Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-21
VIRaIaIA KEWa

Mr.. o ,car Barr bas been elected mayor OF
Winchester by ths common council to ill
| the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Mr.. William 3. Alexander
A light snow of swo or thres inches fell 10
Newmarket Monday night. This Ia the
fret time for over fifty years that sncw has
been known to fell in that part of the State
this early In the fell.
The democratic primary held In Richmond
yesterday for the nomination of four MEM
bers Of the House OF Delegates resulted In
the choice of B. B. Munford, Taylor, Sras-
ton, George B. Steele and John Jackson
Senator Voorhees, had bis pocket picked OF
500 In drafts and money during the Hill
reception at Richmond, aud several other
New York thieves are evidently following
Governor Hill and his party on their tour
South.
During the present year Col Thomas
Whitehead, Commissioners of Agriculture,
has received over 400 inquiries about Viz.
ginia lands. These came from nearly all
portions OF the West, the New England
States, and many seotous of Canada and
from other foreign countries.
Gen F, zeugh Lee yesterday telegrepbed
Me- @. E. Wexford, of the Wickhsm Monu.
ment Association, bis acceptance OF the in
vitatlon to deliver the address on the occasion
OF the unwilling on The 90 h Cat. OF the
statue erected In Richmond to the memory
OF Gsp. W. O. Wickhsm.
The Safe Convention OF the Womsn's
Christian Temperance Uniou met in Rich
mond yesterday. Mrs. Bechtel, otthis city,
| read the report OF young womsn's work.
This department, while 1t has not increased
10 numbers during the y6ar, was shown by
the report to be active and doing more work
than ever before.
At Norfolk yesterday, Judge Hughes re-
leased Paymaster's clerk Van VrsnkeD upon
writ of hsbsss corpus. Tee writ was ar
gued by Judge James B. Keith, and both OF
the points made we're sustained by the judge
In bis opinion. Ooe point wss that Mr.. Van
Vranken was not al off dial of tbs navy land
the other was that II he was On official he
was legally sentenced. The government
took an appeal.
The State Council of the Junior O der
Uoited American Mechanics completed
their work In Roanoke yesterday and salect-
ed Washington as their next plaza of meet
Ing. The following officers we're elected
O. A. Robson. OF Richmond, Jr. P. O Geo.
E Howard, Of Washington. councillor; NJ.
]. Ooffman. Of Norfolk, 8. v c. Thomas B.
Ivy, of Petersburg, 6. o. secretary g. NJ.
Bascom, OF r chmond, s. O. Il easurg q. @.
Richardson, of Richmond. s. O. warden; r
E. Harris, OF Richmond, s. G. conductor 81.
L. Engelke, of Richmond. 8. G. I. 8 G. 81
Doser, Of Roanoke, 8. O. O.S.
At the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroads
annual meeting In Richmond yesterday the
following board was elected: w. P. An
derson, Of Cincinnati; Decatur Axtell, OF
RIohmond George T. Bliss. G. H. Caster,
Charles D. Diokey, ir.. and q. P Hunting
ton, Of New York; N. E Ingalls,, of Cnoin-
natl; Samuel Spencer, OF Nav York. and
Henry T. Wiokham, of Richmond. The
board was reduced by dropping E. Norsop
and A. j. Thomas. President IDgsls's re-
port was read, showing gratifying increase
10 traffic and IN net earnings. The only
other business was the approeins OF con-
tracts and mortgages already anticipated.