Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.


mittee.
The Southern Machinery Company's
works, near Norfolk, were destroyed
by fire yesterday. Loss $4,000; insur-
ance 81, 1000.
Mrs. H. S.Crown, died at the residence
of her son, John 0. Crown, in Berry,
vile, last Saturday morning, aged 81
years and months.
Mr.. w. C. Smith, son of the late
Warren Smith, of Clarke county, died
at his nome near Wickliffe, last Satllr-
day, aged about 80 years.
William F. Graves, prominent citi-
zen of Stafford, died at his home in
Haywood district Monday night. MIR.
Graves wasa widower and leaves seven
children.
Governor O'Ferrall has issued a
proclamation authorizing the depart
ment of the Potomac, G. A. R., to en-
ter Virginia with arms on Memorial
Day, May 80.
William ]. Cheatham, a merchant of
Lynchburg, committed suicide last
night by taking dose of laudanum.
Cheatham left note stating that his
financial troubles were more than he
could bear. He leaves wife and sew
eral children.
F. W. Gipperich was found wander
ing in brick yard in southwest Balti-
more yesterday with frightful cash in
his throat. The papers found upon him
indicate that his wife and little son live
in Richmond, and that the man at
tempted to end his life because of prl-
vate troubles.
Memorial services in honor of the
late Fred Douglass were held last
night in the Fifteenth Street Presby-
terian Church, colored, in Washington.
DR.. c. B. Purvis, colored, referred to
the exhibition of race prejudice made
by Governor O'Ferrall about the
Teamoh affair.
In Richmond last night the Howit-
zers gave banquet at their new arm
DRY. Covers were laid for about three
hundred. Captain Hutchinson presided
as POSTMASTER. Governor O'Ferrall
was present, as were nearly all of the
city officials and all commissioned off,
GERS in the city.
While ascending ladder to the roof
of building in course of construction,
in Lynchburg, yesterday, Charlie
Brown, about nineteen years of age,
lost his hold, failing three stories to the
ground floor, distance Of about 40
feet, receiving injuries from which it is
thought it will be impossible for him to
recover.
Fire in Lynchburg yesterday destroy
ed the manufacturing plants of l. II:
Adams, jr., & Bro. and A. P. Thornhill
& Co., on the Upper Basin, adjoining
the Glamorgan works. The latter
works, which were burned about year
ago and only recently rebuilt, narrow
ly escaped destruction again. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Mrs. A. R. II. Powell, aged eighty
eight, died at Lexington yesterday,
suddenly at the residence of her son-in-
law. Hon. J. Randolph Tucker. She
had been residing there during the past
two years with her daughter, Mrs.
Tucker, and had been in feeble health.
The funeral takes place in Winchester,
Thursday night, and the interment at
Middleburg, Loudoun county, Friday
morning.
The jury in the case of John Baber,
indicted for seducing Miss Eliza j.
Young, a beautiful young girl of Au-
gusta county, under promise to marry,
which has been on trial in Staunton
since last Wednesday, yesterday re-
ported that it was unable to reach a
verdict, the jurors being equally divid
ed, standing six for and six against &C.
quittal. The jury had been locked up
four days.
Frank L. Smith, of New York, who
is awaiting trial in Henrico county on
the charge of swindling A. R. Withers,
of Gloucester county, out of s., 900 by
the sale of an alleged gold brick was
conveyed to Petersburg yesterday and
taken before Judge Mullen on applica-
ton for bail. The court refused to
grant the application and the prisoner
was taken back to Henrico county Jail
last night.
The Richmond City Council Monday
night set apart s1O,500 to purchase
site for monument to General j. E.
B. Stuart, the great Confederate caval-
nv leader. The site is on Broad street
in the centre of the retail district.
When Stuart was killed the Council
committed the city to the erection of a
monument to him, and the matter has
been recently revived. 1t is thought
that the Stuart Monument Association
will now press the matter of collecting
funds for an equestrian statue.
The grand jury of the United States
Circuit Court met in Richmond yester-
day and found two bills against Frank
l.. Smith, alias Parker, alias Garden,
charged with impersonating United
States assayer; also, against VIM. A.
Haynes and others, charged with Snug
Cling at Newport News. The jury will
be in session again tomorrow. MIR.
Alfred w. Withers. the victim Of
Parker, the "gold-brick" swindler, ism
Richmond. He is somewhat indignant
at the illusions touching his veracity
that have been made on the witness
stand. Mr.. Withers said that Parker's
pals had been actively at work trying
to buy off the prosecution, and mention
ed several instances.
DREAMY HAvANNA.-The nights were
e,;-I- .o,1 Tn the unrnino nna Ia awokaned