Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A cableeram announces the sudden
death in Spa. Belgium, of DR.. James
Belvin, of Virginia, on the 4th OF No-
vember.
Samuel Cook, an estimable citizen OF
Warren county, died last week at his
home, WILLOW Brook" aged seventy
six years.
Mr.. Robert Bernard, of Orange coun-
ty, and Miss Hudgins, daughter Capt.
A. G. Hudgins, of Culpeper, were mar
ricd Wednesday,.
George Jones, son ofRev. J. r. Jones,
of Clarke county, while cunning recent
Iy shot himself in the arm which was
so badly injured that it had to be am
putated.
Miss Caroline NJ. Bryan, daughter OF
c. A Bryan, clerk Of the court at stat
ford, was married to Mr.. Il. Weldon
Berry, attorney at law, formerly OF
Madison county, last night at Register
chapel, in Stafford.
On Sunday night Charles Roach and
his brother attacked a tenant OF Capt.
John Wood, who lives in the eastern
part of Rockbridge county. Wood IN
terfered, and the brothers turned on
him. In the scufile Charles Roach was
killed aud his brother wounded.
The grand jury of Richmond yester-
dav indicted Jefferson Wallace for a
misdemeanor for sending Joseph Bry-
au Il challenge to fight a duel. The
penalty if convicted, is imprisonment
in Jail and fine. There has never
been case in Virginia where an ac-
cused was convicted of duelling.
1t is stated that Governor Mckinney
will in his next message recommend
the repeal of the present law permit
ting personal sureties on official bonds.
His recommendation will be that all Of
licials shall give safe deposit or trust
companies rs sureties for the faithful
performance of official duties.
Seymour S. CABOT, a society man OF
Richmond, was indicted last night by
the grand jury for alleged embezze-
mcnt of the funds of the Live Oak Dis
tillery Company. Six true bills were
found against CABOT. The accused is
charged with collecting large sums OF
money for whisky sold which were not
accounted for to his employers. The
amount of Cadets embezzlement is
named at about $4,000 in the indict-
ments.
J. Amber Brook formerly republican
candidate for Congress, from this dis
trict, and Norman Ashby, populist,
acted as pro tempore chairmen of a me-
gro meeting at Culpeper last night. a
negro chairman was elected. Armi-
stead Clark, negro democrat, occupied
the floor in favor of Col. Gibson, the
democratic nominee for The Legislature
and was Kissed and threatened for his
action. He maintained his position in
spite of opposition. The meeting broke
up in row, cannon crackers having
been thrown in its midst. Great excite,
ment prevailed for = time.
Considerable excitement was caused
at Hampton on Sunday by the killing
of l.. d. bIilstead By JOHN Turner. The
affair occurred at McMenamin's GRAF
factory, located just outside of the
town of Hampton. it seems that the
parties were occupying room toeeth
err, and that Turner was using his peck.
ct knife to cut some kindling wood
when Milstead became suddenly of:
Tended at some remark Of his compan.
ion and spraug upon Turner and began
to bite his face severely. Turner, il
his effort TO free himself from his assail,
ant, accidentally, it is claimed, stabbed
iIilstead, scvering one of the large ar,
teries of his neck. The serious nature
of the wound was soon discovered and
a physician sent for, but before medical
assistance arrived AIilstead was dead.