Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Thomas Flipper, of PittsylVania, ID dead,
aged 90 years.
DR.. Edward c.. Fisher. assistant supe-in-
| tepdent of the Western Lunatic Asylum, ia
| quite ill.
The Atlantic and Danville Railroad will
be opened for business from Danyille to Nor
folk on tbs Goth instant.
Governor Mckinney, ex-Gov., Lee. Judge
Lewis and others dined with Mayor Tyson
In Richmond last night.
EIghty.one marriage licenses for white
couples and thirty six for oolored were is
sued in Loudoun county last year. Loudoun
isn't doing much In the matrimonial line.
Governor Mckinney and his family have
gone into the Executive Mansion. Ex-Gov.
Lee is stopping at the Exchange Hotel dur
ing the time he will remain In Richmond.
Governor McKinney's first official act was
to issue q rendition warrant for a man
named Martin, In jail at Wise O.. a., in this
State, wanted In West Virginia for murder.
Major R. Taylor Scott, attorney general,
Y asterday qualified in the ettorney-general's
flee at Richmond before Judge Lewis, in
the presence of his predecessor and a few
legal friends.
In the House of Delegates yesterday Mr..
Ryan offered a resolution which was adopted,
that the Committee on Finance inquire into
the expediency of reporting a bill requiring
each county aud city to pay it's own criminal
expenses.
The colored population CT Norfolk had a
parade of military and civic societies yester-
day in honor of Emancipation Day. The
procession was reviewed while passing the
custom house by the mayor, the common
and select councils and Judge Brooke, oftbe
Corporation Court.
Master William Fl. E. Morecock was
thrown from a horse at Williamsburg yester
day and fatally Injured. While he was rid
ing q spirited colt the animal became fright
ened, SHE'D and threw him beneath her feet,
kicking him several times. He was taken
home 10 an unconscious condition and died
in a short time.
Charles Lee, a notorious colored character
of Roanoke, had q fight yesterday morning
with Eliza Harper, a negress, and struck
her with a hammer somewhere on the head,
knocking her senselees. In which condition
she fingered o short while and died. Lee
attempted to cbastiae one Of the woman's
children, which she resented.
@. o. Landman, a Swsde, thirty five years
of age, who was arrested in Berkeley, a sub.
urb of Norfolk, On Tuesday, at the instance
of his wife charging him with abandonment,
committed suicide that night by shooting
himself through the temple. He left a note
acknowledging desertion of his wife, the
reason given indicating jealousy.
Inspector Wilde has arrested at his home
In FarmVille Willie Coles, 8 young colored
man, upon the charge of stealing from the
depot platform in Lynchburg q sack con-
tanning Uaited States mail. He was arrest.
ed on the testimony of the two negroes In
LYnchburg who were the parties who COM
mitted the recent theft of mail from the de.
pot Of that city.
An Interesting incident of the inaugural
ceremonies at Richmond yesterday was the
presentation by the clerk of the House. John
Bell Bigger, to little two.and s-half-year-
old frankie Irving Mckinney and seven
year.old Lille Tyler of the new Bibles upon
which the oath had been administered to
their fathers, and the pens with which they
had subscribed their names thereto. Col.
Bigger deliverei these to the misses in q
neat little speech.
Senator Edward Echola, of Stauntop,
has presented TO Gov. Mckinney on behalf
of Miss Annie E Swlnck, the Is year old
daughter of MIR. George W. Swinck, of Au
gnsta county, q walking cane carved by
herself. % it are engraved the names of
all the Presidents of the United States and
the dates OF their Inauguration, the coat Of
arms of Virginia, the national coat of arms.
the name of the Governor and a good deal
more of fine carving.