Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Marion Rector, of Fauquicr, died
recently.
Mr.. James V. Brooke left WarrentOn
this week to attend the General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church ut Hot
Springs, Ark.
Plans and specifications for the two
bridges across the Shenandoah at Riv-
ert3n have been handed i'll to the coun-
ty commissioners.
Francis Dccordy, ex-mayor of Nor
folk, died yesterday. He was born in
New York II years ago, and went to
Norfolk in 1885.
A dispatch from Richmond says the
adoption of the silver coinage plank in
the democratic State platform was a
concession to the farmers, and its in
scrtion in the platform was known to
be meaningless.
The State democratic committee did
not meet i'll Richmond yesterday for re-
organization, as was expected at one
time. 1t will not do so until after the
Chicago national convention, there be-
ing nothing for it to do until that time.
The silver service which was pur-
chased by subscription of citizens of
Baltimore was presented to the cruiser
Baltimore through Secretary of the
Navy Tracy at Il complimentary dinner
ut the Imperial Hotel in Baltimore last
night.
The largest cargo ofcollc ever export
ed from the United States, or probably
from any other port, was sent from Nor
folk Yesterday. The British steamship
Aeon cleared with ,S47 tons of the Po-
cahontas coke for Tampico, Mexico, to
be forwarded for use i'll the foundries at
Monterey.
Gen. VIM. Malone, who since the
late republican convention has been de-
tanned in Roanoke by sickness, arrived
at his home in Petersburg Wednesday
night. His friends are not yet fully
satisfied as to the point whether the
General or the Rev. sam. Jones invited
the recent conference between them.
The fine hen house on the farm OF
Col. A. NJ. Chichester, near Leesburg,
was burned on Tuesday night. The
fire was caused by the lamp used in the
heating arrangement. In addition to
the loss of the building, there were
burned about $50 small chicks, about
40 or so hens, lot of ducks and num-
Der of bronze turkey eggs. The loss
amounts to between 5000 and $500.
A letter to the Warrcnton Inder says:
"Therc is much gossip over the elope-
ment and marriage of Mr.. S. N. Laws
and Miss Matilda Putnam, of this coun-
ty. Mr.. Laws boarded the early train
Monday for Washington, and on the fol-
lowing dav Miss Matilda followed. He
met her at the B. & p. depot. Both
took a carriage for q friends house,
where they were duly married at 5 p.
m. The bride is pretty and accom-
plished. The groom has been twice a
widower and is the father of six child
rem. two of them grown. They expect
to make their home in the far West"
The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg appeal says: "A few OF
the delegates who attended the conven:
ton are still in the city, the most of
them having some friends to press for
the Senatorship. The Governors Of
fec was their most popular resort.
Governor Mckinney was kept busy re-
ceiving visitors all day. The candidates
who appear to have the strongest back
ing are Gen. Fitz Lee, Hon. Thos. S.
Martin, John Goode and John Ran
dolph Tucker. To all appearances MIR.
Martin has the strongest support among
the members of the legislature, while
among the old soldiers and representa-
tive alliance men Lee seems to be the
choice. No one seems TO have any idea
as to when the appointment will be
made.
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