Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-13
gIReIHIA HEWs.

Fish are very scarce along the Rappahan-
mock.
The United States steamer Dispatch
wrecked on Asaoteague ehosis, hes gone to
pieces.
Chairman Eilyson, of the Stste democratic
executive committee, Gays the political stu
alton In the State Ia quite satisfactory.
A movement has bsen started at Wood
stock TO ereot Oy popular subscription 8
monument at that place to the lste II. Il.
Riddleberger.
Capt. George E. Head. of Leesburg, YVES
doun county democratic committee ct i:s
meeting 10 Leesburg yesterday.
a kercsene-lsmp explosion occurred on
the Brook turnpike, just bsgond the Rich
mond corporate limita. Sunday night by
which negro woman was burned almost 10
q crisp, her child fatally, and four other per-
cons. including her husband. her two ssters,
snd trisnG badly burned.
Gov. Hill, Of New York, will be In Rich
mond On Monday next on his way 20 Allan
ta, where he goes to deliver an Grafton Or
the occasion OF the unwilling Of the Grady
monument. He Ia expected to address the
Richmond democrats snd big preparations
are being made for the meeting.
In the County Court at Leesbnrg yestsr.
day NJ. A. Carter (white) and Julius De-
vonshlre (colored), indicted for selling liquor
without license, the first In Mercer district
and the latter 10 Mount Giead district, both
"drv," we're convicted by the jury and fined
5000 each, to which Judge Tebbs added
three months' confinement In the county
jail In both casef.
The northeast storm continued with CON-
siderable emery around Norfolk yesterday
sRd last night. The streets on the water
front OF that city apd Portsmouth were
flooded, and much dsmege was done st
Ocean View. The new liue steamer Norfolk,
from Washington, and The steamer Dorohea
er from Boston, both due yesterday mora
ilg had not been heard irom up to lee!
night.
Hiram II. Henderson, one of TIE Oldest
ctiz,ns end Odd Feiiows In The Valley of
Virgins, dice at Lexington on Sunday
night, aged eighty-fve years. MI. Hendar.
son was a Uoionist and au ac;lve republican
under the Perpnpt administration in this
State. Juas after the close OF the war, When
Virginia WAS known as military d!stvict,
Gov. Peirpont appointed MI. Henderson
chief magistrate of Lexington.
Hon. Charles T. O'Ferrall addressed the
people of Loudoun at Leesbnrg yesterday.
The attendance was large. He denounced
the Mckinley tariff bill He was net a
member of the Farmers Alliance, ont wss
In full sympathy with Its sima aud objects
ss fsr as they egreed With constitutional re-
quirements, and Was warmly In favor OF the
entirely free Unlimited coinage Of silver.
republican mass meeting was held at
Lincoln On Saturday last. The proprie'y Of
making nomination OF o candidate fer the
legislature at the coming election gas sereed
30 and committee II elk was sppointed to
select candidate. A resolution eff red by
Yardles T. Brown, secretary Of the Parsons
convention 81 Roanoke, 70 proceed 10 re
organic the cuupiy committee end select q
Ie~ ctai:msr, wss cut short by p,oiicn To
adjourn, whioh was carried by small ma
joritY.
There has just bssn placed 10 Grace Me-
mortal Episcopal Church In Lexington the
edice erected az a memorial to Gen. r. E
Les by the Soutnarn sol0iers, magnificent
rnenlczsI window to the memory OF Gen.
Francis q Smith, one OF the original ioand-
ers Of the EoiEoopal Church In the Valley OF
Virginia fifty years ego, sgho for half cep-
tury was the superinie ndent OF she Virginia
Military Institute ct Lexington. l will b6
dedicated Sunday next with appropriate
ceremonies