Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Messrs. Flagg & Lowndea, of Fairfax.
have purchased Of DR.. George E. Plas-
ter, the Beatty property in Stafford
county.
The case of Albert D. Veihmeyer
Jointly charged with Mrs. Williams for
the murder of her husband in North
cumberland county has been mol pressed.
At Fredericksburg, tomorrow, Rev.
DIR. T. 8. Dunnaway will preach his
twenty ninth anniversary sermon as
pastor of the Baptist church in that
city.
The young son of Mr.. M. McDoW-
neil, of fredericksburg, fell ina tub of
boiling water yesterday and was SO
badly scalded that it is feared he can
not recover.
Right Rev. A. M. Randolph, D. D.,
LII. D., bishop of Southern Virginia,
has gone to Baltimore to preach at the
special Sunday night service 10 st.
Paul's Church tomorrow night.
MIR. Abraham Simmons, we'll
known citizen of Petersburg, disap-
peared very mysteriously. from his
home last Wednesday morning, since
which time nothing has been seen or
heard of him.
The Virginia Military Institute has
Just received from the War Depart
ment at Washington 200 improved
Springfield rifles and sixty cavalry So
bres, belts and equipments to take the
place of old guns now in use.
An oystermau from the Rappahan-
mock says the oysters in that river are
larger and fatter than they have been
for years, and they are selling readily
at so cents and 81 a bushel. The
trouble with the bivalve, known as the
bloody gills, seems to have disappeared.
Roman Eagle Lodge, a, F. and A.
Masons, of Danville, last night cele-
brated its seventy-ifth anniversary with
interesting exercises and an excellent
supper. A reception was also held in
honor of Rev. DR.. George w. Dame,
who was master of the lodge for thirty
three years.
Tnis week most ofthe property ofthe
Rockbridge Company, at the boon town
of Glasgow, was sold at public auction.
and the prices secured were all out OF
proportion to the original cost of the
buildings. In one or two instances,
buildings substantially built, that cost
$40 1000 or more, were knocked out at
$500.
There is some talk of an electric road
being built from Culpeper to Front
ROYAL. This would make line
through the richest part of Rappahan-
mock county, and would be very help
full to the people of that county, as they
have no railroad at all, and all freight
must be hauled from ten to twenty -iye
miles to depot.
The democratic legislative caucus, in
Richmond, last night re-nominated
, John W. Wood for judge of the Hust-
ings Court OF Roanoke; Capt. Stephen
B Adams, to be Judge of the County
Court of Campbell, and Mr.. ]. @. Pad
gett as Judge of the County Court OF
Grayson. Just before adjournment
Gen. George 1. Huntley, offered reso-
luton to have all election bills consid-
cred in the caucus. Objection was
made to considering it, as many mem
bers had left, and the General withdrew
the resolution.
The terrific northeast gales raging
in the Norfolk region for the past week
reached a climate at an early hour
this morning. When the residents
of the lower section of the city awoke
yesterday they were confronted with
raging rivers in front of their doors,
where formerly had been avenues of
traffic. On York street the chapel Of
Our Lady of Good Council was en-
tirely surrounded by water. Row
boats travelled up and down Cove street
almost to the police station. The
Queer street bridge leading to Bran
bleton, a popular suburb, was flooded
above the roadway, and the toll bridge
to Atlantic City was a-wash with tide
water. At the corner of Clay and
Queen streets, saloon keepers stock
of whisky, stored in his cellar, was
afoat, and all along the water front
business houses were flooded to the
depth of two feet on the first floors.