Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-03


her.
Mr.. Stella was about forty years of age,
and resided ut PIG G. street. Her husband
!. said TO be with an Italian opera company
a, present in Europe, and at the time OF the
Incident she was awaiting his return to en-
ter sui. for divorce.
ELECTION OF A BROADER GENERAL
Yesterday the field officers OF the hrst bril-
rale, Virginia volunteers, met IN the olhce
Of Aiiuiant General w. III. Mcdonald in
Richmond for the purpose of electing brig
adler general. There were present nine out
Of tha twelve field officers, as follows lst
recimcnt-Col. c. j. Anderson, Maj. James
d. Patton aud Lieut.. Col. NJ. l.. Spotswood;
Fad cciment-Lieut.-Col. 0. 3. Roller, and
Major j. w. Magruder; Ord resment-Col.
G. {. Wertenbaker; 4th regiment-Col. H.
c. Hudgins. Lieut.-Col. Thomas w. Smith
and Malor c. \. Nash. COL C. c. Werten-
baker. Col. j. Bumgardner and Col e. ).
Anderson were placed in nomination from
The field officers of the brigade. Cen Il. L.
Munford and General Thomas L. Eosser
were also nominated. Five ballots were
taken, the fifth resulting in the election OF
Col. Charles }. Anderson, of the lSt re9l-
ment, Richmond aud on motion the election
of Col. Anderson was made unanimous.
Col Anderson is q graduate of the military
Institute. lie is only IS years Of age, and
was a Junior officer in the list Of colonies In
tho brigade. Col. G. c. Wertenbaker pre-.
sided and Captain H. Hodges, of the Nor
folk Light Guard, performed the duties OF
secretary After tho election, General An
G,rs3n took the officers TO the Westmorc'
lard club and wined and dined them. Col.
Bumgardner and Major Gaines were pre-.
vented by sickness in their families from
being present. The promotion Of Colonel
Anderson leaves the colonelcy of the FiTsS
regiment vacant, and the officers OF that
command will, before long, have meeting
70 choose his successor.
The election of Col. Anderson gives much
satisfaction in military circles hcrcabouts.
PEEsoNAL--Mr. A. S. Durham, Auditor
Of the Virginia Midland railway, is il Chi
cNgo.
days for Atlanta, where he has secured q
position as bookkeepei in wholesale Cry
goods store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Smoot have returned
from Europe, where they spent their honey
moon.
Capt. III. f. Anderson, Of the schooner
Wilson and Hunting, which WAS built at the
ship yard in this city, was here with his
wife, yesterday, the guest of Mr.. J. I. Hill.
Capt. Anderson has disposed of his interest
in the schooner and will make his home in
Florida, where be has an excellent orange
grove.
Capt Simmons, of the sloop-yacht Puri
tan, was in the city last night, guest
at the Braddock House. He seems to be
confident that his yacht will win the inter
national race, which takes place on Mon
day, below New York.
Miss Nellie Chamberlain, Of Warrenton, is
visiting the family of Mr.. VIM. \. McVeigh.
Coz. RNGs' SUcCEssoE.--It is understood
that the resignation of Col. a. l.. Rives as
general manager of Danvil!e system has
been accepted and that Mr.. Robert Andrews
engineer of the Virginia Midland, who sue
ceeded Mr.. William S. Dunn, has been ap
pointed to succeed Col. Rives. Mr.. Andrews
is frieud of Vice-President Huidekoper,
and left the Wabash system to come to Vlr-
sinia The resignation of Col. Riyes is very
much regretted, particularly in Richmond.
The above appeared in the Richmond State
of Yesterday A reporter of the GAZETTE
saw COL Andrews this morning and showed
him the paragraph, just as he was leaving
the city on special train and was told by
him thatthe only thing he could say in regard
to the matter was that it was not so and
that he had never before heard tit.
POLICE .REpoRT.-Last night was clear
and cool, with one prisoner and two dodgers
at the station house The Mayor this morn
ing disposed of the following cases:
Frank Mason, arrested by officers LAWYER
and Martin for disorderly conduct, was dis
charged on the payment of costs.
Isaac Washington and Will Butts, two
colored boys, arrested for stealing fruit and
damaging trees in the yard of Mr.. NJ. Davis
were fined 81 and costs.
A white man, charged with having
stolen horse collar in his possession, was re-
leased on bis statement that he had bought
the collar from a colored man on the road
REPUBLICAN WARD MEETINGs.-Ths re
publicans Of the Second and Fourth ward:
having kicked" last May against the Ma
hone order to select delegates to attend s
county convention at the same time they
selected delegates to attend the Richmond
convention, met last night and selected
such delegates, who will meet il few day
to nominate candidate for the House o
Delegates. Those most frequently spoken