Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.


VIM. P. Rathie, son of John B. Rathie,
of Leesburg, died on Saturday in the
18th year Of his age.
Mr.. Alexander S. Hamilton and Miss
Grace Chamberlain were married III
Warrenton yesterday evening.
Bishop Whittle is expected home, in
Richmond, this week. In some re-
spects he is better, but far from strong.
The family of the late DR.. ]. S;
Hanckel have presented his theological
library to Chist Church, Charlottes-
vile.
The Baptist Church at Brandy Sta
ton viii be dedicated on the first Sun
day in November instead of the second,
as at first appointed.
Mr.. A. B. Lawson, of Loudoun
county, and Miss Alice Dice, daughter
of the late Rev. ]. C. Dice, were mar
ried yesterday at Upperville.
Frascati, the splendid old home OF
the late Associate Justice 2. Z. Bar
bour. about four miles from Gordons-
vile. has lately been sold to Mrs. Lyme,
vi
The vestries of St. Johns and Christ
Episcopal Churches, Roanoke, are max,
inc an effort to have the new Episcopal
diocese named after Roanoke and the
Episcopal residence located in that city.
A man and woman, whose names
could not be learned, were run over
and killed on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad. at Graham, yesterday. In
stepping out of the way of a freight en-
cine to another track they did not no.
tice an approaching passenger Tram
and were run down.
David Dudley Field, the great con,
stitutional and international lawyer, OF
New York, has donated, through his
friend and associate, Hon. John Ran
dolph Tucker, his entire library to the
Washington and Lee University, in
which Mr.. Tucker is professor OF inter
national and constitutional law. 1t
consists of over 900 volumes.
At Charlottesville about Z o'clock
Tuesday evening, as lady and her
two daughters were passing narrow
allev, on west Main street, negro
sprang from it, and grappled with one
of the young ladies and attempted to
drag her in the alley. The Indies fought
and made an outcry, which soon
brought a crowd, and, of course, the
miscreant made his escape.
A difficulty occurred Tuesday night
in the bar room of of j. w. Ryan in
Richmond, between James Ryan and
and John w. Rice. Rice struck Ryan
with a walking cane. when the latter
took the stick from him and inflicted a
blow from which Rice died yesterday
RYAN was arrested and lodged in jail
Rice leaves widow and four children.
Ryan is nineteen years of age and I'M
married
At eleven o'clock last night, before
many of the guests of Ford's Hotel,
Richmond, had retired, the building
was discovered to be on fire, and in a
few minutes the flames broke through
the roof over the kitchen department.
lighting up the entire city. A panic
ensued, but, fortunately, no one was
killed. Mrs. John II. Powell of Rich
mond, was overcome by smoke as she
rushed out into the hallway on the
fourth floor. She was rescued by fire
man. who took her in his arms down a
ladder. The firemen rescued two or
three other persons and all the rest
managed to get out without help. The
fire was soon gotten under control and
only a portion of the building was
burned. The damage is not very great.
There were several hundred guests in
the hotel which is next to the largest
in the city.
Congressman Breckenridge, Of Ken
lucky, in Richmond yesterday evening
delivered the address before the annual
meeting of the Society of the Army OF
Northern Virginia. His subject was
1.-The Confederate Private Soldier and
What he has Accomplished in Peace. .
Among the prominent eX-Confederates
present were Gen. Thos. l.. Rosser,
Gen. J. A. Early, Gov. Mckinney and
DR.. J. William Jones. In response to
calls Gen. Early made brief speech,
during the course of which he referred
to the statement "emanating from a
member of the society to the effect
that Gen. Robert f. Lee had permitted
the destruction of private property
during the Pennsylvania campai en-.
Gen. Early said he was glad to see that
Il southern private soldier had denied
this statement. No private property,
the speaker declared, was DESTROYED IN
PENNSYLVANIA by the authority or with
the knowledge of Gen. Lee. After he
sat down some one near him asked Gen.
Early to what member of the society he
referred. His reply was, Genera or,
more properly speaking, Major James
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