Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dellipger, farmer near WOODSTOCK,
ran splinter into her foot and died OF
lockjaw yesterday.
Miss Kate Hurkamp, eldest daughter
of the late John G. Hurkamp, and
prominent society leader in Fredericks-
burg, died at her home Monday night,
after an illness of q few weeks.
The fourteenth annual session of the
Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
commenced at Blue Ridge Springs yes
terday afternoon, with good attend
ance. The committees were appointed
and sixteen applications for msmbei-
ship referred
After two days negotiation in Peters
burg between Col. John @. Watts and
Gen. William Malone and their respec-
tive attorneys, for the settlement of the
suit of Watts vs. Malone, all matters of
controversy between the parties were
yesterday satisfactorily and amicably
adjusted.
In a row in the depot yard of the At
lantic Coast line in Richmond yester-
day Thomas Copeland, colored, shot
Thomas Fuller, also colored, and pain
fully wounded him. Copeland shot at
a colored man named Boyd, but the
bullet struck Fuller. The assassin es-
capped and has not been arrested.
The trial of John Quarles, colored,
for the murder of William Bundy in
February last began in Culpeper yester-
day in the County Court. Quarles was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree at the March term of the County
Court, and sentenced to five years, but
was granted a new trial by the Circuit
Court.
Another company of military was sent
from Richmond to Lunenburg Court
House last night. This was done upon
the request of Maj. Derbyshire, who is
in command of the troops already
there. He telegraphed the Governor
that complications were likely to arise
that would make stronger guard nee
essary.
About 4:3O o'clock yesterday after
noon in a storm, the stack of the chem
ical works at Pinper's Point, near
Norfolk, Was blown down, kill
ing Walter General, who was a
fireman. The storm, which lasted only
eight minutes, demolished the end OF
the engine house, and moved locomo-
tives and freight cars on the railway
track.
Mrs. E. J. Cornick, the woman who
swore out the warrant in Portsmouth
against "A. ] Bennett, charging him
with the larceny Of $500 was in the
police court in Richmond yesterday at
the instance of Bennett, who said he
feared bodily harm from the woman
and requested that she be put under
bond to keep the peace. AS no proof
could be brought that she had ever
threatened Bennett, the case was dis
missed.
A part of the flooring of a large ware
house owned and occupied by MIR. j.
I. Prichett for storage purposes, &C., in
Danville, gave away yesterday, pre-.
cipitating about 100 bushels of corn, so
barrels of cement and large number
of barrels of lime into the branch be.
low. The lime caught fire, but by the
good work of the fire department 8
great destruction of property was
avoided. Mr.. Pritchett places his loss
at $500.
Lightning struck several men at
work on the stern of gunboat No. z. at
the shipyard in Newport News yester-
day. All but two-Frank~ King, OF
Richmond, and John Darlington, of
Philadelphia-were soon resuscitated.
King and Darlington were apparently
lifeless, when removed from the ship
yard, but after the lapse of an hour they
regained consciousness. Blood gushed
from their mouths. 1t is thought they
will recover.
Every gambling house of note in
Richmond was closed last night. The
ostensible reason given for closing
was that none of the houses was
making living, but it is believed that
the real incentive was the fear of a
general raid. Major Howard, chief of
police, has served notice on all drug.
gists, confectioners, and others used TO
doing business on Sunday that their
fountains must be closed and no bust
ness conducted on Sunday in future
except the sale of medicine.
At Swansonville, Pittsylvania coun.
ty, on Saturday night last, at negro
pay-party on the farm of Mr.. Petience
Swanson, an old quarrel between
Henry Dallas and Jim Gravely was
renewed. Arthur Dallas, a brother of
Henry, was present, and the latter Or
dered him to fire on Gravely, which he
did, putting two balls in him, and
Gravely fell to the floor MORALLY
wounded. He succeeded, however, in
drawing his pistol, fred on Henry
Dallas killing him instantly. Arthur
Dallas is in Jail.