Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

petersburg yesterday.
Rev. ]. G. Dinwiddie was installed as
pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church
at Roanoke on Sunday.
George w. Graves was nominated by
the democrats at Madison Courteous,
Saturday, to represent Greene and
Madison counties.
Richard w. Cardwell, indicted for
enlightenment from the State Bank at
Richmond, was arrested yesterday and
released on 5000 bail.
Robert Snead Rucker, second son of
A. G. Rucker, died at Charlottesville
yesterday after q lingering illness of
seven weeks, aged "a years.
The dwelling of Andrew Young, q
colored farmer in Princess Anne coun
ty. was burned yesterday and two of
hi. children persisted in the flames.
A deed of assignment made in Full
ton county, Ga, on the 9th instant,
by Annie ]. Small and Sam W. Small,
was admitted to record in Norfolk yes
terday.
The ssventeen-months-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mann, of Norfolk,
was smothered by their three other
children Sunday night while the par
ents were at church.
Rev. 81. Med. Martin, who was or
dained at Fredericksburg on Sunday,
has been assigned by Bishop Whittle
as an assistant to Rev. 81. B. Lee, at
the Episcopal Church in Charlottes-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil B. Gordon will
shortly close their country place in
Rappahannock county and will go to
Baltimore, where they have taken a
house on Charles street near Read, for
the winter.
Rev. George w. Holland died sud-
denly of heart disease at Columbia, S.
c., yesterday. DR.. Holland was born
in Augusta county, 81 years ago, and
was one of the foremost educators of
the South.
Miss Laura Barksdale and Miss An
ME McIvor, of Halifax county, were
thrown from buggy near Brookneal,
Campbell county, Sunday, the former
being instantly killed and the latter Sc
rlOusiy iDIureu.
Mrs. Sophrouia, widow of DR.. Todd
and mother of eX-Justice Charles II.
aud Merchant D. A. Todd, suicided
yesteday by takiog strychnine in Nor
folk. She was seventy-one years OF
age and tired of life.
William McMeadows, a negro minis
ter, living near Mason's Station, Or
ange county, was arrested yesterday
charged with assault upon girl eleven
years old, of his own race. He was re-
manded to Jail to await the action of
the grand jury.
The Norfolk Even;'ag Nelos was sold
at auction yesterday for W. ]. Baxter,
trustee, under deed of trust from
Annie l.. Small and Rev. Sam Small. 1t
brought 81, 800 and was bought back by
the Neps and Courier Publishing Com
pany, from whom Mr.. Small bought it.
The republican senatorial convention
for the tenth district, composed of
Frederick and Shenandoah counties,
met at S.rasburg yesterday and in
dorsed the action of the fair election
senatorial committee which nominated
Jas. G. McCune, of this place, for State
Senator.
The republicans of the thir..Jy sixth
senatorial district, composed of the
counties of King George, Westmore.
land, Northumberland, Richmond and
Lancaster, met in convention at War
saw yesterday and after a lengthy
session nominated N. A. Rose, of King
George, as the candidate for State
Senator, after the nomination had been
rendered to several other gentlemen,
who declined it.
Paul Fleshler, postmaster at Elkhorn,
was killed on Sunday by falling over
Pinnacle Rock, near Bramwell. he
went to view this wonderful scene with
some friends and climbed to the top of
the pinnacle. No one saw him fall, but
his friends, noticing that he had disap-
peared, began search for him, and
found his mangled remains. He fell
over precipice 125 feet high. He was
popular young man, of good family,
and was Mason and an Elk.
Mrs. James II. Peyton, an aged lady
near Comorp, was bitten by snake
one night last week, and has been q
great sufferer ever since. She went to
the we'll in the yard just before bed
time, and the snake coiled around her
ankle, but supposing it to be kitten
playing about her feet, she carelessly |
pushed it off with her hand, when the
reptile imbedded its fangs in her wrist.
DR.. Minor was called in to treat the old
lady, and it is hoped that she will
recover.
There is some talk among the men,
bers of the Richmond Bar Asso
cIation of investigating the case of the
lawyer who is said to have caused the
ruin of an orphan girl who worked as
servant for his family. The attorney
is member<of the association. He de-
MES that he had any improper relations
with the girl. The attorney is a young
man, but has been married for five
years. Some of the lawyers are much
Stirred up and inclined to not let the
matter drop until they clear or convict
their brother member.
BAsEBALL.-The baseball games of yester-
day resulted as follows: Baltimore 8, Now
York 8; Washington TO- Boston z Boston
10, Washington g; Philadelphia 10, Brook
n mi FL = H. efa, ~