Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

South River district, warren county, hhS
voted in favor of license to sell liquor ny
n aority of 60 out of a vote OF 409
VIM. G. Rives. of Albemaie county, son
of the late Hon. VIM. G. Riyes, of Virginia,
died suddenly in Washington on Sunday.
kilograms from Norfolk state that great
damage was done to shipping in Elizabeth
river and along the Atlantic coast By the
recent storm.
The house at Guiney's station, In Caroline
county, in which Gen. Stonewall jackson
died after being fatally wounded at Chan
cellorsville. is offered for sale.
The earnings of the Richmond and Dan
vile Road show increases for the fourth
week OF March $50 9l7. and for the month
SIP 706.
Claude S. p HaIpin, fifth son Of the late
Rev. DR.. Helpin, Of Huron College, London.
Canada, and Miss Rosa Belle Powell, Of
Richmond, were married in Baltimore yes
terday.
The will of the late T. G Williams, of
Richmond, iieposiug OF property valued at
81 800 600 was admitted to probate yesteI-
day. The property ell goes to his widow and
four children.
1t is said that there s good deal of fric-
ton between the republicans in Virginia,
and MIR. Ciarkson, the Fret Assistant Post
master General, is moving with caution 10
his appointments.
The storm at Warrenton Saturday was oil
unusual severity. The snow was twelve
inches deep. Battle Johnson, an old color
ed man, gathering wood near Bethel Acade
my, got lost and was frozen TO death.
Mr.. Robinson Barker. of Henrico county,
was drowned at Stony Run bridge on the
Nine Mile road, Saturday evening during
the storm, by the upseitng Of his wagon in
the stream. His son narrowly escaped.
Gov. Fitz Lee and military staff and heads
of tho various departments have been ia
vited to attend the interstate drill and en-
campmept, celebrating the semi centen
NAL OF Galveston, to be held June h TO 18th
Inclusive
In the King George County Court Friday
William Johnson, colored boy about Is
years old, was convicted of attempted out
rage upon Mary Belle Pitts, white girl
aged ten years, and sentenced TO five yearS
in the penitentiary.
The President yesterday refused TO grant
pardon to c. II. Tay lor, of Virginia, con
victed of breaking into postotlice and steal
ing letter therefrom, and who was SEN
fenced June %, lSSS, to one yesr's impris.
onment in Albany penitentiary.
Early yesterday morning the hotel build
ing at the Huguenot Springs. below Rich
mond, o k fire and was totally destroyed
together with the kitchen. The flames
spread with such rapidity that very little OF
the furniture could be gotten out.
DR.. William A. Douglas died at his home
in San Francisco, Cal, March 2S, after lin
gerng Illness of heart trouble. DR.. Douglass
was a son of the late Judge Douglas, of
Charestown, Jefferson county, and on his
mothers side descendant OF the Anerums
and Winslows of South Carolina.
The Chinese laundry and two adjoining
buildings on Main street, in DanviIle, were
burned on Sunday night, causing loas of
So 900 Two small coored boys not over 10
years OF age were arrested charged with fir
ing the building, and they confessed their
guilt.
To Danville yesterday J. F. L. Brown.
fireman on a shifting engine in the Rich
mond aud Danville yard was under his en-
CINE cleaning out the fire box, when the en-
gneer started the engine and the tender
wheels passed over Browns legs, MASKING
one to jelly aud seriously biuising the 9TH
err. Browns right leg was amputated, but
it is thought he will die.