Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.


last at Haymarket. She was over 50 years
old.
Auuspaugh & Cobbs, dry goods mer'
chants of Lynchburg, have made an assign
ment.
The Rockbridge and Amherst tin mines
have been rented to Boston company fof
100000.
Two hundred and fourteen thousand dol.
lars in coupons was paid into the treasury
last year.
There we're 141 loads of fine stock shipped
from Rectortown during the year 1859 ana
| 100 loads received.
Mr.. N. Janney Pursell and Miss Nina
Camp were married at Hilsboro, Loudoun
county. on Monday.
Ex-State Treasurer George Rye died at his
home in Edinburg at p. m. yesterday IN the
S1st year of his hge.
Mr.. Daniel introduced in the Senate yes
terday bill to pay Robert n. Blake. Stat.
ford county, 1855 for property taken from
his place by the Union army during the war.
In the House yesterday, on motion OF Me-
Tucker, the Senate bill was passed appropri
atinp S11 900 for the construction of road
| from Stanton to the national cemetery near
that point.
VIM. E!lzsy, eldest son of the late Thos
Ellzey, died at his home near FarmWell,
Loudoun county, last Sunday morning. He
was buried in the old family burying ground,
10 Broad Run district, on Monday.
Thos. E. Carper, worthy and useful citi
IAN of Fairfax county, died at his home
near Dranesville, laet Saturday morning
after short Illness His remains were 10
tered in Union Cemetery, Leesburg, on
Sunday.
Spillen Foster and John Talon, two
Young white men of Roanoke, have been
arrested charged with the murder Of J. d
| Caddell, treasurer of Pulaski county, an &C.
count of which was published in yesterday Is
GAZETTE.
VIM. Venable. the republican clerk OF
Henrico Court, who was yesterday arraign.
ed in the Police Court, charged with forging
an order for 81, was before the same tribunal
to-day, charged with another forgery for q
similar amount.
In the House yesterday favorable report
was made on bill introduced by Gen. Lee
: to pay A. B. Carter, of Shelby county, Tenn,
formerly of Fanquier county, for Z 900 cords
of wood taken from his place near Warren.
ton junction during the war.
Jacob Edwards little boy died few days
ago at Hume, Fsuquier county. He was
playing with his brothers when one OF them
threw grain of corn in his mouth, which
lodged in his windpipe. Two doctors were
summoned, but not in time to save his life.
He lived about two hours after getting the
corn in his throat.
The new assessment in Fredericksburg
~, ha r..
limits to he 81, 172 574. The amount of real.
ty exempted from taxation is Sl57, 800, which
makes a total of 81 $50 ,474 The increase oil
real estate over last year ia over $25 900, and
does not include number of new buildings
now in course OF erection.
The Richmond correspondent OF the Pc
tersburg appeal writes: "a gentleman here
to day from the Sth Congressional district
says the contest up there will be between
Congressman Lee and Hon. E. e. Meredith,
ex. member of the State Senate from Prince
William. Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alexandria,
is looked upon as q candidate. He opposed
Gen. Lee four years ago, when nearly 200
ballots were taken before nomination was
made"
An unauthorized report that John L. Sui
Ivan and Peter Jackson intend to fight on
|
given under 8 charter granted the Virginia
Athletic Association by the Legislature, has
attracted some attention among Richmand
sports. A few lawyers express the opinion
that the act gives the association full author
ity to conduct priz, Eight on their grounds.
Abiding to this matter, Col. Frank G. Rnf
fin, :he second auditor of the State, said
II hope they will fight, which they have
perfect right to do under the charter granted
to the Athletic Sporting Club. for it will
show the Governor the necessity of reading
all bills before be approves them"
Mrs. Louise Baker. who died in garnet
on Bank street, Norfolk, yesterday, was
from Prince Edward county. and lady OF
good family Some months ago her hus-
band was thrown out of employment and
left home in search of work. Mrs. Baker was
lefs in destitute circumstances, and three
days ago she was found in starving con-
ditidd, her only companions being eight cats
who were ferocious from starvation. They
were sitting on her bed when the room was
entered. On her hand was found a wound,
which evidently had been made by one OF
the animals. The only article Of food in the
room was an egg.
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