The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-02
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Hon. j. N. ubbs, State senator from
Gloucester. has been appointed by John
r. Cooke Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans, Richmond, as their representative
at the meeting OF old veterans in New
Orleans.
There are now lag inmates in the Lee
Camp Confederate Soldiers Home, Rich
mond, and 1t will be impossible to ac-
commodate any more until the hospital
building shall have been completed.
This will be in about fifty days.
Mr.. John Perry, one of the oldest citi-
zens OF Manchester, died Wednesday.
lie was the last surviving juror in the
celebrated trial of Thomas Richie, Jr.,
who killed John Hampden Peasants in
duel fought in Manchester on the 2Sth
OF February, 1876.
A Northern gentle man went into the
Office of Hon. r. r. Pollard. in Rich
mond, last Friday, and introduced him
self as federal officer whom Mr.. Pol
lard captured during the war. Mr.. Pol
lard remembered the incident perfectly,
and the two had "a pleasant chat.
Tho talk of an uptown hotel in Rich
mond is reviving, and it is believed that
the scheme will soon develop into a
reality. The Chesapeake and Ohio
Offers to subscribe $4,000 and at least
ono prominent citizen of Richmond will
subscribe to large amount.
In Alexandria, on Friday, woman
arrested for vagraney and Indecent ex-
posture was fined $40 for the latter Of
Tense. Singularly enough for vagrant.
she paid the fine at orce. Tho exposure
consisted in wearing a low-necked dress
in tho street. 1t might probably have
been much lower in u ballroom without
indecency.
Mrs. Pierce Ashby, of Clarke county,
died on Monday of pneumonia, aged
about 80 years. She leaves husband
and five small children.
On Saturday night a negro, named
Isaac Brandon, broke into a house in
Charles City county, occupied by three
ladies, and, with threats to kill them.
assaulted one OF them. The negro has
been arrested.
A cablegram has been received at
Staunton announcing the death at Van
Vanlo, Brazil, Of Rev. VIM. Lane, a
Presbyterian missionary Mrs. Lane is
now in Lynchburg. Mrs Lane had OK
pected to sail for Brazil in few weeks
to join her husband. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Lane have been Jealous workers
Az euO ihiooiOhaiy llolO iOF d uumDPr OF
years.
In the United States court in Norfolk
last Friday, the owners of the steamship
City of Augusta were awarded SIS, 900
for towing into port the disabled steam
ship Chatheld.
We note with pleasure the appoint
mcnt of MIR. M. Glennan, editor of the
Virginian, by the Governor. as memb, r
from the second district Of the board of
commissioners to manage the State ex-
hibit provided for under the recently
passed law. Mr.. Glennan was the rep
resentative from this district und .r the
regular organization, and was naturally
the proper person to be designated Nor
folk Landmark.
A Buchanan special to the Richmond
Dispach says: "a peddler who had been
selling silver-polisn here on last Friday
fell from ffly-foot trestle just outside
of the town and was to all appearance
instantly killed His partner came into
town and gave the alarm. but was too
much nuder the influence of whiskey to
give any coherent account OF how
the accident occurred. The mayor
ordered the body to BIO carried to town
and an inquest was hold"