Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-11

VIRGINIA NEWS

There we're forty deaths reported in Rich
mond last week
Two vessels are in quarantine at Norfolk.
with small pox on board.
A. j; Wales, of Louisa, has been made
sneriii OF that county, in place of Mr. Moss,
recently deceased
Dir. Hiram Bowman, of Powelrs Fort
valley: in Shenandoah county. died on last
Sunday night, aged SO years.
Major t. T. Smith, of Fauouier county
had twenty-five sheep killed, in one night
recently by pack of hounds, and many
others wounded.
\ building on the Island farm of Mr.. Isaac
'andevanter, in Loudoun, used for storing
corn, was consumed by fire some ten DAYS
ago. together with about one hundred bar
rels Of corn
Inc rage Courier reports that an expert
VINO has been prospecting on the Blue
Ridge, IN that ncighborhood, has found rich
indications OF silver, copper and gold.
Constable Mock, Justice Taylor and %
citizens Of Accomac, captured three vessels
and Ro. Herley, captain of one of them,
while unlawtully dredging oysters in POGO.
moke Sound, Wednesday.
= S!ihu VI -iI TeorSc cornell, living a
lew miles from Leesburg was very badly
burned one day last week, by its clothing
catching fire. In attempting to put the fire
out, the mother of the child was also badly
burned about the hands.
Reports from the eastern and western
shore counties bordering on Chesapeake Bay
arc that small poX has been recently carried
TO those sections from Baltimore and other
Northern cities and that the people arc
very much exercised over it,
The annual meeting of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company was held in
Norfolk last night. The president submit
tea his annual report. The gross earnings
OF the road for the year were 81. 429, 9Sl 50,
AN increase of 1852, G93.33; expenses, 81 .:324
ooo.J9; net earnings, 81, l0j, 9SO.96.
1he Narrcnton lirgihian says Henry
Crewsenbery. democratic colored man,
died recently at Bealton Station. There are
circumstances surrounding his death which
maze 1t possible that he came to his end by
ioul play. A post mortem examination will
be made and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. set on foot.
Gov. b. F. Butler Of Massachusetts, has
| addressed communication 10 Gov. Gamer.
on requesting to be furnished with infur-
nation concerning the repeal at the last
; election i'll Virginia of the constitutional
provision requiring the prepayment Of the
head-taX ofSl as u prerequisite to voting.
Last Friday Dir. John r. Woods, near wv
Depot in Albcnarle county, had his tlocks
OF sheep badly broken up by the dogs. Fif-
teen Of his fine booded ewes were killed
outright, while several Of his blooded bucks.
! valued ut S25y were badly bitten, and will
probably die. Dr. Woods loss is in the
neighborhood Of $3.50.
The election Oh Tuesday, by the Stock.
holders of the Loudoun National Bank, at
| Lcesburg. OF directors resulted in the choice
OF W. J. Harrison, L. w. s. Hough. Edward
Nichols, Louis II. Powell and VIM. Z. Lynch
AT meeting Of the Directors subsequently
held, MIR. w. j. Harrison was unanimously
reelected President: and the old officers OF
the bank \. Dibrell, cashier: 4. J. Brad
held, Teller; and H. Brouaugh Messenger
were also reelected.
The annual meeting of the State Agricul.
tnral association was held in Richmond YES
terday when the following officers were
reelected: Williams G. Wickham, prcsi.
dent; Robert Beverly, of Fauquer, first
vice president; Thomas Watkins, of Hall
FAX, second vice president; Burr p. holland
VI iouuoul, mira Nlce.preSluent and >. II.
Stewart, of King George: r. Il. Carter, oil
Charles City: W. \. Burke, Of Augusta
anc Edmund X. Cooke, of Cumberland, were
elected members of the Executive Com
mittce.
Hon. a. NJ. Kelley, chairman of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee, is out in
opposition to the call ofaconvention at this
time. He deems it premature, rs the
spring elections are of character that will
prevent any sort of combined action or af-
ford any field of work for State Committee,
seldom being conducted on party lines but
he deems the fall elections for the General
Assembly our true field of labor and effort
and thinks we should concentrate all our en-
orgies and hold them in reserve for that par.
amount object; and therefore he would have
the convention much later on towards the
fall.