Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The only case heard in the Court of
Appeals in Richmond yesterday was
that of Goode VS.. Georgia Home Ipsur
ance Company, which was submitted.
Mr.. John N. Woody, foreman OF the
Glamorgan works, at Lynchburg, was
seriously injured yesterday by fall
f ON an iron smokestack at Heald bark
mill.
It is reported that Mr.. w. S. Honey,
VIII, mysteriously disappeared from
Fredericksburg last Sunday night, is at
The home of his parents in Stafford
county.
The investigation of the condition of
affairs at the Richmond gas works has
been completed. The shortage was
found to be about thirty-four thousand
dollars.
Mr.. E. L. Hippo and Miss Fannie
Workman, both of Roanoke, were mar
ried in Paris, Texas, few days ago.
Mr.. Hippo is a son of Rev. 0. f. Flip
pc, formerly of this city.
The special Joint committee appoint
ed at the last session with reference to
the public debt of West Virginia will
meet in Richmond on the 10th of this
month to prepare a report to the Gen
eral Assembly. 1t is pretty we'll known
that the committee has failed to accom-
plish the object for which it was ap-
pointed.
Tn long and bitter fight between the
Standard, the Home and the Bell Com
panies for the telephone franchise OF
Richmond was terminated yesterday
evening by the mayor signing the ordi-
nance granting it to the Standard. The
Bell franchise, which was revoked, ex-
pires on the 10Th, and the Standard will
at once occupy the field, using the same
poles.
The petition prepared by the Virginia
State League of Oyster-Tongers, which
indicates practically the lines of legis-
lation desired on the oyster subject,
will be introduced in few days by Mr..
Bland, of Portsmouth. The Tidewater
members of the two houses will prof.
ably have q conference in few days
with view of trying to arrive at some
understanding on the subject of legisla-
ton proposed at this session.
At a meeting in Richmond yesterday
evening of the Ladies' Confederate
Memorial and Literary Society, it was
determined to have a formal opening
of the Confederate Museum after the
Christmas holidays. The house, which
was the one occupied by President JEFF
ferson Davis during the war, has been
made fre-prpof, and as far as possible
put in the condition it was at that time.
Yesterday was the anniversary of MIR.
Davis's death, to which fact Mrs. Joseph
Bryan, the president of the association,
called the attention of that body. 1t Is
hoped to have Mrs. Jefferson Davis and
her daughter, Miss Davis, in Richmond
after the holidays. The building, which
is the property of the city, was pur-
chased for MT. Davis's residence soon
after the war began.
| Senator Wickham, of Hanover coun-
| ty, proposes soon to introduce bill IN
the Senate making changes in the Wal
| ton law. His idea is that his PROPOSE
ton shall cover some of the most serious
objections to the existing law and har-
monte the views of all the different
members of the democratic party. Mr..
Wickham is, he says, decidedly oppos-
ed to more than one special constable.
Mr.. Wickham is influential and his
views are likely to have weight with
the Legislature. The committee on
privileges and elections, to whom will
be referred all propositions concerning
the Walton law, will be one of the most
important at this session. In the Sem
ate Mr.. Little. of Fredericksburg, is
likely to be at the head of this commit
| tee and Mr.. Harmon in the House.