Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.


TIA Bowling Green Female Academy
buildings, in Caroline county, were burned
last night.
Mr.. Ham Shepherd has declined the offer
made him to take charge of the Florence
(Ala Land Company.
Gov. Buckner, ofKentucky, is in Rich.
mond and yesterday. with Gov, Lac, visited
the Lee Camp Soldiers Home.
Mrs. Anna B. Patton has been appointed
postmaster at Middleburg, Loudoun county,
to succeed John w. Patton, resigned.
Geo. w. boswell, prominent citiz1n Of
Hanover county, died Wednesday. lis had
been sheriff and treasurer Of the county.
The Liquor Dealers Protective Associe-
,icn of Richmond last night agreed not
to use coupons in payment OF license taxes
General Malone is again mentioned as
the possible republican candidate for Gov
eruor of Virginia under certain contingen-
cies.
MIS- a manda Gravatt died at the resi-
dence OF her sonln law, Mr.. Willard Kay,
in Caroline county, on Sunday, in the Slst
year OF her age.
Mr.. James Alfred Jones has purchased the
Dunlop mansion, situated at the northeast
corner of Fifth and Franklin streets, Rich
mond, for $l4 500
Mr.. David Hostetter last Saturday killed
large bear on North Mountain, in Rock
bridge county, making the ninth bear be
has killed in 10 months.
The lighthouse board have entered into
contract with J. Il. Fayerland, of Ports
mouth, to furnish IT'S spar buovs for the
Portsmouth buoy depot for $4l2S IS.
Fishermen below Norfolk are beginning
to ship white ehnd TO Northern markets
daily This is rather early, but is regarded
as sure indication of good season.
Denver l.. Barnes, who introduced him
self in Norfolk as private detective, repre-
sentipg q Washington firm, skipped from
that city last night after passing severa!
bogus checks on merchants and leaving
board bills unpaid.
few DAYS ago, in Danville, Rev. DR..
George W. Dame baptized his great grand,
child, daughter of MIR. Eugene Dame, OF
Covington, Ky, and granddaughter Of Capt
| J. G.. Dame, on which occasion representa-
tives of four generations were present.
| The town of Mar!insville, in Henry coun-
| ty, is greatly excited over series of mystic
rious burelsries there within the past week.
Several stores have been broken into The
| robbers last night cracked the safe in the
clerks office, stealing $40 in cash and $500
in securities.
The second trial OF David Anderson, col
ored, charged with murderous assault on
Rev Mr. Hall, of Henrico county, and
criminal assault on Mr.. Halls wife, was
concluded Yesterday in the HenIico County
Court The jury returned verdict OF not
guilty.
One day last week feudiah negro, Eli
Ward. who lives on a farm in Southampton
county, on which Henry Farmer held
mortgage, entered Mr. Farmers bed room
and tried to kill him with rsZ)r After
receiving several bad cuts, MIR. Farmer
managed to grasp the razor and wrench 1t
from the murderer, cutting the latter's neck
and hand. Ward got away, but was after.
wards arrested and lodged in Jail.
AT Charlottesville yesterday in the case
of the Commonwealth against William Mus
co. colorea, for killing Policeman Seal, on
Dec. 81, 1883, which had been pending III
the City Court for four dsys, the jury. after
being ont Is minutes, brought in verdict
of murder in the first degree. Judge Duke
sentenced the condemned man TO be hing
March Is. He was cool, and merely said he
was innocent.
A fine barn and stables of Mr.. Il. W.Yates,
in Caroline county, were destroyed by fire
a few nights since together with eight head +
Of blooded cattle, large lot of prov ender,
agricultural implements, wagons, carriages, I
and other vslnables There WIS no iDsur
ance on the property, and it is believed that
some parties in tho vicinity, with whom
Mr.. Yates had had personal difficulty,
fir. d the huilding to satisfy their feelings of
revenge