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

w. II. Priddy has been promoted
from 5000 to a 81 900 position in the
pension office in Washington.
The Rev. ]. ]. Clopton has moved
from Manchester to Herndon to take
charge OF Upper Truro parish, Fairfax
county.
The residences and outbuildings of
Mr.. Thomas Waller, jr., at Underwater,
Stafford county, were destroyed by lire
yesterday.
Mrs. Bette Mackey Meade, relict of
the late John Nelson Meade, was buried
at White Post, Clarke county, Tuesday.
She died in Ohio a few days ago.
A delegation of veterans from the
Eighteenth Connecticut regiment visit
ed Winchester yesterday and dedicated
monument in the National cemetery.
The good.roads convention held un-
der the auspices of the Virginia State
Good Roads Association met in Rich.
mond to-day and will be in session for
two days.
Faye's comet, recently announced,
was observed Tuesday night at the
Leander Mccormick observatory at the
University of Virginia by Professor
Ormond Stone.
The Princeton and the University of
Virginia football teams met yesterday
on the Country Clubs grounds at Ca
louisville, near Baltimore. The former
won by score of 36 to 0.
Mr.. J. T. Ellyson, chairman, has is
sued call for meeting of the State ex-
ecutive committee to be held in Rich
mond on Friday to adjust the differ
ences in the Senatorial district compos-
ed of the counties of Shenandoah and
Frederick.
The fall meeting of the Piedmont
Convention, to be held at The Plains,
Fauquier county, Rev. ]. ]. Norwood's
parish, has been postponed until No
vember on account of the absence of the
president, Rev. G. w. Nelson, at gen
eral convention.
Gov. O'Ferrall has changed Virginia
Day at the Atlanta Exposition from
the 23d to the 22d of October, the day
before the Presidential day. Tho Gov
ernor, accompanied by his staff and the
Virginia Military Cadets, will leave on
the 21st for Atlanta.
| A meeting of citizens of Culpeper
was held yesterday to consider the
most feasible means to induce the Ches-
apeake and Western Railroad to run
their line of road by that point. A COM
mjttee Of six, representing the interests
of the town, was appointed to confer
with the railroad and ascertain whati in
ducements they would accept to run
their line by that city, and also to sci
forth the advantages OF that section.
The democratic campaign in Roam
oke was opened last night by q big
| meeting at the Opera House. Senator
John w. Daniel was the chief speaker.
His address was devoted largely to
State issues. On the elections ques-
I'll IN he praised the old vica voce sys-
tenn and said that some features of the
Walton law were good. There had
been more order at the polls, less bull
doing and vote-buying than under the
previous law, though the one-conste-
Die feature was open to criticism. He
said that some people called him sill
YER crank, and confessed that charge
contained much truth, but he did not
enter into discussion the currency
question except to make an argument
for the repeal of the State bank tax.
He said that no matter what q demo-
GRATIS views were on the silver ques-
ton, the democratic party was much
nearer to him than the republican.
THE FUNERAL OF GEN. MALONE
As has been stated in the GAZETTE,
the body of the late General William
Malone arrived at Petersburg yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock from Wash
! ington and was met at the depot by A..
P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans
in uniform, and other ex-Confederate
soldiers and citizens. The cortege from
the depot to the residence has been de-
scribed. On reaching the home of the
| dead soldier the coffin was taken into
the house and placed in the sitting
room, the lid removed, and all who
desired to look upon the lifeless form
of the General were allowed the priyi-
lege to do SO. General Malone was
shrouded in a black suit, and, while
he was pale, he looked very natural.
The funeral took place in the after
noon at 4:30 o'clock from st. Paul's
Episcopal Church and was very large
ly attended, the spacious edi6ce being
packed to OVERLOOKING, while crowd
stood on side on the sidewalks in
front of the church. All of the lower body of
the church had been reserved for the family,
Confederate Veterans, Petersburg GIeys.
members of the city council and others Large
delegations of &. E. Lee Camp of Confederate
Veterans and Old Grays association of Rich
mond and from the Soldiers Home of that
city went over to attend the funeral, as did
also many prominent republicans of Rich.
mond, personal friends of General Malone.
The furerai services were conducted by Rev.
John Ridout, rector Of Grace Episcopal Church.
Rev. C. 3. Hams, D. D., rector of st. Pauls
Church, occupied seat in the chancel, but
was unable to take part in the services, as he
is suffering from throat trouble and has al
most lost his voice. The services at the
church over, the corpse was escorted by the
military and Confederate Veterans to Bland
ford cemetery, where, in the presence ofseyeral
hundred people, the body was deposited in
the family vault, while the .bsnd played
Nearer, Ny God, to Thee The service
o or, a salute of three vole5 8 was fired by the
Petersburg Greys. 1t was dark before the
burial exercises were over.
ORDER OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE
The Supreme Castle Of the Knights of
the Golden Eagle 10 session in Wash
ington yesterday finished the most i'm