Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Charles II. Cuthbert, ST., and
Mr.. John r. Davis, well-known citi-
zens of Petersburg, are dead.
Maj. J. R. Ludlow, Mayor of Norfolk,
was married at Lexington yesterday to
Miss Drewry Conway, of Mobile, Ala.
]. T. Perkins, owner of the yacht
Columbia, while on cruise at York
town, died of apoplexy yesterday: The
remains will be sent to New York.
Fire broke out in the laundry of the
ST.. Claire Hotel in Richmond at an
early this morning aud badly frightened
the guests, but the flames were ex.
tinguished before much damage had
been done.
Marable, Mrs. Pollsrd's alleged MUIR
derer, plead not guilty in the Lunen-
burg court yesterday. He made a
statement in which he accused the
women, Mary Alternately and Poky
Barnes of the crime.
D. F. Maddox, of Warren county,
who has well-established reputation
as we'll digger, has but in bid for
sinking an artesian we'll for the q. S.
government at the Naval Proving
Ground, Indian Head, Md.
In the Caroline County Court yester-
day the jury in the case of Chas. Bull
lock, charged with seducing under
promise of marriage Miss Mary Lou
Holloway. an account Of which was
published in yesterdays GAZETTE, re-
turned verdict of not guilty.
A special from Cape Charles says the
dead body of an unknown man was
found in Chesapeake Bay, near there.
He wore watch charm with the I'M
tials "H. w. A." and an anchor en-.
graved on it. This is the only thing
by which his identity may be estab
lished.
Judge Aiken, of Danville, yesterday,
granted charter to the Dan River
Power and Manufacturing Company
The charter grants the company the
right to utilize the immense water
power in Dan river at Long Shoals,
four miles above Danville, erect cotton,
wooden, iron, wood, and other factories,
build canals, erect electric plants and
lease water and electric power.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.-The grand jury
of Washington yesterday returned q
true bill against Benjamin Harrison
Miliken, private secretary of Senator
Harris, of Tennessee, for feloniously
entering the house of Hon. Samuel F.
Phillips, of North Carolina, ex-Solicitor
General of the United States. The oc-
currence took place in Washington on
the 4th of July last. Miliken called
during the evening to see one of Judge
Phillips's daughters, whom he had WIS.,
tied. Later in the night another
daughter, whose room communicates
with her sisters, aroused Judge Phil
lips by stating that there was man in
her sisters room. Miliken was discov-
cred in the room and was captured on
the roof of the dining-room annex by a
private Waterman, and was locked up
on charge of HOUSEKEEPING, but was
subsequently, released by one of the as
sistant district attorneys. A handker-
chief and broken phisl, supposed to
have contained alcohol, but labeled
"camphor," were found in the room
and it is said that Miliken entered the
room with the intention of assaulting
Miss Phillips.
Miliken's explanation is said to be
that the whole affair was mistake,
arising out of too much Fourth of July.
He has left the city, but it is presumed
will return.
How Miliken got into the house is
not known. The servants say the
doors were securely locked as usual.
Entrance could easily have been effect
ed, however, by means of the side win
dow on the first floor.
When Mr.. Phillips learned that Mill
ken had been released he was intense
ly surprised, While naturally disposed
to shun the unpleasant notoriety
which would ensue, he thought the
law should take its course.
Miliken is about thirty years old,
rather attractive in appearance and a
good conyersationalist. He came from
Memphis, Tenn, some years ago as a
correspondent of some southern news
paper.
A horse kicked b. S. Shafer, of the
Freemyer House, Middleburg, N. Y,