Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-14
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

| The Bank Of Clark county has declared
dividened of four per cent. out of the profits
{ f the past six months.
4 Mr.. R. B. Gaines, highly respected citi-
zen of King George county, died on the 4th
Instant, in the s5th year of hie age.
Mr.. A. r. Florance, of Fauquer, and Miss
Marion M. Embry, of Prince William county,
were married at Oak Dale farm on January
10th.
1t is said that Mr.. Lewis Marshall, of
Orange, will be candidate, for Congress in
the 8th District, subject to the republican
convention.
The State Senate committee yesterday
unanimously reported bill, providing for
the amendment of the present inspection
laws, 80 as to abolish the compulsory inspec.
ton of flour and fish.
Miss Irene Herndon, who was so badly
injured at Potomac City few weeks ago
while getting off train, ia pronounced out
OF danger and we are glad to be able to re-
port her rapid recovery.
Tho ACCESSIBILITY of again placing before
the voters of Prince William county the
question of removing the Court House from
Brentsvlle to Manassas is now subject of
conversation in the latter place.
A bill to amend the act to require proper
proof of disability In order to obtain aid as
disabled soldier or marine, 80 as to embrace
cities as we'll as counties under the opera
tions.of the law, was passed by the State
Senate yesterday. IL
Bryan Lynch, who was ssphyxiated in his
room in Norfolk on Wednesday night, as
stated in yesterdays GAZETTE, died late on
,;oh 10
Lees staff during the war, and was from
Rochester, n. Y.
The farm of the late John Travenner near
Hamilton, Loudoun county, was sold last
Saturday by commissioners for SIS per
acre. S. R. Tillett being the purchaser. 1t
is understood, however, that JAS. B. Peugh
is ono of the parties to the purchase and the
farm will be divided.
J. W. Smith, life insurance agent OF Cor.
louisville, known as Extra Billy" Smith,
aged about 80 years, was found hanging,
dead. in the jail at Orange G. h. yesterday
morning, where he had been put to aober
up, having been on spree for some days.
He formed rope out of me bed clothing to
accomplish the deed.
The bill proposed by the Farmers Assem-
bly, to create Board of Agriculture and ap-
propriating Sl7.500 annually for the pur-
pose, and further providing for the eslab-
lishment of an experimental station at the
University OF Virginia, was introduced in
the House of Delegates yesterday. 1t is
likely to provoke considerable discussion.
The preliminary hearing in the case Of
VIM. G. Duer, who cut his wife's throat sew
e.al days ago, 10 Accomac county, took place
before three justices at Eastville yesterday.
After hearing considerable testimony, the
substance of which has already appeared,
the Justices decided to send the case on TO
to the grand jury, and remanded Dner to
Jail.
( D. B. Scott. the Scotcbman who was I'M
seated by the House of Delegates soon after
the meeting of the Legislature because he
was not nsturalized citizen, was rejected
at the special election held in Goochlsnd on
the 10Th. Scott completed the requirements
of the naturalization laws soon after the
Legislature convened, and again entered the
field and was returned by the republicans.