The Afro-American., 1895-09-07
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Ihs Latest News Cleaned From Various Parts
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ton days past, has been captured and jailed
at slaunton. He i charged with horrid
felony. The mitFmus BY which the iailer
holds him alleges that on August s he did
feloniously administer to Miss Alice Bible
medicines or drugs, from which her death /
followed on thu I1kh Tea days ago war
rant for AndFswaa fgess vas issued, but un-
til this Tins 81 eltidel capture, he was car
tured by Depa bariiI q. d. Walker and
posse past midnight lii n on Andrews
brother-in-law' farm, sonssEhs Augusta and |
Rockingham county line. The prisoner was |
covered with shocks Of wheat and provided |
with watermelons and other food. Andrews
is awaiting the action Of the grand jury. 1t
is reported that he was one OF the palI-hear-
ers at Miss Bibles funeral
A distressing accident is reported from
Fairfield. Alexander Barclay, ten years of
are visiting Judge Patton's family, went In
to the grainery bin to play, and while IN
there large quantity Of wheat was turned
in through chute and the boy was suffo-
Gated. He was not missed for long time.
When found he was under the bulk wheat
and life extinct from sufocation. He was
son ofDr. J. p. Barclay, prominent 9hy"
stefan Of Eutaw, Ala.
The dry goods hrm OF Rand Goshorn OF
Charleston, made an assignment Tor the
benefit of their creditors. The liabilities are
1858, 00o the heaviest part sbeing $4,000 oil
the firms paper held by the KanaWha FaLey
Btnk, The hard times andp9cr collections
are given as the cause ofthe assignment. The
assets are not known.
The Confederate reunion at Fishers Hill
was an immense success, the attendance be-
ing very large Senator John W. Daniel
electrified the crowd with his recital OF the
gallant deeds Of the Con :ederate soldiers
Hon. S. S, Turner made q lengthy address
and was followed by Mr.. Richard H. P.
Staub and Rev VIM NJ Dame both OF Bal
timore. Purner Ashby Camp, Of Winchester
was presel uniformed body, mum er
ing se7enty-dve Shenandoah Camp, OF
Woodstock, was also outin full force. Capt.
7. G. Morton, of staunton, represented Grand
Commander W. A Smcot, who is ill at his
home in Alexandria.
In addition TO the work now going on as
the beginning of the great system of improve
meets in this section the Southern Railway
| Company is now asking ills for the con-
struction Of a pier, warehouse and dock aF
Primers Point. The pier and warehouse are
| to be zoe By 100 feet and the dock will be 14O
feet long. They have in early contemplation
| so another similar pier. warehouse and
dock there. se
| Forty .us, railroad laborers, raided a
whisky shanty on Porter's Creek, near Char
le>ton. aud got into fight with George and
| Jack Logan and Bernie Cobb. 1t was a small
room and tho women who kept the dive es-
4 capped, and when The fight was over the room
4 BOXED like a aughter- house, b ODD being
/ spilled all over the floor and scattered on the
Il sides Of the room. Jack Logan was shot in
the side and badly stabbed In the body and
cat on his head. Cobb was friahttuliy cut
about the head and neck, and Geo. logan
/ was cut on the upper part OF his body, head
and arms The injured men will probably
recover. Seventeen OF the Italians who did
the shooting and cutting are in jail.
The greatest throng which ever assembled
in this section OF West Virginia-many say
the greatest which ever gathered in the State
attended the Confederate reunion held at
Union under the auspices OF Mike Foster
Camp Of Confederate Veterans of Monroe
county No estimate put the crowd at less
.hsn seven thousand aud many believe that
1t exceeded ten thousand people. The town
and the splendid grove OF kinglY sugar
naples where the meeting was held were pro-
fusely decorated with Confederate and Union
coors.
The Alexandria depot OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was opened on the river front
near the foot Of Woke street. Mr.. D. P
Hurley is agent and John Waller, clerk. Tue
depot and freight-yard occupy a quarter
square OF ground and connect with the Alex.
andria branch OF the Baltimore and Obi
Railroad by the railway ferry to Shepherd
rhe breeding establishment at Castleton,
Va, Of Messrs. James R. and +. T. keene,
was burned to the ground and number O.
valuable horses, including the imported Kali
crates and Hyderabad, persisted In the hames
Imported Kailicrates was considered one
the most valuable young stations In Amerl
ca. Hyderabad cost the Messrs. Keene $50
OC0 as two. y ar-old The stabewa new
building and cost about $4,000. The care
lessly thrown stump Of cigarette is sup
posed to have caused the blaz'. The loss
estimated at about $4,000.
Mr.. M. Il. Guthrie, who is employed a
Petersburg, by the Singer Sewing Machin
Company, was he'd up out II o'clock a
night about two miles from Petersburg Will
, returning to the city from the residence c
| Mr.. Miles B. Branch, in Dinwiddie county
where he had been to visit some lady friends
One Of the men covered Mr.. Guthrie with
! pistol and made him hold up his hands Will
/ the other hignwayman went through 81
: pockets and robbed him Of $15.
After some little delay the entire right (
e way fer the proposed water works In Gu
f pepper has been secured. The city enginee
: has made his official report, and bids al
t now solicited for the same, to close Septen
! Der Is, when work will be Immediately begu
3 and pushed to completion.