Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The republican convention of the first
district yesterday renominated Hon. 7. Il.
Bayley Browne for Congress.
Miss SalIie Wooten, the young lady who
fell from her window rueeday evening, in
Roanoke, died yesterday morning from her
injuries.
The cement rock mine just above Balcony
Falls, twenty miles east of Lexington, caved
in yesterday, killing four men outright and
fatally iniuriug three others.
The William end Mary College Visitors
yesterday elected Hugh Stockton Bird. of
and Lyon G. Tyler. of Richmond. president.
Governor Lac has issued writs of eIsction
directing elections TO be held in the senator.
al districts of Hanover and Richmond city
on the day of the presidential election, to fill
vacancies 10 these two districts.
The examination Of Jacob Sheez, charged
with participation 10 the burglary of jewel
ry store at Edinburg, on the night of June
81, was con- pleted before the magistrate yes.
terdsy, and the case was dismissed.
The town of Farmvlle has Issued $50 600
six per cent. bonds, $40 900 of which ia to be
Immediately applied to the grading of the
FarmvilIe and Powhatan Railroad, between
Farmvile and Cumberland Court House.
Several schooners in the lower bay lost
their sails during the late storm. The
schooner Wake, Capt. Ingersoll, from the
Potomac with cargo of wood for Phiadel-
phia, lost sails and spars and put into Nor.
folk.
Capt. S. S Gibbs, who Is wanted in Eliza.
be- h City, n c.. on the charge Of stealing a
schooner load of corn and selling it for $500,
has been arrested and committed to Norfolk
county Jail. He will be held uuti the au
thorities Of North Carolina are heard from.
P. II. Thompson and W. II. Edwards, the
Two moonshue distillers from Franklin
county, who were captured in Bedford conn
ty few days ago with 1876 gallons of un-
stamped whisky in their possession, were
sent on to the United States courtand bailed
10 the sum of 81 900 each for their appear
ance.
AS the construction train of the Atlantic
and Danviie road was passing about ten
miles the other side of Jerusalem Wednes-
day the track spread aud caused several
cars to fall through. Three colored men we're
very seriously hurt. The con of Senator
Plumb. of Kansas, was a passenger, and
esped from the train just in time to save
himself.
Something of sensation was created in
the Lancaster County Court on Tuesday.
Recently the Commonwealth Attorney
was participant in 6sicuff A law obi
ding and Influential citizsp. deemiog such
conduct unbecoming one elected to prose-
cute trsnsgressors Of the law. reported the
matter in court, whereupon the attorney
arose and rendered his resignation. 1t has
since been given out that Judge Ewell has
appointed Colonel Joseph Mayo bis sue
| cessor.
Two young men studying philosophy at
Richmond College preparatory to studying
theology at Baptist seminary had an en-
gagement with gill for the same night.
The names of the two young men are NJ
Tuscama, from Mexico, and j. J. Wickers,
frum near Richmond Wckers got the best
of Tuscsma and escorted tbs girl to church.
Tuscama, when be went to fulfill similar
duty and found the girl gone, got mad. The
two lovers subsequently, met, oaths passed
and Wickers thought the best way was for
him to swear out a warrant and have his OPP
ponent arrested. He did so, and the police
Justice dismissed the case.