Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

musician Of Norfolk, died yesterday.
The Governor and Mrs. Lee will hold
public reception at tho Executive Mansion
wednesday evening from till II o'clock.
The Bonsack Machine Company OF
Lyuchburg has sold the right to use their
cigarette machines in South America for
$4,000.
The residence of the late William Henry
Haxall. ESQ. No. 40S east Main street, Rich
mond. was sold at auction yesterday to Mr..
T. D. NesIe, jr., for 50. 600.
Ia Charlottesville yesterday the case
against Musco, the colored man who killed
Policeman Seal, began Musco is being de
Tended by colored lawyer.
The Bridgewater Touring mills, st Fred
ercksburg, lately owned By Chas. Tyler, OF
Baltimore. have been sold to Henry Souther
and G B. Ficklin, for Sl5.0 900.
The colored people of Virginia and oher
Southern States are arranging to send dele
CATION. headed by ex-Minister John M.
Lanpston, to visit President eject Harrison
to present their views of the Southern CUES
| ton.
% Friday night last an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to burn the town of Cape
Charles, and yesterday J. ]. Buuliug q
prominent citizen of the place was arrested
and confessed having made the lncendiary
attempt.
Great excitement prevails in the neigh
borhood of Big Spring, Montgomery county,
on account of an assault committed on a
Mrs. Martin by a negro. The negro was ar
rested on Saturday and lodged in Jail at
Christansburg.
Yesterday Col. NJ. L. Spoiswood, Com
monweeth's Attorney. and the officers OF
the Hastings Court of Richmond presented
20 ex.Judge Thomas S. Atkins beautiful
gold headed cane es a token of their esteem
for him as an officer and gentleman.
The sheriff Of Pittsylvania went to Lynch
burg to-day, escorted by detachment OF
The Chatham Home Guard, to take back for
trial Jed Prtchet, the negro confined in Jail
charged with committing an assault on 3
little white girl several weeks ago. He was
taken 10 LTnchburg to prevent lynching
II. D. Thacker and Miss Hattie Davis
eloped from Petersburg yesterday and took
the early train for Washington. The two
had known each other only four weeks
The young lady lived with an sunt, who
forbade her receiving company On account
of her tender age. She is but l6 years old
In the County Court OF Stafford last week
the rule of the Beard ofSupervisor5 rs. VIM
Ashby. Superintendent of the Poor, TO show
cause why he should not be removed from
Office on account Of ne g ect of official duty
was dismissed. Mr.. Ashby having resigned
TIE Board OF Supervisors recommended for
the vacant pace Mr.. james NJ. Simpson.
A cyclone passed over the central portion
OF Northampton county on Sunday night
doing considerable damage. Fences and
trees were blown down in every direction
A large barn on the farm Of DR.. r. B Tey-
lor was utterly demolished and two valuable
horses were buried beneath the ruins. Con.
siderable damage WAS also done 10 small
craft on the bay shore.
The Woodstock Herald contains in its last
issue a long editorial card signed by Sena
tor RildIeberger, stating that the paper will
be sold. and that he will retire from editori
al connection with it, The Senator states
that three times has his newspaper enter.
prises been ruined by "niscreants under the
misnomer of gentlemen" and in conclusion
he AYERS that tine people of Shenandoah
county shall not lack an organ in local
State or national politics while live here. y
On Thursday J. w. Munday and W f.
Birch. of Covesvile A bemsrs county, were
handling revolver, in II store. They had
removed the cy Under and zero amusing
themselves swapping The pistol at each 9th.
err. Birch laid his revolver on the counter
TO wait on some customers. While his ct.
tention' was diverted some one replaced the
cylinder Wholly ignorant of this, he
caught up the pistol and playfully presented
it at young Mupday's breast and pressed
the trigger. Tue cartridge was exploded,
and Munday received fatal wound from
which he disd on Friday afternoon.