Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Ex-Mayor Daniel Collins, of Ports
mouth, is dead.
Gov. O'Ferrall is confined to his bed
by rheumatism.
T. A. Miller, of Richmond, has re.
signed the presidency of the State board
of pharmacy.
Bishop Van de Vyver is on a visit to
st. Louis, and will return to Richmon
in few days.
The large planning mill and box fac
tory of Fruit and Co., at Capron, was
burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
The village of Blakes, about four
miles from Matthews G. H, was near
ly destroyed by fire Saturday night.
Lavenia Jones, twelve years old, was
twice indicted in Nansemond County
Court yesterday for poisoning an entire
family at Elwood.
Judge White, of the County Court OF
Albemarle, yesterday sentenced Rev:
VIM. Nelson, colored, convicted OF
murder, to be hung June 81.
Rev. DR.. G.. B. Strickler. pastor OF
Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta,
Ga, has accepted the chair of theology
in the Union Seminary at Richmond.
At meeting in Richmond of the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
it was determined to retain the present
name of Confederate Museum for the
Jefferson Davis mansion.
The employees of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company,
who quit work on account of the intro
duction of the Bundy clock time-keep-
ing system, decided yesterday evening
to go back and give the system thirty
days trial.
1t is stated that Senator Daniel and
Representative Jones, of the First dis
trict, will speak for the free silver side
in the public discussion of the financial
question to be held in Richmond
Thursday night. The sound money
cause will be represented by local
speakers.
The express train on the Southern
Railway met with an accident yester-
day morning fourteen miles from Rich.
mond. A switch was left open and
the train ran in upon a side track. The
baggage and mail cars were derailed.
The only person hurt was the engineer,
and he but slightly.
At the annual meeting of the College
of Bishops, Methodist Episcopal Church
South, held in Nashville last week, the
Virginia conference was assigned to
Bishop Duncan, who will accordingly
preside at the conference, which will
meet at Court Street Church in Lynch
burg, November IL.
One of the severest storms within
the recollection of the Oldest citizens OF
Manassas vicinity passed over that vi
cinity about $50 o'clock yesterday
evening. The hail lay against the
houses four inches deep. Many of the
beautiful shade trees along the streets
are sorry sight. Much damage was
done to the vineyards and gardens.
In some places the ground is covered
with small green fruit.
The democratic convention of Floyd
yesterday declared for free silver and
the unit rule. There was big fight
in Wythe county Monday on the cur
rency question, but resolution intro.
duced by Lieutenant Governor Kent
opposing free coinage, finally prevailed.
This resolution calls for the use of both
gold and silver, coinage of silver to be
limited only by the capacity of the Gov
eminent to maintain the parity between
the two metals. Danville democrats
last night elected twelve delegates to
the Staunton convention, instructed for
free silver, the unit rule, the consti-
tutional convention scheme. Congress
man Swanson and Senator Daniel were
Endorsed. 1t was a walkover for the
silver men. The Bath county demo-
Gratis yesterday name delegates, but no
instructions were given, and no reso-
lutions offered.