Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.


: Trinity P. E. church at Frederick s5urg
wes Yesterday copsecrated by Bishop Whit.
tie. assisted By Rev. ]. Green Shackel-
ford, rector.
Jas. L. Mcintosh has been appointed
county treasurer for Loudoun by Judge
Tebbs. to fill out the unexpired term of the
late Herbert OsOurn.
Capt. &. I. Mason, of Frankfort. KY, has
accepted the position of assistant professor
In the faculty of the Virginia Military Insti'
tute vice Capt. 7. Terry, resigned.
The Episcopal Education Society of Viz.
ginia Ia Just now without funds and yet has
80 young men at the Seminary who are pre-
pairing for the ministry ofthat church.
Governor and Mrs. Mckinney gave their
first public reception at the executive man
sion last night, which was largely attended
by members of the general assembly and
leading society people of Richmond.
Norman Chief" the imported stallion
owned by Messrs. M. B. Rowe & Co.,, of
Fredericksburg, died on last Saturday even
ing from the collie. He was imported from
France little over year ago, at cost OF
50 900.
A jury was secured yesterday in the case
of VIM. Musco, colored, charged with the
murder of policeman Seal in Charlottesville.
The Monticello Guards we're called out and
detachment placed at the jail last night to
guard Musco.
The General Assembly yesterday elected
ex-State Senator W. F. Rhea, of Washing
ton county, corporation judge OF the new
city of Bristol. Mr.. Rhea was at one time
prominent readjuster end county judge OF
Washington. He has not yet decided to &C
oept the position.
A bill was introduced In the Senate yes.
terday to remove the political disabilities OF
Gen. Thomas L. Rosser and Messrs. w. 4.
Duke and II. @. Niche, incurred under the
anti dueling law. These gentlemen Incur.
red the disabilities by being implicated in
an affair of honor, which occurred In No.
vember last.
Two sisters, Misses Julia W. and Sarah
Branch, died 10 Richmond suddenly yester-
dav OF pneumonia. The first named expired
at 9:15 a. No.. and the second at 5 o'clock in
the afternoon. Both Of these ladies were
out on the street Monday last. The de-
ceased were daughters of Mrs. Mary A. and
| the late Moses Branch.
President Ingalls, OF the Chesapeake and
| Ohio Railway, says 1t is a part of the plan oil
the company in aValing themselves of the
franchises recently granted them by the
General Assembly to establish lines Of
steamers between Newport News and New
York and to Liverpool. They also propose
to build several branch roads through Vir
GINA.
The sixth day of the Miller trial at Lex
ngton yesterday brought out many strong
points for the defence. The testimony o
COL VIM. Stlingson, DR.. Walkers brother
iu.law, showed that Walker was menta
wreck-s crazy man In every PARTICULAR
and that he planned the murder OF Miller
through the means ofa trial on peace war
rant, which would enable him Walker tc
reach Miller.
An attempt was made Tuesday night tc
burn the Spottsylvania county jail by one OIL
the prisoners, named Hartman, and but for
the timely discovery by Sheriff Harris, he
would have succeeded. Several weeks age
he nearly succeeded in escaping from the
Jail, by cutting hole through his cell with
a chisel, which he had by some means OBJ.
tanned. There we're several other prisoners
In the all at both times.
While Miss Emma Abbott was singing q
solo at the Academy OF Music in Richmond
last plight, cry of sire" rang through the
house. Ia an instant there WAS rush for
the oors, and three-fourths of the audience
were on their feet. The prima donna con-
tinued her song, and her cooluess soon re-
assured the half panic. stricken crowd
Burning rags thrown into the furnace in the
cellar was the cause of the alarm.