Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A new postotlice has been established at
Selma, Fauquier county, with Martin F.
| Moore as postmaster.
The grand jury of Frederick county yea
terday indicted Joshua Lamp for the muir
der of Jonathan Mason in ID ;cember last.
Three expelled students Of the V. NJ. |.
got on lark on Monday night and among
their other pranks stoned the residence OF
Gen. F. Fl. Smith, superintendent OF the in
stitute. They were subsequently arrested
and fined $50 each.
Governor Lee yesterday pardoned John
w Atkins, who Was convicted recently in
the Hastings Court of Richmond on b
charge of embe2z ing the funds Of Pamunky
Tribe, o Il. NJ. He was sentenced to Two
years confinement in the peni;entiary.
At LyDchburg yesterday Il. j. Deyerle,
baggage master on the Norfolk and Western
railroad, was sentenced to thirty days in Jail
for the larceny OF two dollars, which he had
made passenger pay for carrying his dog,
but which sum he failed to account for.
The Sh erff of Albemarle yesterday sold
the thoroughbred mare Ida, belonging to
Mr. Fred. Gebhart. to Mr.. Edward Coles
for 500 At the last term Of County Court
Mr.. Coles entered q suit against Mr. Geb.
hart for pssturing and fescing this mare
for two years, ard shc was ordered 10 be
sold by the Sheriff
Crawford Robinson and Aaron Pointer
were parties engaged in digging wells at
Danvlle Robinson wanted to dissolve
partnership, but Ponter refused TO dissolve,
20 Robinson got his partner in the we'll and
dropped the bucket on him. The partner
ship was dissolved by the Mayor and Robin.
con sent OH to the grand jury.
The committee OF st. Pau's Church, Rich.
mond, appointed for the purpose went to
Canada and oo Sunday heard Canon Car
michael preach ~ Hamilton, with view OF
calling him to Richmond The committee
has ieIegraphed that the Canon has agreed TO
visit Richmond and preach there. Canon
Carmichael is native of Ireland, and is a
brother Of the Very Rev. Dean Carmichael,
of Montreal
At Chatham yesterday Lafayette Mann
of JstersviIle, brought suit against the Rich
mond and Dlnvile raiaoad for damages in
being elected from he II o'clock train there
the previous night. He SAYS he purchased
a thousand nile ticket from The compsny's
agent at South Boston who told him that
the ticket was good on the Virginia Midland
division, but the conductor was of u Gff,r
cut opinion and pa. bin Of the train.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Daniel pre-
seuted petition from farmers of Virginia,
calling attention to the great depression OK
listing among the farmers of the country, es
shown in the decline in value Of farms ard
the staple ia N products, and expressing
the belief that this condition of things is al!
caused by the undersalustion of silver. The
petitioners ask THAT silver be restored to
its time honored pace as CO equal meas
ure of value with gold"
The negroes of Richmond held mass
meeting last night at which resolutions
were adopted indorsing Malone for place
in Harrison's cabinet, and condemnng the
course OF the anti Malone faction. The
resolutions also protest against the alleged
conduct of Hon. Jno. S. Wise in claiming,
ia his recent visit to General Harrison, that
ihs large republican aims made in that dis
met were due to Wise's influence. The
latter resolution clos with the decla alton
n&t we have no confden ce in Mr.. Wise's
-epubicanism."