Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

City Auditor Miles III. Turpln, form
erly leading tobacco manufacturer,
died in Richmond yesterday.
Chincotcague Island, separated from
the mainland by Chincoteagne bay, is
entirely cut Off from the outside world
by ice. The island has population OF
1000.
Col. f. V. White has been elected
president of the Peoples National Bank
of Leesburg, vice Jos. ID. Baker, resign
ed. DR.. c. Shirley Carter was elected
vice-president.
The committee in charge of the dem
ocratic banquet to be given in Rich,
mond next Wednesday have selected
Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge to ask the oil
vine blessing on the feast.
A fire at Fredericksburg yesterday
destroyed storehouse and dwelling
owned by Eugene Bode, and the stock
Of merchandise owned by James r.
Reed. The inmates barely escaped
with their lives.
The huzzards and crows are evidently
great sufferers by the present freeze
a number of these birds are seen with
in the corporation limits Of Fredericks-
burg, and the crows do not hesitate to
attack a grown chicken whenever one
gets in the way, says the Lance OF that
city.
Col. Duff Green Reed, chief of Gen.
"Joc" Wheeler's staff, of the cavalry
branch of the Confederate army, died
last Monday at Wards Island Hospital;
\. Y. He was born in Virginia and
was noted for his bravery and dashing
spirit displayed on the many raids
planned by Gen. Wheeler.
Miss Lucy Frances Rowe, daughter
of E. Cephas Rowe, was married to Mr.
Edgar II. Goodrich Tuesday evening
last at 6 o'clock Miss Fannie E. Har-
ris. daughter of Mr. j. w. Harris, was
married to Mr.. \. II. f. Bowers, form.
erly of Culpeper, now of Fredericks
burg. last Tuesday, and Miss Mary Ag,
mes N1ullan, daughter of Mrs. Rosa
Mullan, of Spotsylvania county, and
Mr.. Sebastian Graninger, of Stafford
county. were married on Wednesday
NIessrs. John Cunningham, Of AleXan
dria, and w. l.. Brannan acted as ush
ers at the last named wedding.
Senator Henry Fairfax reached Lees
burg Tuesday night, having just re
turned from Lexington, Ky, where h'
had gone some ten days previous to ut
tend the big horse sale of Woodland 4
Shanklin. The Mirror says He brought
home with him a carload Q6 head) o
brood mares, which he on Wednesday
sent to his "Oak Hill" farm. A rail
road smash up on the Pennsylvani;
railroad Sunday night, by which one
man was killed, several injured, two
engines utterly demolished and seyera
cars badly damaged, one containing
the horses among them-but singularl!
enough none of the animals were in
jured.
A dispatch from Cape Charles says
The ice is threatening us hourly, anc
there is expected blockade ut thi.
part of the bay that will damage the
property OF the government, rs well a.
that OF individuals. If the ice shoulC
break suddenly, with a strong wind
the light known as Old Plantation, sit
uated two miles south of Cape Charlt
City, would be in immediate danger {
being washed away to sea. The range
light for the guidance of steamers ant
vessels into this port ut the south en-
trance, and nalf mile from shore, wa
taken away Thursday. Captain George
Kitchens, of Smith Island lifc-saving sta
ton, reports the ocean frozen as far Il:
he could see from the dome on the
lighthouse, and great cebergs line the
shore ten to fifteen feet high.