Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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hospital, in New York, are doing well.
Mr.. I. Hite Bird, lawyer and'one
of the leading citizens of Woodstock,
died suddenly yesterday.
Judge VIM. Chambers, formerly of
Cuipeper county, died recently in
Chambers county, Texas.
Prof. H. A. Strobe, formerly of Am
herst county, has resigned the Presi-
dency of Clemson College, South Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Hugh Shacklett, of Delaplaine,
and Miss Laura G. Balthis, daughter of
Mr.. Charles II. Balthis, were married
at Strasburg on Wednesday.
Mr.. Louis Preston Collins, of Angus
t. county, and Miss Eta Norman.
daughter of Mr.. Watkins l.. Norman,
were married in Lynchburg yesterday.
Daniel Mclaughlin yesterday jump
ed from the Brooklyn bridge to the
river below, sustaining no apparent in
jury. Mclaughlin is blacksmith. 81
years old, who lives at Roanoke, and
was born in Sheffield, England.
Mrs. Lottie Hillman died at her home
near Winchester, Friday last, aged SO
years. Mrs: Hillman was one of the
oldest tollgate keepers on the Valley
turnpike. The deceased was 4 pension
er of the war of 1912, her husband be-
ing sailor in the United States navy
at that time.
The mill, comprising grist saw, lath-
ing and cutoff saws, of l.. r. Colbert,
in Spotsylvania, about six miles from
Fredericksburg, was burned last Tues
day night. Loss between six and
eight hundred dollars; no insurance.
The mill was located on Massaponax
Run, on the lands of Colbert and Alsop.
DR.. NJ. B. Taylor, who is now con-
fined in Lynchburg JAIL was tried at
the last September term of the circuit
court of Wise county for the murder
of Ira Mullins and others at Pound
Gap. He was sentenced to be hanged
on December -l6, 1892, but a superse-
IDEAS has recently been granted by one
of the judges of the Court of Appeals,
the result of which is to defer his ex-
ccution till after the June term of the
Court of Appeals at Wytheville, ut
which time and place the question as
TO whether or not he is entitled to n
new trial will be decided.
A number of Virginia democrats, in
Guiding State chairman Basil b. Cor
don, Mr.. J. Taylor Ellyson, Maj. Lewis
Ginter and Editor Bryan, of the Times,
have decided to give great banquet in
Richmond on January 18th in honor Of
Mr.. Cleveland's election. 1t will be es
pecially southern in its character
though some so Of the most prominent
northern democrats will be invited. A
committee will go at once to personally
urge the attendance of Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Stevenson They are expected
to make addresses, and speeches will be
made by dozen or more statesmen
from different parts of the South.
At the Wednesday night service al
West View Baptist Church, Richmond
Rev. Mr.. Hines was informed by one
of his members that two visiting min
listers were in the congregation and he
could, if he thought proper, call on
them to speak. However, as is the
custom of Mr.. Hines, he concluded to
wait and find out who and what the
ministers were After the services
they introduced themselves as Elders
Smith and Curtis, of Utah, and said
they belonged to the church of the Lat
ter Day Saints. Each had cards with
their names on one side and on the re.
verse side the articles of faith as cnun-
ciatcd by the late Joseph Smith, the
so-called apostle of the Mormons. Af-
ter hearing this Mr.. Hines did not in
vite them They had been in the city
for several days, but so far as known
they have not attempted to make any
converts there.