Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Deer are said TO be numerous in the Mas
sanutten mountains.
Col. J. s. LleUellyp, editor Of the Dan
vile Register, is critically ILL.,
David G. Greenway, leading banker and
business man of Abingdon, died last week.
It rained in torrents in Winchester yes
terday morning, aud there was snow and
seet in the afternoon
Intelligence from some Of the lower coun-
ties Is 10 the effect that not more than half
crop of peanuts ill be made.
Mr.. J, f Rollins, of Stanton, and Miss
Virginia Cueif, daughter of MIR. q. E. Chelf,
OF Culpeper, were married at the latter place
on Tuesday last
1enders Of coupons in payment Of taxes
were made by several farmers of Friedrich
county yesterday to the county treasurer,
who refused TO receive Them.
The jury in the case of DR.. Joseph 3. AL.
derson, OF Abingdon, indicted for an attempt
to seduce girl Of fifteen years, some time
ago, yesterday returned verdict of not
guilty.
During sudden squall in Norfolk yester.
day afternoon warehouse on Water street
was unroofed. chimneys carried away and
glass fronts Injured and other damage done
about the city Snow fell during the squat.
A. E. Ofiutt. OF Washington. D. c., was
married Yesterday morning, at st. Mary's
Church, Norfolk, to Miss Kate McCarrick.
of that city. The bride recsived congratu
lations from the Papo and Cardinal Gibbons
of Baltimore.
The tug Luckenbach, from New York,
with barge in tow, having on board the
| cable to be laid between Cape Charles and
Cape Henry, arrived in Norfolk Yesterday.
| The work of testing the cable will be imms.
| diately proceeded with.
As the Old Dominion steamship Seneca
was coming into the harbor at Norfolk yes
teiday she "as in collision with the sloop
| William May, Capt. Irby, which attempted
TO cross her bow. The sloop was cut down
and sunk, but the captain and his crew es.
| caped to the shore in their boat.
AT County Court of Surry, held on
| Tuesday, the grand jury indicted Bosen
Reed for tho murder of Albert Hines. The
murder occurred several months ago and
Seed hiss been at large ever since. Gov.
Lee has offered reward of $500 for the ar.
rest of the fugitive. The murder was alto
gether uuproyoksd.
The extension of the New York, Phiadel-
phia and Norfolk Railroad to the South
from Norfolk is said TO be warmly welcomed
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. as
that line has had rupture with the Atan.
tic and Gulf Coast line, the feeling between
the two having extended SO far that, it is
stated, the latter upon Que occasion refused
bill of lading offered by the former.
The amount of State taxes to be paid IL
Petersburg is about S25, 900, which will have
to he aettled by the first Of December next.
So far about $500 in coupons has been tend
cred the city treasurer in payment CT these
] taxes which he refused to accept. The
| treasurer, however, says that he will not
jeopardize his bondsmen by making leyes.
On Monday last the Commemorative At
torncy of Fauquier county called the special
| attention of the grand jury to any case of
harratry that might be brough before them.
The statute of Virginia, approved March
lst, 1886. provides that "any person licensed
| TO practice law il any of the courts of this
Commonwealth, who shall procure or in
duce, or become party to soliciting, pro.
curing or inducing any suit of action to be
brought, any petition to be filed o, any mo
ton to be made against the State Of Virgin
ia, or any citizen thereof, by verbal repre-
sensations, or by writing or printing, shall
| he deemed guilty of the offence of barratry.n