Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18
VIRGINIA NEWS,

The lecture ofGen. titZ Lee in Staunton.
asst Friday evening was largely attended.
a great many cartridges have persisted
from the cold in various parts of the State
Mr.. Benjamin c. Taylor, well-known
citizen of Clarke county died suddenly
Thursday last of pneumonia.
Duncan Ford colored, of Powhatan CO..
died last week at the accurately ascertain
ed aged" of 120 years.
Hon. George w. Booker, formerly men,
democratic convention which will harmonic
all clements of the party.
Mr.. Charles H. Shelton, of Richmond,
and Miss Rosa Reifsneider, Of Frederick
City, Md, were married yesterday. The
ceremony was performed in strictly English
style.
Miss f. w. Washington, highly esteem
cd lady, died in Berryville, Saturday, aged
So years. She was daughter of the late
Warner Washington, who at one time owned
the well-kuOwn "Audley' estate in Clarke
county.
In Richmond yesterday while three little
boys were coasting on Broad street, they
ran under the wheel of coal cart and mar
rowly escaped with their lives One of the
little fellows had his hips badly injured and
anothers hand was mashed out of shape
and perhaps will have to be amputated
William Taylor, colored, charged with
robbing the United States mail at Newport
News; was arrested Oh Wednesday by w.
+. Giddings, member of the House of Dele
gates from Chesterfield county, as special
United States deputy marshal, but escaped
that night and is still at large.
| At meeting of the Richmond City School
Board OH Tuesday the allowance Of 81, $50
to the Superintendent was stricken out. In
support OF the motion it was stated that the
superintendent receives salary now of ST.
O50 from the State. The statement of
amounts reported to the Council as neces-
Sary for carrying on the schools for the next
year, in addition to what is received from
the State, is $4,000.
On Tuesday night detective arrested
at Milford man named Lynch on the
charge of entering the dwelling of Mr.
Wright, who lives in the lower part of Car
ollne county, aud stealing $500, on the night
Of January t. A telegram from Bowling
Green stated that Lynch and his wife were
about to board the northern train when
they were arrested. One hundred and
twenty dollars were found concealed in the
hair of Lynch's wife.
The Marquis of Lorne and his suite, in
consequence of the bad weather, kept with
in doors in Richmond yesterday. Her Royal
Highness, Princess Louise is reported quite
unwell caused by the fatigue of travel.
Yesterday morning when the time arrived
for the Princess to take her bath she decli-
ned to use the bath tub in the bath room,
saying that she would not use tub which
had been used by other persons. The pro-
pretor of the hotel upon hearing this had
new one put in.
Yesterday morning when her royal high
ness the Princess Louise sat down to her !
o'clock breakfast in Richmond, it was evil
dent from the whispered conversation be,
tween her maids of honor that she had com
mhncated bit of intelligence to them Of u
nature too delicate for the ears of the gem
tlemen of the party. The cause was the re-
ceeipt in the morning by the Princess Of a ca
blegram from Queen Victoria announcing
that one Of the princesscs was a mother.
The Princess sent congratulatory telegram
expressing the nope that mother and child
arc doing we'll