Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

f1tOlAliA W. H -
TIE Weiuman Mills Baryte= Com
pany made an Assignment in Lynch
burg yesterday.
Mr. George s. Vashon. jr.. real e.
tate agent, made an Assignment yester.
day in Richmond.
The Mozart Association. Richmond'5
most celebrated musical organization,
may disband. It mas been in bad shape
for some time.
Mra. Nancy C. May died at the resi-
dence Of james D. Via in Charlottez-
vile yesterday. She was ssventy-siI
years OF age and the widow OF Joseph
Nay, who was in the war OF 1872.
The democrats OF the Fourth district
at Petersburg yesterd y nominated Mr..
Sydney P. Epp=, OF Nottoway. for
Congress. Resolutions were adopted
approving the Chicago platform and
ticket.
The Congress Of the Episcopal
Church Of the United States TO be held
10 Norfolk from November 18th TO the
Doth Will be the most important eccle.
siastical body that has ever assembled
in that city.
At the meeting yesterday at Rock
bridge Alum Springs of the Medi-
cal Society OF Virginia another
lady applicant was presented for
membership, and after some discus
sion she was elected.
Two brothers named Richardson
tried to kill each other in Norfolk yes
terday in an alteration concerning the
burial Of child. The ARRAY took place
in the room in which the body lay.
Both were under the influence OF liquor.
Fire in Richmond yesterday after.
noon destroyed the big tobacco factory
of Gordon, Campbell & Co. Loss,
50, 900: insurance, $4,000. Much OF
the tobacco in the building belonged to
others than the firm. The cause OF the
FIRE is supposed to have been spon-
taneous combustion.
In the event of marked reduction
in the democratic majority in Virginia
this year, it is said the opposition will
com ine to elect next years legislature,
which will choose Senator Daniels sue
cessor, and should they be successful
ex-Gov. Cameron, it is said, would
probably be their choice for [. 5. Sen
ator.
President II. E. ingalls,, OF the Ches
apeake and Ohio Railroad, addressed a
big sound money meeting last night at
the Academy Of Music in Richmond.
On tbe stage were many Chesapeake
and Ohio officials. Mr.. IDgalls pre-
dicted the election OF Mr.. Mckinley,
whom ne declared that he intended to
vote for.
Miss Lola Funkhouser, aged l6y years,
died at her home, near White Post,
Clarke county, Of diphtheria on Tues
day night. The rest OF the family,
consisting OF father, mother and a
brother, are down with the same disease.
but are reported convalescent. There
are several cases of typhoid fever in
that neighborhood, but only one is re-
ported to be serious.
The Richmond State, which for months
has been running parallel editorial
columns-one for free silver, the other
for gold-ss a compromise between
parties who differed on the financial
question, will hereafter be free silver
paper. Mr.. W.. S. Copeland, the sound
money owner, yesterday sold his interest
to Stilson Hutchins, of Washington, who
will run it in connection with the form
er silver owner, Mr. Taylor Grandy.
in the interest OF Bryan and Sewall.
Ex-Gov. William f. Cameron last
night addressed an audience OF a thou
sand people in the Academy OF Music,
in Danville, advocating the gold stand
ard and the candidacy OF Palmer and
Buckner. Large numbers Of negroes
were turned away for want Of accom-
mediation. Col. Cameron's remarks
were addressed mainly to combating
the propositions advanced by Senator
Daniel in the latter's speech Tuesday
night, of which he said he had read a
stenographic report. His references to
Daniel and Bryan were loudly cheered.