Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Princeton football team at
Princeton, n. j., yesterday defeated
the University of Virginia eleven by the
score of IS too.
The Grand Camp ofConfederate Vet
Grams OF this State will meet in Win
chester on October 81, and will probab-
" be in session for several days.
Governor O'Ferrall has received a
letter from Postmaster General Wilson
commencing the course the Governor
has taken in the presidential campaign.
Charles Braylock, nineteen years of
age, died in Richmond on Tuesday
from The effects Of injuries received last
Friday in football game in that city.
At Manchester yesterday evening
train on the Southern Railway backed
into street car and injured three or
four passengers; fortunately their
wounds were not serious.
Mr.. VIM. Wall, sound money mar,
was arrested in Portsmouth yesterday
evening for doing business without q
license. He had sold some Mexican
dollars for 80 cents as object lessons.
Mr.. Charles S. Hutchison, living On
the turnpike near Broad run bridge.
Loudoun county, killed one day I :
Gently large grey eagle. The bird
measured 6 feet 6 inches from tip to tip.
The republican committee for the
Sixth Congressional district met at Roa-
noke yesterday and withdrew ]. Hamp
ton Hoge as q candidate for Congress
and Endorsed Duval Radford, gold dem
ocrat.
A. S. Crittenden, proprietor OF
Browns Hotel, at Shenandoah, Page
county, committed suicide by shooting
yesterday. He was from Jefferson
county, w. Va. Business troubles
prompted the deed.
Mr.. Isaac Davenport, until few years
ago the president of the First Nation
al Bank Of Richmond, is seriously i'll.
Mr.. Davenport is past seyenty-fve ard
PAS been prominently connected with
the best business interests of Richmond
for forty years or more.
In Richmond yesterday a charter was
granted the Richmond Cotton Mills
Company, with capital stock of $500
600 John A. Smith, of Bessmer City,
\. c., is president, Alfred G.. Bishop,
jr., OF Richmond, secretary and treasur-
er, aud the directors include Alfred c.
Bishop, sr., of New YORK, and Henry
A. Hams, of Elizabeth, \. J.
Miss Matte F. Throck morton, very
pretty eighteen-year- old girl, was be-
fore the Police Court in Richmond yes
terday charging Walter Nelson with
netraying her under promise Of mar
rage The girl was so overcome by
her humiliating position in court
that she could not testify. The case
had to be adjourned to the private OF
fee OF the police justice. There Miss
Throckmorton told her story. The
evidence showing that young Nelson's
promise Of marriage had not been given
until after the girls ruin he was dis
charged.
The directors of the Central State
Hospital met at Petersburg yesterday
The report of the superintendent, DR..
Randolph Parksdale, was adopted.
DR.. Barksdale, on account OF continued
i'll health, rendered his resignation as
superintendent OF the hospital, which
was accepted. DR.. w. F. Drewry, who
for the past ten years has been the first
assistant physician at the hospital, was
elected as Dr. Banks iale's successor
and DR. Richard T. Styll, of Hollins.
&as elected first assistant, to succeed
DR.. Drewry. DR.. Barksdale was elect
ed consulting physician.
Senator Daniel addressed large and
enthusiastic meeting of silver demo
Gratis in Richmond last night. Hun
dreds failed to get in the building.
These formed an overflow meeting in
front of the Academy, which was ad
dressed by local speakers. Senator
Daniel devoted himself to the discus
sion of the financial question. He
named as three great men OF this day
and time Bismarck, Ii Hung Chang
and William Jennings Bryan, all advo.
Gates of silver. The democrats were
greatly pleased with the success of the
meeting. Senator Daniel said that the
republicans and boilers were using q
deceptive argument when they pre-
tended to be looking after the interest
Of the working men. They were look
ing after him by wanting him to per-
petrate a monetary system, which
would do here what it had done in
England enrich few and pauperize
the laboring people.