Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.


confined to his home in Petersburg for
sometime by sickness.
Miss Belle H. Richardson, a native of
Warren county, died in Washing
ton, on Thursday last.
In the Circuit Court of Winchester
on Saturday, Judge Turner ruled in all
the special pleas in favor of the Equity
Improvement Company against Sub
scribers to the stock of that company.
The populist State committee, OF
which Mr.. c. w. Pierson, of Caroline
county, is chairman, will meet in Rich,
mond Wednesday to name time ana
place for holding their State conven-
ton.
As heretofore stated the Upperville
colt show will be held on Thursday the
18th inst. The club will give
dinner for the benefit of the Confederate
soldiers buried in the Upperville Gene
terry.
Capt. E. P. Hulce, of Richmond, has
been appointed by Grand Chancellor
Mcleod as Grand Vice-Chancellor OF
Knights of Pythias of Virginia, to MI
the vacancy caused by the death OF Col.
Mutton, of Winchester.
The Rivermont Land and Improve
ment Company, of Lynchburg, has
made an assignment. The statement
shows the liabilities to be ST ,Sl4 and
the company owns 800 acres OF Land
lying in the suburbs of the city.
1t is reported that Mrs. Davis will
make Richmond her home. This has
always been the intention ofthe ex- Pres
ident's widow, and was one OF the
reasons why she selected Richmond as
the last resting place for her husbands
body.
Frank Phillips, colored, the contrac-
tor for carrying the mails from the post
office in Fredericksburg to the depots,
is missing, and it is reported that he
has suicided, as a vial with small
quantity of laudanum was found by his
wife in the house, which he left some
time Saturday night. 1t is generally
believed that he has skipped.
The following star postal service
changes have been ordered: Purcell
vile to Mountsville, from July LIST, in
crease service to twelve trips week
from June 1st to September 3Oth each
wear. Brentsville to Stal1ord's Store,
from July 1st, change service so rs to
be from Brentsville, by Orlando, Fay
man and Landsdown to Stailords
Store.
1t is learned the Norfolk andWestcrn
Railway Company is fully alive to the
danger brought about through the action
of the West Virginia court and they
will offer to settle with the assignee OF
Thompson Brothers, the contractors,
paving the amount for which suit was
instituted, $44 900, and request Judge
Jackson to withdraw the appointment
of the temporary receiver, taking the
entire matter out Of the court.
At Front Royal on Saturday morn
ing fire was discovered in the two
story general merchandise storchouse
of +. II. Bass. The flames were con-
fined to the one building, though adj
Joining buildings and stocks were dam
aged BY water. F. X. Miller, oysters
and groceries, damaged by water; J. II.
o. Kemp, dealer in hardware, and j.
H. Lake, dry goods, damaged by wa
ter, not exceeding 5000, nearly all
covered by insurance.
The United States government a
loser to the extent of nearly 100000,
the Norfolk jail occupied by about fiji.
teen colored men and women, several
prominent citizens of Princess Anne
county under bail for their appear
ance before the United States district
court in July, a promising young mans
life clouded by an Indictment for en-.
gagement in the pension frauds, and
the estimable wife and daughters of
William r. Drewry, ex-pension agent,
living life of retirement owing to the
misdeeds of the father and husband,
is the result Of the pension frauds in
vestigation which has been going on
under the supervision of Chief Exam
iner Albert in Norfolk.