Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

/ Snow was quite general Throughout
the State yesterday.
General Charles P. Montague died a
his home near Leicester, Howard coun
ty. Md, yesterday. He was formel
Virginian.
DR.. John A. Otey, of Bedford, prom
inent citizen and Mt one time the lead
ing physician of that town, died there
yesterday.
Albert Bamber, of Rockingham coun
ty, who escaped from the Virginia pen
itentiary some years ago, was recaptur
ed in Shenandoah county recently.
Governor O'Ferrall has been inform
ed that there is case of smallpox Oh
the Indian reservation in King William
county, and he is in communication
with the county officials about the mat
ter.
The large four-story cheroot factory
of James M. Baily, 16 and lS soutl
Eighteenth street, Richmond, was de
stroyed by fire early this morning
The loss will reach $40, 900 or $4,000
andis partially covered by insurance
DIR. Cary Johnson, Professor of Church
History in the Union Seminary a
Hampden:S Sidney, and Mrs. Price were
married at the home of the bride neal
Appomattox Courthouse yesterday
Rev. T. H. Rice, of Alexandria, was the
officiating minister.
Five white boys were terribly burned
Tuesday in suburb of Richmond by
an explosion of gunpowder. A lire
cracker was accidentally thrown into
the house containing the powder FOL
use in toy cannon. Some may die
from their injuries.
Mr.. Theodore J. Haas, son of Mr.
SOL. Haas, of the Southern Railway
while hunting near Altoona, Fla, Oh
Tuesday, In some way struck the ham
mer of his gun, one barrel of which
was discharged, making an ugly though
not serious wound in the throat.
At Fredericksburg, Tuesday night
while Mr.. Thomas Owens was carelessly
swapping pistol in the house of Mr.
Samuel De Shazo, it suddenly went
off, the ball entering Mrs. De Shazo's
right side, iDflicting injuries from which
she will probably die. 1t was another
case of didn't known it was loaded.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Charles
Smith, about three miles from Tom:
Brook, Shenandoah county, was de
stroyed by fire on Christmas evening
He lost everything in the house. The
family were at an entertainment at the
Brethren Church at Toms Brook
There was no insurance and the origin
of the fire is unknown.
A letter from Warsaw says: "Thert
is no truth in the report that smallpox
has broken out at this place, or thai
there is any symptom of the disease
here. There are several cases in col
ored family near Nomini Ferry, West
moreland county, distance of fifteen
miles from here. These are the only
cases to be found in the Northern
Neck
The case of Mr.. Peter Murphy
charged with the betrayal of Miss Jennie
Baker, came up for hearing in Fred
ericksburg, yesterday, before Justice r
G. Fitzhugh, who, after hearing the
evidence, dismissed the warrant. The
accused is from Maryland, and was ar.
rested in Fredericksburg Saturday fol-
drunkenness, and being recognized by
the girls father, the warrant was issued
At Lexington, Saturday, constable
served Hon. Jacob Yost's notice of con-
test on Hon. Harry Tucker, who was
returned as member of the 54th Con.
gress from the 10th congressional dis,
trict. The contestant takes each coun
| ty in the district separately and alleges
fraud at nearly every precinct. AT
Charles City Court House, Monday, ex,
Congressman George E. Bowden called
upon Hon. D. Gardiner Tyler and
served formally upon that gentleman
the notice of contest for his seat by
Thomas R. Borland.
F. B. Harris, of Knobel, Ark, reach.
ed Fredericksburg yesterday with q
warrant for Charles j. Searcey, the
train robber. Harris accuses Seercey
of robbing him last August of $500,
which Searcey denies. Under the Vir.
ginia law he had the warrant Endorsed
by Justice r. 0. Fitzhugh, of Stafford
county, and was greatly disappointed
that he could not get Searcey. BE
says Searcey and man named Martin
were concerned in the train robbery
near Qliphant. Ark, in which McKal-
ley, an express messenger, was killed,
and that Searcey's name is Johnston.
He saw Scarcely in the Jail and positive
ly identified him.