Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Thu preabvterian churches in Richmond
organized Union last night.
Tha Victoria furnace at Gosnen Is sA'o "
be the largest of its kind IN Virginia.
Fisherman Isand at the mouth OF Ohesa'
neake bay is to be condemned as quaran'
tine station.
Mr. A. D. Fletcher tho aged father OF
Messrs. Albert and t. n Fletcher OF '" ar
renton. died st bis home in Orange county
On Wednesday March II.
A 6eht occurred at Sperryvil!e on Monoas
last in which man named brown suoV an
n ,'t nsnoed Atkinson with double Darfei
shot onn. Atkinson is In precsrlous con-
ditioD.
Mira Caroline T. sbryock, aged IS years,
d;od IN Monday IN Winchester. She was
the widow CT Capt. James Shryock, VINO
served in the Mex can war, also IN the Con-
fsderate service.
R. A. Shacklett was indicted at the regu-
lar monthly term of Stafford Court yester-
day. for fe!oniously and unlawfuliy cutting
Wallace Herndon on February IAN. Ills
bail was also continued.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howell died on Saturday
last, at the residence Ct Col. +. V. White, In
Loudoun county, in the 9lat year OF her age.
She has been q member of Col. Whites
household for g number of years.
The MARYLAND Senate yesterday passed
the House bill authorizing the attorney gen.
eral TO obtain decision of the United States
Supreme Court on the scope of the Mary.
land and Virginia compact OF 1888.
Secretary Tracy and party arrived at the
Portsmouth navy-yard yesterday mornlng
and inspected the cruiser Baltimore, the bat
tie chip Texas and other vesses. The sec
rotary and party will return to Washington
to day on the Despatch.
Mr.. Jonathan Keene, an intelligent anc
we'll known farmer residing near Unison
Loudoun county, last Thursday, while rid
ING on horseback, near Millsyille, was thrown
from his horse while DEFENDING bill II
front a heavily loaded wagon which was
a few Yards behind him, and the vehicle
passiug over his body be was so severely
ininr;-a that he died next day.
Col G. P. Rurgwyp, the representative
of the Lee Mopume.t Association ,, cables ,N,'
that all Paris is delighted over ~ Mefc'e
EQUESTRIAN statue Of General R. E. Lee
which will be packed and shipped to Rich
mond in a few days. Governor Mckinney
has announced that thsrnveiling ceremonie:
will certainly take place Cd the dsy selected
By the managers of the monument assocla
tion-Thursday, Iay %.
The tombstones forwarded by the ladies
of Georgia for the Confederate dead of thai
State buried in the Confederate cemetery a
Fredericksburg, which were received las
week, vera formally accepted Tuesday
evening by number Of ex-Confederate:
and the Ladies Memorial Association o
| fredericksburg, who marched in body te
the depot, where they received the stones,
after which they were carried to the Gene
terry, followed by the ex-Coufeder the
Memorial Association, and Coverings bras:
band.
Il isstated that the Richmond aud Oar
Vile Company proposes to build ne"
road from Dauyile to Ga5tonia, a town just
beyond Charlotte, N. c., where connection
will be m ade with the main line to Atlanta
! II is stated the Richmond and DanVille bust
| ness is now so heavy as 10 neces5tate Q
double track from Danvile south, and that
this new line will give another track, a;
we'll as make the company independent Of
| the Carolina Central road, which 1t now
leases and operates as part of the main line
| from Greensboro to Charlotte.