Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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Lynchburg will have reunion of CoDfed
crate veterans at the approaching fair.
Richmond has just disposed of $4,000 of
city FIVE per cent. bonds at an average Of
$10730
Three suits for divorce were entered at
the clerks office of Accomac county last
week.
Archibald Matthieson, an old and we'll
known citizen of Portsmouth, died yester-
dag morning.
The President has appointed N. Lewis
Walker, of Lynchburg, as cadet at the
West Point Military Academy.
Col. VIM. NJ Patton hes been elected pro.
fessor of practical engineering, archite ctufe
and drawing in the Virginia military lnsti-
tute.
The Winchester Ners has been sold to
Dir. 2. NJ. Ward, member of the Winches-
ter bar, who will assume the management
of the paper September l.
The Glamorgan Works, at Lynchburg,
have been awarded the contract for furnish
ing the town of Lexington with pipe for the
water works improvement.
William B. Baker.the owner of the extern
ave Touring mills and president of the Shen
andoah National Bank died at his residence
in Winchester yesterday.
There was tournament at FauQuier Sui.
phur Springs Thursday. Geo. Cooper cap
tured the prize. fine saddle, and crowned
Miss Bailey, of Norfolk, queen.
1t is said that Sol. Haas, traffic manager
of the Richmond aud Dsnville system, has
resigned to accept a similar position with
the Chesapeake and Ohio and Big -Four.
George Holt, Norfolk drummer. has
been arrested in New York on the charge CT
committing s9ndles in Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Hampton. A requisition will be sent
on for him.
Gilmore S. Kendall, the democratic nomi-
nee for Congress in tie First district, ia clerk
of the County and Circuit Courts of North
ampton county, and is young man OF ex'
cellent ability and good speaker.
The shipment OF freight over the Norfolk
and Western and Shenandoah Valley rail-
roads this season is uDprecedently heavy,
and the management have found it neces-
sary to have large number of new cars con-
structed.
The Chowan and Southern road, backed
Big the Richmond Terminal and Atlantic
Coast Line, has purchased $4,000 worth
more of property in Norfolk, making in all
$3.50 600 spent there for terminal facilities in
the past two months.
John F. Evans charged with the murder
of Peter ]. Mclean, was taken before Judge
Brooke Of the Corporation Court of Norfolk
on Saturday on writ ofhsbea5 corpus, and
after several hours argument the Judge re.
fused to admit the accused to bail.
Friday last Adolph Redman, colored, was
shot and killed instantly By Ed. Young, col.
ored, on the Elk Horn Branch of the Nor
folk ard Western Railroad. The murderer
made his escape. On the same day man
named Rogers was killed by falling stones
while passing through tunnel on Elk
Horn.
Mrs. Johanna E Courtail ofRichmond, on
Friday, reported that her husband, Jacob,
had abadoned her, taking S. 270 in cash and
notes to the amount of IS 800. She thinks
he has gone to Kansas City. She lett the
following novel. description with an offer OF
S., 900 reward for his apprehension: "a Ger
man, Eve feet ten inches, weight 100 pounds,
sandy complexion, blonde hair, had red
Chin hiskels when he lett, two fingers on
right hand cut off. scar on forehead, looks
green, can speak Eaglish, slow .shaky walk,
wesk-kneed; has brother, sister and broth
er r.aw 10 dry goods business in St. Louis"
On June 81 the store of Hopemill g. Bro,
of Edinburg. Shenandoah county, was
broken open and watches and jewelry stolen
valued at S475 Charles Grove, of Edin-
burg, aged about twenty-three years, was
arrested and committed to Jail on Friday.
search discovered nearly all the stolen
property in his possession. Grove made a
confession, and implicated Charles Jennings,
OF Edinburg, who is about the same age. in
the crime. Ga Saturday he implicated an
other young man, Jack Sheets, who was ar
rested and arraigned before magistrate
Sheets's case was djourned over until Tues
day, and he was baled in the sum OF 81 .00O