Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.


It is said by Fredericksburg merch ants
that at no time since the war has Hour Deen
lower than at present.
Captain James Wade, proprietor of the
Montgomery Yellow Sulphur Springs, died
Monday night Of rheumatism, aged about
so years.
Mrs. Bier, mother in law of Hon. Fl. 8.
Walker, secretary of State Of West Virginia,
died yesterday at Col: Walkers home, near
Harrsonburg, of Bright's disease.
Rev. George NJ. Wright, of the Virginia
Conference, pastor of Centenary NJ: Z.
Church, Portsmouth, and L. w. Golfer, a
merchant of Norfolk, died yesterday.
On Thursday Miss Olive Branch, about
twelve years of age, daughter of Mr.. John
M. Everett, of Richmond, was fatally burn
ed in attempting to kindle fire with kero'
sene Gil.
Pleasant Brown, an aged white man, OF
Petersburg, committed suicide Inesoay
night by shooting himself He had been
out Of work for some time and had become
respondent.
The fatal cattle disease in Stafford is not
spreading, though the loss to sone has been
great already. Col Waller has lost nine
teen head OF cattle and more will die. he
estimates his loss up to this time at $500.
The board of trustees of Washington and
Lee University met at Lexington yesterday
and General Gusts Lee withdrew his reslg
nation es president Of the university. The
chair of moral philosophy and bellies lettres
made vacant bv the death OF DIR. kirkpat
rick, will be filed Oh the Goth OF August.
The election at Harriscnburg yesterday
for town officials passed off quietly. 3. @
Patterson and 2. Bryan, both democrats
were the candidates for mayor. The repub
leans made no fight. Bryan and all the
old officials were re elected By overwhelm
ING uaoliies All are democrats but two
counclmen, who were voted fer by the
democrats. The total vote was 444.
Yesterday the various Sunday Schools 0
I.uray went or au excursion TO grove neal
White Post, Clarke CO. The pleasures Of TIT
lav were married 10y the accidental shooting
of Miss Salie Brubaker, daughter Of Johr
III. Brubaker, who lives near Luray. Sew
eral boys were shooting at a mark with {
cat rife, when ball glanced and penetrat
ed Miss Brubaker's right side, intlicting {
serious wouad, The ball was prohed for
but not located.
man named Cooper Knighten, a farmer
who resides on the Blue Ridge mountain
in Page county, has been arrested on TIT
charge Of numbering his wife. The Com
monwealth claims to be in possession o
evidence sufficient to convict the accused
Mrs. Knighten was found dead near he
home, last Saturday, with marks of violence
Hnon her person. A jury of inquest rem
dtred verdict that she had been murdered
by her husband.
letter from Richmond 10 the Norfolk
Ledger says: Mr.. Wise said that he doe
not intend to make any speeches in Dan
Vile. Mr.. Wise. it will he remembered
was conspicuous figure in the investiga
ton before the Senate committee of thu
fatal ARRAY which occurred in Danvile OF
the Saturday preceding tue election in lSS;i
His connection with that case il wei. re
membered by the people of Virginia, an'
by none half so we'll rs those Of Danville
This is possibly the reason Mr.. Wise vii
not visit that place during this canvass.