Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-03

VIRGINIA NEWS.

Louisa Bell was killed last week in Prince
William county by falling from cherry
tree. j
An inmate of the Soldiers Home, near
Hampton, committed suicide by hanging
yesterday.
A youth named W. 8. Radcliffe while
was drowned.
Prof. Hoge, of Hampton Sidney College,
has been elected to the chair of Greek in
the University Of Mississippi.
The shipments of -four from Richmond TO
South America are larger this. season than
at any time since the war.
! e. II. Segar, a former Baltimorean, died
at Midlothian, his country seat, near Mar
shall, Fauquier county, last night.
The result of the primaries show that not
| withstanding several rivals Representative
Trigg, OF Virginia, will be renominated.
The following new postofices have been
established and postmasters appointed Ar
thur Rogers, Elcomh, Lunenburg county;
VIM. M. West, Flint, Floyd county.
A cyclone struck the neighborhood of Eau
quier White Sulphur Springs Friday night,
| tearing up twenty trees in John Lakes nrd
and destroying great deal of fencing.
1t is announced that Mr.. Wise will have
another competitor for the democratic nom
ination for Congress from the Richmond
district in Il. Fl. Cardwell, Of Hanover.
The police schooner, commanded by Capt
+. J. Corhin, is now equipped with twelve
pound rined Dahlgren cannon, six feet long
weighing 800 pounds; length of range four
miles. .
jacob Uhlfelder, for many years we'll
known merchant of Warrenton. died at
Pattonsburg, Mo-, July %. He was'a mem
Der OF the Seventeenth Virginia, Pickett's
| Division.
A negro track hand named Abram Jack
son, working on the farm of VIM. H. Kern
near Churchland, while fishing in Streeter's
| creek, on Saturday, was thrown overheard
| by sudden squall and drowned.
The coupons which have been received
| into the State Treasury as result of judg-
| ments from federal and State courts since
| the passage Of the so-called Riddleberger
law in 1881, amount to about $3.50, 900.
Reports from the tobacco crop in the Dan.
Vile section of tho State are discouraging.
Continuous rains have put the crop in bad
condition, and it will no doubt be cut short.
| Indications now point to a small crop and
comparatively little bright tobacco.
Mr.. r. s. Montgomery and Miss Mamie
| Thompson, of Memphis, guests at the
Hyeeia Hotel at Old Point went to Nor
| folk last week and were married. The bride
is granddaughter of the late Hon. Jacob
| Thompson, who was Secretary CT the L.
terror under Buchanan's administration.
5. r. Sterling, the deiaulting treasurer Of
! Rockingham county, has been arralgned
| upon seventeen indictments, charging him
with appropriating public money to his own
use. He gave bonds for his appearance to
answer during the present month, out his
health is so bad that it is not believed that
he will live to be tried.
The third annual meeting OF tho Loudoun
| County Live Stock Association will take
place at Leesburg, September II, Is and 1G.
The programme provides for live running
races, with purses ranging from $50 to $3.50;
two trotting races, with SIS and 500 purses;
two hurdle races, $50 purses, and consola.
ton race, with purse of 500.
DIR. A. S. Mayo, the county clerk of Pow
hatan county, has been missing from his
home since Friday night. 1t is reported
that Mayo's accounts with the State were
short, and that this fact had been reported
to the grand jury of his county. A clerk in
the auditors office was summoned to ap
pear before the grand jury to testify in this
| case.
1t is said in Richmond that r. j. Cluveri
us, who was convicted in the Hastings
| Court Of the murder OF Fanny l.. Madison,
will be hanged some time 10 November.
Tho Court ofAppeals will decide on Septenl-
Der 10 the motion of his counsel for a re.
| hearing 1t is understood that this will be
refused and sixty days thereafter the e1ecu-
ton. will take place.