Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Robert Cole, white, has been arrested IN
Halifax county. charged with numbering a
colored man named Burns.
John Benner, of Fauquier county. raised
l 100 bushels of wheat from y acres, an
average of nearly Al bushels to the acre.
The University of Virginia has more
alumni in the present Congress than any
other institution Of learning in the country
It is estimated that the wheat yield in
Rockingham county will reach 1,0OO,ooo
bushels, the largest crop ever raised in the
county.
The Midland railway is having iron
bridges CT extra strength erected on its main
line 10 meet the weight of it's new hundred
ton engines.
Rev. George B. Taylor, chaplain at the
University of Virginia. has assumed the
pastorate of the Mountain Plain Baptist
Church, Albemarle county.
Considerable damage was done by light.
ming during thunder storm in the country
around Litwalton, Lancaster county, last
week. No lives were lost, however.
The Circuit Court of Richmond has rem
,lered a judgment for $45, 900 against the
sureties of Samuel r. Sterling, the default
ing treasurer Of Rockingham county.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany have Just closed contract for the con-
struction of $50 900 bushel grain elevator
to be located on their pier No. l. ut the de-
pot in Norfolk.
w. E. Smith, alias Johnson. was arrested
in Lynchburg last week for passing forged
checks signed A. Goodman, Richmond. He
is believed to be noted sWindler and want
ed in other cities.
The city of Petersburg handles nearly
100000 bushels OF peanuts yearly. The
great bulk of them are grown in Virginia,
on the line of the Norfolk and Western rail
road, between Petersburg and Norfolk.
Mary G.. Howard was convicted in the
county court of Gloucester county last week
OF the murder of her husband, George How
ard, but the judge granted new trial be-
| cause OF an error in his instructions to the
jury.
Mr.. w. G. Lumsden, prominent citizen,
and member of the firm Of Tappey 4
| Lumsden, iron founders and manufacturers,
OF Petersburg, was seriously injured Satur-
day morning, by being caught between two
freight cars.
In the case of Price Moir, tried at Mar
| tinsvile, Henry county, for killing Sam.
Terry, the jury rendered verdict Of invol-
| untary manslaughter, and his punishment
was liked at confinement in Jail ten days
and fine Of fifty dollars.
The following new postoflices have been
established in West Virginia: At Amos
Marion county, John Kuhn, postmaster; al
Daily, Braxton county, John NJ. Deeds, post.
master, and at Vinson, Wayne county
Frank B. Smith, postmaster.
A difficulty occurred Saturday night on
the Chesterfield side of the river, just above
the Belle Isle bridge, near Richmond, bo-
tween Thomas Cordra and Peter Judge, two
pudder who work on the island, in which
the latter received injuries from which he
will probably die.
One day last week j. W. Smith went 10
the house of Howard Scott (colored), at
Paul's Cross Roads, near huntsville, to sell
lot of wheat which he had levied on sew
oral DAYS before Scott resisted, and sever
al shots were exchanged, one passing
through Mr.. Smiths hat, but neither was
hurt. Scott was lodged in Jail.
Each district in Rockingham county, Fri
day, unanimously instructed its delegation
to the Congressional convention for Col.
| O'Ferrall This concludes the election in
| Guau lOi Win ebO ioiio"
ing result: Warren, Shenandoah, Greene,
Madison, Rappahannock, Albemarle, Rock
incham and one district in Clarke. having
l33 delegates, arc instructed for O'Ferrsll;
Frederick and Page, with 33 delegates, for
Alexander. The legality of the call for the
recent Page convention being questioned, n
second convention will be held at Luray
to day.
On Friday evening a very heavy rain.
storm visited the northern part of Abe
marie county. So great was the down-pour
of water that the river and creeks became
greatly swollen, and the storm is regarded
as tho heaviest Of the big storms which have
visited that section this summer. During
the progress of the storm an old man named
Steele, residing near Rivanna, was killed
by lightning while in the act of lighting
his pipe. His grandson, who was standing
on the opposite side of the fireplace, was
| killed at the same Instant. The bodies ex-
| hibited no traces Of the violent shock that
had produced death.