Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-21
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General Francis B Preaton died 81 lis
| home near Rrlstoe, Wednesday, 10 TIE 7O.a
year OF his age.
1 Mr. Richard Cooper died at his home
near Warren IN, yeste' day. 10 tle S5tl year
of bis age. ait ,r short iiiDese, hough his
health had been feeble for GONE time.
Tie only case before the Court OF Agpeas
yesterday was that OF Peasants and othtrs
which was farther argued and submitted.
Bishop Whttle has 60 far proved as to
s up most Of the day. and to walk abou.
his room-but bis recovery, though steady,
is very GLOW, aud 1t must be some me- Os.
fore he Ia able to see bis friends.
Mrs. NJ. M. Roacberry. northern lady by
birth, but who has resided near Brentsyllle
for over 40 yesrs, and who was highly re.
specsed by her many Gtquaiu tsUces, died
Saturday moroing last after a long Hines.
Ohiof Engineer Waslend, OF the British
steamship Calvin, vas yesterday found deed
In the ship at Newport News. where the
Calvin had ust arrived from Tyne, Z g.
land. Waglaad had taken dose of caroel.
ic acid.
The passenger steamer Danville, OF the
Baltimore aud West Po!nt line, While en-
her return trip, from the To- t,r place yes.
tarday evening, was driven ashore near
York Spit, Chesapeake Bay. Assistance
was sent st midnight to tighten her cargo
and haul her off.
Orders have been reoaived at Redmond
from the Secretary Of t1s Navy ins'iucng
Commodore Graham, OF the monitor lset, TO
send the monit>r WyaDdotte to the Norfolk
navy yard a. oncs for equipment. 1t is be.
IeVed that the entire feet of ssVeu vessels
will soon be sent to Norfolk for certain arm
ameEt eparst,ry to being placed 10 ser.
vice.
safe.b' +ers exploded the saf-s OF the
Roanoke Milling Company and the Cfoz:r
Furnace Tuesday night but did not secure
ruu ID plumber. Il was the work OF profes-
sionsls. Toe drawers we're robbed OF al
tha money they continued The milling
company Lost S25 in oa,5, aDd only small
amount was taken from the furnace. There
Ia q clue.
county, was convlttsd OF unlawful cutting
jail and to pay foe. The Governor
short TINA ago pardoned the accused, b1s
failed to make the usual conGi ion That Say
OF his foe. The accused has t,ndered cou.
pons, and the Sat, will no doubt have to
receive them.
Mrs. Annie Smith, the editor of the North
DanVllle Enterprise who has been appeal.
ing to the Lagisetl ire TO change The law so
ss to allow her aud other women Sd wishing
to practice lew In the ooul t, OF Virginia, az.
nouDoss 10 her paper Of yesterday afternoon
hob tha rtaln To-,
granted her hearing aud she will % to
Richmond to appear bef5rs that commit ga
and argue her oaas.
Judge Keith, OF tas Circuit Court OF FSu.
quier, baa refused q new iriel ior Hefir ard
Dye. the murdesers, 0nd Dir CampbeiI, i 10
.sld, hiss carried the csae to the
Court of Appeals. The admirers OF
Mr.. J. P. J.fis. Commonwealth
Attorney, OF Fauquler. have raised
hft1 dollars with whicu to bay him cepe
10 token OF their epprecsto ION of tle man
Ger In which he conducted the prosecution
of H,f!n and Dye.
At meeting Of the Bard OF Trade Ia
Petersburg ye,t rdsV 1t was decided to AK
Oongreasman Epes. t1s representative from
that district, for 800 600 !or t1s improvement.
OF the Appomattox river. The bosrd also
adopted resolutions to the efftc. to- be
passage OF the Ken. railroad hill il TIA
form In which 1t vas In reduced Into the Leg.
stature would reauls In greatly retsrilng
The development OF Virginia and, therefore,
opposed It's paeaass.
A meeting In the lit ress OF the Vlrglnls
exhibit at the Worlds Fair wss he d last
night 10 Rlohmor d In the hall OF the Eouse
OF De egatss under the auspices OF the V!r.
ginta Worlds Fair Association Lieut.. Gov.
Tyler, presiden. he organ On, pres!d-
ed. Stirring spec ohss vera made by Hoo. ].
I. Harris, Msjor lad Hotohkiss and otnerp,
ell OF whom urged IL :hs L,alsl. ire So.
prop'iate not less ian 800 coo, and that
every possible effort be made t, have Vlr.
slnia properly Represented a. Chicago.
A NICE assortment Of vIRGINIA-MADE CAS-.