Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-04

are very ublant over the prospects tuaI ne
completion of the connections with tbs Big
Four aystem will bring TO the road.
One of the small blind pupils at the Deaf,
Dumb aud Blind Institution nj Staunton fell
into q pond of water ON the premises On
Tuesday morning. and came very near
drowning. He was rescued alter be hsd
sunk The second time.
Ben Ashbv, colored man about 40 years
old was arrested and taken before Squire
Berkeley, of Anuandale, Fairfax county,
few DAYS ago, charged with committing an
assault upon Bessie Ashby, bis l3-year old
step daughter, and wa5 committed to jail.
Prof. John L. Buchanan, Superintendent
of Public instruction of the State, has been
elected professor of Latin Of Randolph
Macon, and has accepted the position. II
is said that this will necessitate his resigaa
ticn as Superintendent of Public Instruction
In the Equity Court OF Washington yes
terdav on the motion of Gen. Hunton, the
certificate of the Virginia guardianship OF
Green Shackelford, of Culpeper, was order
ed to be recorded in order to give the
Virginia guardian legal status in this dis
| trict
The Richmond Terminal Company Is said
TO be anxious to absorb the South Carolina
Railway, which has just defaulted on its
bonds. Foreclosure Is looked for. The
road runs from Charleston, S. c., to Angus
Ia. Ca, and with its branches aggregates
246 miles.
Mr.. Henry Schultz, OF Chesterfield, furn-
ished last week for the James River I'm
provement Company q piece of lumber
24y24 inches, 60 feet long. 1t was gottou
from a place On Falling Creek, and was
hewn from one of the largest pima trees that
could be found in the country. The whole
piece of lumber contained ESQ feet.
On Wednesday at Tackett's Mill, Stafford
county, hearing was given Mesars. Thomas
aud Warren Hefin aud the two negroes
George Black and Henry Brown, engaged
in the riot which occurred at that place
several days ago Black and Brown were
sent on to the grand jury for murder and
the Messfs. Helm for assault and battery
Chairmcn Houston, of the republican
ami Malone safe committee, General '
d. Groner, Hon. Harry Libbey, Col. Jas. ID
Brady. tx Governor Cameron, and State
Senator Norton were in conference lss
night discussing the political situation il
Vireinie 1t is probable that they will isau'
an address to the republican voters of th'
State In few days.
More Stetes taxes were paid in coupon
last year than was the case the year pre-
yious in fact, more than three times a
many coupons were received. But, still
money enough comes into the treasury tt
! nav the running expenses Of the State. Th
, only centres from which the conpous CON
in considerable amounts are Richmond, Pe
tersburg. Lynchburg, Norfolk, and tbi
city.
Three hundred suits, Involving the tende
of coupons in payment OF State taxes, wer
settled u the Circuit Court of Petersburg
! yesterday. In 90 of these cases the jur.
! rendered verdict against the State becaus
the defendants were able to produce tn
/ bonds from which the rendered coupons ha'
J been clipped In 260 cases the defendant
} allowed Judgment to go against them by de
fault as the required bonds could not b
produced