Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-25
yIRGINIA NEWS.


Mr.. James Albert Menefee died In War
age.
Rev. DR.. Mcdonald, OF Atlanta, has with
drawn his acceptance of the call to the First
Baptist Church at Lynchburg.
Mr.. John Wright of Orleans, Fauquler
county, and Miss Loretta O%rrison, of Ham
ilton. Loudoun county, were married on
Wednesday.
Capt. VIM. 81. Thornton, an e1. Confed-
crate, died at Hillwood Farm near Centre.
vile, on the night of the ooh, of asthma,
aged &c years.
Mr.. John E. laughter jr., has presented to
Lee Camp Soldiers Home at Richmond, the
red mantel pieoe which stood in the Davis
mansion during the Confederacy.
discharged when recently tried upon the
charge of stealing q watch from \ compan
ion with whom he roomed, while 10 Rich
moDd.
The three colored men convicted in the
County Court of Franklin of burning the
town of Rocky Mount, and sentenced to be
hung, have secured new trials Oh a writ Of
error.
Judge W.P. Houston, of the County Court
of Rockbridge, has set Thursday. the sixth
day of February, for the openiog Of the trial
of the Millers and John u Reese, charged
with killing DR.. q. T. Walker, at Browns.
Vile.
A rehearing of the case of Rev. J. r. Stur-
gle, the pastor Of the Trinity Methodist
Church, Richmond, who was charged with
writing a letter to q married lady in his con-
gregation, has resulted in his acGuittal and
restoration to his pulpit.
The funeral of the late ex-senator Fl. Il.
Riddleberger took place this evening in
EdiD burg, Shenandoah county. MIR. Rid
dleberger had been very III at his residence
ever since the holidays and had not been
conscious for weeks before his death.
Old man Marvin. the celebrated bigamist
whose career in Richmond ia we'll remem
bered, and who beat the average record of
bigamists by having eighteen wives, will fin.
ish his term in the peDitentiary next June.
Marvin is now an experienced shoemaker,
and has the reputation of being q refractory
prisoner.
Deer are reported plentiful in the Carroll
"a Sound section thisa season and the sports
men not only enjoy rare sport but fad ship
ucub VI LILO tculbuu W VIC AoltuCiu uul
kets very profitable. Deer are also quite
abundant in the Dismal Swamp section aud
In Princess Anne this year and the Local
markets are we'll supplied.
Gov. Mckinney yesterday sent q long lat
of appointments made to fill vacancies in
the boards of visitors to the various public
institutions of the State. The Senate 10 this
connection adopted the following That
the Secretary of the Commonwealth inform
the Senate of the names and locality Of the
boards of visitors of the public institutions of
the State and the terms and times for which
appointed aud the existing vacancies.
Among the appointments were those of
Richard Horner, of Fauqlier, for the Vir
ginia Normal aud Collegiate Institute, and
a. D. Payne, OF Warrenton, for the Deaf and
Dumb and Blind destitute at Stanton.
AS an outcome of the libel suit of Colbert
& Kirtley, real estate agents, against G.. ".
Shepherd, the owner of the land in Fred
e,icksburg on which is located the Mary
Washington monument. the defendant has
decided the property involved to the Mary
Washington Monument Association of that
city. Mr.. Shepherd gave the same deed
given to him when be bought the property,
10 which there was q reservation that the
Mary Washington grave and monument
could not be sold. 1t ia expected that now,
tho litigation being over, the monument will
soon be completed by the association, as
they have entire control of the grounds.