Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Mrs. Mary Anne Effinger. an esti-
mable lady, of Lexington, died yester-
day.
The Danville Iron and Machine Com
pany, OF Danyille, has made an assign
ment.
Ernest L. Howard, of Virginia, has
been promoted to 81 200 position in
the Pension Office in Washington.
The authorities of Richmond are
talking about establishing quarantine
against all persons coming from New
York.
Gen. Malone was in Weldon, \. c.,
on "Wednesday riding OYER and eXamin-
ing the canal property at that place IL
which he is largely Interested.
Hon. Adlai Stevenson has written
that he desires 10 speak in Roanoke
and ask that the chairman of the
State committe arrange an appoint
ment.
The farmers alliance store. at Licking
ton, owned and managed by the farm
ers' alliance as stock company, has
failed. Assets and liabilities unknown.
The stock will be a total loss.
Nr. Herbert Barbee. the sculptor, Of
Luray. has raised $500 of the $1,000
needed for the erection of bronze
statue TO the Confederate soldiers at
that place Mr.. Barbec has completed
the model Of Il colossal statue, and 1t Is
ready to be put in bronze.
Mr. D. w. Files, living near Star
rannery, Frederick county, sold his
farm on Saturday last to 5lr. 5. NJ. Cor
bett, of Arlington, this county, for 81
200. Mr. C. owns Il large tract Of land
besides this in Paddy's Cove, in Fred
eric!l.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Phil East
han, near Colvin's old tavern, about
four miles from Culpeper, was burned
on Wednesday night of last week from
defective Guc in the kitchen, which
adioined the house Mr.. Easthan lest
ali his furniture and also the cothing
Of the family.
A reconciliation between cX-Con-
gresham James d. Brady and eX-Con-
gresham John NJ. Lang5ton. who have
been political opponents for some time.
vas elected in Petersburg "Wednesday
night, when Langston met Col. Brady
and his friends and they talked over
plans for the campaign.
On Wednesday night as Mr.. William
Hawking was returning from his farm
TO Leesburg in his dogcart, he was run
into by man employed on the stock
farm of Mr. William B. Jennings. The
man was riding o valuable trotting
horse at an outrageously rapid
gait and ran it against the shaft of the
cart which entered the animals breast
and killed it.
Doc Taylor, the man who was re-
Gently convicted of the murder of the
Mullins family of five people, in Wise
county was brought to jail in Lynch
burg Wednesday night for safe keeping.
The feeling against Taylor among a
certain class in Wise county, is very
strong, and fears were entertained that
an attempt would be made to lynch
him if he remained in the county Jail.
Dir. Phil Jones has recently disposed
of his farm, near Mt. Poney, Culpcper
county. to Capt. Batterslv, of Albemarle
county, formerly of New York. at $40
per acre. The farm contains about 200
acres. The adjoining farm, belonging
to a. r. Proctor. of West Virginia, was
sole at public auction on Saturday last,
to lIr. John Colvin at $333 per acre.
This farm was purchased about two
years ago by Mr.. Proctor at S26.
Messrs. Archibald j. Campbell, Fra
zer Morrison, anda colored attendant
left Petersburg OF Tuesday, in steam
launch for sora hunt in the marshes
six miles below, on the Appomattox
river. Yesterday the launch and a
skiff which had been attached to it
were found bottom up. Upon exami-
nation the clothes of Mr. Campbell were
found, but the bodies were gone. 1t is
believed chat the launch was wrecked
while a. anchor, by the storm of We'd
nesday morning,and that all three Of its