Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

pahannock county last week.
The lighthouse building att Cape
Charles, to replace the old structure,
has been completed and will display its
light for the first time on the night Of
August Is.
Col. Thomas R. Marshall, of Norfolk,
has been requested TO accept the posi-
ton at the Virginia Military Institute
made vacant by the resignation of
Lieutenant Rockenbach.
The J. A. Ford two.story iron front
brick building in Clifton Forge was
Quilted by fire Saturday morning, and
the owner, who slept on the secord
floor, lost his life. The fire was of in.
cendiary origin.
The board of public works of Vir.
ginia, consisting of Governor O'Ferrall
and others, are at Norfolk making the
regular State assessment of railroad
property around Norfolk since the last
assessment, and the total will material
ly assist in swelling the list of tax.
ables.
David B. Cassell, an aged and inirm
veteran of the Mexican war and q
member of the standing army for 20
years, who has for the past two years
been living with Mr.. George B. Burton
at Brandy Station, Culpeper county,
was stricken with paralysis recently
and died Saturday.
| The Loudoun camp meeting will be
held from August 8 to 16. The COM
mittees who have charge of the differ
emit departments are hard at work try
ing to make this the best meeting that
has been held. A boarding tent will
be kept by Miss Jennie Priest, of Mid
dleburg, where parties from distance
can be accommodated. Some of the
most prominent ministers of the State
are expected.
The following are among Bishop
Newton's appointments for August:
I'd a. M, Rapidan, Culpeper; Sd a. M,
Calvary, Culpeper; 4th q. m. st. Paul's,
Culpeper; 5th a. M, Christ, Culpeper;
9Th a. M, st. Stephens, Culpeper; 18th
a. M, Leeds, Fauquier; 10th a. M, I'm
manuel, Fauquier; Goth a. M, Mar
shall, Fauquier; 21st a. M, The Plains,
Fauquier; 22d a. M, Whittle Chapel,
Fauquier; 23d a. M, Our Saviour, Eau.
quier.
Private information from Pocahontas
is to the effect that the back bone Of
the strike there has been broken.
Many of the miners admit their defeat.
Their places are being rapidly filled
and most of the mines are working to
the extent of their capacity. If the
conditions continue to improve all the
military can be withdrawn in a few
days. Major Simons has been on duty
there for over two months. 1t is esti-
mated that the cost to the State will be
nearly $4,000.
The Warrenton German Club was or
eanized on Monday last, and gave the
first german of the season on Friday.
Owing to the large list of members this
year the individual expenses of each
member will be 81 less than they have
been for years before. Weber's Band,
from Washington, has been engaged
for the season. The officers of the club
for this year are Mr.. George B. Stone,
president; Mr.. John Belt, vice-presi-
dent; Mr.. John A. G. Keith, secretary,
and Mr.. Turner Day, leader, with DR..
John r. Hicks, assistant leader.
The Pittsylvania county bonds which
were issued 20 years ago to aid in build
the Virginia Midland Railway will
become due on the first day of next
January. Ofthe original issue of $780,
900 there now remains outstanding
| ,o,,o c1 An 0On ~ th;o q p,oupt Noonol;c
will have to provide for some $50, 900,
and the county has $45, 900 to apply to
the payment of them. This will leave
S65, 900 to be provided for by the county.
In the present condition of the county
it will be impossible to raise this
amount in cash, and this sum will have
to be retired by another issue of bonds.
A Washington paper says: "Hon.
Henry Fairfax, of Aldie, Va, who is
guest of the Shoreham, has done more
than any other young man in Virginia
to bring the business of horse-raising
up to high standard. On his magnif-
icent place in Loudoun county, few
hours from Washington, he breeds the
choicest equine stock, and in several
of the New York horse shows has car
ried off the first premiums. Mr.. Fair
fax finds the business lucrative as we'll
as congenial to his tastes. He is gen.
tleman of pleasant address and many
accomplishments, and, though more
devoted to his farm than to politics,
takes enough interest in the latter to
go to Richmond as State Senator on
the democratic SIDE"
Solomon Marable, one of the three
murderers of Mrs. Pollard, was con-
victed Saturday at Lunenburg Court
House of murder in the first degree.
Marable was brought into court under
military guard, and made q rambling
statement. When asked by the Com
monwealth's attorney the direct ques-
tion: ibid you not know before you
went to the Pollard house that you
were expected to aid in killing and
robbing Mrs. Pollard ?" he falteringly
and hesitatingly replied that he knew
something serious was to be done. At
ter the verdict the Commonwealth
attorney asked that sentence on Mara
BILE be suspended in order that he
might use Marable as witness against
Mary Alternately and Pokey Barnes.
The trial of Alternately and Pokey
Barnes was set for to-day.
A CYCLONE.
A cyclone in New York and New Jer-