Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.
A small building on the State fair
POUNDS 10 Richmond was burned last


A small building on the State fair
grounds 10 Richmond was burned last
night.
]. E. Stowe, jr., contra ctor, made an
assignment in Richmond yesterday.
Liabilities $4,000.
Gen. Walker and Col. Lamb are
talked of for the republican chairman.
ship of the State committee to succeed
the late Gen. Malone.
John OFT, secretary of the Iron Belt
Building and Loan Association, and
one of the best known business men OF
Roanoke, died yesterday of paralysis.
The democratic primary at Ports,
mouth Yesterday resulted in the nomi-
nation of Chas. ID. Bland for the House
of Delegates, over his opponents, Maui
pin and Wool, by handsome majority.
The four men-Wm. Bloxom, Percy
Bloxom, Frank Shield and John Tim
ber-who shot Benjamin and William
Hudson on Monday at Cobb's Island,
were refused bail st Eastville, and
were lodged in Jail to await the action
of the grand jury.
The special election held in Green
way district, Clarke county, to deter
mine whether or not the sale of liquors
in that district should be allowed re-
suited in victory for the "wets" by
majority of 20 votes. The contest was
very close one, and the vote polled
large.
Maj. Thos. d. McAlpine, superin-
tendent of the National Cemetery at
Fredericksburg, died there yesterday,
after long illness. the result of
wounds received in battle. He went
there three years ago from Hampton.
His remains will be sent to Arlington
for interment.
During the visit to Richmond of the
members of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company of Boston but one of
the visitors has referred to the Teamob
Incident to Governor O'Ferrell. In
that reference the informant told the
former that Teamoh, the colored mem
Der of the legislative committee, who
called at the executive mansion this
spring, had been defeated for republi-
can nomination this year.
Mr.. M. L. Walton, of Shenandoah,
announces himself as candidate for
the State Senate from the Tenth dis
trict, subject to any regularly-called
democratic senatorial convention that
may be held upon fair aud equitable
basis of representation; provided the
alleged nominee of the Strasburg con-
veption first be recalled. as though no
domination bad been made, SO as to put
all candidates on an equal footing"
Mr.. Walton is the incumbent.
The Ancient and Honorable Artil
lery, of Boston, now visiting in
Richmond, yesterday afternoon made
an excursion down James river as the
guests of the Military Club and the cit
liens of Richmond. They returned to
the city about o'clock delighted with
their experiences on the trip. Last
night the Ancient and Honorables were
rendered a reception at the executive
mansion by Governor and Mrs. OFFER
rail-. The affair was very brilliant
one. The visitors left on their return
home this morning.
Messrs. John S. Harwood, W. F.
Reddy, Thomas B. Murphy, James AL
ston Cabell, and Julian Bryant were
nominated candidates for the House o..
Delegates i'll the democratic primary in
Richmond yesterday. There were six
other aspirants. Harwood, Bryant and
Cabell served in the House of Dele
gates in 1898 and 1894. A tight was
made against Mr. Cabell because he
voted for Mr.. Martin against Gen. Lee
for Senator in the last legislature,
but Mr.. Cabell won. The proposed
amendment TO the city charter so as to
elect city officials by a direct vote of
the people instead of by the two
branches of the city council, was de-
feated by an overwhelming majority.