Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Abram c. Lewis, formerlya we'll
known merchant of Lynchhurg, died
his home in Pit;sylysnia county yester-
day.
1t is feared at Newport News that
AIr. Adolph Rosenbaum, OF that city,
lost his life by the sinking of the steam
ship Elbe.
Rev. DR.. John B. Turpin, of Chsr-
lottesville, has received q call to the
pastorate of the Baptist Church, al
Americas, Ga.
Mrs. Jane Wright died at the resi-
dence Of her son. in-law, Mr.. ]. E. Ma
son, in Fredericksburg, on Friday,
aged so years.
At Luray yesterday in the case OF 7,
S. Brown. indicted for the murder oil
his son, William Brown, the jury
brought in verdict of "not guilty.
Mr.. Thomas Camp, q brother-in-law
of Rev. ]. w. Grubb, of Leesburg, died
suddenly at mis- home, in .Hillooro' on
Friday, in the sixty-second year OF his
age.
Ex-Judge Henry W. Daingerfeld
died at his residence, in Tappahannock,
on Sunday in the seventy-sixth year
of his age, after protracted illness OF
disease of the heart.
Thomas II. Parker, with number
of aliases, charged with swindling Al
fred w. Withers out of 5,O00 with a
bogus gold brick, was indicted by the
grand jury of Henrico county yester'
day.
The Richmond Council last nigh;
adopted resolution providing for the
appropriation of $50, 900 in per cent.
bonds. the proceeds of which are to be
used for the purchase of an electric
plant and site.
The counsel of Supt. of Schools
Massey yesterday fled the declaration
of that gentleman in his suit against
the Norfolk Pilot and its stockholders
for libel. Five points in the publica-
ton are considered libelous and there
are four charges under each count.
Capt. T. A. Goodman was yesterday
taken from Allegheny county to Char,
lottesville, where he will have second
trial. beginning March 5th, for killing
Col. H. C. Parsons at Clifton Forge. His
wife and children accompanied him,
continuing on their way to Richmond
Pickett Camp, Confederate Veterans,
OF Richmond. has adopted resolution
providing for the appointment ola com,
mittee to ask the cooperation OF other
bodies of Confederate veterans and also
of the Grand Army OF the Republic IL
the matter of securing an appropriation
from Congress for the establishment Of
a national park at Appomattox, where
General Lee surrendered.
The Senate judiciary committee yes
terdav voted to report favorably thu
n ominations of Holmes Conrad, of Vir-
GINA, nor Solicitor General and |. NJ.
Dickinson, of Tennessee, for Assistant
Attorney General. As neither Vir-
ginia or Tennessee is represented on
The judiciary committee the favorable
reports were made subject to objections
by Senators from these States. Objec-
tons, however, are not expected.
Mr.. Joseph E. LaSpade, county sur,
veyor of Chesterfield county, was found
on Sunday morning at Dry Bridge Sta
ton, about ten miles from Richmond,
on the Southern Railway, in an uncon-
scious condition and nearly dead from
exposure, having been lying in the
snow all Saturday night. 1t is pre-
sumed that Mr.. LaSpade got of the
train Saturday night at Dry Bridge and
in trying to mount his horse, which had
been sent to the station and left, fell oil
and hurt himself. Mr.. LaSpade is now
in semi conscious condition, and both
legs are SO badly frostbitten that they
will probably have to be amputated.