Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Nj cody ana Sankey are uolulnS HeetluSo
in Charlottesville.
Beverly Howard, of Fauquier county, has
been taken to the penitentiary to serve
term of five years for stack. burning.
The local option contest in Richmond is
becoming warm. Senator Colquitt, Of Geor.
cia, made two temperance speeches in that
city yesterday
The Irish potato crop on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia will not DO large: Many
farmers have not planted any, in conse-
uuence Of the bug and low prices.
The centennial Of the founding oil Lynch
burg is to be appropriately celebrated i'll
October next, under the auspices of the
Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechanical
Association.
An Italian shoemaker named Frank, OF
Norfolk, leaped from ferry steamer yester.
dav afternoon while crossing the harbor, and
was drowned. 1t is supposed the man COM
mitted suicide from drinking.
The pleasant weather Of Saturday was
favorable to fishing along the coast. Heavy
hauls were made at Virginia Beach OF rock
and other fish, and at the Hatteras fisheries
nearly seventy porpcises were captured.
Napier, a negro from Marshall, when ac-
cuscd on the road near Uppervlle by John
M. Scott of taking pair of gloves from
SCOTS house, attempted to draw pistol,
when Mr.. Scott was compelled 10 shoot, in
hicling flesh wound.
Lieut.. Gov. Massey opened the campaign
in Charlottesville for the local optionsts on
Saturday night. He spoke 10 large crowd
for over two hours The speech placed him
before the people unequivocally as opposed
to the licensing of barrooms.
At an election on Saturday the local op.
tionists carried Wytheville magisterlal dis.
trict by thirty majority. The vote poled
was very large one. At Floyd Court
House the dry" movement was defeated
by vote Of 4 to in favor o: granting IL
cense.
William II. Fuller, who inherited the
Loughborough farm, in Fauquier county,
from his father, and who recently. died in
Washington, in his will gives the bulk Of
his property TO the New York Society for
the Suppression of Cruelty to Animals. The
will is to be contested.
Several extensive creamcries have been
established in Loudoun-one at Hamilton
having capacity oil 5000 pounds Of butter
daily The farmers bring their milk to the
creamery, where separator making 5000
revolutions minute and takes from il 9S!!
per cent. Of the cream.
A series of faith meetings are being held
in the house of Geo. Fl. Ayre, near Upper
| vile, Fauquier county, conducted By Mr.
Ayre's wife and others. So far more than
sixty persons have professed conversion and
ten or fifteen have been healed. Many
Christians, by consecrating themselves and
theirs fully to God, have received the gift of
the Holy Ghost by amounting with oil, lay
ing on of hands and prayer. These meet
ings were first held 10 the Methodist Church,
assisted by Mrs. Perry, of Baltimore.
A dispatch from Charleston, W. Va,
states that Frank H. Quinby, Samuel Quin
| by, Chas. Hood and c. W. Haynes, civil en-
gineers in the employ of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company, while attempting
| to cross New river, thirty-two miles east of
Charleston, Saturday, were drawn by tho
current toward the rapids, and being unable
! to manage the boat in which they were,
| Jumped into the water and attempted to
swim ashore. Haynes and a colored man,
| who was in the boat with them, did SO, but
| tho others became exhausted, and drowned
before assistance could reach them. The
| Quinbys were sons of Err. James H. ttninby.
Of Belair, Hartford county, Md. Frank Was
about 25 years CT age, and was married TO y
New Jersey lady few weeks ago.