Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-12

VIRGINIA NEWS

VIRGINIA NEWS.
NJ. Romeo, the Mexican ministerial Wash
ington, will attend the centennial fair a.
Lynchburg.
Ex-senator Thurman will be unable to
attend the Lynchburg fair on account of
business engagements.
Mrs. Senah Ross Sayers. widow of the late
Major Robert Sayers, Of Wythe county. died
last week, aged 50 years.
Mrs. William Thomas, of West Point,
| committed suicide last Monday by drown
ing while delirious from fever
John A. Andrew Post G. 4. r., @! Boston,
arrived in Richmond yesterday, and was ac-
corded an enthusiastic reception.
\ fire in the saloon of the Bay Line steam.
er Carolina at Norfolk, yesterday, was ex-
tinguished without giving an alarm.
st. Marks Lutheran Church of IIurav,
Page county, having recently been renovat-
ed and thoroughly repaired, was consecrated
on Sunday
Mr. William Guthrie, OF Augusta conaty,
who died two weeks ago. aged 80 years, left
most OF his estate, worth about 1000, to
the mission boards Of the Southern Presby-
terian Church.
On Sunday, as coored woman living
near Norfolk, was filling a lighted kerosene
lamp, the flames communicated with the
oil, exploding the lamp and burning her in
horrible manner
Mr.. Dudley Du Bose, of Washington, Gu.
grandson of the late Gen. Robert Toombs,
was married at Charlottesville last Thurs.
day to Miss Emma Carr Robertson. daugh-
ter Of Judge VIM. J. Robertson.
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in conjunction with the annual exhibition of
lhe Lynchburg fair, was inaugurated to-day.
The city is handsomely decorated Senator
elect Daniel delivered the opening address
The seventeenth annual fair of the Shen.
andoah Valley Agricultural Society opened
at Winchester to-day. There arc 4 large
number OF entries of thorous hbred, native
and EcaVy drsught horses. 1t is the best
| display OF cattle since the war. There is
also fine display Of poultry.
! On Saturday, while digging well at
'rarmngton," near Charlottesville, q col.
ored man named Cosby lost his life. When
he grew faint from inhaiug foul mir he
called to his assistants to haul him up, bat
before he reached the earth above fell from
tho bucket receiving fatal wounds about
| the head
Dick Montague, clerk OF the Virginia
House, and George Robertson, clerk at tbs
Nickels House, in Bristol, got Into quar-.
rel at the depot in Bristol late Saturday
night over some passengers. Each drew a
a pistol and fred five times Robertson was
shot 10 the right arm and shoulder, aud re-
eelved painful but not Il serious wound
Yardmaster Hugh Willard was shot in the
head, but the wound is rot believed to he
| fatal.
Last Saturday prayer meeting Of color
Ell people was in progress at the house Of
Henry Owen, near Halifax court house.
Tom GeTst came in search of his wife.
Finding her, he beat her very severely, aud
1t Is stated, fired 81 sho. gun ut her Or the
entire meeting. Several negroes then took
hold of Gerst and assaulted him with sticks,
shovels, pokers, AID anything else they
could lay hands upon. Tho man was ter
ribly nutilated, and he died in short time.
The editor Of the Fredericksburg free
| Lance, who was at the last King George
Court, says: During the afternoon mum.
Der of republican leaders held conference
as to what they should do in the approach
ing Congressional fight. Judge Ashton
was approached and asked il he would ac.
cept the nomination, and run as an indie
dendent candidate in opposition to Gen.
Lee. The Judge, approaching the compl-
ment, politely declined, although. Judging
from subsequent conversation. he is not an
enthusiast over Mr. Cleveland's administers
ton Of public affairs"
A party Of excursouists consisting of a
delegation from the New York Produce Tx.
change and about twenty general freight
agents of ocean ship lines, reached
Richmond yesterday afternoon on pleasure
bent. They were met by representative
railroad men of that city, and first escorted
to the capitol and introduced TO Gov. Lee,
who received them III brief but happy terms
Of welcome. During the remainder Of their
stay they were handsomely entertained at
the Westmoreand Club and Murphy's Ho.
tel, and also visited the Soldiers Home and
other places Of interest.