Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Jake Kilraiu and his wife are reported at
Cobb's Island.
Charlotte sends II delegates 10 the State
convention for Mckinney Rockingham, 90
for O'Ferrall
Colonel Robert E. Withers has been elect
ed president OF the Wyiheville Banking and
Insurance Company.
A batch of democratic letter at
Norfolk were discharged yesterday and re.
publicans put In their places.
Col. Brady wi enter upon his duties as
collector of internal revenue on Monday
next. He will remove the headquarters
from Richmond to Petersburg.
The officers Of the Fret Virginia Regi.
ment last night refused their consent for
the meeting OF the democratic Safe con-
yeption In the Armory Hall in Richmond
Capt. Daniel Lewis, of Chincoteague. was
City, Md, yesterday, while stepping from
small boat to bis sloop which was anchor.
ed in the bay.
Renj. s. Pugb, of Siffolk, who was on
q schooner with a party of friends on 9
pleasure cruise, fell overheard in Hampton
Roads Monday and was drowned. He waa
subj ect to fits.
Delegations representing the Pamunky
and Mattaponi Indians called on Gov Lee
yesterday and complained that persons wit o
negro blood were living on their reservation
in violation of law.
The whaling ship Emma II. Adams, from
Portsmouth, Dominica, arrived at Norfolk
yesterday with 135 barrels of sperm oil
she will ft out there This ia the first whal-
ing ship in the port. Of, Norfolk for thirty
FIVE years. H~,r-~.-~
Several carloads of material for the battle
ship Texas, arrived at the Norfolk Navy
Yard yesterday from the steel works, and a
carload of patterns for the ship were sent to
the steel works. About two hundred men
are now at work on the Texas.
new mining company has contracted
for the flinders Flat" mining property in
| Louisa, and has commenced work within
one hundred yards of the suphur.mines
works on the main sulphur vein and only a
few yards from Contrary Creek.
II is predicted at Richmond that General
Mahone's ticket will contain the names oil
three ex- Confederate Generals-GeD. Ma
hone for Governor. Gen. Wyatt NJ. Elliott
fur Lieutenant Governor, and Gen. James A
Walker, who has heretofore acted with the
democrats, for Attorney General.
The charter for the Iron Cross and Gold
and Silver Mining Company" was granted
in Fredericksburg yesterday with capital
of $500 900. rs officers are composed OF
Virginia and New York capital ists 1t will
develop the mineral properties OF the Sur
rounding country.
Thomas GLASGOW found an old army r..
volver upon the battle field, near "Marye's
Heights" Fredericksburg, yesterday, which
vas supposed to be empty. While careless
ly handling it he caused it to discharge one
of the barrels. the bullet entering his ABIDE
men. No hopes are entertained for bis re-
covery.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
p1ny ia about to consolidate with some Of
its auxiliary companies. including the Nor
folk Terminal Company, and will create
consolidated mortgage upon it's existing
lines, which will be FIRST mortgage on the
terminal facilities at Norfolk and Lambert's
Point, now the property of the Norfolk Ter
mnal Company, and also frat mortgage
on the Ohio and North Carolina extensions
about to be constructed.