Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Merchants Bank of Danvlle opened
for business yesterday.
William and Mary College, at Williams
burg, is to be revived and continued as
State normal school.
Mrs. Charles Barlosius, of Fredericksburg,
accidentally fell in her yard Wednesday
night, breaking her right thigh
The State Senate, by vote of Is to 16,
yesterday rejected the House bill abollshing
compulsory piIotage on cosstwise Vesaes.
Sir. Bergman Jones, respected citizen
of Warren county, died Monday last at his
residence near Front Royal. eyed rs years.
Mr.. G.. B. Gibson has been reelected by
the town council Mayor of Upperville,
which position be resigned some time since.
The lock up at Mines, was destroyed by
FIRE Wednesday night. A negro who wac
put into the lookup for larceny was burned
up.
In the contested election case of Ellis vs.
Houston, the Senate committee reported
last night in favor OF D. F. Houston. repub.
lican.
Mrs. Mary Dulany Whiting has donated
to Trinity Episcopal Church at Upperyille,
an elegant library of choice books, some 400
in number.
The mother and stepfather of Charles
Cook made affidavit that he confessed hay
ing murdered Edgar Haney in Berkeley,
suburb of Norfolk.
The House of Delegates has passed bill
approprialng $4,000 to pay Hons. Roscoe
Conk ling, J. Randolph Tucker, and others
for professional services
The State Senate yesterday passed the
bill providing for State board Of agricul-
ture. The appropriation for the maintenance
of the board was reduced from SIS 900 to
$4,000.
white male infant was found in a well
on lot in the rear of store In North Dan
vile yesterday. 1t issupposed to have been
10 the water three weeks, and drowned i'm
mediateIy after birth.
The saW.mill Of Messrs. William Dono
van & Co., in Norfolk, with machinery,
wood and other fixtures, was damaged by
fire yesterday to an extent estimated at
about 81 500, which is covered by insur
ence.
Negotiations have been pending in New
York for several days between the Georgia
Central Railroad and the Richmond Ter
minal Company. by which the Richmond
Terminal would assume control of the Geor-
gia Company.
Iu the United States District Court in
Norfolk yesterday the suit of David Scott
We. the Chesapeake and Ohio Elevator Com
pany for $4,000 damages was postponed
until after the Exchange Bank cases are
called on March g.
Josiah r. Locke and his son, VIM. B
Locke, who we're tried at the recent term of
the Circuit Court of Clarke county for the
killing of William r. Jenkins. have been
admitted to Dail-the father in the sum of
81 900, and the son $1,000
Mrs. Catharne Brown, an aged widow
lady 10 Fredericksburg, was found dead in
her room yesterday lying 10 front of the
fireplace. One Of her arms was partially
burned. 1t is supposed she had an apoplec
tic fit. which caused her death.
The democratic legislative caucus of the
Legislature last night decided to extend the
session ten days FROM March s. To do this
will require three6fths vote of the Legis-
latuIe. The caucus also nominated r. I.
W. Duke, jr as corporation judge of Char
lottesyl!e.
Tnere were four sudden deaths reported
in Richmond yesterday Rev. James M. Oar
deD, retired Methodist minister (; MIR. John
Ruthven McPhail, a druggist; Martha Win
ston (coored), aged eighty years, and Mar
tina Ann Jackson (also colored), aged seven
iy nine years.
The Legislature has RENTED four hun
dred and fifty dollars of the fine imposed up
on Mr.. Il. F. McCracken for shooting Mr..
Laikin Jefferson, of Fredericksburg, some
time ago. The grand jury and the petit
jury that heard the case, and Judges
Slaughter and Barton recommended the re-
mission.