Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. VIM. A. Stuart has rented the Green
brier White Sulphur Springs for another
season.
The General Assembly yesterday elected
Daniel A. Grimsley judge of the Sixth judic-
il! circuit.
Capt. Oscar F. Wesiger, of Richmond :,
died Saturday. He had charge of the Con-
feterate clothing bureau at Richmond dur
ing the late war
At Washington and Lee University, in
Lexington, Prof. Harry Campbell fills his
fathers chair of chemistry until the election
by the trustees Of a successor.
Dr.. J. O. Hodgkin, of Warrenton, grad
uate of the Baltimore Dental College, has
been invited by the college to act as mem
Der of the select committee to pass On the
papers of applicants for graduation.
The cases of Dr. VIM. White, D. T. Camp
bell, and n. G. White, indicted at Abing.
don, for the malicious shooting, last Sep
TENDER, Of Judge G. w. Ward, jr., with
inieuG to kill, have been continued.
Some of the colored people Of Lexington,
WHO were scholars in the Sunday. school
taught by Stonewall Jackson before the war
have put on loot movement to secure
means to assist in erecting the Jackson
monument
The officers of the Grand Lodge. Knights
OF Honor, are preparing for the meeting in
Richmond, next Tuesday. During the past
year fifty deaths have occurred in Virginia,
and S97 900 have been discussed in pay
ment Of death claims in this State.
The wounded and bruised body of white
man, supposed to have been murdered, has
been found near Warwick bridge, short
distance from Waverly, on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad. No trace of his name
or wherefrom, could be found on his person
John n. King, master car builder Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, while eros
sing the track at the company's shops
il Richnond, yesterday, was struck by Il
shifting engine, run over and instantly
killed. He was sixty. four years old, and
had been employed on railroads forty years.
The interest cooking main at Norfolk,
winch lasted for three days, between Nir-
suia and North Carolina, closed yesterday
in favor of North Carolina. Virginia won
six fights and North Carolina eight. Each
SIDE showed twenty-one chickens, and the
battles were for $25 side and 500 on the
odd fight The attendance was compare
lively sual.
In the State Senate yesterday, tho rosou
lion introduced by Senator Wingfeld
10 remove Railroad Commissioner Moi
felt from Office because of incompetency,
was discussed, and finally rejected bya vote
Of 80 TO !, the only senator favoring its
adoption being the author ofthe resolution.
Mr. M0tIett was ably defended by Mr..
Meredith OF this district.
Il is understood that when the case of
Thomas J. CluVerius, charged with the
murder OF Fannie Lillian Madison, is called
in the Court Of Appeals on the Sth Of March
it will be continued until the Goth. The
counsel for the prisoner, it is said, ask for
this continuance in order that they may
have sufficient time to answer the brief Of
the Attorney General and Messrs. Meredith
and Ayett
In tho House Of Delegates yesterday, the
bill to appropriate $4,000 to pay Madison
Flanagan Judgment the fruits of Ma
houe rule-Flannig gan contracting to do GER
tain work ut the Central Lunatc Asylum,
and the Board of Directors of the Asylum,
going back upon their agreement-was
ordered 20 its engrossment The debate on
the bill assumed partisan character, but
it was not prolonged.
Tho democratic legislative caucus last
night agreed to pass the bill introduced in
the House of Delegates few days ago by
Mr. Fulke.son to issue tax receivable scrip.
This is to be issued by board Of finance,
who are to fix the price at which it ia
to be sold. The scheme is to place this
scrip in the hands of all the treasurers in
the State, who are to sell it to taxpayers. 1t
is TO be receivable for all except capitaton
taxes. The caucus, at its meeting to NOR
row night, will consider the proposition to
appoint commissioners to confer with bond
holders.