Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Major r. l.. Ragland died on Sat
nrday at his home at Hyco, in Hal
f X county.
Frank Herzog, of Baltimore, has &c,
cepted the challenge Of James Henry,
Of Winchester, 70 fight at 100 pounds at
any condition.
Rev. Eldridge Hatcher, now at the
Johns Hopkins University, has been
called to the passionate of the flrst
Baptist Church, Norfolk.
Mr.. Middleton Miller died at his
home, in Washington, Rappahannock
county, on Friday, in the 18th year OF
his age.
The Westmoreland Club, of Rich
mond, has decided to give the southern
Governors reception during their con-
ference, which is to take place there Oh
the 18th of April.
Mr.. William /. King has purchased
the O'Bannop tract OF land, about III
teen acres, within the corporate Inn
It's of Fredericksburg, near the Mary
Washington monument.
The case Of cid man VIM. Bennett,
charged with the ruin OF his grand
daughter, Matte Newman, has been
continued at Richmond until the 18th,
on account of the girls illness.
The boiler of the steam rock-crusher
of w. F. Patterson, contractor for the
street, macadam and sewer work; ex-
ploded at Roanoke yesterday. killing
Joseph Marsh. the engineer, and
woundiug Jake Owens, the fireman,
and James Furgerson, an employee,
who was standing near by.
Mr.. Charles Williams died at his
home in Fredericksburg, on Saturday
last, in the sixty-third year of his age.
The deceased WAS a most worthy cit-
zen and faithful soldier of the Lost
Cause" having served during the war
in the Caskic Battery of Richmond.
The stores of NJ. +. Harris and Il.
Lee Stoiiregen at Fredericksburg were
entered by burglars Sunday night. The
former lost jcwelry, clocks, shoes, hats,
&c, to the amount Of $40, but ut Sto!-
regcn's store nothing was disturbed ex-
cept the safe, which was opened, and
rs there was no money IN il the thieves,
after scattering the papers in confusion,
left empty handed. There is no clew
10 the robbers.
Mr.. J. Taylor Ellyson, the president
of the Jefferson Davis Monument Asso-
citation, will leave Richmond i'll a few
DAYS for New Orleans to make grange
ments for the removal of Mr.. Dayis's
remains 10 Richmond. The disintcr-
ment will take place the latter part OF
April and the body bc reinterred in
Hollywood cemetery May 80, Memorial
Day. Gen Stephen d. Lee, of Missis-
sippi, has written Mr.. Ellyson offering
to accompany him when he goes to
the Crescent City on this errand.
Rev. DR.. T. G. Dashiel, for many
year Pas: Secretary of the Virginia Do
cesar Council, and since 1860 an Epis-
copal rector in Richmond, died Satur-
day at Colon, Panama, where he went
last fall in the hope of regaining his
lost health. Deceased was about
seventy years age. lie was born in
King George county, and was educated
AT Columbia College. Washington, fol
the legal profession, but subsequently
took course at the Theological Semi,
nary of Virginia and entered the min,
istry of the Episcopal Church. His
first charge WAS MGcomico Church, i'll
Westmoreland, one of the oldest III
Virginia.
The largest importer in Richmond is
firm OF Turish peddcrs. This con,
Germ, which is composed Of two broth.
ers, went there few years ago and
started business in an humble way,
They now employ large force of can,
vassers, most. if not all Of whom, are
Turks. Their field Corporations is said t.
include this State, parts of North and
South Carolina, and possibly other
southern States. The goods sold are
such as are ordinarily peddled through
the country. Last year this concern
paid customs duties in Richmond
amounting to over SS,0O0-more than
any other establishment in ihat city.