Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The democratic State committees
will meet at an early day to name the
time and place for holding the conven-
ton.
Mr. Lloyd D. Logan died at his home
in Winchester yesterday of progressive
paralysis, aged fifty-seven years. lie
has been an invalid for more than a
year.
The plant ofthe Mineral Wool Com
panyat Roanoke was destroyed by fire
Saturday night, throwing some nifty
people out of employment, and causing
a loss of $1,000.
Frederick Johnston, long the clerk
of the Roanoke County and Circuit
Courts, and author of the History OF
Clerks of Courts of Virginia." died at
Salem on Saturday, aged elghty-one
years.
Gov. Mckinney has granted a par
don to George w. Rogers, OF Rock
bridge, who was sentenced in October,
1882, to eighteen years in the peniten-
tiary for murder in the second de-
gree. He was pardoned solely Oh ac-
count of i'll health.
The cadets of the Virginia Military
Institute will not attend the Chicago
fair in June. The-managers of the fair
refused to allow. them to encamp on
the ground sunless so cents per man
was paid per diem, and as the corps is
200 in number the expenses for ten
days would amount to over $1,000
alone for admission fees.
Capt. James J. White, professor OF
Greek at the Washington and Lee Uni
versity, died at Lexington on Saturday
aged 64 years He distinguished him
self at the first battle of Manassas.
where he threw away the scabbard OF
his sword and led his company to the
charge. He was bosom friend OF
Stonewall Jackson, then professor IN
the Virginia Military Institute.
The proposition made by Chicago
parties to buy the Jefferson Davis man
sion in Richmond, for removal to
Chicago has been Indignantly declined
by the Ladies Memorial Association.
They say five million dollars would moi
get it. Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson, chairman
of the relic committee of the Confeder
ate Memorial and Literary Assc citation
has received a letter from Chicago
making the protler to purchase the
mansion.
Attempts were made Saturday
morning to burn Oak street A. 81
E. Zion Church, Petersburg. The
building was not only fired in two diff
ferent places, but the hymn books were
all gathered from the pews and thu
Sunday school literature from the Sab
bath school room, and with these ant
the church Bible the incendiaries kin
died fire on the pulpit desk. The
building was badly damaged by smoke
and water.
In Richmond on Saturday the Chan
Gerry Court appointed Phillip Haxal
receiver of the Haxall- Crenshaw Com
pany. This is one Of the Oldest flou
mills in the South. Six weeks ago ;
fruitless effort was made to consoli
date this mill with the Gallego Mills
under a new organization, to compris
both properties. The proposed ar
rangement was defeated by a very SINAI
number of unsecured creditors fnilin!
to come into the arrangement.
Five acres of ground adjoining Salem
Church, in Spottsylvania county, ant
about four miles from Fredericksburg
have been purchased by Gen. Edward
: Burd Grub, of New Jersey. 1t was Of
this sanguinary battlefield that Genera
t Grubb's brigade in 1865 made desper
ate charge and lost large number O
: men. He intends to make beautiful
s park of the ground he has purchased
7 add erect thereon an imposing monl
/ ment in commemoration Of those of hi
5 brigade who lost there lives in thu
struggle.
During storm Saturday lightning
struck tree in the yard ola Dir. Stetle
about five miles from Berkeley, killing
one child outright, deafening anotht,
!, and partially paralizing the third. L
seems that these children were playing
in porch when the lightning struck
: tree connected with the porch by ;
wire, which conducted the fluid to the
porch with the result above described
The little ones were the children o
Mr.. Jesse Smith, of Brambleton, ant
were staying at Mr.. Stetle's, theil
brother-in-aw.