Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dayton, Rockingham county, yester-
day, had celebration in honor OF the
building of the Chesapeake and Weste' n
railroad.
A store building belonging to John
Lawrence aud the postoffice at Harvey
Mills, in Warren county, were destroy
ed by fire Monday night. Loss about
81 500.
The stair elections conference" will
convene in Petersburg tonight. The
call for the conference is signed by
Gen. William Malone and Mr.. ]. Has
kin Hobson.
The remainder of Company G, Sec
ond Virginia Regiment (Harrisonburg
Guards) have been ordered home from
Pocahontas, and will reach Harrison
burg to-day. Gov. O'Ferrall has con-
Guided that troops are no longer needed
at Pocahontas to preserve the peace.
Mr.. George D. Wise and Judge
Flournoy left Richmond yesterday for
Lunenburg county, where they will
prosecute their efforts towards securing
q new trial for Pokey Barnes and Mary
Abernathy, the negro women now in
the city jail under sentence of death
for the murder of Mrs. Pollard.
Since the last report was made Audi
tor Marye has received assessment re-
turns from eighteen additional counties,
as follows: Pittsylvania, Culpeper, APP
pomattox, Elizabeth City, Botetourt,
BLAND Augusta. Bath, Dinwiddie, Flu
wanna, Franklin, Henry, Mecklenburg,
Princess Anne, Pulaski, Rockingham,
Russell and smyth. This makes 81
counties heard from, and the returns
aggregate $15S, 1904, against $685.
179, 456 for the old assessment, de-
crease of Sc, 266, 642.
Bids were opened at Norfolk yester-
day for coal supplies for naval vessels.
An agent of the Virginia coal compan-
les was at the department yesterday
and said that although the coal from
southwest Virginia tested as high for
steam purposes as the Cumberland
coal, the latter was accepted because OF
transportation rates. The Cumberland
ooal is brought to Baltimore and towed
in barges to Norfolk at lower rate
than the coal can be brought from
southwest Virginia.
The funeral of Prof. John B. Miner,
late professor of law in the University
of Virginia, took place yesterday even
ing in the public hall of the University.
An immense throng was in attendance.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Fl. B. Lee, rector of Christ Church, as
sisted by Bishops Wilmer and Ran
dolph. The honorary pall-bearers
were members of the faculty, official
board of visitors, and old friends of the
deceased. The acting pail bearers we're
members of the summer law class. The
remains were inferred in University
cemetery. The floral tributes were
most profuse and beautiful, many hav-
ing been sent from abroad.
In response to an invitation from j.
E. B. Stuart Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams, of Clarke county, a basket-picnic
and reunion of Confederate Veterans
was held yesterday at the Shenandoah
Driving Park, adjoining Berryville. Tur-
ner Ashby Camp, from Winchester, &C
| companied by the Union Band, of that
place; Rowan Camp, from Charlestown,
and many old Confederates from War
rem, Fauquier, Frederick and Jefferson
counties helped to add enthusiasm to
the occasion. The Grafton of the day
was delivered by Senator John w.
Daniel, his subject being 81. E. B..
Stuart and the Cavalry of the Army of
Northern Virginia.