Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. Andrew Broaddus, for many
years pastor of Bowling Green Baptist
church, is critically i'll.
Bishop Whittle is still at Clifton
Springs, n. Y, and when heard from
recently his health was decidedly I'M
proved.
Firebugs are ct work at Einton, q
suburb of Roanoke. Yesterday morn
ing they burned four houses, valued at
s., 900; no insurance.
The carriage factory of A. Wrenn q
Son, at Norfolk, one of the largest in
the South, was partially destroyed by
fire last night Loss about S5O,0oO;
insurance small.
The drought which prevails through
out the State is being felt in the Kappa
hammock Valley. The water in the
Rappahannock river is lower than 1t
has been for eight or ten years.
Edward n. Fisher, of Richmond,
died at the residence of his father-in-
law, DR.. Leroy Danger6eld, near
Staunton, yesterday. He was the son
of the late George Fisher, one of the
best known citizens of Richmond.
E. T. Broylcs, who shot d. B. Sny-
der at Luray on the 9TH instant, was
admitted to bail yesterday by E. I.
Booton, Judge of the Page County
Court, in the sum ofS2,500. Drs. Hud-
son, Keller, Amiss, and Brumback, the
attending physicians upon Mr. Snyder,
testified that in their opinion he was
now out of danger so far as they could
judge.
Notwithstanding the protests against
such step a member of the Legisla-
ture is authority for the statement that
Governor Mckinney says that he will
call an extra session of the Legislature
in January next. Should this session
be called the Legislature would have
to ballot for, if not elect, the successor
of the late Senator John S. Barbour, q
position now filled by General Hunuon
By appointment of the Governor.
Captain Tobias r. Haney was drown
ed near Port Conway Thursday night.
He had charge of the government
dredging machine which was lying near
the wharf at Port Conway. Captain
Haney was formerly a resident of
Fredericksburg and was we'll known
throughout tidewater Virginia. He
served in the Confederate navy during
the war, and had been in charge of the
government dredging machinery Oh the
Rappahannock for number of years.
Floyd Barker, of Henry county, had
q preliminary hearing yesterday on the
charge of seducing Emily Mcdonald,
who is a deaf mute. She was examined
at great length, the questions being
written down and she reading them and
rapidly writing reply. Her testimony
was intelligent, clear and full and Bar
ker was sent on for Indictment by the
grand jury. There are two other war
rants against Barker-one for the MUIR
der of his and Emily McDonald's child.
which he is supposed to have killed not
long after the birth by the application
of laudanum. Barker is one of the
wealthiest men in the eastern section Of
the county.
Rev. DR.. James S. Hanckel, rector OF
Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottes-
vile, for twenty-four years, died at his
residence, Midland, Junction, at seven
o'clock yesterday evening. He was a
native of South Carolina, where he was
rector of ST. Stephens Church, the old
est church in that State. He was re-
garded as one of the most profound
theologians of his denomination, and
occupied o prominent position in the
State council and was for many years
sent as delegate to the General Con-
vention of the Episcopal Church of the
United States. He was also examining
chaplain in the Episcopal Seminary,
near this city.