Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The notion store of o. F. Rufin. in Nor
folk, was destroyed by FIRE yesterday morn.
ing. Loss $500; insured.
David J. Miller, leading citizec OF Fred
erick county +, and former member Of the
Legislature, died few days since.
William Merkv. of Montgomery, Kansas,
nss purchased 243I acres from J. w. Hoop
man, nesr Wgrrenton Junction. Fauquier
county.
Miss NJ. ". Barnes, postmistress at Stafford
c. A., and Mr.. c. w. Rouse, prominent
farmer of Fauquier county, were married
Wednesday morning.
An ordinance of the City Council of Roa.
noke appropEistpe SEQ, 600 to erect g school
building for white and colored pupils has
been approved by the people by majority
of 147.
The indications are That the white knights
| of labor, of Richmond, who In the municipal
campaign of 1885 and in the legislative con.
test CT last year opposed the democrats, VIII
come into line with that party in the city
campaign this spring.
Mr. Iugalls, the new president OF the Ches-
apeske and Ohio railroad, is now inspecting
the line and the property OF the company IL
yirgais. 1t is understood that the general
Offices Of the company will be removed 1fom
Richmond to Cincinnati.
After trial of four days, Adelina
Lewis was yesterday, in the Coun-
ty Court of Greeneville, convicted OF MUIR
der and sentenced to one years lmprlson'
ment in the penitentiary. The accused is
only twelve years ofage, and killed her vic
tim by poisoning.
The police of Norfolk have captured
gang of FIVE Italian counterfeitsrs. Iney
had none of the spurious coin In their pos
session when arrested. but have been iden-
tilted es having passed it. The Treasury
Department has been notified OF the cap
ture.
The clothes of a little three year-old boy
of Mr.. Wm Edwards, near the Fauquier
Syringe, caught fire Tuesday evening and
| the clothing of his little sister. year older,
in irving TO extinguish the flames, caught
also. They wero both SO badly burned it
| is apprahendeG that both CAGES will terminate
fatally.
Como S2,70O belonging to an old man
named Nelson, was stolen from the safe OF
Mr.. Crockett, druggist, at Powhatan, The
other Gay. 1t is said that only MIR. Crockett,
bis clerk and G.. S. Finley, young man OF
Tazswell county, knew the safe combina'
ton. Suspicion pointed TO Finley, and IL is
| learned that he has been arrested and baied
for HE appearance.
Among the graduates from The Baltimore
College of Dental Surgery this session are
the following from Virginia: r. Black well,
J. ". Fisher, NJ. l.. Dawson, t. II. Kellam,
G. E. Hardy. w. P. Moore, J. Rust, }. w.
Semuls. r. II. Stevenson, r. w. Talley, J.
". Smith. W. D. Williams, J. W. Wilson. j.
T. Weight, jr. Mr. Rust ia brother of Dr..
u. N Rust, of this city. and will practice
his profession here.
At stock sale near Adam,town. Md, On
Tuesday, "JohnnyCrapaud," g Percheron
stallion, imported and registered 1910, IN
French Stud book, was Knocked down to j..
B. Beverly & Co.. of Loudoun. at s. 400.
He is said to be handsome light gray, 10
bands high, and weighs 1000 lbs Among
other sales made were nine head OF cows
and young cattle to E. B. Harrison, and
fine cow to Capt. NV. Foster of Leesburg.
George r. Brown killed his father-in-aw,
Joseph Saunders, in the southern part OF
Bedford county Tuesday. Brown, it Is
claimed, was concealed behind tobacco
house Ga Saunders's farm, which the latter
had to pass. When be had Cotton but q
short distance beyond the house Brown
csme out and deliberately discharged the
contents OF double barreled shotgun in his
back, killing him almost instantly. Brown
made his escape.
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