Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A sensation is being caused at Lynchburg
by the determination to break up gambling
in that city.
Morris Keim. a Virginian, has been pro-
noted from a 5000 10 q $1,000 position In
the Sixth Auditors Office, in Washington.
Dr.. Thomas NJ. Miller, one OF the Oldest
and best known physicians In the State.
died on Saturday at his home in Stephens'
City, Frederick county.
Ey-Hov. Lee has been chosen as chief
marshal OF the parade on the occasion of un-
Yelling of the monument in Richmond to
Gen. Robert E Lee on May 10.
Lizzls Turner, colored. while attempting
to pass between an upcoupled freight train
on the r F. & P r r., at Fredericksburg
on Saturday, was caught between the cars
and almost instantly killed.
The board of directors of the Western
Lunatio Asylum, at Stanton, has selected
Miss G. l.. Haynep, NJ. D., for the post OF
assistant physician in the female depart.
ment. Miss Haynes is a native of South
Carolina.
Mrs. T. Il. Biviap, of King George coun.
ty, sged so years, died very suddenly at her
home in that county on Friday after a short
illness. She was a Mics Coakley, and a sis.
ter of Mr.. BiVian's first wife. She had been
married about eight months.
All the evidence In the libel suit over the
grave of Mary the mother of Washington,
which case has been in progress at Freder.
icksburg since Tuesday, closed Saturday
and the court adjourned until to-day, when
the argument in the case wac begun.
The large barn and stables of W. F. Hart,
owner of Sherwood Forest, g fine farm near
Fredericksburg, caught FIRE Saturday even.
ing and was soon burned to the ground.
Twenty-one horses, a number of cattle,
and q great quantity of grain and hay were
burned.
If Gen. Robert E. Lee were liviog he
would have been SO years old yesterday,
January 10Th. having been born at Stratford,
on the Potomac, Westmoreland county, the
10Th of January, 1907. After an e%ventful
life his grand career closed at Lexington DC.
tober 18th, 1870.
Judge David ]. Goodwin, of Norfolk, died
last night at his residence, in Washington.
after an illness of few days. Judge God
win had resided in Washington but q few
months, having gone there to fill the posi-.
ton of examiner In the General Land Of
fee, to which position he had been appoint
ed.
The Colonial Assembly which ia to take
place at the Richmond Theatre on January
the 29th will be a reproduction of one of the
stately affairs that distinguished the vice.
regal court at williamsburg. The cos.
tunes of that day will be followed as close.
ly as possible, and the minuet will be
danced by sixteen couples.
The contest over the will of the late
Smith 5. Lee. of Stafford county, brought
from the Circuit Court Of that county,
should have been opened in Fredericksburg
on Friday, but owing to the libel suit occu.
plying the whole week, 1t has been post
poned, end Judge Mclaughlin has named
February 10th as the day to commence this
case.
The stewards of Trinity Methodist church
in Richmond have published a letter declar.
Ing their belief that the lady whose name
was mentioned in connection with that of
Rev. j. R. Sturgis In the recent scandal In
that city is a high toned lady, perfectly
above suspicion and reproach. Nothing has
as yet been done towards reopening the case.