Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS
The barbecue at Fredericksburg Wednes-
day was complete success. There was q
large crowd present.
About S25 900 has been subscribed in Rich
mond toward the building for the Young
Mems Christian Association.
]. W. Volt, Laws and Bsckey (the two
latter colored) spoke TO democratic audi
ence in Fredericksburg last night.
Out Of 900 white voters in Danvile, it is
said but one white man will admitan inten-
ton to vote for Wise for Governor.
:. meeting is to be held at Harrisonburg,
November II. with a view TO raising funds
io: the erection of a monument on the spot
where Gen Turner Ashby was killed. about
| three miles southeast Of Harrisonburg.
III Petersburg Wednesday, while endeav.
nging 10 knale lire with kerosene oil, the
wife of James Cook and two daughters,
aged nine and two years, respectively, were
fatally burned. The can exploded, setting
the room abaze.
All eGUrts to learn the fate Of John NJ
| Carroll. the treasurer of Stanton, who mys
teriously disappeared, have thus far proved
futile 1t is generally believed by those
who have looked into the case that NJ. Car
roll is living, and in time will turn up.
| 4 State association Of chess players will
BE- formed at Richmond during the fair.
Tee object of the association is to promote
higher standard Of chess among Virginia
| players, ard to this end an annual tourna-
ment for Slate championship will be held.
On Wednesday the State Central Com
nitIee authorized the State Executive Com
iAit!ee to be increased by two members. Mr.
| Barbour afterwards appointed to fill tho
new places b. B. Gordon, esq, of Kappa
hammock, and Gen. w. H. +. Lee, of Fairfax
Two excellent selections.
A day or so ago colored woman living
on the premises of Mr. K. e. Bosseau, in
Dinwiddie county, left her home to visit
some friends residing short distance off,
Before leaving, however, she locked up in
he house her two children, aged one and
three years. When she returned she found
both of the children burned TO death
Tho democratic committee at its session
in Richmond yesterday recommended the
Norfolk county committee to reasonable
their senatorial convention and consider the
prowety Of withdrawing Capt. Croker, the
democratic Dominee fol- State Senate. II
this is done it will give Mr.. John Callahan,
The independent anti Mahone republican
candidate, full sway. Callahan has been an
opponent Of Malone in all the recent con-
tests.
Gen. Malone introduced John Wise at a
meeting ut Petersburg last night, in which
he took occasion to speak dersivey OF Gen.
Fi.z. Lee, but said OF Wise, "Mr. Wise pre-
sents a relation nearer to my bosom than
any other man. He is man of courage
and intellect. He has never proved and
never will prove false to any trust of the
people. He has the courage to assert his
convictions here or anywhere else.n Ma
homes speech was very brief, but very con-
lidcnt iii tone.
So intense il the feeling in Staunton
against Koincr, who murdered Brown, that
the authorities, fearing lynching, have sent
him 10 Richmond. The transfer from the
Jail TO the depot was made very quietly;
but few knew it, The crowd being at the
| fair, IL mile from the city. The excitement
has rather increased, and but for the re-
mov;,l serious consequences might have
resulted, as the Jail was strongly guarded
and the country people seemed determined
to lynch the prisoner.
Some time ago young man named James
Cobb, who came to Albemarle from High
land county, opened a bar-room in the vii
lage OF Free Union. Leaving his boarding
house Tuesday morning he fatally shot
| himself in the abdomen as he was passing
out of the yard, dying on Wednesday. He
was believed to be under the influence of
liquor, nut it was uncertain whether the
fatal wound was the result Of accident or
design. He had been presented to the grand
jury as keeping dsorderly house, and
waa much disturbed in mind.