Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-18
VIRGINIA NEWs.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
The wheat harvest which Is about to Gem
menoe in Fsuquier county bids fair to be
good one.
III. Bendheim & Bros, retail oothiere, OF
Richmond, assigned yesterday. Liabilities,
| $4,000 assets unknown.
Mr.. Geo. W. White, worthy citlzsn OF
Loudoun county, died at his home in Ham
iton on Monday laet, of cancer OF the ssom-
! ach.
Mrp. Ruth A. Grimaley, OF Rappshnnnock
county died last week, aged 80 years. She
was the mother OF Judge d. A. Grimsley, OF
Culpeper.
The Confederate Society of Baltim ore has
arranged to visit Lexington on the 2lat, to
participate in the unwilling OF the Stonewall
Jackson monument.
| The bronzs statue of the late Gen. VIM. O.
Wiokham has been completed and ss ready
| for delivery to the city Of Richmond. II Is
thought that 1t will be placed In Monroe
| Park.
Mrp. Sallie Simpson, the young vile OF
| Prof J. s. Simpson, principal OF the Lees
burg academy, died sunday at the residence
of her father, Dr.. Wiley. in GerrardsloHD.
Berkeley county, ". Va.
A delegation of the First Massachusetts
Cavalry arrived at Adis, Loudoun county,
yesterday and unveiled the granite moru
uent erected there laat week in memory OF
their dead comrades, who fell In battle with
Col. Moeby's command The ceremonies
were entirely informal.
A collision occurred ct Balcony Falls an
| The Chesapeake and Olio Railroad yester-
day evening, and Eogineer Lane and Fire
man Clements, of Clifton Forge, we're killed.
| The collision was caused by the tran seps-
| rating, and the engineer going back, met
| the cars coming down on a curve, with the
| result noted.
Rsv. Collins D my. chaplain OF tia Uoi
versty of Virginia, has been elected to she
chair Of moral philosophy In Vanderbilt Uni-
gersity, ct Nashville, tenn. Rsv. Mr.. Den
sy's term st The University OF Virginia ex-
pires JIly l. END he ~a6 At the last session
| Of tho Baltimore Conference appointed per =
tor o: Greene Memorial Church in Roanoke
city.
The colt show In Uopervile on TpeFd
last. WAS success. There were about $50
hcraes OF d colts exhibited. In The thorough
bred class Wooster, owned hy Robs. Neville.
took the f rsa prlz'. Mr.. Neville took first
aud second prizas Tor thoroughbred year
lings Special purae for high jumpers was
woe by Mis- HudEon's Soda, which cleared
six feet four inches. The second prizs in
this Gloss Was awarded to Robt. NeVlle's
Fairfax.
Dt. W. Fl. Taylor State chemist. raiurn-
ed 10 Richmond yesterday from Abingdon,
shore on Tuesday be disinterred the re-
mains of Mrs. Baker. who died over year
ago. It is charged from poison administered
by her hu.bsnd, DR.. Baker, who is Ia jsil
charged With the offenss. Dr.. Taylor
brought certain portions of The remains with
him to Richmond and will at oace proceed
to make careful search for trsc' OF poison.
The fact that the body was ambamed he
fore burial may prove soma resistance TO his
work.
Ex-Iodge T. S Atkins, who has been ap-
pointtd Uoited States msrehai, has tender
ed his resignation as deputy collector Of in
ternal revenue in charge Of TIE office In Rob-
moni, and yesterday morning Mr.. Joseph 2.
Brady, depu.y collector Of Petersburg, and q
son OF Collector Brady. Went to Richmond
to take charge of the Office there, temporari-
Iy. Major Thomas II. Bond, of Petersburg.
has been appointed to fill temporarily the va
oanov made By Mr.. Brady q transfer to Rich.
moDd.