Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-12
VIRGINIA NEWs.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Kingan & Co.'s pork-psckiDg estsbllst-
ment In Richmond WAS DESTROYED by hfe
sally this morning; loss about $40 600.
In Appomsttcx county on Sunday two
young men, Edward West and Gecrgs Jo'-
dop, qusrreled about q youCg lady. Jor'
don stabbed West, who Gied III a few mir
ute5.
At Abingdon yesterday Judge Ward de-
MED bail to DR.. Baker indicted for poison
ing his wife, and remanded bin TO jail 10
await trial at the next term of the County
! Court.
The trial Of Buford Grimes. late clark in
the Rich uopd city tEeasurel's office, who
was indicted upon eight charges of misap-
propriatng funds. snd forgery, Was begun
in that city yesterday.
Sheriff Horace q. Jones. OF King George
county, feeling thai he WAS unfairly treated
By the late republican convention. has an
nourced hin III q candidate for reelection,
Independent of perty action.
Katharine Jackson, colored, who WAS cut
of employ ment snd could not find food fer
| herself ana child, drowned the child 10
F! creek ia Halifax county to end its misery.
| The BODY vas found and the mother made
full confession.
A great mary pine trees s.s dying
throughout the Valley OF Virginia az far east
as the Bue Ridge mountains and continuing
TO the OHIO river. TIE bark seems to be 81
| full of sUai holes and tbs rosn 10 somewhat
speWed cut. When the tree is cut down
etout 80 feet from the stump it is blue OF
mIdewsd, as come cali K. The decline Of
these trees has only been in the last four or
| FIVE months, and /. commences ct the top.
| Yesterday evening Confederate memorial
/ services we're held at Oakwocd Cemetery,
7 Rich mond, where II 600 soldiers are buried.
| Thousands we're in attendance, including
Lee and Pickett Camps of Confederate Vet
Grams and the Stuart Horse Guards The
ladies of the Oakwood Memorial Association
during the morDiog had strewn the graves
with H,wers. The exercises consisted OF
music, prayer snd addresses.
Lewis Booker. OF Richmond, who Is
! CHARGED With embt ZziDg about SAC. 600 from
| Mr.. Ed&ard Hanne~Iockel and his sister,
| bae filed deed of assign uent for the bepe-
| &. Of bis creditors. TIE deed, which covers
ell of Booker's possessions, real ard per
annal except . few g'its, conveys ebout
| Sl2. 900 or SIS COO. All creditors share alike.
The grand jury vas TO have considered
{ Booker's casa yesterday, but adjourned over
/! to secure some pspers.
/ At Caroline county court yesterday Sheriff
J ". Colla8n was probably seriously stab
! bed in the right breast by joseph Vaughn,
| sso of That county. TIE difficulty origin
sted from the sale Of u horse for a warrant
debt belonging to Vaughn, and which the
sheriff sold. Vaughn was arrested ard
locked up. Considerable excitement was
caused by the affair. The citizeps were OUT
spoken uoon the tuHi .ci sud 1t was With
some difficulty that Vaughn was taken to
| Jail.
TIE Catholic H;berp!an Benevolent 3d.
Getty, of Stanton, hsG b. excursion yeSter.
| day to Clifton Forge. The Flying Dutch
man" wss to pass the excursion train al
Buffalo Gap. Edward shee'sp, while at
| tempting TO Cross the track was struck by
the fas. train, which WAS running at fifty
miles an hour. BE was taroWo twenty fest
aud rolled In the ditch on the side OF the
| track. He Wss badly scratched about the
head, bad small b,ne OF rba lefa wrs'
broken, and YVES badly bruised on the left
| hip otherwise he was uDhurt.
Two wrecks on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, Elk miles from Roanoke, Sunday
night scd yesterday morning, resul!ed 10 the
death of fireman, Injury offs engineer, tbs
wreck of four engines and g number Of care
The st wrsck WIS tbs COLLISION OF two
freight trains Sunday night, which we're Tue
into by third freight train, end which, il
turn, wss ru1 into by passeng II train yes
terdsy morning. Engineer Hardy jumped
fer his life and escaped with bru!ss on the
head and CASH 10 the leg. Fireman P. ].
Topping had one leg broken, hip crushed
and uas cooked ffou the wsiat down With
steeu. Topping died an hour later.
letter f-on Richmond to the Norfolk
Virginian says: There is wetoundsd ru-
NOR that when the Case OF Hodges %. Sea.
board ard Roam oke Railroad Company lie
decided ny the Court of Appeals at ts sea-
sion in Wythevile Ia June, the scision will
be contrary TO what it was when rendered |
before. judge Hinton, 1t will be remember |
ed, ooDcurred in the opinion the day it was
read By Judge Lacy, and next day declined |
TO sign the decree In the Case as 1t was not |
such as he thought it would be. This ueces |
silated new hearing of the ceBs Now II |
is said TIA: Judge Hinton will vote with |
Judges LIS sis and FauntleEoy 10 dissolve the
ihjlnc,ion granted Hodges.
Battle Expected