Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The agricultural fairs at Winchester and
Woodstock opened under favorable auspices
yesterday.
John j Gunter, prominent young Vir
ginia lawyer, died at his home in Accomac
county, yesterday.
The Secretary OF the Treasury yesterday
appointed G. w. Reed, of Virginia, TO be an
assistant messenger.
government survey has been made at
Chincoteague Inlet, with the view OF con.
structing breakwatey.
Patents were issued yesterday to Charles
". Jones. Junction, for frogless switch.
and to Milton T. Winters, Atees Station,
for buckle.
Branch W. Barksdae, of Richmond, son
of COL G. R. Barksdale, died yesterday at
Brown Hilln in Halifax county, after
long illness of consumption.
1t is expected that by the 10Th of Decem-
her there will be abont 800 men at work
| at the Norfolk navy yard on the Texaa,
cruiser No. and the Amphitrite.
The third annual fair of the Rappahsn
mock Valley Agricultural and Mechanical
Society opened at Fredericksburg yester-
day under the most favorable auspices.
Mr.. Charles r Lewis, the oyster farmer
of the Potomac, says his contract with Vir-
ginia for the oysters of Hog Island is valid.
He says he hopes survey will be made.
The Virginia convention of the Womap's
Christian Temperance Union met in Harr-
sonburg yesterday. The attendance was
large and composed OF earnest and talented
women from different parts of the State.
DIR. W. L. French. physician. living at
Kempsville, Princess Anne county, killed
himself yesterday by shooting himself in
the stomach. 1t Ia said that he received a
letter, which be tore into fragments and at
once shot himself, dying soon afterwards.
Robert Lumsdep. the boy who recently
robbed the trnnk of young lady 10 Louisa
county OF 50 900, vas arrested in Lexington,
KY, recently. A considerable amount OF
money was found on the boys person, be.
sides several gold watches and diamond
riug He was brought back to Louisa
county.
At the instance of counsel for Mrs. Flor
ence G. Flynn, Judge FitZhugh, of the
Richmond Chsncery Court, continued until
Thursday the hearing CT the motion OF the
Sprague E ectric Motor Company and others
for the appointment of receivers for the
Richmond Union Passenger and the city
street railways.
Fire yesterday destroyed notable old
residence at Catharine Furnace, 10 Spotsyl-
vania county, together with all its contents.
The occupants, Mr. Robert Oliver, his wife
and son, narrowly escaped With their lives.
The house was an old landmark. and was
built by John Spottswood Wexford some
time before the Mexican war.
Paul Kevs. the negro preacher who re-
Gently assaulted q little white girl near
Fredericksburg, is TO be hanged there on
Friday. A petition signed by five of the ju-
rors who convicted Keys, was forwarded to
the Governor yesterday asking that his
sentence be committed TO imprisonment for
life.
Ga September 16 the body of man was
found in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond,
with a pistol near by with one chamber
empty. Iueffsctual efforts have been made
to ascertain the name of the suicide. Yes
terday piece of looking glass was found
near the spot, with the following words
scratched on the back MY name is John
Bowen, of Baltimore"
David Harfiali, the wealthy Richmond
pawnbroker, who was arrested 10 New York
for bigamy, appeared in court yesterday
and gave bail to await trial. When he left
the court room be was immediately rearrest-
ed on warrant charging him with aban.
doninz his first wife, Julia. He was again
arraiened in court and claimed that his ar
rest was conspiracy between his wife and
her relatives, who wished to extort money
from him. Hertield was held in 81 600 bail
for examination.