Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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A pension has tean graated TO Andrew J..
Hunting ou Of Vienna.
The Duke and Duchess Of Marlborough
we're at the Natural Bridge yesterday.
Henry Wesz.l. dealer in trimmings and
fancy goods. of Richmond, has assigned.
Liabilities S29 COO.
A disease among the horses az Ffant Roy
al has proved 70 al in many instances. liz
is something in the nature OF pieufo pneu-
monia.
At the second days sale at Glasgow yes
terday S155 0C0 was realized from the sale
OF Ill lots. The Duke of Marlborough
bought several lots.
The ceDsus Just taken by Captain Crow
DER, commissioner Of the revenue 10 Staun-
Ton, shows an increase in population OF
nearly 5000 as against an increase OF only
154 shown BY the Federal CENSUS.
The fine barn on the WheatlaDd fsFm be-
longing to the heirs of tie late Robert L..
Wright. eight miles from Lsesburg. and at
present ln the occupancy of Dir. Grim, "a5
destroyed By fire Monday evening.
The Battersea Cotton Mills, with water,
power. were sold ct pn bile auction ct Peters
burg yesterday to George II. Byrd, of New
York, for $40 COO Twenty-one tenement
houses, part OF the same property cold ior
IS 000
Should the Legislature moe5 in extra sea-
sion the Governor will have to order spe-
c!al election to fill vacancy in the House
from Richmond, Hon. John A Curtis, Of ri
lot bill fame, haviug resigned since the NO
vember election.
A raft of timber belonging to ] S. HcsSins
in tow of the tug Virginia Ehrmsp, was par
TALLY lost Thursday while on the wsy from
Rappsbannock river to Chesapeake City
The raft parted eff Governors run, under
Plum Point The detached portion is sup
posed to hsve gone Ashore between COCKS
sud James's Point
Mrs. Clara Spencer, wife of Fl. B. Spencer,
q carpenter, finally succeeded 10 killing
| herself In Roanoke about midnight tuesday
| On Monday che took dose OF morphia, but
PHYSICIANS succeeded In getting her out O.
danger. She said she woull not live az.
longer, and so TUESDAY she took another
desc aud Id de at midnight Tuesday
Mrs. Spencer came from Newberne, n. G.
She was Jealous of her husband.
! Mr.. Ben Terrell, the national lecturer o.
tbe Farmers Alliance, spoke in Redmond
Yesterday. He doubts the report that Col
| Polk. president of the alliance, favors the
reelection OF Senator Icgalle. of Kaneas
! Senator Daniel Diseased the question OF free
coinage of silver, and argued that this coun'
try demanded more currency than any other
ccuatry on the globe that tire bondocrscl
we're made by the labors Of the farmers, sno
that the millions that passed Into the ceun
try from Crest Britain Tas tue result of az
ricultural development. The uphea7ai al
!he recent election he attributed to popr-
lar demand for honest representatives elite
peoples interest.
The Richmond correspondent Of the
Petersburg appeal says: Hon. James Hsy,
| of Madison cJuuty, who Is 10 the ty, tells
ms that railroad will soon BE- built from
Front Royal to GJrdonsviie. l. Will pass
through very rich country that ha5 never
been developed on account OF lack OK raj!
road facilities. The company have the cbe'-
| ter and money, Mr.. Hay says, aud work
will be commenced very soon. The ChesE-
peake & Ooio road got charter at tbs last
session of the legislature to build road
| from their main line east OF the Blue Ridge
| to point near Washington. Mr.. Hay va
patron OF the bill and Prssid5n Iaea!ls tClf
him at the tine That thu road would be
built Ia a year, but there is no Indication OF
commencing work. This road Woulc
traverse g large portion OF tha COUNTRY inst
will BE- crossed BY tha road from Eros
Royal TO GordonsVi ID.