Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

w. j. Malone, pork dealer in Norfolk,
charged with selling diseased hogs, has been
found guilty and sentenced TO fine of 500
Philip F. Howard, for twenty seven Years
assistant secretary of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia, died in Charlotte county a few
days since.
In the County Court of Loudoun this
week the case of Charles Newton, indicted
for killing Charles Benedum at Purcelvile
was carried to the Circuit Court.
A house and lot belonging to the late Lit
Teton Edmunds, situated two miles east of
Leesbnrg, was sold at auction on Monday
for 1926, Wallace George purchaser.
Charles I. Hawking shot and killed on
Monday, near Oatlands, Loudoun county. q
bald eagle that weighed fifteen pounds and
measured seven feet from tip to tip of wings.
Mr.. William Tamkiu, of Mines, Page
county, registered at hotel in Baltimore,
was found in his room yesterday uncor-
sclous from inhaliug gas. He afterwards
revived.
John l.. Herbert, who stabbed himself
with shoe-knife nineteen times in Ports.
mouth, in desperate effort to commit sui
eide, died Wednesday night from his ipju
ries.
The stockholders Of the West Point Ter
minal held meeting in Richmond yester-
day, but there being no business TO transact
the meeting was adjourned over until
Thursday next
Front Royal will by order of Hon. Giles
Cook, Jr., Judge ofthe County Court Of War.
rem county, hold an election on the question
Of Liquor License or no Liquor License"
on Monday, January "A next.
The trial of George M. Balm, jr., cashier
| of the late Exchange National Bank of Nor
folk, is still in progress. William Hunter,
jr., and James S. Mason, of Fairfax, and
Edward Amber, Of Fauquier, are among
the jurymen.
II New York yesterday complaint was
served in the Supreme Court on behalf OF
| Worsmer and McConihe against the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway Company and the
Central Trust Company of New York. The
action Is brought for the purpose Of restrain
ing the railway company from applying its
revenues to the detriment Of the holders OF
the bonds of series "B" OF the company
Millions of dollars are at stake, and the suit
ls certain to be met with fierce opposition at
every point.
At the meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Richmond and Danville railroad company
in Richmond yesterday, reported in ycster
days GAZETTE, in nominating Mr.. Sully for
president Gen. Logan referred to the fact
that the position had been rendered to Mr.
j. b. Pace, of Richmond, but that that gen.
tleman declined the position, and added
that Mr.. Sully was then selected because Of
his financial position in New York and else
where. Mr.. Sully, it is stated. was in favor
of the election of Richmond man, but
Messfs. Pace and Gen. Logan declined to
accept the presidency.
From an investigation made by Police
Justice Richardson in Richmond yesterday
it seems quite clear that tho broken shoe.
string found on the reservoir embark ent
at the time the body of Lillian Madison wes
discovered in the water belonged to de-
ceased's hat The examination revealed
these facts: The little piece of shoe. string
had in it small punctuGts evidently mads
by hat-pin, and on tho hat was discovered
q small spot, which, upon close exnmina.
ton, showed that string or little piece Of
cloth Of some sort had been seWed to the
hat, as there were also puncture3 at this
spot indicating that the string or cloth had
been sewed to the hat and had been hrok en-
or pulled OF.