Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-20
YIRGINIA NEWS.
id. Grigsby, of King George, was
Yesterday.

J.D. Grigsby, of King George, was
paralyzed yesterday.
Andrew J. Bowling died in Frcde-
rick ,burg yesterday, aged 56 years.
The steamboat line between Norfolk
and Fredericksburg will be reopened
October %.
Robert Flatford. one of the oldest
citizens of Stafford county. died sun
day, aged 50 years.
The U. S. Circuit Court of Appeal,
at Richmond, adjourned for the term
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. T. H. Carter died al his home in
.ildie on the 18th inst, aged IL years,
and Miss Sarah Shoemaker, aged 80.
died near Philomont on the 10th.
Mr. Benjamin F. Nails, Il retired
painter, died Yesterday ofold age at his
residence, in Baltimore. MIR. Nails was
eighty years old and was born i'll Gull
pepper county.
Mr.. Marshall McCormick's stable OF
standard bred horses, at Berryviie, cap
tured two premiums for stations, ana
Mr.. w. w. Hutchison one for Il mare,
at the Hagerstown fair last week.
Mr.. VIM. II. Few, an aged citizen OF
Woodstock, while driving his cow TO
pasture was accidentally killed yester-
iav at the northern edge Of the town
by a train on the Baltimore and Ohio
road.
Mr.. J. NJ. Long has sold his hand
somely improved home farm Nestle
DOWN containing 333 acres lying near
Vaucluse in Frederick county, to Den
mis- O'Neal, of Shenandoah county, for
S23 900
Ceilvie & Foster, of The Plains, re-
ceived eight loads of good Virginia cat
tie Monday. Two loads also arr ed
for Mr.. Bright. Ogilvie & Foster OK
pect several more loads the latter part
Of this week.
a new copper mine has been discov-
cred within . miles of Bentonville and III
about twelve miles ofFront Royal. The
vein runs from fifteen to twenty feet in
thickness. Experts who have examined
the deposit pronounce it very rich III
copper.
Mr.. William W. Wallace. prosper
Gus farmer of Nottoway county, and
Miss Leila II. Burton were married
Yesterday at the residence ofthc brides
mother. Mr.. Wallace gave his age as
eighty years, though he looks to be
younger. The bridegroom is a
widower
The reunion of the numerous and
prominent Koiner family near Staun-
ton yesterday was Il notable event.
about one thousand Of the name from
this and many other States were pres
cnt. A marble shaft was unveiled over
the grave of Michael koiner, the stur-
dy old German progenitor OF them all.
Hon. Luther Koner, Of Texas, made
an able address.
Some weeks ago Jack Walker, ne
gro, charged with burglary, escaped
from Lunenburg county Jail by knock
ing the jailer down with piece OF iron.
He fled to Henderson, n. g., where he
was captured several days since. While
being taken from Henderson to Lunen-
burg Courthouse, and when near the
latter place, he knocked the officer
down and again made his escape. A
posse of men overlook Walker in Bruins
wick county. He refused to surrender
and fired into the posse, woundin@ one
of them. The posse fired upon Walker
and he was killed.
At Roanoke Tuesday last, Herbert
]. Browne was convicted by a jury for
riot and sentenced to pay Il fine of 500
and be confined one hour in Jail. a
motion for new trial and arrest of
Judgment was made. The conviction
grows out of entering the police station
house several months ago and torclbly
attempted to secure Il white man
named Fralain and lynch him on the
charge of attempting assault on little
girl, Browne, as alleged. being one of
the ringleaders, by tearing out the Win
dow and using boisterous and threat
ening language. Seven other persons
are to be tried on similar charge.
Mr.. A. B. Guigon,a Richmond lawyer,
has instituted suit for $20,0 against
the foreign bondholders for professional
services. Not long ago Mr.. VIM. l..
Royal, the resident counsel for the
foreign holders of Virginia bonds, in
stituted a suit in Richmond for $685.
against the corporation of foreign bond
holders of London, the New York bond
holders aud others for his services
These suits have been instituted be-
cause of an alleged disregard by the
bondholders of their contract and their
unwillingness to pay the fees promised
to counsel for their services in bring
ing about settlement of the State
debt.