Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Snow fell in the Shenandoah Valley
yesterday.
Arguments ia the Goodman murder
trial are being heard in Charlottesville
to-day.
Mr.. William Parks Crutchfeld d ed
Sunday morning in Richmond, aged
sixty-four years.
First officer E. B. Percy fell from
the steamer Morgan City at Norfolk,
yesterday, and was drowned.
A new case of smallpox has devel-
oped at Village, Northumberland
county. The patient has been quaran'
tined.
Governor O'Ferrall has issued COM
missions to the members of the staff OF
General Phillips, the newly elected
brigadier-general.
All the evidence for the defense in
the trial of Captain Goodman, at Char
lottesville, was closed yesterday. the
prisoner is reported as sick.
Mr.. John Joseph Herndon died
Friday night at his home in Spotsyl-
vania county, aged seventy-three years.
He had been an invalid for the past ten
years.
1t is stated that Henry F. Amentrout,
of Port Republic, has deserted his wife,
nee Dora Collier, and eloped with
daughter of Joshua Painter, who lives
at Pleasant Valley Rockingham county.
The testimony in the contested cleo
ton case of Cornett against Swanson,
in the fifth congressional district, was
fled in the Office of the clerk of the
House of Representatives yesterday.
Mrs. ]. Hood Wright, of New York,
has signifed her intention of sending
$500 year to the Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association building at
Clifton Forge to be used for the pur'
chase of books for the library.
Rev. Silas R. Snapp, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, died at
White Post, Clarke county, yesterday.
For twenty years he had been mem.
Der of the Baltimore conference. He
was sixty years old and was known
throughout the valley.
The "Hobbs gang" composed of bad
boys who are the cons of some of the
most prominent and Influential citizens
of Richmond, have just been the means
of creating big stir in police circles in
this city. In the past few days COW
plants against the boys have come in
thick and fast.
Mr., Levin R. Stewart, late United
States consul under President Har-
rison's administration at San Juan,
Porto Rico, died at his home at Glou-
cester Courthouse on last Tuesday, from
the effects of yellow fever contracted
while at San Juan. He was sixty
years old and leaves wife and six
children.
Judge Atkinson, of Winchester, yes
terday called a special grand jury i'll
the case of Thornton Parker, who is
held in jail at Berryville, charged with
attempting to commit criminal as
sauIt upon Mrs. Melton, of near Mid
dletown. The jury indicted Parker as
charged. 1t is thought Parker will be
tried on Friday.
B. A. Colona, of Virginia, assistant in
charge of the coast and geodetic survey,
has resigned. Mr.. Colona has been
connected with the survey during the
l,s. twenty-five years, and his resigna-
ton is understood to be the result OF
differences existing with his superior
officers as to the conduct of the service.
The Office is worth $1,000.
A year ago the State Court at Staun-
ton decided that the Adams Express
Company was liable for license tax.
The company took the case to the
United States District Court. Judge
Paul in that tribunal at Harrisonburg
yesterday dismissed the appeal, de-
claring that the court had no jurisdic-
ton in the case, the amount involved
being less than $1,000. 1t is claimed
that this decision will subject the ex
press company to license tax through
out the State. The decision does not
determine the constitutional question
as to the ordinance, but leaves it in the
power of the city to enforce the ordi-
nance by fines.