Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Governor O'Ferrall has been elected
president of gold mining company
which owns property in Buckingham
county.
The Virginia republican leaders are
planning to nominate Gen. James a
Walker, Congressman from the ninth
district, for governor.
A number of prominent citizens Of
Richmond will banquet the members Of
the Legislature at the Hotel Jefferson,
10 Richmond, next Thursday.
The prosecution concluded its testi.
mony yesterday in the case of Mrs.
Rosa Smith, on trial at Charlottesville,
on the charge of poisoning her bus.
band.
Messrs. Hurst and Williams, the
committee representing the Fairfax
board of supervisors, met on Tuesday
and officially accepted the new clerks
office.
Mai. W. s. Embrey has purchased
from Mrs. Ann NJ. Upler large tract
of land near Charlottesville, contain.
ing 1000 acres, on which are over
10000 railroad ties, besides other tim
Der.
The Southern r. r. sent an agent to
Vienna yesterday to find out the cause
for the decrease of receipts at that
Office. 1t was shown him by actual
figures that the merchants can save
money by hauling their own goods by
wagons from this city.
In the event fish commission is
created by the legislature, ex-State
Senator Robert J. Washington, of West
moreland, and Capt. ]. B. Baylor, of the
Geodetic and Coast Survey Service, and
now a resident of Washington, will be
candidates for the place.
The new and handsome home of Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, on Broad
street, Richmond, was formally opened
last night. The structure cost $50, 900.
Governor O'Ferrall and his staff were
present. Col. W. Gordon McCabe de-
livered an address on the occasion.
On Friday night barn filled with to-
bacco belonging to Mr.. Duval Radford (,
member of the legislature from Bed
ford, was set on fire. Suspicion point
ed strongly to Robert Carroll, colored,
and his brother, and band of "White
Cappers" was organized, visited the ne
groes and gave them severe beating.
1t is said at Norfolk that the Seaboard
Air Line, the Plant system and the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
railroads will form an alliance. Such q
combination would make a formidable
competitor for the Southern Railway,
which, it is claimed, has now decidedly
the best of the field between the Poto-
mac and the Mississippi.
The marriage of Miss Sallie Archie
Bruce to Rev. Arthur Kinsolving, rec
tor of Chris: Church, Brooklyn, N. Y,
will be solemnized at noon Wednesday,
February 6, in St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Richmond. The bride-elect is
a noted beauty. The wedding will be
a great social event, and will be attend
ed by many prominent society people
from the principal cities in the country.
1t is now an open secretin Richmond
that the Southern Tobacco Association,
organized this week in Danville, was
formed to fight the American Tobacco
Company, and the report yesterday to
the effect that its organization had de-
pressed American stock created enthu-
siasm among the members. Atelegram
from Danville says they are after the
scalp of the American, and rejoice that
they drew blood at the first swipe.
Miss Fannie Grifis, of Stafford coun-
ty, had narrow escape from death a
few days ago. In drawing bucket
of water she lost her balance and fell in
the well, q distance of seventy feet.
She was finally rescued, with much
difficulty, after having been in the wa
ter an hour. She was unconscious
when taken from the well, and remain
ed 80 for nearly three hours, but is
row recovering from the shock.