Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The residence owned by DR.. w. w.
Moss, near Charlottesville, was destroy
ed by fire Wednesday night.
The State Bank of Orange will not
20 into voluntary liquidation. but has
increased its capital and will remain In
business.
Mrs. White, wife of Bishop Whittle,
is extremely i'll at her home in Rich
mond and her friends are very anxious
as to her condition.
Miss Lucy Ellis and Mr. Charles
Hoffman, both of King George county,
were married at Trinity Methodist
church, Comorn, on last Sunday.
Mr.. ]. Albert Christian died at his
home in Richmond Tuesday night after
short illness. He was a son of the
late DR.. VIM. Christian and was 81
years old.
Alfred C. Jackson, of near Stephen
sons, Frederick county, while hauling
logs on his farm yesterday, was caught
by one and fatally injured, dying in q
few minutes.
Mr.. James H. Thompson, worthy
| farmer of King George, recently killed
hog which weighed 553 pounds after
being dressed. Can Stafford or Spot
sylvania beat this?
The health of Bishop Whittle con-
tinues as it has been for the past month.
He is able to drive and walk out in
suitable weather. But his physician
has informed him that he will never be
able to do duty in any of the country
parishes, and therefore will need an as
sistant.
The mail route from Fredericksburg
to Hampstead, in King George county,
is peculiarly fata' to the horses used in
carrying the nils. During the last
year or so more than one thousand dol
lars worth.of good animals have died
aggregating a loss of more than the
amount received by the contractors for
conveying the mail.
The farmers of the Shenandoah Val
ley are very much disappointed in the
corn crop of that section. They eX-
pected large yield, but find that the
ears are not only small but the grain
inferior and undeveloped. They at
tribute the shortage to the heavy rain
and windstorms, which visited that
section during the month of August.
Hon. Charles r. O'Ferrall, Governor
elect of this State, has rendered his
resignation as a member Of Congress TO
Governor Mckinney, to take effect
December rs, three days before his IN
auguration as chief executive. Gov.
Mckinney has decided to call for q
special election on January 80 next TO
ill the vacancy in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
In Norfolk, yesterday, the jury in the
United States Court rendered verdict
in the suits for damages against the
Atlantic and Danvile Railroad in favor
of the plaintiffs for an aggregate Of
500, 800. The suits grew out of an ac-
cident on that railroad in July, 1892,
in Mecklenburg county, In which two
persons were killed and two of the
plaintiffs to the present suit injured.
Yesterday was the 31st anniversary
of the fearful battle which took place at
Fredericksburg between the Federal
troops, under command of Gen. A. +.
Burnside, and the Confederates, COM
manded by Gen. Robert E. Lee. The
battle took place on December Is, 1862
and seven thou;an soldiers were killed
and wounded at the foot of Marye's
Heights, just on the. outskirts of that
city.
A large number of horses were sold
at public auction at King George Court
house last Thursday. The prices for
work animals ranged from $3.50 to S26
apiece. Colts from months to 8 years
old sold correspondingly low, at prices
ranging from Sl3 to $40. These ami
mails were sold by the farmers, who,
owing to scarcity of provender and
uncertainty of farm labor, are forced to
reduce their stock before winter.
The case of d. W. Benton, remanded
back from the Court ofAppeals for new
trial, was taken up on Tuesday in the
Loudoun County Court. Several mo-
tons made by prisoners counsel, one
to quash the Indictment, another for
discharge from custody, &c., were over
ruled by the court, and finally, upon
the sworn petition of the prisoner, ask
ing for change of venue, directed that
the case be referred to the County
Court of Fairfax for trial on Wednes-
day next, December 20, to which time
and place the witnesses were recoG-
nized to appear.
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