Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-26

II c IaWry. Of Bedford county, mas ue-
cided not TO be a candidate for Congress
This leaves the field in that county clear
for Hon. John Goode
George Macauey was arrested IN Alex
andria Sunday night charged with cut
ting one Gallagher, at the Soldiers Home
AT Hampton. Va. He is held Tor the
United States marshal.
Rev. r.. c. Anderson. pastor OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church at Martinsvllie'
Henry county. has resigned, after MY
four consecutive years in the ministry
and will take a much-needed rest
Northumberland Rufus A. Ayers Is
ruebine the work on his new stone man
sion at Big stone Gap, and expects 10
have IL ready for occupancy by Sepleih-
nor 1st. 1t will cost about SO,VS eAciu-
sive of the furniture.
Nat. Hartman, of Roanoke county mas
,,ii,ad eightv snakes, including l6-year-
oId RATHER and one cOpperhead' 'his sea-
son He is known as the snake charhler'
ard NAV be seen frequently with Two
snakes in his pockets.
The Common Council Of Bedford City
has ordered an investigation Vi Iui,aol'
or improper conduct by some Of the hre-
non ~ that city while in attendance on
The state Firemen's Convention at Ports
,,o,,th some of the charges are very
serious.
Tho Southwest Virginia friends OF Coio-
mol Delaware Kemper, United states Con
sui 10 Annoy. China, have been quite I'M
EASY about him and his family on aG-
co,,n, az the plague in that country. lie
,yrltcs of their safe arrival AT Hong hons,
where II 900 have died of the plague anu
50 coo have fed from the city.
Tho voung man killed by a train near
rre,ford's on the East Tennessee, virginia
snd Georgia railroad. last THURSDAY morn>
inc has been identified as Niiham n:
1arvis son of Professor ADner JARVIS. Va
WASHINGTON county, this State. Mr.. Jar
,.,s ms subject TO fits of temporary aoer>
,at,on Of mind. and 1t is supposed ne 20.
under the train when unconscious Vi """'
he was doing.
ON Sunday morning when the MI. MO
riah BAPTIST congregation OF Sdisiii'
Gathered for service they iouiu INC ~.
dnring the night every pane OF siaso ~
the building had been smashed' tiie w. ~
broken In. and much OF the furn''ule ".
stroyed The miscreants are suppvs." "
belong 10 an organization oi -, frou,
uetonists who get their inspnat,on - %.
81, T.ake city. A reward is orered LOT
hax
The Offenders. and the police peheVe '"es
can capture them.
The suit OF the county of Botetourt VS..
,ha securities Of +. J. McCullocn. as
treasurer OF the county, was oisihisssn,
the Court having sustained ,he pom,
raised By the defendants that McIuhoe'
was Illegally the treasured after Ine .esa'
a., election In 1887. at which X. Is stone,
wss elected. but failed 10 quaiify. aho
that they were not liable in consequenJ,s,
OF the Judge having failed to Issue WIZ
of election. McCulloch was servahs ~
annointment OF the Court prior 10 s,oi nsn
election The amount involved Is sif'""'
distressing and fatal accident occurred
4, stanton about o'clock Sunday morn
ING About that hour the police disSoVe,
ed a small office building at wilson
wason-yard ablaze. While the crown wss
gathering man rushed out OF the ou,u'
H. hoyribly burned. II proved TO be Mr
pe,i Kinney. about 30 years old. connecs.
"a with the prominent family OF tna'
nsme Of stanton. His breast ana arms
were roasted. and he died In ABOUT W.
hours. IL is supposed he fell as's ~
smoking and his clothing took nre. ne
could give no account Of the accidsh''
ia was unmarried. -----.--------.-A.-.--- -