Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

"A luS lolA e&hSA A4bsAA SSNAA 49,
Jefferson county, Saturday evening, do
ing considerable damage.
Hon. C. T. O'Ferrall was accorded an
ovation on his arrival at his home, Har,
risonburg, Saturday morning. He will
spend several days there before return
ing to Washington.
On Thursday while 3-year-old son
of Mr.. John D. Moore, Of Deep Creek,
near Portsmouth, was swinging he fell
from the swing to the ground, biting
his tongue nearly off, it hanging by a
small shred.
Friday morning about 8 o'clock the
barn and stables of Mr.. John 3. Fitz-
hugh, of King George county, were to-
tally destroyed by fire, together with
his crop of wheat and oats recently
stored in the barn, and many other val
uables
Gen. Field is expecting visit from
Gen. J. B. Weaver at an early day.
They will address the people of Orange,
Culpeper and Madison counties. The
populists of Dallas, Texas, have made
arrangements to send % of their speak
ers to this State during the coming fall.
The manufacture of apple brandy at
Roanoke is reported unprecedented,
the apple crop being very large, aud
immense quantities being sold by the
farmers to the distilleries, Of which
there are four within quarter Of
mile of each other on the line between
Franklin and Bedford counties.
Charles Blakemore, of the firm of AL
taffer & Blakemore, liverymen, of Har-
risonburg, was accidently drowned in
the river at Bridgewater Friday after
noon. He was son of A. J. Blake
more, who ran on the republican ticket
at the last election against his brother,
w. H. Blakemore. democrat.
The populists met at Houston in
mass meeting Saturday and nominated
J. B. Stovall, who is known as former
republican, for the Senate, aud S. A.
Mccormick and C. c. Mason for the
House of Delegates. Mr.. Stovall de-
clined the nomination, and \. B. An
derson was chosen for the place. He
was defeated in 1856 for the legislature
ON the republican tlchel.
The Richmond common council, in a
special session Saturday night, concur
red in the action of the board of alder
men, authorizing the issue of $500 900
of 6 per cent. city bonds, to be made in
small denomination and run one year.
This action was rendered necessary by
the inability of the city in the present
crisis to dispose of her permanent 1 per
cent. bonds at satisfactory prices. The
financial situation there is much better
than it was week ago, and very few
checks were used in meeting pay rolls.
The express company has brought
$4,000 into the city in the last two
days.
Information was received at Roanoke
day or two ago of a terrible affairs at
Amsterdam, small town in Botetourt
county. As Mat Linkenhoker was pas
sing the residence of DR.. j. II. Bowyer
he was called upon by the latter to
apologize for an insult alleged to have
been offered to Miss Steptoe, a young
lady of Bedford county, visiting DIR.
Bowyer's family. This Linkenhoker
refused to do and invited the doctor
into the street to settle the matter. DR..
Bowyer picked up an aXe-handle and
struck Linkenhoker some fearful blows,
knocking him down, fracturing his
skull and breaking his thigh. He also
bruised and cut his face badly with his
fists after knocking him down. When
heard from Saturday Linkenhoker was
unconscious and not expected to live.
He is about 50 years old, DR.. Bowyer
is 80. Both men are widower5. DR..
Bower has been arrested.