Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

EDGAR ldylOI Was Aas4s 100 -
mond yesterday to Mrs. Virginia Nc
Gruder.
The Richmond Traction Company
was organized yesterday and the CAPT.
tai stock of $500, 600 was subscribed in
q few hours.
The-six-year-old daughter of Patrick
Lynch, keeper Of the naval magazine
at Craney Island, yesterday fell into 8
we'll and was drowned.
Mrs. Moore, relict of the late A.
Moore, ST., died at "Upton," her home
in Clarke county, on Wednesday, Sep.
TENDER 4th, aged 81 years.
Solicitor Walter Dabney, of the
State Department, is still in charge of
his Office, but expects to leave for the
University Of Virginia on next Monday.
NJ. E. Bruce, proprietor of q livery
stable at Lynchburg, committed sui
eide last night by taking laudanum.
No cause is assigned. He leaves fam.
lily.
Solomon Marable, the negro who is
under sentence of death for the murder
of Mrs. Pollard, of Lunenburg, has
been received into the Catholic church
and was on Monday baptized by Faith
er Welbers.
The democratic Senatorial conven-
vention, which met at Bowling Green.
on Monday, nominated Hon. 81. L.
.Wickham for the Senate, and the coun-
ty convention nominated DIR. W. ID.
Quisenberry for the House of Delegates.
The committee on nominations ap
pointed by the conference representa-.
tives of labor organizations in Rich
mond held a secret meeting last night,
and selected the names of ten citizens
to be presented to the labor convention
tonight.
The first exhibition of the Hamilton
Horse and Colt Show Association COM
menced yesterday and will close this
evening. For new enterprise there is
a very large exhibition, 200 entries,
and, altogether, the entries are very fine
specimens.
The wind, hail and rain storm which
visited White Post. Clarke county, on
Saturday evening was one of the most
violent ever experienced in that Sec
ton. Fortunately it was of short du-
ration. Orchards, fencing, and in some
places corn fields suffered much dam
age.
The dead body of an unknown man
was found in cornfield near Wades-
vile, Clarke county, yesterday. 1t is
supposed that the man jumped or fell
f.om train, injured himself internally
and managed to walk to the cornfeld,
q distance of a few hundred yards from
the railroad.
While attending a meeting of the
school board of Norfolk yesterday,
Supt. R. C. Murray. editor of the Land
mark, was taken with what at the time
| was thought to be an attack of vertigo.
He was removed to his home, when
he grew rapidly worse, and his condi.
ton is regarded as critical.
a committee composed of members
of Lee Camp, Sons of Veterans, and
Pickett Camp, of Richmond, has bsen
appointed to appear before the school
board and protest against the use OF
Barnes's "History of the United
States" in the public schools because Of
its unfair. and incorrect statements con-
corning the war.
A. E. Evans, forecast official of the
United States Weather Bureau, has OBJ
tanned permission from the Governor
to occupy room in the State Library
in Richmond, in conjunction with the
State Department OF Agriculture, for
an office, and in connection with the
Virginia State weather service will
greatly extend the weather service as
applied to agriculture.
Rev. Rush r. Shipper, president of
the board of directors of the Manassas
Industrial School, has made his report
for the Yeas 1894'95. He says 1t
opened With two teachers and seven
pupils and" closed with six teachers, ali
of whom served without salaries, and
ifty-fve pupils, of whom twenty-five
were boarders. The cost per day for
each boarding student for most of the
time was less then fifteen cents.
Moses Minor, colored man, who
was few days ago confined in jail at
Manassas awaiting trial for stealing
some boats on the Potomac yesterday
| made q successful break for liberty
while Jailer Payn was giving him his
breakfast. He broke by the jailer,
escaped to the yard, and climbing the
high Jail wall reached the open country
before the surprised officer could gather
his faculties. Several shots we're fired
at the fugitive but he had gained too
much start.
Quite large number of citizens of
Prince William county met at the
court house last week and formed a
road league. Mr.. G. A. Heinekin, of
Haymarket, was elected president, and
Mr.. William M. Wheeler. of Yelling
ton, secretary. The object of this
organization is the improvement of the
public roads in the county. 1t will
work under the auspices of the State
association. The next meeting will be
held the first Monday in October at the
courthouse.
Associate Justice Harlan, of the U.
U. Supreme Court, has granted the ap-
peal in the South Carolina election
case. This was the case in which
Judge Golf granted an injunction re-
straining registrar of election Of
South Carolina from performing the
duties of his Office. The case was
heard in Richmond on appeal before
The United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals and decided in favor of South
Carolina, Chief Justice Fuller being on
the bench and writing the opinion. The
defeated parties then appealed to the