Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Judge G. A. Wingfsld, CT Liberty, died
Saturday.
Work he's begun on tram road from Pc.
tomao City to Dunn's shop.
Mr.. Claiborne Watkins, OF Richmond, was
injured on the p, W. and 3. railroad yes
terday
The shipments o: Southwest Virginia coal
from Norfolk new average about Is, 600 tons
week.
Abner Griffith, in the 65th year of his age,
successful farmer, died near The Paine,
Fauquier, county last week.
company, known as the Old Dominion
tersburg, with capital of 100000.
Keeper Oiell, of Cape Henry lighthouse,
has been arrested on a charge OF perjury in
connection with the late trials of young men
he charged with attempting to sssassinate
him.
A detective proposed to Chapman s. Gale.
OF Norfolk, to return one half Of the ewely
stolen from them if they would agree to pay
81 500 for it. The Grm very properly de
ined the offer.
Governor Lee on Saturday received let
ter from ne committee inviting him 10 meet
the President and Mrs Cleveland at Jack
sonville, Fla, on the 22d of February, but
the Governor will not be able to accept
In the House of Delegates last Saturday q
bill was introduced authorizing an election
to be held in Warren county to take the
sense of the people as to the erection OF Ger
tain bridges across the Shenandoah river.
An old man named Anderson died in Flu.
wanna county last week. 1t is said that he
had cut his third set of teeth when nearly
eighty years old and his hair, which had once
baen white, was returning to it's original col
or
Crewe the new station on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, is rapidly building up,
and already number Of houses have been
erected The shops of the company at Pc.
tarsburg are 10 be removed to Crewe, ard
all % the clerical force ia tho different de.
paFtnents.
Il is said that around Brentsviile. ere out
Groupings of copper that are rich. and in
that section are many indications of yalua-
bic mines. A rich vein Of copper crosses the
Caroline road at Hickory Grove, but it has
never been opened. 1t is said that copper
ais, exists in similar veins on the farm of r.
NJ. Lewis.
A resolution that the members of the two
houses of tho Legislature pledge themselves
not to become candidates for Congress, was
unanimously squelched By the Senate on
Saturday. Why the Legislature does not
adjourn ia getting to be q very pertinent
question Il is evident they have nothing
to do, and don't know how to do that.
The House of Delegates has unanimously
passed the bill to give aid to soldiers, sailors
or marines who were manned or disabled in
the war between tho States, and to the wild
ows Of soldiers, sailors or marines who lost
their lives in thu late war. The bill appro-
PIRATES SIS 900 per annum. Inmates of sci
dier's homes are prohibited from receiving
the benefits of the bill.
There are FIVE foreign steamships now tax
ing on cotton at Norfolk All OF them will
take grain aud tobacco also as part cargo
The nost Of the cotton now stored there is
being held by the cottonmen, for better
prices. About forty thousand bales are on
hand, and he receipts for the last week were
nearly FIVE thousand bales, the most of which,
however, was through cotton for New Eng
land. The receipts for the season foot up so
far 4lG, 73l bales considerable shortage yet
on last year.
The gentlemen composing thu vestry OF
the Episcopal churches of Upperville andat
Middleburg met recently at the home OF Col.
r. H Duany, aud the union of the church
came mp on the question of calling q pastor
and where he should be located. Middleburg
wished to have tue pastor live there, as in
the case of Rev. Arthur Johns. This the
members OF the vestry Of Upperville would
not aoceds TO. and the Middleburg church
withdrew. A call was then extended to the
Rev. Nelson G. Page of Stafford county to
assume charge of the parish Of Upperville
and it is understood that he will accept the
same.
A short time since, Benjamin F. Thomas,
confined in the Madison county jail await
ing trial for bigamy, made his escape by
breaking the lock to his cell and letting
himself to the ground by tying together his
whereabouts, and Thursday night sent
posse to arrest him. Cautiously approach
ing the house on the Blue Ridge. near The
Page line, where he was supposed to be.
dog gave the alarm, when those within
commenced filing, and young James A. bod
son, who was in the lead, was shot twice
and instantly killed. A number of other
shota we're fred, but without effect. The
officers succeeded 10 arresting all the par
Ties in the house and took them TO Madison
C. Land lodged them in jail. These im.
plicated are Bsnjamin F. Dodsop, Isaac
Nicholson, John W. Parks, Morgan E
Dodson and Thomas Chrisley.
Ifyour are afflicted with loss of appetite,
nausea, and vomiting, hillary arrangement,