Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15

Mr.. Fiizhugh Marshall, con OF l. a: Mar
shall, esq, of Culpeper died at Chariottes-
Vile on Friday night.
MIR. Harry Ramey, formerly of Kappa
hammock county, and Miss Maud NathaDs
we're married in Texas recently.
Charles Doll and VIM. Eaton were seri-
ously injured at Quicksburg, Shenandoah
county, on Monday, by the explosion OF
dynamite cartridge.
Gov. Lee yesterday granted respite OF
thirty days to T. a. Ridenour, who was con-
yicted in the County Court of Frederick OF
murder in the first degree, and sentenced to
be hanged on the Both day of March.
At the residence of Mr.. Chas. E. Powell,
few miles south of Leesburg. the dress OF
one of his daughters took fire from spark
from the stove and but for prompt assist
ance she would have been seriously burned.
Mrs. Charles Hupp was drowned in the
Shenandoah river below Timberville, Shen
andoah county, Tuesday. When near the
middle the horse stumbled, causing the
saddle to turn, and throwing her in the
stream. She was rescued, but died In
short time.
The dwelling house of Mrs. Sallie Win
stou, near Hanover c. H., was destroyed by
FIRE Tuesday night. A portion oil the furnl-
ture was saved. The house was very fine
framed building which had been remodeled
and added to few years since by General
#. M. Rosser, the son-iu-law of Mrs. Win
ston. There was no insurance.
Mr.. G. Edmondson. of Washington, was
at Roanoke on Tuesday in reference to the
purchase of the house, at Appomattox Court
House, in which General Lee surrendered.
1t is said the parties contemplating the pur-
chase of this historic building propose to
bring the house and grounds as near as pos
sible to the condition in which they were at
the time Of the surrender.
Charles E. Clinednst and George Bodell
prominent carriage manufacturers OF Staun'
ton, were extradited from Canada last
September upon charge Of making and
uttering forged paper in Staunton to large
amount Clinedinat was put on trial yes
terday. The jury failed to agree, only one
member voting for conviction. The com
monwealth's attorney then entered nollt
proseuui in each case and both of the pris
oners were discharged.
The mountains in the vicinity Of Lynch
burg are covered deep with snow, and the
cold is intense Travel is blocked every
where, there is much suffering, and no ont
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this. An old colored man and his wife
named Warnock, were found frozen stiff a
Rgersv:lle, in Campbell county. They
were found locked in each others arms ~
ing by tie side of an old tire in their cabin
Enoch Lewis, an eleven year old boy, WHIT
started Tuesday for the school at Harris
Creek, Campbell county, never reached
there, and he is believed to have persisted or
the road.
The announcement that the Richmond
and Danvile Railroad Company have de
termined to carry the general Offices of tina
company from Richmond TO Washington
meets with great deal of opposition among
Richmond business men. The commercial
bodies there are talking of organizing
movement to throw much of the southern
business now given to the Richmond ant
Danville road to the Atlantic Coast Line
1t is estimated that at least one hundred ant
fifty thousand dollars worth of traffic cal
annually be diverted from the offending
ccmpany's lines. AS stated yesterday thu
Richmond and Danville will commence thu
work of moving their offices back TO Wash
ington on Saturday.