Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DIR. r. n. Cox, a prominent citizen Of
West Point died last Sunda?, aged about elk
ty years.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Hicks, wife of Granville
Hicks. Of Fredericksburg, died on Saturday,
in the thirty fifth year Oh her ago.
Mrs. Virginia Suter Knox, wife OF Thomas
P. Knox, esq, of Fredericksburg, died on
Saturday evening last, after an illness OF
only few hours in the seventy second year
Of her age.
An effort is being made by the T. +. Lee
Camp of Confederate Veterans at Elch-
mond to have chapel erected on The
grounds Of the Confederate Home near that
city.
The case Of William T.. Smith, charged
with appropriating funds OF the Common
wealth. is set for trial in the Hastings
Court Of RichGlond to day. Mr.. Smith is
reported greatly improved in health.
The two coored girls charged with as
saultinc and robhing Mr.. William Waller
and his sister Jane, last week have retained
Mr.. Abner Dickinson, Of Spotsy lvania Court
House, to defend them, in ease they are in
dictcd and tried.
Judge Bond Of tho United States Court,
will be in Richmond on the 18th of July TO
try a 100000 suit against the Indemnity
Board of Virginia, for damages growing out
of the refusal on the part of the Common
wealth to accept coupons.
A negro woman named Mahala Franklin,
in a Jealous quarrel with her husband,
at their home, near Crany Island opposite
Norfolk. Sunday night, stabbed him through
the left breast with a butcher knife. The
man will probably die The woman was
arrested aud committed to Jail.
Governor Lee accepted an invitation 10
attend the closing exercises of the school
attached to the Convent of Monte Maria on
Church Hill Richmond to day and is expec-
to deliver an address TO the young lady
graduates. The Governor will also attend
closing exercises Of the Richmond College
this evening.
At MartinsvilIe yesterday a writ of habeas
corpus was sued out before Judge Mullins
for the release of G. G. Dickerson. sent TO
Jail on the charge of shooting w. X. Terry
ia the late Martinsvile street fight. The
motion was overruled, and Dickerson was
| recommitteG to JAIL The examination in
the other cases was continued until next
| week.
The hearing of the motion TO quash the
| indictment against Mr.. Peter Z. Warwick,
president, and Major George A. Barksdale,
treasurer Of the Gallego Mills Company, OF
Richmond, on the ground that tho law pre-
scrbing the penalty for the offences charged
| in the Indictment against the accused has
been so materially changed as to virtually
! repeal the same, has been continued till the
| next term of the court.
The brickmakers employed at the yards
| ID Il nG oh n6 Of r1 n
for an increase of pay Saturday evening
| They asked for the same increase that was
asked by the brick makers in Manchester
The manufacturers say they cannot afford
TO give the increase, and rs the strikers de-
cline to 90 to work all the brickyards in
Manchester and Richmond with one or two
executions are idle This strike throws
out of employment over five hundred per-
sons.
The depot building CT Tho Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company at Suffolk was
broken omen and robbed at an early hour
yesterday morning. The pouches contain
ing the United States mall from Lvnchburp
Saturday night, ard deposited In the depot
wero carried off by the burglars. In aadi-
ton 10 the mail, several other articles OF
value were stuIcr Including q fine gold
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agent Tie thieves wers frightened oil, and
left behind them, on the top Of the safe, tive
very valuable packages.
Two young men, tourists from Dayton
Ohio, arrived at Clifton Forge on Saturday
having with them two email boats, viii
which they intended making tho descent Of
the James river to Richmond, stopping al
intermediate points. When they rcache"
the Rope Ferry, in Bedford county. enc Of
the boats, occupied by young Wilhelm
struck q rock, and he was thrown into the
water and drowned lIr. Fowler, his com
panion, who was some fifty feet behind
seeing tho accident, ran his boat ashore &c
avoid rocks, thinking that, Of course, VIII
helm needed no assistance, being an expert
swimmer. Indeed, his first glance revealed
the fact that his companion was making Tor
shore with his head above water, but when
lie looked again the unfortunate young man
hal disappeared and WAS TO moro seen.