman,
from tho vicinity oil Falls Church, who has
been confined in Jail for the past week or
| two, until provisions could be made for her
at the Western Lunatc Asylum.
Mr.. Frank Morrison son of Major J. II.
Morrison, professor at the Virginia Military
Institute at Lexington, was shot in the foot
accidentally by friend while out cunning
yesterday. The wound Is severe, but is not
considered dangerous.
tablish cannery at Fairfax c. H., for the
canning of fruits, vegetables, 81. Already
a considerable amount of stock has been
| subscribed, and it is thought that enough
| will be taken to insure the success of the en-
terprise.
The jury in the case of Wash Ellis, color
ed, on trial in the County Court of Spottsyl-
vania County. for killing Silas E. Massey,
If L.
| first degree, which was set aside by the
judge as not being in accordance with the
law and evidence. The jury was composed
six white and six colored men.
In May last Charles Rudd, colored, aged
Il years, was run over and killed by train
on the Richmond and Danville Railroad,
near Burkevile. Rudd's administrators
brought suit for SO 900 damages against the
company, and the case was tried Yesterday
in the Circuit Court for Nottoway county,
the jury rendering verdict for S4,75O.
A difficulty occurred yesterday afternoon
at Roanoke, between l.. Bennington and
Seldom Graves. employees at the Crozier
Steel Works. Bennington stabbed Graves
with knife and inflicted several serious
wounds. The difficulty grew out off mis-
understanding about some work in which
they had been engaged, and in which Biz.
mlngton charged Graves with Sinking. In
the afternoon Bennington went to Graves
with lurge open pocket-knife in his hand
and proposed settlement of their differ
ences, whereupon Graves struck him on the
head with a block Of wood. They then
clnched, and in the scuffle which ensued
Bennington stabbed his adversary in the left
shoulder and on the back under the left
shoulder blade. Both wounds are serious.