Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Richmond State says that tho hank-
ing capital of that city is larger than that OF
any other Southern city, it being stated as
follows: Capital stock, 100000; surplus
and undivided profits, s7S0,000.
TIE officials of the Richmond and Dan
Vile railroad company in New York express
regret at the apparent manipulation of the
bonds of that road, which they say is done
by parties outside of the company. They
say they are pursuing a very conservative
policy, in direct contrast TO the old manage
ment.
A white man named Fraser, from Warren
county, was captured and probably lynched
Sunday evening for committing an outrage
Gus assault on Miss Houghton, aged "a, iv
ing near Browns Mill, in Rappahannock
county. The assault occurred in an or
chard, where Miss Houghton was gathering
apples.
The barn of Capt II. D. Twyman, ofMad
ison county, together with his entire crop of
wheat, corn, agricultural implements, in
Guiding reapers and mowers, was entirely de.
stroyed by fire last Tuesday night. Nothing
was saved but his horses and one set of har-
ness The fire is supposed TO have been the
work of an incendiary.
Yesterday morning Taylor Purcell. who
is yardmaster ut the Virginia Midland juno
ton at Charlottesville, attempted to kill
himself. He had been very restless during
the night, and did not rise as usual. While
his wife was at breakfast he discharged a
pistol four times, only one ball taking effect,
and that in the leg, producing painful
wound. His mind was temporarily un-
settled.
A shooting affair took place Saturday
night, near Mitchells Station, V. NJ. Rail-
way, in which youth named Cooke shot
and, it is feared, fatally wounded another
youth by the name of Booton. Both boys
are aged about thirteen years, and attend
boarding school in the neighborhood
where the difficulty occurred. Cooke is
from Alabama, and grandson of General
Cooke, of confederate fame. Bottoms par.
ents live in Orange county.
DR.. J. D. Pitts is on trial second time for
the murder of DR.. It. l.. Walter, on Tangier
Island, in May, 1854. When the prisoner
was arraigned Mr.. Nicely, his counsel, sub
mitted plea that the court ought not to
proceed further with the prosecution, on the
ground that four regular terms OF court had
passed, during which the prisoner had not
been brought to trial. and that such failure
to try was not caused by the accused or his
Defense and asked that the prisoner be "for-
ever discharged" The matter was argued
by the respective counsel and overruled by
the court.
The Shenandoah Iron Company, at Mines,
has defaulted on the payment Of some of its
Indebtedness, and a bill was filed in the
Circuit Court of the United States at Har-
risonburg yesterday asking for an injunc-
ton and a receiver. The parties to this
Notso PnnIy fhn
Union Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance
Company, the Eighth National Bank and
John Mines, all of Philadelphia. The liza
of which $500, 900 is first mortgage bonds.
The remainder is floating Indebtedness.
The Injunction and receiver are asked for
by the creditors representing the floating
debt.
The Cedar Creek battlefelds were visited
by the New England Veterans yesterday,
where they dedicated monument to com.
memorate the valor of the Eighth Vermont
Volunteers. The veterans returned to camp
near Winchester in the evening. where
thousands were gathered listening to the
farewell speeches. Good bye calls were
made from tent to tent, and fraternal
expressions were heard on all sides from
those who became acquainted in the past
week. This morning the veterans left for
the North, stopping in Washington twenty.
four hours to pay their respects to the Pres
ident and to visit the various points of in
terest at the capital.
An encounter occurred near Verdon, in
Hanover county, late Saturday evening,
between Riley Austin and Alonzo Hen
bricks, but the two men were separated
before they had done each other very seri-
Gus damage. Austin then ran into his house
to get his gun, but found it unloaded. He
then secured large knife and advanced
towards Hendricks. The latter warned him
off, but Austin continued to advance. Hen
bricks fired his revolver in the air, but
Austin, still continuing to press forward,
Hendricks fred another shot, which struck
Austin in the lower part of the body, in
f1icting a wound from which he died next |
morning. Hendricks went to the nearest |
magistrate and surrendered himself.
PURCHASE OF RIDDLEBERGER THREEs.-