The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-22
VIRGINIA NOTES.


The colored boy, Charles cor;ne ton.
VINO attempted to murder with an axe.
G Cns nisns ABOUT two months ago, Rev.
uesUurge a. Copp, wife and two children.
a mt.n ,wnom ne resided, at Fishers Hill.
s.sns mics north of Woodstock, was
srieu In the county court shere yester.
oay, found guilty and sentenced TO fem
years In the penitentiary.
On Thursday, during a storm ,eov
stuart the county seat O; Patrick
county James Cassidy dismounted from
ms horso In piece of woods and tied 1t
10 tree. A fash OF lightning killed
the animal before no had walked tbree
1eet rom 1t and siDged the hair and
mniske,s from his face and head and
shocked Sherman Mitchell, friend.
VINO was standing few feet away.
Laurence Taliaferro, assistant post.
master OF fredericksburg, was bsfore
a. q: .. commissioner Flemheimer, in
Nicnmono yesterday, on the charge OF
roooing mail bag Containing eight req
lstered money packages on or about the,
.sh OF March. The case was nartialjy
heard and continued until TO-DAY. The
evidence developed that the office had
oeen conducted in very loose manner,
ana mat an agreement existed be.
Ss.,s Messers. roster and Taliaferro.to
divide the net profits of the office.
The baltimore Conference of the ri.
Z. Church South, will convene in Front.
Noyai. on wednesday next, Bishop Kew
presiding 1t is generally believed that
Rev. Il. E. Carson will be returned ~
Alexandria. ~
Mr.. Thomas gotts Nallie died At his
home near Culpeper, on the Istb oa nns
so years. Mr.. Nalley at one time vas
in the U. S. navy in an official canacity
citizen. "oio
Mr.. ca orge Mayhuuh, of Prince VII.
nam county, and Miss Francis w.
S.s or fauquier, were married on the
9th; MISS Mary A. Utterback, of
auckland, and MIR. r. o. TYLER, Of
Wlnche ster, were married on the 18th,
ana MIR. Edward A. James, OF Culnener
county, and Nettie NJ. BLACKWELL. of
fauquier county, were married on the
10th. y" 'no
j. A. MARSHALL, Jr., OF the Plains
Fauquier county, has sold the Medley
farm, near Hume. to James R. Green for
$4,000. The farm contains about ESQ
ceres. Capt. w. G. Marshall has sold
!'a acres of of the Cleveland farm. adj
]oining Medley, to James r. Green at
S2S SO per acre, and II. s. Maddux has
sou his farm, near Hitch, to Payette
baegerlY for the sum OF $4,000.
About one o'clock yesterday morning
the residence formerly belonging to Mr.
Michael Long. of Fredericksburp. but
now the property of Mr.. Edward
Lawrence, of Bristol, Pa, was totally
destroyed by fire. Mr.. Isaac Bowie was
the tenant. The fire originated from n
defective flue. Loss about Sf ooo.
partially insured. The saddest tbino
about the fire was the burning .aliye of
young colored girl aged about fifteen
years who was asleep in one of the
upper rooms Her piteous cries and
screams for assistance wore heartrend.
ing
Inc hearing of the three charges OF
roobing the mails against Assistant
postmaster Lawrence Taliaferro. of
frederlcksburg, was concluded in Rich.
monu yesterday, and he was sent On for
trial In all of the cases. Bail in the
sum Oh $1,000 was allowed. 1t is alleged
IN one case that he stole mail bag
WIN the registered packages for Wash.
lngton containing over S25o, and in tho
other cases he Is accused of embezzline
registered letters. The ovidence
against Taliaferro is entirely oircum-
stantial and altogether is considered
very weak.
Near Mount Scion, Augusta county.
thursday evening, James Shiflet was
shot twice, one ball taking effect in the
mead, the other in the left side, near tho
heart, by man named Todd. Both are
young men. The two met in the road
and quarrel arose over an old feud
iood retreated about hundred yards
TO house and called for help, but be.
fore there was any response Shifiet had
grappled with him and began choking
NM Todd theneupon drew revolver
ana hred twice, the shots taking effec,
as stated. Shiaet's condition "a verv
critical. Todd was arrested.
Hon. George D. Wise, member of the
House from tho Richmond district, was
In that city recently. The congress.
mans time while there will be largely
occupied in listening to Office. seekers.
Speaking Oh President Cleveland's rule
not to appoint to office those who held
place under his first administration
Mr.. Wise says he does not think Mr..
Cieveiana's rule is an sron- clad one by
any means. 1t is the general opinion
among she congressman that tho rule
simply means that ex-offlce. holders will
DC given no preference in the disttibu.
ton Of offices. Every candidate. "savs
Mr.. wise, will be put on the same
level. This is my opinion and 1 hear
many others express the same idea."