Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

virginia NE WS.
The fishermen along tho Wicomco river
ssv there have not been so mauy f5h for
many years as there are this season.
A syndicate of northern capitalists has
nnrchased 80 600 acres of timbered lands in
Virginia and North Carolina for $3.50, 900.
P. N. Burger, of Natural Bridge. the
largest merchant in Rockbridge county, has
failed for $4,000. Many of his creditors are
in the North.
A check for 5000 which bad been stolen
from the mail between Fredericksburg and
Westmoreland county was recently returned
to r. NJ. Mayo, to whom it belonged.
William F. Wsman, of Shenandoah coun-
ty, died Saturday OF injuries received sever
al days previous at his saw mill. While en-
gagged in fling the saw the machine was
thrown from gear, and his left leg and right
atm horribly mangled.
On Wednesday last young lady residing
near Occoquap, named Reece, about twenty
years of sge, Disappeared, without bonnet or
wraps, while heavy rain was falling, aud
has not been seen or heard from sDcs. Tie
family recently moved from Pennsylvania
to that place.
Samuel Williams alas Samuel Bell, col
ored, who for the last thirty years had been
employed on the Norfolk and Western rail
road, was instantly killed at Crewe on Sat.
urday evening. Williams attempted to
board q freight train while it was in motion
and missing his footing fell between the
cars. His head Was severed from his body.
In Buckingham Bedford. Patrick, Henry.
and portion of Franklin counties the de-
struction OF property and stock by the forest
fires has been very great, and in some places
has rendered the people homeless and
helpless. The destruction Of fencing has
been widespread; barns and outhouses have
been swept away, and in some places resi-
dcnces and mills and everything in them.
l. ia asid that OK Governor Cameron, who
is bitter opponent of Mahone's rule, will
address a meeting OF the anti Malone wing
OF the par.y in Richmond this week. The
! Colonel ia AN aspiraut for the United States
attor .eyship Of that district He is booked
| foi he position hy some OF the leading re-
puhl;csns OF the North, but if Malone and
those in :, APATHY with min can prevent it
Cameron will not secure the place.
The Governor and Mrs. Lee have received
an invitation from Governor and Mrs
Green OF New Jersey, 10 met the President
and Mira. Harrison at break fast at their
home in Elizabeth, n. j., on the 29th Of
April, at hslf past 8 o'clock. The Governor
is undecided whether ne can accept the in
vitation or not Mrs. Lee will not be able
to leave Richmond on account of the pres
ent coalition OF the Governors mother, who
i5 quite sick.
The Stafford county court last week was
engaged in the trial of the remaining parti-
cipants in the late Tscketps Mill riot, 10
which Mr. Benton Heflin was killed. The
grand Jury found an indictment for misde.
meanor in the cases of w. o. and Thomas
Hcnin, brothers of the deceased The case
was given TO the jury, who fined them each
So ard costs. In the case against George
Black. colored, fer murder in the first de
gree q nole prosegui was entered. Black
WAS then tried for felony and fined $50 and
costs.
A letter from Richmond to the Peters
burg appeal says: ut seems to be under
stood tnat Postmaster Jennings will not be
disturbed until the expiration of his term.
| In fact we'll informed republican stated to
your correspondent that in discussing the
matter Of his removal some days ago, Cen
eral Malone advanced the opinion that it
would be disgrsceful procedure to request
t. in view of the fact that President Cleve-
Iaud had permitted General Stith Boiling to
retain the Petersburg office, not only until
his term expired, but for several months
thereafter" All Of which make the proba-
biIities that there will BIO no early change in
the postmastership of this city more and
more probable.