Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-23
yTguIgIA NEWS.

Mr.. William Hall died at his home in
Leesburg, last Monday, in the Slst year q
his sge
Federal supervisors of election have bean
appointed in many of the counties OF this
judicial district.
Tners gare unusually high tides at Nor
fols yesterday evening flooding the lower
rests of Joe city.
| ia repo,.ed that the Richmond Tefmina!
CnmpsnY is about to built through trunS
linz from Norfolk via Winston. n G., TO
Cincians'i.
A movement is on foot to establish a
Southern school of technology at Richmond
Gen. DahDey e. Mau:y IS at the head OF
the project.
Mr. Walter Bdmuod Addison, OF Rich
moDd. aud Mis- Virginia G. Harrison. oil
Charlottesville, were married ct Chrlst
Church, Charlottesville, yesterday.
Mr.. ]. W. Kues died suddenly at bis
Hs Was man OF immense statue, well pre-
poriioDed aud in apparent good health.
The Secretary Of the Navy has appointed
Sylyanus ines, OF Redmond, to be clerk
in the bureau of steam engineering at ST.
600 year, end Colin s. Crazy, of Norfolk, TO
be a coDputor III tbs photographic oihce at
81 600 q year.
Col. b. Fl. lien, fer nspy years chair
man of the rs publican party IN Lunenourg
county and prominent man 10 poitlc7, hse
formally renonncei bis at1iasicD with the
republican parry snd declared his allegiance
to the democracy in the future.
The Emperor OF Germany has oroared that
the cooIs of all the regiments in Berlin be
brought to the residence Of Count Won
Mol.ke Sunday next, n honor of The nine
tleth anniversary of The latter's birthday.
This distinction las never before been &c
corded Gslman eCblsct.
In the Corporation Court of Norfolk yes
terday q tale Yves entered against Congress
man George F B,wden requiring him to
appear before the court Saturday next to
show cause why he should not he proceeded
against for fsiiDg TO obey an order of court
for him as special CON missioner In GER
taiu euir to account for the manner 10 which
the proceeds were disposed of.
Maryland and Virginia authorities are &C.
Operating to prevent illegal dredging in the
Potomac. The schooners Cape Charles and
Dougherty, of Accolnac couuty, were cap
fured Tuesday for illegal dredging in the
Potomac river. Ire arrests were made By
Captain Hpwsrd, Of he Maryland steamer
Governor Thomas, and the Dsrsies were
taken before Jnstice Unruh, of Virginia, who
released them, but stated that further vic.
Iation Of she law would be punished.
Lsugsion spoke at Petersburg last night
to large audience. made up principally OF
colored women. He said he would ever
feel grateful to the colored women OF his
district for 'hs faithful manner in which
they worked 10 secure mis- election 20 Con-
gress. Thy had brought him through one
bard political struggle, and they could bring
him through another. rs impressed upon
the women the importance of seeing how
their husbands and brothers voted.
Ga the 10 OF September last Mrs Eliza
beth Majors. aged nineteen years. daughter
of r. E Warren, prominent citizen of
Amelia county, left home to 60 to q spring
about two nundred yards distant. While at
the spring she was accosted by negro. who
Knocked her down, gagged and attempted
to assault her. The description given of the
nsgro By Mrs. Ms jors Tailed with that OF q
man named Walter johnson, who was visit
ing In the peigbborhood at the time. He
was arrested yesterday after long search.