The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-15
VIRGINIA NOTES,

Times.
VIRGINIA NOTES.
In military circles the principal sub.
ject of gossip is the recollection Of Lieu
Tenant Seay by the Fitz Lee Cavalry
Troop, Of Lynchburg. The case is
rather an unprecedented one and specu.
lationuis rife as to the final result.
The concensus of opinion among tho
military people is that it is very bad
precedent, and they do not think the
military board of examiners will recon-
mend that the young man BIO recommis-
stoned. One we'll. known officer said tina
be did not think thata an officer cashiered
Tor disobedience ought to be reelected
to office. The officers of the
regiment have not determined posi-
will take in the matter. Lieuten.
ant SeaY vii have to appear before the
board of military miners some time
within the next sixty days for examina.
ton. Should the board take favorable
action, it will be the governors preroga-
tive to commission him or not, as he
pleases. Capt. Ingram, who referred the
charges against Lieut.. Seay, has pre-
pared his resignation, which has been
mailed to the governor.-Richmo
State.
Frank w. Meade, who escaped from
jail at Christiansburg on the 5th instant,
was captured in Graham on Sunday oven
ing. Meade was sentenced somo time
ago by the county court of Montgomery
to servo six years in tho penitentiary for
bigamy. He came Saturday and stop
ped at boarding house, saying he was
looking for work. Sunday morning he
attended church, and in tho afternoon
he was recognized by Sergeant Burton,
who Immediately arrested him. A re-
ward of S25 was offered for him. He is
the man who came from Pennsylvania
to Radford, leaving wife behind him,
and married lady OF that place.
The third party leaders in Virgiaia
are undecided as to the policy of advo.
eating railroad commission.
Mrs. Mary Champe Langhorne, wife
of Mr.. A. A. Langhorne, died yesterday
morning at her home. in Lynchburg.
The Governor yesterday received
United States Treasury warrent for
5,441.75, being the balance due Virginia
under the direct tax refund act for pen
alties, fines, ETC.,
y man supposed to be Charles Sal
yards was arrested in Winchester yes
terday on suspicion Of being connected
with the murder of Policeman George
Martin at Carlisle. Pa.
According TO decision OF Judge
Wright in the Baltimore city court the
subscribers to the capital stock of the
Valley Land and Improvement Company
of Virginia will he compelled to paw the
full amount of their subs criptions. The
company was incorporated in Page
county, to develop the country about
Luray. The subscribers paid from 20
to 20 per cent on their sub: cri ptions,
put afterwards refused to pay the
balance on the ground that subscrip-
tions had been obtained by fraud and
misrepresentation.
April has become of late years no.
table month IN Virginia history. On
April 18th, 1861, the Virginia conven.
tion passed the ordinance of secession in
Richmond: April 3rd, 1865, Richmond
was evacuated by the Confederate forces;
April 9th of the same year Lee surrend-
erd to Grant at Appomattox; in the
same month Governor Billy Smith and
staff evacuated Richmond and reached
Lynchburg; April II, 1870, the capitol
disaster occurred, killing sixty five men
and wounding 200 others, April 18th,
the Southern governors met in Rich
mond to look after the interests of the
South, and on tho 18th the great naval
review at Hampton Roads.-Lexington
Gazette.
Mr.. John T. Jordan, OF Buena Vista,
who was paralyzed on the 18th inst. died
without regaining consciousness at 4:45
a. m. on the 18th. The funeral services
LOOK place at the residence Of Capt.
Y. 4. Jordan, in Buena Vista, the
l4th at 10 O'Clock a. IN. The body
Will be brought to Lexington on the
noon train and carried direct to the
cemetery, where the interment will
take place.
Ben. Birchield was convicted of vol.
untary manslaughter in the county
court at Covington Thursday and sen.
fenced to sorve two years in tho peni.
Tertiary. lie is one of the men charged
with the murder OF Meadows six months
ago. Robert w. Hepler was found
guilty of forgery and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
superintendent Massey expects to
call meeting OF the county and CITY
superintendents during the session OF
the gnational department of superin-
tendence, which meets in Richmond
next February.
The board Of education will begin to
appoint superintendents Of schools May
3rd. Applicants for appointment Tor
for reappointment) should send their
applicants and testimonials to tho sec
rotary OF the board of education at
Richmond on or before April 2sth.
OLD papers for The next week at 10
cents per hundred.