Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.


place tomorrow.
Captain James Peasants, the oldest
police captain in Richmond, in point OF
service. died there last night.
Gen. Thos. L. Rosser has been award
postofice building at Charlottesvllle'
A. G. Foster, prominent republican
| of Allegheny county, died yesterday at
his residence in Clifton Forge, Oh con-
sumption of the bowels.
Judge Isaac Christian, Of the courts
of Charles City and New Kent COUNTIES
and Miss Matte ]. Jones, of NorioiS,
we're married yesterday in Norfolk.
The craftmen of Naval Lodge OF Free
Masons, of Washington, marked an era era
in its history by the dedicatlon lasS
evening of their new hall, at the corner
of Pennsylvania avenue and fourth
street southeast.
A special from King George Court
House says the Law and Order League
recently organized there has oanisnea
drunkenness, formerly SO prevalent
On court days, obtained several lndict-
ments against saloon-keepers, and en-
ployed attorneys to prosecute them.
In the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in Richmond yesterday the case OF
Silas Denty, appellant, VS.. Tug Martin
Dollman, appellee, appeal from the
District Court Eastern District OF Vlr-
ginia, was argued by A. W. Armstrong
for the appellant, B. F. Leighton Tor
the appellee and submitted.
The Richmond Times threatens to
bolt the democratic party II free'sil-
yer platform be adopted. The paper
intimates that if the democrats next
year nominate free silver democrat
on free silver platform, the sound
money democrats will hold second
convention and put up another ticket
Samuel Proskauer, of Richmond. Va,
the United States consul at Puerto
Cabella, Venezuela, arrived at Brook
Ign, N. Y, this morning on his way
home. He will stay in this country
several weeks. Mr.. Prosksuer said ne
would stop at Washington on his way
home to make a report to the State
Department, and that all signs of revo-
luton have disappeared from Vene-
zuela.
The cornerstone Of the new Masonic
Temple, at StauntoD, was laid yester-
day afternoon by the members OF
Staunton Lodge, No. IS, Union Royal
Chapter No. 2 and Stevenson Com
manderv No. 10, Knights Templar,
taking part. The grand officers par.
ticipating were w. ]. +. Cox, grand
master; w. A. Burke, deputy grand
master; H. NJ. Bell, grand senior war
den; w. B. McChesney, grand junior
warden; H. H. Trout, grand treasurer;
A. E. Elkr:dge, grand secretary j. I.
Wayman, grand senior deacon, G. c.
Berry, grand junior deacon; Edward
Hall, grand tyler; E. NJ. Gushing,
grand marshal.
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served at Winchester yesterday in an
impressive manner. The crowd was
larger than for several years. The
floral offerings were the most beautiful
ever seen there, and every grave was
deliberately decorated. The day was
perfect, and large crowds arrived in the
city at an early hour. The parade was
a most creditable one and was under
the care of Mr.. Oscar Barr as chief
marshal, with Hon. R. F. Barton and
Capt. Chas. w. McVicar as aides. Rev.
DR.. Stephenson, of Woodstock, deliver
ed an eloquent address. He took for
his theme: "The Character of the Con-
federate Soldier" DR.. Stephenson re-
ceived close attention and was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. A
feature deserving especial mention in
the parade was that of twenty-seven
Young ladies from Woodstock, formed
in the ranks of company A of that town.
They marched by tours, alternately
with the soldiers. They wore black
sashes, trimmed in white and lettered
Woodstock Daughters OF Veterans"
Each carried beautiful flowers of differ
ent designs.
The annual reunion of the Black
Horse Cavalry Company was held at
the Fauquier Springs on Wednesday.
The dinner was served in the grove.
Speeches were made by Gen. VIM. 81.
Payne and Attorney General R. Taylor
Scott. About forty members were pre-
sent. Resolutions opposing making the
battlefield of Appomattox a national
park were passed. The old officers
were all re. elected. A motion that the
remains of Colonel Robert Randolph,
who succeeded General w. II. Payne
as captain, be removed from the private
burning ground at Eastern View to the
Warrenton Cemetery, and monument
be erected to his memory was carried.
By general consent it was then arrang
ed that the future reunions of the COM
pany take place the third Saturday in
September, instead of in June. General
PAYNE made a motion, which was
adopted, that the executive committee
be instructed to interview other vet
Grams of other companies in the county
and have a general reunion once year
of all the surviving soldiers who had
fought for the South in the late war.
This company was Stonewall Jackson's
body guard and was otherwise distin-
guished during the war. Gen. w. III.
Payne was its first captain.
WHIPPED A WoMAN.-Last October
the wife of Jacob Yearout, an old man
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