Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Eliish Burton died of consump-
ton at his residence in Stafford county
last Monday morning, at the age OF 40.
Mrs. sallie P. Ruffner. aged sixty
years. died al the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, on Wednesday. The
body was taken to Front Royal for in
terment.
The Virginia Bankers Association
began their second annual convention
at Norfolk yesterday. The question of
the Saturday half-holjday was referred
to committee.
While number of laborers were
digging trench on the premises of Mr..
John Griffin, in Fredericksburg We'd
nesday morning they unearthed what
are supposed to be the remains of a
federal soldier.
Mr.. w. Med. Lee, engineer for the
Northern Neck division of she v. F. &
W. &. R., says he has practically OBJ
tanned all the rights of way from Fred:
ericksburg, numbering between 250 and
300 miles to Millenbeck and Greet
Wicomico. "a
A suit has been brought by the
Bridgewater Mills VS.. James B Clarke,
the owner of the water power in Fred
ericksburg, to recover S.. 900 damages
claimed by said Bridgewater Mills be-
cause of the alleged failure of MIR.
Clarke to furnish the 404 cubic feet OF
water per second. or half the flow of
the Rannahannock river when the
water is low.
The telephone line between Culpeper.
Washington and Front Royal has been
sold at auction. 1t was divided into
sections. That part of the line from
Washington to Culpeper was purchased
by Messrs. O'Bannon and Miller for s95,
aud the section from Washington to
Front Royal was bought by 81. ID.
Downing & Co. for $125. The line cost
originally about $500.
The engagement of Miss Ellie Fisher,
of Richmond, to Mr.. James Macauley
Hgginson, of Albemerle. is announced.
Mr.. Higginson is the youngest son oil
the late Sir ]. M. Higginson, K. G. B.,
and Lady Higginson, of Connellmore,
county Kildare, Ireland, and nephew
of the sixth Duke OF Sidney and Ouch.
ess of Manchester. He Owls fine es-
tate in Albemarle county.
The plans have been prepared for the
new Chesapeake and Ohio railway pas
senger depot to be bull in Richmond
and contract has been signed with the
Southern railway for the right Of the
| former to cross certain of the latter's
tracks and bridges. The depot, and
other improvements it will involve
will cost 100000 and the building
will be located on the north side o.
Main street, Just below the old St
Charles Hotel. There will be two miles
of double track to reach the depot and
long iron yiaduct.
A dispatch from Richmond says the
| election of Col. VIM. Lamb as chair
man of the republican State committee
means a thorough reformation of thai
party in this State. 1t is believed thai
he will make the best chairman the
republicans have ever had. 1t is sale
that Gen. Stith Boiling, Of Petersburg
who has been acting chairman of ths
republican State committee, could have
secured the craftsmanship of the com.
mittee and also been elected nationa
committeeman if he would have accept
ed. but be positively declined to do SO
assigning as his reason that his bust
ness engagements were such that ht
could not give proper attention t.
either place. The meeting at Peters
burg was very stormy one.