Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Horne. died 81
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Warrenton on Sunday, sged 76 years
Cadet John Curiett, son of Hon. T. sploer
Curlett, of Lancaster, he's resigned from the
Naval Academy at Annapolis
In the State Senate yesterday the bill to
pay teachers 10 the public schools without
requiring the average attendance of pupils
was taken up and passed.
TIE Frederick burg Free Lance says it ia
rumoreG that Judge Jonn T. Goodrich will
be candidate this springs for Common.
wealth's Attorney of that city.
The House Of Delegates has passed bill
locating at the B!acketurg Mechanical and
Agricultural College the agricultural test
station provided for under recent act of
Congress.
The bill to regulate the practice of medi.
ored by the Medical Board and State Soois.
ty, was passed by the House of Delegates
yesterday.
The Locke murder trial was continued in
Bsrryville yesterday and the dying testi
mony of Jenkins, the murdered man. was
ruled out. The testimony for the defense
began to-day.
Parties In Richmond, interested, say that
certain Chicago parties have purchased the
old Libby prison, and that as soon as the
purchase money 1923 00O) is paid. the deeds
! will be handed over.
A meeting In the interest OF tbs proposed
monument TO the private soldiers OF the Con.
fsderaoy was hold il Richmond last night.
Gov. Lee presiding. The orator of the
evening was Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge.
In the State Senate yesterday, the bill to
submit to the qualified voters of the State at
| the presidential election next fall the ques-
ton of having a constitutional convention
was ordered to its engrcssnent without
opposition.
Mr.. J. Harry Chapman of Salem, proprie-
tor of the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs,
and Miss Lizzie Powell Thompson of Ports
mouth, were married yesterday at the resi-
dence of the yonng lady mother, Mrs. G. A.
Gibson, in Washington.
The supposed Norfolk burglars who sue.
ceeded in robbing Chapman & Gale of that
peisued yesterday by the police ofPetersburg
and mounted parties from the neighboring
country, but up to late hour laet night had
not been caught.
In the State Senate yesterday o petition
was presented from the inmates of the Fed.
eral Soldiers Home at Hampton asking the
legislature to pass law allowing them to
vote. As the land upon which the home is
was coded to the general government by the
State, residents thereon cannot vote.
All Norfolk yesterday half dozen sailors
from the British ship Senitor, unloading
salt, lodged complaint that they had been
robbed of their clothing while on the high
seas, and asked for warrant to search the
ship. The men stated that they had been
cruelty treated by the officers of the ship
during the voyage from Liverpool. They
claim that they were beaten and kicked
about, knocked down with Delaying pins
and otherwige maltreated and abused. The
ship was sixty.two days making the passage
from Liverpool.
A serious cutting ARRAY occurred Satur-
day night at Newmarket Shenandoah coun-
~, 10 which r. L. Tider aud companion
named Maloney were severely cut about
the head, neck and arms by Ed. Groves and
Wesley Ssllyard, all respectable young men.
They were members of rival political bands,
and ill-feeiug has existed between them for
soma time. Tidler and Maloney met Groves
when Groves claims they threatened to
whip him, when he drew his knife and be.
gan cutting in self-defense. de says Sail
yard came to his assistance, but did none of
the cutting. The wounded man claims to
have been attacked by both.
In Richmond Sunday evening, the over
head wire of the electric railway at the cor
ner of Twenty-6fth and streets from some
cause brokean fell to the ground. A dog
became entangled lie the wire and colored
man riding fine horse owned By Mr.. E. B.
Addison, seeing the crowd in the street,
rode up to ascertain the cause Of the gath
ering, when his horse coming in contact
with the trolley wire. was instantly killed.
the driver also receiving a severe shock
Seeing the danger to which people in that
vicinity were exposed. some one requested
the party in charge Of the broken line to cut
it. He refused, and Justice Richardson,
who was present, made private signal for
Superintendent Thompson, of the Fire
Alarm Telegraph. He came and cut the
wire.
RIoTING RENEwED.-When the hour ar
rived for the non.union workmen to quit