The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-13
ALEXANDRIA.
All Sorts of Items From the Ancient
City.

City.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, November L. >pe-
cial. The Richmond authorities, telc-
graphed her o today 10 hold the six trlmps
detained for examination as being suspi-
ci0us characters. d0ubtlessly burglars.
burglary is what they are wanted for in
Richmond 30 the dispatch said.
The Countess Of Wealth T. here organizing
Children's Ministerlng League. She was
at Roheck Church yesterday and enrolled IA
large number Of children.
The negro stern Cross who murdered old
AUNT Nancy Fiizhugh Mills. ont near
Bailey's Cross Roads last January. hiding
her body in n manure heap 10 be strangely
discovered through dream OF an old negro
preacher. has been sentenced 10 eighteen
wears in the Penitentiary. Cross plead
guilty, and was tried without jury.
\ colored man from Fredericksburg.
named Emanuel Madison. came up on the
lO:31 Richmond train last night. lie was
assaulted by the red-headcd prize-iighter
Jimmy O'Day. who * booked for the Opera
House here tonight. II was mean act.
He was in0iiensiyc 10 O'Day. who hit him
in the mouth with all his might and then
Jumped on him. II is said he was fine IN
Washington today.
Joe Wright. a well-knOwn colored man,
died to-day. II was sudden death.
The Gareffe'S Washington correspond
eni SAYS: langst0n. the colored Republi-
can contestant for Mr. Nenable's seat in
the L. :. House Of Representatives. ana
who. though Kicker mp to the week be-
fore election. suddenly succumbed 10 the
..malign influence" Of General Malone and
spoke and wrote in favor of the Generals
election. arrived here last night from Pc
ter-burg. he seems 10 bc not at all de
pressed by the result Of the election. but
saws he will say nothing about IT until hr
shall have read the address on the subject
which he understands General Malone j.
preparing. When that shall be issued.
he SAYS, he will Doe prepared %
tllk. II j. understood that in the
address referred 10 General Malone will a.
sign ~ one Of the causes OF his defeat bull-
dosing OF the negroes by white Democrats.
If this be- 30 that charge can De fully Offset by
colOrcd preacher from Alexandria named
scott Akers. here to-day. lie says he has
been 50 abused and threatened by his own
race because he voted the Democratic
ticket. a. he thought he had a right 20 do.
that he has been forced 10 have some Of
them arrested and bound over 10 keep
the peace. aud that now they are trying
10 drive him ont If his church. and take
il away from HIM. though he raised the
money with which tO build H..
now obtained what they think sufficient
evidence 10 convict Elan. Goodwin. ami
Berscr Federal Office holders from ir-
ginia. Of soliciting contributions for CEN
cral MahOne'- election fund. and within
short time will give it to District Attorney
lloge and demand that he present 1t Ia the
grand jury. They say that the excuse
offered los the parties referred 10. namely,
that they did not know their names were ON
the soliciting circulars. will amount 10
nothing. as the circuars~had been issued
month before that excuse was offered. and
because the denial was not made until the
danger OF prosecution became imminent
The Young Mems Christian Association
is observing the week Of prayer by nightly
services.
Tie annual meetings Of the Alexandra
and Fredericksburg Railway Company and
the Alexandria and Washington Railroad
Company were held az Alexandria yesfcr-
dav. and the following gentlemen elected
directors: !. y. puIaTy. John j. Green.
John Cas>, ls, George 4. wilkins. John :.
feib. James i. Kerr and Andrew Jamison.
These roads are controlled by the Pennsy,-
yania Company.
"Our majority in Virginia was a sur
prise" said Senator Barbour 90 a Nf0T re-
porter this afternoon. I'VE were confident
Of victory. but sanguine a. ! was ! never
supposed 10 would De- as sweeping Is the
figures show it 10 Dee. Mahone's unpopu-
lafity and Democratic organization were
the causes. We p0iled every vote in our
party. while thousands Of Republicans stayed
nf home"