Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dr. R. II. Rayler. well-known physician
OF Norfolk, died last night at the hospital
after brief illness.
Robert P Fletcher, of Virginia, has been
| promoted from clerk al 81 200 TO special ex
aminsr at 81 400 in the pension office.
10 the Bedford county court yesterday the
| Judge instructed the grand jury to investi-
gate the recent distressing wreck at Thax
toms where so many lives we're lost.
A young man named Smith Minnick
while bathing was drowned on Sunday in
Dry River, branch of the Shenandoah,
about nine miles from Harrlsonburg.
R. g. Moaby, carpenter, while working
yesterday morning on top Of the new build
ing at the Chesapeake aud Ohio shops in
| Richmond, fell from tho roof to the ground.
! distance OF al least sixty feet. and was
| painfully but not fatally hurt.
Mr. VIM. L Miller late of Baltimore, died
at his home, 'Longwood," near Liberty,
yesterday evening He was the owner OF
the Peaks of Otter, aud if he had lived
| would have carried out his scheme of build.
ing large modern hotel near the summit.
Grant Lewis and Robert Washington
were tried at fredericksburg yesterday for
being accessories to the murder Of Hay wai
johnson on the 4sh instant. Lewis was
| found guilty and sentenced TO States prison
for three years. Washington was &C.
quilted.
A number of ctizons of North Danvlle
were hauled up before .. S. Commissioners
Lewis vest, rday on the charge Of violating
election laws last November. There wa5
one general charge Of conspiracy which was
dismissed, but two of the defendants were
sent on to the grand jury on the charge OF
intimidation.
Mr.. Joel Brown Watkins, of Richmond,
died on Sunday at the Rockbridge Alum
| Springs During the war he was an aide on
the stat OF Gen. Fi;z Lee and was taken
prisoner at the battle of Sailors Creek.
Soon after Mr. Cleveland was elected Pres:-
dent the deceased was appointed Superin.
tendent of Schools for the Territory of Ari-
IONA and located ct San Carlos, where he
remained eighteen months.
Rev. P. A. Cave. OF Louisa, young
preacher OF the Christian denomination. who
since last January has been presiding in the
Methodist Church at Warsaw, Richmond
county, has been notified to discontinue
preaching in that church, upon the alega-
tion that he preached doctrina sermon on
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the County Court, has cautiously allowed
him the use of the courthouse for filing his
appointments.
Big Springs, which is the largest and
most gushing spring in Virginia, at the foot
of the Allegheny mountain, Montgomery
county, on the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road, and heretofore only way station, is
about to become a town. The Thomas
property, embracing the springs, has jlst
been purchased by a syndicate with large
capital, aud an option on other large prop
erty eur.oun ing has been perfected, all
amounting 30 far to some $40 GOO.
Bedford elected "a delegates to the State
convention yesterday, % of whom are said
to be for Mckinney AID 6 for Beirne. WASH
ington elected 80 delegates, p of whom are
for O'Ferrall and the rest scattering. 1t ia
stated that only two oil the four districts in
Page elected delegates Saturday, of which
4 are seainst and 2 for OFerrall. The
Orange delegation are unrestricted but are
said TO be for O'Ferrall. Beirne and McKin
new. The Neson delegates are nninstrnct.
ed but are said to be unanimous for McKin-
Day