Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Benjamin Vass died at her home
near Belmont, Spotsylyania county,
Wednesday, of typhoid malarial fever.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
postoffice at Buchanan on Friday night
and got away with all the stamps and
money it contained.
Some of the Loudoun farmers have
commenced seeding, and, as most of
them have been waiting for rain, they
will generally commence this week,
since the rain Wednesday night.
A. P. Funkhouser, editor of the State
Republican at Harrisonburg, was NOM
mated for the State Senate on Satur-
day, and w. Harvey Zirckle and Sam
uel ii. Lewis for the House of Dele
gates from Rockingham county.
Myers, of the Nashville baseball
team, who made an assault in Eich-
mond on Tuesday on Umpire Hoge ,ins,
was on Saturday fined ten dollars and
costs. Hoggins has not fully recovered
from the effects of the blew with the
ball
Mrs. Rosalie Lewis. wife of Mr..
Frank n. Tilford, of Washington, and
eldest daughter ofthe late Col. II. L.
Daingerfeld and Carter Freeland Lew
is, died on Saturday at the residence
OF her mother, at Audley, Clarke
county.
A young man supposed to be Hugh
S. Henry, of Winchester, died of con-
sumption on the Southern train as it
reached Knoxville from the South, yes
terday. A letter on his person indi-
Gated that he had recently been with
Buffalo's Bills Wild West show.
Howard Kennedy, SON OF the sheriff
of Stafford county, who had Morgan
fed and Searcey, the train robbers, in
charge during their trial, has been ap-
pointed to a position in the Adams Ex-
press Company's service between
Washington and Wilmington, N. @.
A. L. Moore. hard she'll Baptist
preacher, of Ridgeway. was nominated
at Martinsville on Saturday by the
democratic convention for the House
of Delegates from Henry county. He
is a North Carolinian and represented
his district in the Senate of the State
for some time.
Rev. Hugh NJ. d. Martin, who re-
Gently successfully passed his examine
ton for priesthood before the chap
lains-Rev. Mr.. Goodwin, of Richmond,
and Rev. w. NJ. Clarke, of Fredericks-
burg-ordnined yesterday by Bishop
Whittle, at st. Georges Episcopal
Church, Fredericksburg.
After being nominated by acclama-
ton for the House, and positively de-
clining the honor, w. ]. Rogers, of
King George, was finally induced by
the republicans of that county and
Stafford, at White Oak, Stafford county,
on Saturday to become the standard
bearer of his party in the coming legis-
lature contest.
The Senatorial convention called to
make nomination for the Tenth Vir-
gipia district, composed of thu counties
of Shenandoah and Frederick, met 1T
Strasburg on Saturday. Only the dele
gates from the county of Frederick
were present owl % to q disagree
msnt. Mr.. Clark 81. Purcell, of Win
chester, was nominated.
John Cleve Coleman, well-known
citizen of Loudoun county, died yester
day at his residence near Sterling, af-
ter an illness of but four days. He
was member of the county board of
supervisors and also of the county
democratic committee, and was also
one of the directors of the Fairfax Mu-
tual Insurance Company.
The prospect of Culpeper obtaining
water works in the near future has re-
ceived another unfortunate setback.
The appropriation for the plant was
SOC, 1000, and the lowest bid over S31 900,
s, at present vain efforts are being
made to secure $40, 900 appropriation,
the amount first asked for, and the city
fathers are holding tight grasp on the
corporation purse stings.
At an early hour on Saturday morn
ing the entire business portion of the
town OF Big Stone Gap was burned out,
including the following houses: Valley
Hotel where the fire originated, Bank
of Big Stone Gap, Goodloe Brothers
livery stables, one cigar factory. three
saloons, one grocery store, one clothing
store, and several small concerns.
Many goods and other movable proper
ty were saved. The bank vault was
proof against the flames. ssS25, 900.
Governor O'Ferrall on Saturday re-
csived a telegram from Governor Gull
berson, of Texas, asking what the law |
in relation to prize fights is in Virginia.
In reply after quoting the statute, the |
Governor concentrates the Tayas eye |
cutive on his firm stand and tells him
that he will, at the coming session of
the legislature, seek 10 have the
Virginia law amended so as to punish
persons who engage in glove contests.
The Governor, speaking of the matter,
said he would with much earnestness
urge the general assembly to adopt an
amendment.
CHARGED WITH SEDUCTION.