Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Benz. r. Pace, a prominent citizen Of
Charlottesville. died on Saturday.
Eugene McIvor, of Lynchburg, was
accidentally killed while hunting in
Amherst county on Saturday.
1t is probable tho federal income law
will materially assist in the execution
of a similar law upon the statute books
in Virginia.
Rev. A. P. Saunders, who has been
travelling through the South in the IN
terest of the Collegiate Institute, has
returned to Fredericksburg.
Mr.. Howard Marshall died at his
home, "Ofice Hail." in King George
county, last Sunday week, after lin
gering illness of many months.
Gardner Piper, charged with stealing
horse from Thomas OFT, OF Virginia,
was committed TO Jail at Frederick,
Nd, Saturday, to await the action OF
the Virginia authorities.
The Episcopalians have recently ad-
ded needed repairs to their st. Johns
Church, at King George Courthouse.
The interior of this sacred edifce has
also been greatly improved lately by a
new coat of paint.
The Governor has appointed DR.. J..
Hall Moore, of Richmond, and DR.. d.
n. Rust, of this city, members of the
State board of dental examiners for
terms Of three years. DIR. Moore sue
ceeds himself, while DR.. Rust is the
successor of DR.. Gingricb.
On the 30th ofthis month the S0th an
niversary of Monumental church in
Richmond will be celebrated. Rev.
DR.. Moses D. Hoge will preach the ser
mon. This is quite a compliment to
DR.. Hoge to be asked to speak III an
Epis &c pal Church on such an occasion,
TheCirouit Court of Lynchburg, Judge
Horsley presiding, adjourned Saturday
after entering an order for special
term for to-day, to hear the suit of the
Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany VS.. the Virginia Nail and Iron
Works. Judge Keith will preside.
Governor Q'Ferrall has appointed S.
P. Read and James W. Hedrick as a
committee on the part of Virginia to
act with a similar commission from
North Carolina in defining the bound
arv line between Mecklenburg county
in this State and Granville, Warren
and Vance counties in North Carolina.
Sam Moore, colored, who was last
spring tried, convicted and sentenced
in the King George County Court to
eighteen years in penitentiary for as
saulting, beating, and robbing Mr.. Os-
car Johnson, was granted new trial,
was last week, in the Circuit Court
of that county and sentenced to ten
years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
This case has been one OF enormous
cost to the Commonwealth.
President Cleveland, accompanied by
DR.. OReilly, Capt. R. D. Evans and
Mr.. Charles Jefferson, left Washington
yesterday evening for 6 weeks cunning
trip on the coast of South Carolina.
When the train passed through this city
but few people knew the President was
ON board. AT Richmond the train
stopped about twenty minutes. The
President came to the car door, and
shook hands with about two hundred
people.
A court-martial recently assembled
in Richmond upon authority delegated
to Col. Jones, commandant Of the First
Virginia Regiment, by Col. Male, act
ing brigadier general, dissolved itself
on the ground that the acting brigadier
general could not delegate his author
ity. Thereupon Col. Jones severely
censured the court. The majority of
the court on Saturday united in let
ter to the Governor asking for court
of inquiry so that the whole matter
may be brought up and settled.
The condition of George Bahen, of
Richmond, the Georgetown University
student who was so badly Injured in
the football game Thanksgiving Day.
is materially improved. 1t is now
thought possible that he may recover
partially. No hopes of saving him
without bis being crippled are enter
tanned. He is still at the Emergency
Hospital, Washington, where he will
probably remain for some time. 1t
will be long time before he can get
out again.