Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

convention of the "knights of Labor
is to be held in Richmond on the first Mon
day in October
At a meeting of the trustees Of Randolph
Macon College, located at Ashland, the re,
sipnation of Dr.. W. W. Bennett as president
was accepted.
The republicans of Norfolk, yesterday
held their convention, and nominated mu-
nicipal officers: For mayor, r. G. Banks;
sergeant, F. L. Slade; collector Geo: W.
Black: commemorative attorney, Floyd
Hughes; city attorney, A. B. Selduer.
The hail storm last week passed over a
section of Clarke county, completely de-
stroying over 100 acres Of wheat for Air.
Hugh Nj. Nelson. Other parties in the
eiehborhood of Boyce suffered from the
effects of the storm, but not to the same ez.
tent as Mr.. Nelson.
The jury in the hastings court of Rich
mond yesterday found Charles Shaw, the
burglar, guilty Of shooting Police Sergeant
Brooks, and fixed his punishment at eight
wears in the penitentiary. The accused has
not vet been tried for breaking into Herman
Schmidt's store.
W. D. Hammond Of Richmond, wanted
for embezzlement, was arrested near Lynch
burg Tuesday night. After hearing be-
| fore the police court he acknowledged that
he has two wives living, one in Richmond
and one in Campbell county. He is held
for the Richmond authorities.
| On Tuesday night Dave Oppenhcin, OF
| Charlottesville, in quarrel with his wife,
which grew out of her refusal to give him
money, drew pocket knife and cut gash
in her face, extending from her forehead 10
her jaw. Oppenheim was arrested. lie
was under the influence of whisky.
The grand jury Of the county court OF
Rockingham county have found seventeen
indictments against Samuel Il. Sterling, late
treasurer of that county, eleven for embez'
element and six for misusing and misapprc-
priating public money. The trial will prob
ably take place at the June term OF the
court.
The large brick residence of Mr.. Joseph
James, at Waterford, Loudoun county, was
struck by lightning last Saturday and con-
siderably damaged. The roof WIS lifted out
OF position, the ceiling and flooring of the
upper rooms were torn to atoms, and the
plastering in other portions of the building
badly cracked, the doors and window frames
were broken, and almost every pane OF glass
in the house shattered. Mrs. James and
other members of the family were in the
building at the time, but sustained no injury
land little or no damage was done to the
furniture.
The following is a statement Of the work
done in Virginia by the Q. S. Geological
Survey. to date Of December 3lst last; Fir-
ginia was first occupied in 1882. by tcpo-
graphic party under the charge of +. ~
Pearson, and since by other parties under
charge of Morris Ben, W. A. ShumWay and
W. L. Grswold. The total surveyed are"
amounts to 1924 square miles. The ioi-
lowing counties are entirely surveyed
Frederick, Clark, Floyd, Lee, Scott. Giles
Wise, Bland, Pulaski, Buchanan, Russell
Washington, Smyth, Grayson, Shenandoah
Tazewell. Wythe, Warren. The folIowing
counties have been surveyed in part Mont
gomery, Loudoun, Carroll, Fairfax, Eock
ingham, Page. These comprise parts of the
Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Congress
sional districts.