Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Capt. w. Gordon McCabe has accepted
an invitation to deliver the annual address
before the students of the University of Tir-
ginia on the 9th inst
The Colorado beetle is playing havoc
with the Irish potato crops of the truckers,
as is the army bug with the grass raisers Of
Norfolk county and vicinity.
A fue Attorney bull, belonging to Mr..
Frank Gist, of Loudoun county, was killed
by lightning en- Tuesday evening, while
standing under large t.ee.
A letter received from Hon A III. Kelley,
one of the judges of the International Court
at Cairo, Egypt, states that he will visit
Richmond about the 10Th inst.
Mr.. Geo. w. Tansil of Occoquan, recently
purchased 74l acres of the Nagle tract in
the lower part of Prince William county for
$40, 400 and sold 10 Mr. E. l.. Cockerell oh
acres of the same foi the sum Of 81 500.
it is stated that case of yellow fever
broke out on the Italian steamship Robilant
before her arrival at Norfolk, and since she
has been at the wharves there policeman
has been stationed On board to see that no
blankets or other material are removed
The announcement is made that Miss
Amelia Rives will shortly be married to Mr..
Archie Chandler, grandson of John Jacob
Astor. Mr. Chandler lives in Paris. Miss
Rves is at her home 10 Aibemarle county,
where she has been engaged in her literary
work for the past twelve months.
Judge Bond has accepted the appeal bond
of 800 600 given by the city of Danville in
the appeal from the decision OF the court in
the Danvile and New River case. A SUI
persedeas will net be obtained from the Su
preme Court to stay the sale of the road
until the Danville claim can be argued be.
fore that court.
Mr.. John r. Tilett, who has tho contract
for erecting the monument and renovating
the grounds of the Confederate cemetery at
Manassas, has force of workmen busily
engaged there. The iron fence TO enclose
the grounds has been received and the work
will be pushed to completion. The monu
ment will be eight feet square at the base
and 50 feet high.
Miss Emma Breedove, cousin of Mrs.
W. o Owen. of Lyrchburg, and highly es
teemed in that city, was drowned recently
in Indian Territory. She was taking a
drive with 9 gentleman companion, and In
attempting to cross stream which was
greatly swollen by the recent rains, their
buggy was overturned and the occupants
thrown into the water.
There were several washouts on the Sea
board and Roanoke Railroad yesterday, and
all trains were interrupted. No trains have
run for two days on the Roanoke and Tar
River Road. and bridges are threatened
with destruction. The low farm lands are
badly ovelfl owed, and in some places the
crops are several feet under water. The in.
jury to farmers will doubtless be serious,
and to the lumber and wood gettets theloss
will be considerable.
James P. Cooper, agent for the foreign
yesterday, rendered to the
sheriff of Rockingham county coupons a
mounting to $500 in payment of executions
On judgments against coupon taxpayers.
The executions are for taxes, interest and
costs Under instructions from the State
auditor. the sheriff refused to accept them.
The auditor also instructed the sheriff not
to levy but to return the executions TO the
Circuit Court where they will probably re-
main until the Injunction granted by Judge
Bond restraining the sheriff of Richmond
,ity from levying on coupon executions is
lisnosed Of