Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Large numbers of cantsloupes are
being shipped from lower Virginia to
Baltimore.
The democrats of Charlotte county
have nominated Mr.. Henry c. Rice for
the House of Representatives.
The survivors of the First regiment
held their reunion yesterday at Bian-
don Park, in the suburbs of Richmond.
The King George county Jail, now in
the course OF construction, will in all
probability be completed in the early
part of August.
Dock Hoskins. the negro who killed
brave Tom Osborne, chief of police of
Norton, was captured Wednesday near
Appalachian furnace and taken to Wise
G. II. to prevent lynching.
The Court of Appeals yesterday re
fused to grant writ of error to Philip
Norman Nicholas, the condemned
Henrico murderer. This means that
| he must hang next Thursday. unless
the Governor exercises ciemency,
which is not at all likely.
The trial of DIR. R. L.. Miller, of
Mount Pleasant section of Norfolk
county, charged with burning and
otherwise cruelty treating his nephew,
Clyde Miller,a boy about eight or nine
years old, was concluded last night,
and DR.. Miller was acquitted.
A subcommittee of the Richmond
city council has made report severe
ly censuring the management of tho
gas works by the late Superintendent
| w. G. Adams, and recommending a
suit against his sureties 10 recover an
alleged shortage of about $4,000.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
shipped 514 cars of coal from the Flat
Top region Wednesday, the largest
output for any day since the beginning
of the strike. Norfolk and Western
officials say the situation is improving
and they expect the matter to be SET
tied soon.
The negro Robert Ridley, who was
convicted few months ago in the
county court of Sussex of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be hang
ed on to-day was not executed, Judge
B. A Hancock having granted writ Of
supersedeas staying the execution OF
the sentence until he can look into the
matter.
Judge Ashton has issued order fix
lug August 10Th as the day for holding
special election in Stafford county up
on the question Of subscribing $50, 200
to the capital stock of the Virginia,
Fredericksburg and Western Railroad,
one half of which subscription to be
paid only when said road is completed
and trains running over it from King
George line to Falmouth, and the other
half when the road is completed from
Falmouth westwardly through the
county to the line of Culpeper and
Fauquicr and traiEs running over same.
Court did not convene at Lunenburg
yesterday until three o'clock, owing to
the absence of witnesses who had been
summoned and failed to appear on
time. Mary Alternately was examined
and testified that she had not seen
Pokey Barnes for two weeks prior to
the death of Mrs. Pollard until after
the murder was committed. After this
curt had to adjourn to send for anoth-
err witness asked for. by the prisoner,
Pokey Barnes. Feeling is still very
high and the prisoners are closely
guarded by the military day and night.
1t was feared that there would be
trouble last night, and the whole bat
alton slept around the Jail.
The trial of George B. Terry, Of
King George county, charged with
completely with Commissioners of Rev
enue Barnley Taylor, in passing forged
court orders on the Commonwealth,
was begun in Richmond yesterday.
The feature of the day was the placing
on the stand of Taylor, who, upon
plea of guilty, was given two years in
the penitentiary. Taylor,who is high.
Iy connected, and hasa1ways been well
thought of, talked with great compos-
ure about his crimes. He said he had
been guilty of the forged orders for
year; that Terry collected them and
they divided the proceeds. When it
came to details his memory failed him,
and the defense picked him to pieces
considerably. Terry's defense will be
that he took the spurious papers and
handled them in good faith.