Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Loudoup county levy has been liked
at 33i per cent. on State tax.
Mr.. Leopold Rose, an old and we'll known
merchant of Richmond, died yesterday.
Mrs. Willie Newman, formerly of Hay;
market, Pfirce William county, died at her
residence, in Montgomery county, Md, on
Tuesday, in the IS year of her age.
The Warm, Hot. and Healing Springs
properties were soil yesterday to com
psny composed in large part of the
owners OF the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way.
The Lynchburg Jniginian estimates the
incomes of Richmond lawyers to be sll the
way from $4,000 a year down to O. La
Alexandria they are ali that way from up
wards till checked by the assessors.
The Richmond people are planning to
have the democratic State convention,
which meets in that city on the 14th, con
tinue in session for two days. There is no
reason why the business could not be trans
acted in one.
Luther R. Ballard, the Norfolk county
trucker who drank laudanum for the pnr.
pose of committing suicide, died Thursday
night from the effects of the poisoning. His
crops were total less this year, and the
Home Bank failure and loss of his wife un-
balanced his mind.
DR.. I.aac Lea, IN old and we'll known
physician of Richmond county, n Y, COM
mtted suicide by shooting himself at his
home in Stapletop, Staten Island Thursday
night He is thought to have been insane.
He was native of Virginia. and leaves q
widow and two children.
Yesterday the National Bank of Virginia
of Richmond served notice on the Mayor OF
the city that it would resist the payment OF
taxes on the market value oftheir stock, 10
lieu of the tax on the par vslue, as has been
the custom prior to the passage Of an ordi-
nance taking bank stock at the market
value.
Very heavy rains have prevailed in the
Valley for the past four days. The water
| in the Shenandoah and its tributaries is Tis-
ing, aud another AJod is feared About
| Stanton streams are swollen and large
quantity of hay s ruined. One.fourth Of
the wheat crop IN that vicinity is out in
shocks, and much of it is damaged.
At meeting st. Omar Council, No. l.
Knights Kadosh, of the ancient and accept
ed Scottish Rite of Freemasonary (soulhern
jurisdiction Of the United States, of which
Gan. Albert Pike is grand commander
held at Richmond on Thursday night, Rev.
Hartley Carmichael was installed in the of
fee of commander. The Kadosh is the Both
degree in the Scottish Rite.
w. Elam, of Louisa county, Va, has
been appointed chief of the division OF rail-
roads In the general land office. vice Gen. G.
~ Wilcox, relieved. Mr.. Elan was the
editor of the Richmond Wing for eight
years, and, having been one of the first to
Join the Malone movement, has been an &C.
tive republican ever since. He was Score.
tary of the Commonwealth for two years.
The municipal election at Harrisonburg
yesterday resulted in the election of Wood
son, the license candidate for mayor, by 134
msjority. OF the fourt en- officers elected
sll except two are in favor of license. More
than usual interest is attached 10 the cleo
tion from the fact that the city judge and
city council had refused to grant any licenses
after The people had voted in favor OF grant.
ing them.