Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Messrs. Colbert & Kirtley are vigorously
prosecuting their investigation of the value
Of the gold mining lands in Spotsy lvania
and with hopeful results.
Governor Sawyer, of New Hsmpshire,
spent Saturday and Sunday at Charlottes-
vile ami visited Monticello He spoke
highly of The University Of Virginia.
The Central Presbyterian of Richmond, is
publishing every week one of Dr. Hoge's
sermons -stenographicaly reported. The
sermons are attracting a great deal of at
tention.
The eating house long and favorably
known at Milford, Caroline county, on the
r., F. & P. R. R. will, we understand. be
closed, SIS 81 railroad eating house, on and
after the "a inst.
Gov Lee and Mayor Ellison, of Rich
mond, addressed meeting OF business men
OF Lynchburg laat night on the States fi9an
cial status, and urged them 20 discontinue
The use of coupons for the payment OF taxes.
A cavern took plaza Oh Saturday in the
160-ioot level at the Sulphur mines, in Lou
iSa county. The hanging wn!ls of the vein
gave way, killing James Jackson ard
woundiDg Lindsay Taylor. the other hands
barely escaping with their lives.
lue peUpIo Vi Il dimUului JuSG aCiOSo lho
river from Fredericksburg, were wild with
excitement last week over the discovery OF
oil! in we'll recently dug by Que of the citi
zana, but it turned out that practical joker
had poured quantity ofcoal oil in the well.
Three negro prisoners made their escape
from the county Jail, at Emporia, Green's
Vile county, Saturday night by burning g
hole through the floor of their cell aud after
wards knocking hole in the brick under
pinning. One of the prisoners afterwards
returned and surrendered himself to the
authorities.
Mr.. John E. Davis, for MANY years one CT
The best known citiZ.n5 of Richmond and
Henrico county died suddenly in that city
Yesterday, aged II years he was brother
Of ex Senator Fl. G. Davis, of West Vir
GINA Mr. John Pearce, another old citizHn
of Richmond, died there yesterday, sged 50
years.
AS sta ed in the GAzETTE's Washington
correspondence yesterday, Congressman
Charles It. O'Ferral will be a candidatesSor
the democratic nomination for Governor OF
Virginia. If nominated, Mr.. O'Ferrall says
he would accept and strive with might and
main, soul aud body, to preserve democratic
supremacy in Virginia"
A collision occurred near Pearisburg, on
The New River district of the Norfolk and
Western rsiroad. Yesterday, between two
freight trains Both trains were badly
wrecked and Engineer Lindawood was
crushed to death beneath his engine. The
li7emen of both trains are reported seriously
hurt. Two cars and the caboose were
wrecked, blocks ding the road
A bor,;hIa flair ia ranorted from Harry
J county. negro woman on going to the
field 10 work last Friday carried her inhpt
With her and laid it down in fence corner.
In short time she saw her cabin, in which
she had left her two older children, on fire.
She ran to save them, but YVES too late, and
they were burned Returning to her only
Remaining child, she was Mortified to find
that hogs had torn it to pieces.
Walter Curtis, at one time au inmate of
one of the insane asylums, a few days since
threw Robert, the little aon of Robert Bu!-
lard, of Lagrange, King George county, in
the fire. Hearing the screams of his boy
Mr.. Bulsrd ran to his rescue when he IVES
savsgcly assaulted by Curtis, armed with
heavy boot. Snatching the boy from the
fire and tho boot from Curtis the irate father
severely punished Curtis.
A gentleman from Dakota, who was in
Richmond last week, said that he had Sc
cured twenty Eve farms in Chesterfield and
adj lining counties, aud in sixty days he
would bring from twenty five to thirty fam
ilie7 from Dakota to take charge Of these
farms. These new settlers are farmers, fruit
growers, truckers and cattlemen, who, after
having paid cash for their farms, will have
c,pital to operate them.