Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| the mothers arrest.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Culpeper Court House is rapidly rebuild
| ing on the sites of the late fire.
Mrs. n. c. Manson, wife of Mr.. n. c.
Manson, Mayor OF Lynchburg, died yester-
day.
Charles Lund, tailor, of Danville, com.
mitted suicide yesterday by shooting him
self.
Mr.. Lee Hardy, of Norfolk. won the prize
| at the glass. ball shooting match at Warren
ton Saturday.
Albert Taylor, q colored convict serving
term for larceny in Fauquier county, died
Friday in the penitentiary.
One hundred and ninety seven new post
Offices have been established in Virginia
during the last twelve months.
Page county has directed her twelve dele
gates 10 the Congressional convention to
vote for the denomination Of MIR. O'FerralI.
The bridge at Rappahannock Station,
washed from its piers by last winters floods,
ia being rapidly restored to its old position.
Mr.. George p Stacy's shuck factory in
Manchester was entirely destroyed yester
day. The loss is estimated at ten thousand
dollars.
Henry Reed, one of the notorious York
Campbell gang, was sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary in Culpeper for horse
stealing on Friday.
Mr.. Demetrius G. Maximos, nephew of
Mr.. John C. Maximos, the well.known cot.
ton buyer of Norfolk, ia missing. His clothes
have been found in boat, and it is thought
be has committed suicide.
| A few days ago q colored woman named
| Green, the wife of Robert Green, who re-
sides in the lower part Of Gloucester county,
undertook to kindle fire with kerosene oil.
The result was that she was burned to
death.
A daring highway robbery occurred on
Meyers, fish dealer of Norfolk, was as.
saulted and knocked from his team by four
white men, and after being robbed of S65,
was left senseless on the road.
Nineteen delegates were appointed by
the democrats of Lynchburg last night to
the Congressional convention of that dis
trict, all understood TO be in favor OF the
nomination of Major Peter J. O!ey, chair
man of the party organization in that city.
Charles c. Crutchield, car inspector at
|
in Richmond, was killed yesterday by be-
ing caught between LOGON olive tender and
car while attending to some of his duties.
He was thirty. five years old, and leaves a
family.
Some time between midnight Saturday
and Sunday morning Charles Lund, sailor
of SO kholm, Sweden, but who had lived in
BIston aud Other cities Of this country, com
mitteG suicide by drowning in the Dan river.
| D.ink and discharge from work was the
csllse.
Judge Bond decided that last Saturdays
issue Of The Richmond Labor Herald, refer
red to him by Mr. Royal, counsel for
Bauehman & Bros, did not contain any
thing which amounted 10 contempt Of
court. IL is stated that tho Herald will be
converted from weekly into 3 daily paper
The Society OF the Army and Navy OF the
Confederate States, in Baltimore, has lately
received special invitation from Governor
FitZhugh Lee 10 visit Richmond October
9th next. Tho Society will take part in
laying the cornerstone Of the monument TO
he erected in Richmond TO tho memory of
General Robert f.. Lee.
| On Sunday, as an excursion Train on the
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad going from
| Portsmouth neared Bcwen's Hill station,
| ore OF the eXcursonists, named Eli Will
| liams, leaped from The train and was thrown
under the wheels and run over. His skull
was crushed, eyes Knocked out and lie was
otherwise mntilated. Hesurvived his shock.
| ing injuries only short time.
The city committee of the reform or labor
party in Richmond yesterday al journed un.
til Thursday without taking any action on
| the proposition for the reformers to take
| part 10 ward meetings to be held to night
| for the election of members of the city dem
ocratic committee. Reform Clubs and some
of the assemblies of tho Knights Of Labor
have been most emphatic in their declna-
ton to participate in these democratic
meetings. This action seems to DO accepted
az All intention on the part of the labor
element 10 make q fight for Congressman 10
the Richmond district after their own
fashion.
George G. Strong Post, G. A. r , OF Brook
Ign, arrived in Richmond yesterday on the
steamship Old Dominion, from New York
They were met down the river by delegations
from Phil Kearney Post, &. A. r., and Il. f.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, and es.
corted to the city, where several hours we're
spent in visiting places of interest. Late in
the afternoon the visitors, escorted by Union
and Confederate veterans and two com.
panies of the First Regiment Virginia Vol
unteers, proceeded to the Capitol grounds,
where they were reviewed by Governor
Fitzbugh Lee, who welcomed the visitors in
hearty and eloquent terms. They were
entertained at night by the military of the
city, and to-day most OF them went to
Petersburg to visit the battle grounds about
that city.
A REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.-Salurday
Wilbur Ayers, provision dealer of South
Norwalk Conn. went into his large patent
meat refrigerator while his clerks were at
dinner and in some way the door slammed |
behind him and he was locked In with the