Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

nominated Connolly F. Trgg for Congress.
The Actives, of Reading, Pa, again con
uuered the Virginia Club yesterday after
noon by a score of to 4.
Jackson HofI, well known citizen living
on the Smokers Gap turnpike road, Clarke
county, dropped dead on Sunday last.
The extra Sc ,sion of the Legislature will
be called upon to elect a judge for the
county of Dirwidde to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by tie death Of Judge r. {. Schell.
Mr.. R. G. Banks, of Norfolk, has not as
vet rendered his resignation as member OF
the General Assembly of Virginia. Dir.
Banks accepted federal office some time
since. and hence will be ineligible to seat
ia The House at the extra session.
The operation of tracheotomy below the
thyroid gland, performed some four weeks
ago by Dr.. i. P. Page, upon Henry Pendlc-
ton, an eight-year-oId son of DIR. stephen
son. of Berryvrlle, has proved an entire
success. The tube has been removed and
the windpipe closed up completely.
In the Court of Appeals at Wythevllle
Yesterday the case of John s. Wise W.. }. Il.
bigger ei ais. was called. Il. L. HUBBARD,
esd. appeared for Mr.. Wise, and John w.
Daniel, Waller r. Staples, and }. A. Walker
for the respondents. The answer OF the
respondents was filed and the case passed
until to-day.
Edward Smith, the twelve-year-old son
of Mrs. Lizzie Smith, who lives near fren-
ericksburg, got hold of n dynamite cartridge
Wednesday aud did not know that it was
loaded and struck match to see, when the
cartridge exploded and blew of three OF his
fingers cut cash under his eye and blew
hole through the hrim of his hat.
L r. tl,n,> tt1,nt Iarr
convicts at work on the Virginia and Caro-
lina railroad, near ST. Tammany, in Neck
Y lenburg county, attempted TO escape, when
he was fired upon by the guard twice, Que
of the balls entering the leg and the other
the back. inhictDg wounds from which it is
said he has since died. The convict was
colored man.
The Governor has appointed Lawrence
= Lottier, esq, of Richmond Col. Randolph
l. Harrison, Commissioner of Agriculture;
Mai. A. f. Drewry, of Westover; Col. RI.
n c. Parsons, Of Natural Bridge, and Gen. V.
e d. Groner, Of Norfolk, commissioners to
present Virginia on the New Orleans FIX
II position Board. These gentlemen, together
e with the Governor, the United States com
missouers, Dr. J. NJ. Blanton, Of Ports
: mouth: and J. B. Pace, esq of Richmond,
! constitute the Virginia Board. That llr-
= ginia will send to the Exposition fine dis.
play VI her minerals and other products
:, seems very probable.
Thu. trustees of the Normal School held
an adjourned meeting at Farmville yestel-
+ day When the time was appointed IT was
l. wilh:the expectation that the Court OF APP
peaIa would award it's writ of mandamus
D. against one or the other of The Auditors and
W counsel the payment Of the annuity, SlO,OOo,
| ar, fcft I,aI cnhonl al
q the treasury. An adverse decision by this
W tribunal left the trustees without power TO
q appoint teachers or do anything else, since
the act does not allow them to contract any
70 debs. The matter will of course be laid
Va again before the Legislature at its special
y session. The trustees adjourned TO meet
~ again next month in Richmond.
# On Sunday last Mr.. B. +. Wilder, OF
", Macon, Ga, was married at Raymond
hho o Miss, to Miss E. Drue Gibbs. Th's ends
:, romance which commenced at Stahhlon, II
-. - this Slate, in juno last. The lady with
D. pirl and friend, and Mr.. Wilder anal
friend, were out carriage riding, and OF
ne reaching Mount Sidney they deceived
o. minister with q bogus license, and wer
IS married. Both parties treated the ceremony
rls ;lk.4,. utt,er parties contended that thu
70 marriage was legal one. All doubt upoI
the subject has been set at rest by thu
second marriage, and the lawyers will no
Is have chance to argue the case.
W. The lessees Of the Bridgewater Mills
M Fredericksburg, have been of late taking
90 out the old and putting in new machinery
~ for making flour. The new process had be
NJ come so popular, and the flour was said tc
be so much superior to The -four made by
burrs that the managers Of the Bridgewatel
l.. Mills determined to change their mode O
80 making -four, and compete with not only
~ the western wheat, nut the best flour the
a. best mills in the West or elsewhere can
Is turn out On Tuesday quite number oil
D. merchants and others, by Invitation, visited
u. the mills and watched the working Of the
V. new process, after which the proprietors
q. Messrs. Ficklen 4 Co., spread tempting
s. collation., which was enjoyed by all present.
ID A cable dispatch was received at Rich
g. mond yesterday from Mrs. St. George Ma.
g. son, of Algiers, announcing the death of
"a "a her husband, Capt. st. George Tucker Ma
Of son, at Tonquin, China. Capt. Mason was
D. n son Of the late Hon. John Y. Mason who
X died in Paris in 1859 while United States
J. Minister at that place. Capt. Mason was
u born in Southampton county, in 1917. He
e left the Virginia Military Institute in 1862
y and entered the Confederate service and
d served during the war. He was despe-
D rately wounded near Chambersburg during
Gen. Lees invasion of Pennsylvania At
a the close of the war he went to Frame and
: was commissioned by Louis Napoleon sec
9 ond lieutenant in the Legion of Strangers
!. He served through the Franco Prussian
!. war, and was wounded three times, and for
t gallant conduct on the field was twice pro-
l noted. He served in Algiers, where he
q married daughter of distinguished officer
in the French civil service. His command
was recently sent to reinforce the French
troops at Bactier As soon as the troops
reached their destination active operations
were commenced, resulting in the defeat of
the Chinese and the capture of Bactier.
Capt. Mason took an active part in the
hight, and escaped unhurt, and he was
! recommended for promotion for meritorious
conduct