Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The completion of the big piers at Lam.
hart,s Point. near Norfolk, will be followed
by a great rush of business.
The Investment Trust Company OF Lon
don will issue five millions of dollars worth
of Norfolk gold mortgage bonds.
Professor James Dinwiddie, of Gordons.
Vile. will succeed John B. Burwell as prin-
clpal of the Peace Institute at Raleigh.
The Jury in the case Of b. Q. Terrell
against the Richmond and Danville Rail.
road failed to agree in Richmond on Fri
day.
A large new barn belonging to Mr.. J. NJ.
B erer, in Warren county, together with
smaller barn. and the entire contents OF
both buildings. were destroyed by fire on
Thursday last.
The young man Cooper, on trial In the
county court of Montgomery county on the
charge of criminally asasulting little white
GIRL. was convicted on Friday and sentenced
to the penitentiary for twenty years.
On Saturday while Mrs. Jennie Barnes,
Of Pungo, Princess Anne county, was talk'
ing to her adopted son, who was cutting
down a tree, IL fell and struck her on the
head, caueiug her death within twenty min
utes.
Ground has been broker in Libby Hill. at
the intersection of Twenty ninth and Main
streets, Richmond, for the monument to the
private soldiers and sailors OF the Confed'
crate army, Mr.. James Netherwood Ia the
contractor
Capt. Andrew s. Hussey, postmaster at
Mt. Jackson, died of la grippe yesterday;
He was In the coast survey OF the United
States for many years, and commanded tne
United States steamer Active on the PACING
coaet during the late war.
Rev. DR.. Joseph 8. Felix, D. D., of 0 Sens'
vile, KY, was yesterday announced as pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, Lynchburg
to succeed Reverend Doctor Smith, who re-
gently accepted call to Nashville. Tenn.
The Roanoke Times Gays: "Mr. Henry
Fairfax, the successful contractor OF Lou
doun county, was 10 the city Friday. Mr.
Fairfax, though descendant OF the hstori
cal family of that name, ia the architect o.
hls own fortunes. Right we'll In his OWL
modest way, has he demonstrated this fact
In the United States court In Norfolk or
Saturday the case against Woraley Cox 8
Co.. English cotton buyers, for importing
foreign contract labor, was dismissed by
Judge Bond upon the ground of lack o.
| Jurisdiction. The men brought to Nor1olR
were cotton graders and were employed al
clerks.
A Joint stock company is being organized
under recent act of the Legislature for tht
purpose of rebuilding the bridges over the
two branches of the Shenandoah river al
| Riverton. These bridges we're burned dur
ing the war. The town of Riverton, with the
restoration of the bridges will, no doubt
become very thriving place.
The letter Of Rev. J. r. Sturgls pastor o
Trinity Methodist Church, Richmond, writ
len to a married woman. q member OF biz
church, about which there has been &c
much mystery, has been made public. The
note was handed to the lady in her OWE
home, and after she had read it abe handed
1t to her husband, who laid 1t before the
church authorities.
In Charlottesville on Friday nighta stran
ger jumped from a second story window at
the Saunders House and was killed. A
small sum OF money was found on bis per
son, and two small cards. on one of which
Waa written "This Is what rum brings 6
man to-" and on the reverse side, NJ. P
Oudun. Another card bore the name of b
L. Davis and the name of some town In Geor
1 oja