Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Cholera has broken out among the
hogs in the Berryville neighborhood.
and great many of them have died
from that disease.
Mr.. Richard Coleman, of Herndon.
Fairfax county, died at the residence OF
his niece, Mr.. N. W. Janney, yesterday.
The deceased was 6S years old.
The black bears continue their dep
relations in the corn fields of the Dis
NAL Swamp, and are doing the farmers
great damage. The animals this sea-
son are more numerous than usual.
Rev. Hugh NJ. d. Martin has sue
cessfully passed his final examination
for priesthood before the chaplains,
Rev. Mr.. Goodwin, of Richmond, and
Rev. W. M. Clarke, of Fredericksburg.
One of two thieves who forced an en-
trance into Albert II. Granby's resi-
dence, at Norfolk, on Saturday evening,
was shot, but got away, plunged into
the dock and, it is believed, was
drowned.
Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson, president OF
the Jefferson Davis Monument Associa-
ton, will to-day submit letter to the
Richmond city council asking permits
sion to locate the Jefferson Davis mon
ument in Monroe Park.
A local-option election was held on
Saturday in two of the districts of
Loudoun county-Mercer and Broad
Run. In both the drys were success
full by majorities ranging from 200 up
ward. Both districts were without IL
cense previous to that election.
Gov. O'Ferrall, accompanied by his
full staff, the Fourth regiment and the
cadets of the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, at Lexington, expects to leave
Richmond for the Atlanta Exposition
On October 81. These two commands
are expected to carry about 700 men.
The third trial of R. II. Pannill,
formerly ticket agent of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, charged with aid
ing and abetting Walker G. Hammer in
embezzling the funds of the First Ma
tionsl Bank, was concluded at Lynch
burg on Saturday, the jury rendering a
verdict of acquittal.
A Protestant citizen of Petersburg
has given 1925 for the purchase of
memorial window to be placed in St.
Joseph's Catholic Church, now in the
course of erection there. The follow
Jog inscription is to be placed on the
window: "To the glory of God, and
! in honor of his eminence, Cardinal
Gibbons"
u. Trice, late postmaster at Fred
erickshall, Louisa county, and 7. F.
Beckham, the present postmaster
there, were taken before Commissioner
Flegenheimer on Saturday charged
with making false returns to the amount
of postage stamps cancelled for the pur-
pose of increasing the compensation OF
the Office. They were bailed to appear
Tuesday.
The Fredericksburg community is
greatly excited over the sudden disap-
pearance of Miss Florence Brooks,
handsome brunette, daughter of
prominent citizen. She disappeared on
the 10Th, completely leaving no posi-
hle clew as to her present whereabouts,
though she is believed to be in Wash
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young man named Hines.
The democratic committee will meet
in Richmond Thursday, pursuant to
call recently issued by Hon. ]. Taylor
Ellyson, its chairman. The principal
business of this body will be to receive
reports from the different districts OF
the State, and to map out plans for con-
Quoting the campaign of this fall. Sena-
tors Martin and Daniel and many other
prominent democratic leaders in the
State are expected to be present.
Spanish mackerel are being taken
abundantly on the Nag's Head and
Hatteras coast by the seine fishermen,
and taken by rail to Elizabeth City, N.
c., and shipped by rail to the northern
markets. Great quantities of gray and
salmon trout are shipped from Norfolk,
and choice varieties of food fish never
were more plentiful and cheap, if we
except spots and hog6sh from the list.
The oil factory steamers, or something
else, seem to have broken up the run
of spots.
J. E. Mason, of King George county,
| was nominated Oh SATURDAY az Wdl-
saw on the tenth ballot for State Sena-
tor of the Thirty sixth district, con-
sisting of the counties of King George,
Westmoreland, Lancaster, Richmond
and Northumberland. The other can
didates before the convention were B.
L. Farenholt, Howard Hathaway and
Benjamin Chambers. The resolution,
| which was straightout and clear-cut
for the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, and which was strongly
endorsed, provoked some discussion,
but was adopted by an overwhelming
majority.
I.O.O.F.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge, l. o. O.
F., adjourned at Atlantic City, on Sat