Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Gen. Jubal A. Early is quite i'll at his
home in Lynchburg.
wv. Shirley was reelected sergeant OF
the town of Warrenton on Tuesday night.
The Ferrol iron property, in Augusta
county has been cold to foreign syndicate
for $40 600.
John S. Tucker, of Virginia. clerk at
$1,000 10 the census division of the general
land Office, was on Wednesday removed by
Assistant Secretary Chandler.
The democrats of Fauquier county will
meet in Wsrrenton on Monday July % to
elect delegates to the State convention which
meets in Richmond on August Il.
Mrs. Amelia Rivee- Chandler, who is With
her husband in London, intends to take
apartments 10 Paris and enter the art school
of Cola Rossi. At present she is writing a
book about the children employed in mills.
She may stay abroad for several years.
The professors of the colleges and trustees
of the high schools of this State will meet in
convention at Virginia Beach on the 10th.
The convention Ia to be held for the purpose
of forming State association for the pro
motion of higher education in Virginia.
Last Monday night difficulty occurred a
| few miles from Smithfield, In Isle of Wight
county, in which man named Tom Moore
| was shot and killed by another man named
George billiard. who also shot two other
men named Joel Reed and Peter Jones.
Lucien Dixon. colored, who escaped from
special constable Burr Powell, of Prince
William county, last week, and was
afterwards re arrested, was on Monday con
victed of forgery in the Prince William
| Court and seat to the penitentiary for five
years.
S. z Horeeman was killed on the farm oil
COL G. r. Brinton, near Leesburg, Tuesday,
! By the fall OF prop to the roof of a sheep
pen. The prop in it's fall struck Mr.. Horse
mao severe blow on the left side of the
head, breaking his neck and causing almost
instant death.
John Burrell, while sitting in the front
entrance of his residence near King George
Court House., on Tuesday, watching the
progress of thunder storm, was struck and
instantly killed By lightning. The same
flash set fire to his house which was partial
ly destroyed.
The statement published In yesterday g
Philadelphia Record that Mrs. Gen. George
Pickett will be married to Gen. James @.
1yuCuf vi WAC PupitChCe
without authority or consultation with the
parties interested, and both Mrs. Pickett
and General Lynch say 1t ia utterly untrue
and without foundation.
Carlton" the estate OF the late 3. a..
Brennan, near Charlottesville, was publicly
sold on last Saturday. The estate consists
of 499 acres. Mr. r. II Rawlings. of Char
Iottesville, purchased 4S7 acres, for which
ID tha oioin rpa IUo
acres were sold 20 the Charlottesville Wool
len Mills Company for $40.
The Scott Telephone Co.. In Fauquier
county, was soId on Saturday Last for 1912
A new company has been organized under
the cid name with R. B. Beverley president
and Q. Fl. Walker secretary and treasurer.
The price realized will pay the indebted
ness OF the company and about two dollars
q share to each stakeholder.
Ia the Chancery Court of Richmond on
Wednesday. Judge Fitzhugb dissolved the
lnjuuctions granted in favor OF the Norfolk
and Western Railroad and the Western
Union Telegraph Company restraining the
Postal Telegraph Cable Company from con.
ssructing iis lines between Petersburg and
Norfolk.
Ia the Hastings Court of Danville on
Wednesday Mrs. Annie Smith, wife of Mr..
p A. l.. Smith, made application for Ger.
ti6cate to enable her to appear before the
proper legal commissioner for examination
on az application for license to practice
law in the courts of Danville and Pittsyl-
vania county. Judge Aiken desired time to
consult tho law and authorities, and deferred
his decision until Friday. Mrs. Smith is the
wife of youug lawyer.
The train from the North last night
brought to Richmond the dead body of Hay
wood Johnson, colored man, who was
stabbed at Fredericksburg just as the train
left that place. The wounded man took
his seat, and the conductor did not observe
that he was injured until he had gone some
distance. Johnson died near Penola Station.
From what could be learned he was stabbed
by another colored man, named Jordan
Washington, 10 row at Fredericksburg.
Both of the men were members of an excur.
sion party, and had gone to Fredericksburg
to spend the fourth.