Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Gen. Mahcne returned to hia home In Pc
tersburg Saturday morning from his Sonth
ern trip.
The farmers IN The Dismal Swamp section
complain that bears are attacking their
stock and doing damage.
Over 100, 900 pounds Of manufactured to.
bacco were shipped from Danyile last
week. The transactions in leaf tobacco
were also very large.
f H. Chalkley. hide and leather mei-
chant, of Richmond, made an assignment
Saturday, with liabilities estimated at $40
600 assets unknown.
The Jurors of the December term OF the
United States Court on Friday night, in
Norfolk, presented to United States Marshal
T. ". SOFT massive gold headed cane.
Alrs. Mary Blackwell, sister of the late
Gov. John Letcher, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Haynes, in Lunenburg coun-
ty, OF the IN instant. She was 20 years of
age.
In the case of E. D. Newman vs. II. H
Riddlsberger, ct ell, argued last week in the
Circuit Court Of Shenandoah, decree was
entered providing for the sale Of the Herald
ne spsper and property at Woodstock.
The corn cribs belonging to G. W. Mar
shall, in King George county, and contain:
ing three thousand five hundred bushels of
corn, were totally destroyed by fire Satur-
day night. The fire IL supposed to have
been the work Of an incendiary.
Frank Dickinson, who was arrested at
Luray few days ago charged with wreck
inc tie Chesapeske and Ohio train, opposite
CT arl eston, w. Va, on the morning OF De-
fol, IN hat nil
day morning before daylight and lodged in
| Jail.
Col. Robinson. who recently assaulted
Col. Coleman in Danville, and who was ad-
Judged unatic, was on Saturday last
brought before Judge Whitte On writ OF
habeas corpus, who decided that Robinson
was illegally held. He vii! be taken TO
the asylum at Marion.
Robert T. X Balm, director in the Elk
change National Bank, of Norfolk, who was
convicted on Friday for disappointing
the funds OF the bank before it failed in 1885,
was sentenced on Saturday to the Albany
penitentinry for five years. The cases
against the other officers have been post
poned.
Ia the Circuit Court of Danville in the
case Of w. H. Wheewright vs. the Rich
moud and DaHvile railroad company, TO
recover damages for loss of property on
Pullman sleeper while travelling from Rich
mond to DanyiIie in August, 1856, the Judge
has decided that the law was in favor Of the
plaintiff and entered judgment for amount
awarded by the jury, Sl4S IS.
In the L. 5. Court Judge Paul, at Harri-
souourg. on Saturday, the celebrated case
of the Abntt Iron company vs.. Samuel J.
Prince and others, heirs of J. d Price and
Phillip Beck, was decided in favor of the
defendants by q jury, after trial lasting
eleven days The case involved the title
! to FIVE thousand acres of rich mineral lands
| lying in the Blue Ridge mountains.
a dispatch froni Richmond says it seems
to he pretty well settled that the democratic
State committee will establish permanent
headquarters there aad elect a secretary
with salary of three thousand dollars n
year. Among those mentioned in connec-
ton with the position are Mr. Ham. Shop
perd, the present collector OF internal rev
enue for the Stanton district, and Mr.. Jas.
f. Fisher, the assistant postmaster of the
House of Representatives.