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

The Virginia Live Stock Exhibition
opened at Stanton yesterday.
The Shenandoah Valley Fair, al
Winchester, opened under hattering
auspices yesterday.
At Lexington Monday Hon. John
Randolph Tucker announced his pur-
pose to support Bryan and Sewall.
Mr.. r. L. Montague, of Norfolk, and
Miss Constance Adams, OF Middleburg
were married at the latter place to-day
Col. W. D. Garland, prominent
citizen OF Richmond county, died at his
residence, Walnut Lawn, on Monday
night
William Daifron, furniture dealer
of Richmond. yesterday made an as
signment. The liabilities are about
500 600.
Senator Daniel has accepted an in
vitation to introduce Mr.. Bryan at the
great meeting to be held in Richmond
September is.
In Petersburg yesterday Miss Ruth
Sinclair Walden was married to Prof. NJ
NJ. Parks, who has recently been elect,
ed to the chair of Latin in Wesleyan
Female College, Macon, Ga.
Rev. George c. Abbitt, rector Of ST..
Marks Episcopal Church. Richmond.
who recently received call to the pas
torate Of Ascension Church, in Mt Ster-
ling, KY, has decided to accept the call.
The Medical Society Of Virginia be-
gan its twenty-seventh annual session
at Rockhridge Alum Springs last night
The State Board of Medical Examiners
is in session there. There are forty six
applicants.
William Raines, cattle dealer OF
east Tennessee, yesterday sold hiE load
of cattle in Richmond and started to the
depot with the proceeds, 81 400, got to
drinking on the way, and was robbed
of his pccketbook containing the
amount.
Two unknown negroes visited the
house of John Baker, respectable
white farmer near Hamlet in the vicipi-
ty of Norfolk, a day or two ago. The
darkies ont;ced Baker some distance
from the house, wher they fell upon
him, beat him into insens,bility and
then left him for dead. They then re-
turned to the house and seized his wife.
After outraging the poor woman, the
villains fed to the swamps.
In the case of J. 3. Winner, who on
Monday stabbed to death S. A. Thai.
heimer in Richmond for alleged betray-
al of Winners daughter. the coroner's
Jury yesterday found a verdict OF justi-
fable homicide. Miss WINNER testified
that Thalheimer came to her during the
absence of her parents lie April last and
forced her to submit to his wishes.
There were, the witness declared, 10
further relations between the deceased
and herself.
Senator John NJ. Thurston, of Ne
braska, addressed a meeting OF over
5000 people in Richmond last night,
under the auspices of the republicans
State Chairman Lamb, of that party,
presiding oyer the gathering, but
the crowd was g Bryan one
out and out, and at the mention Of
the nominees name went wild with en-
thusiasm. The name OF Mckinley did
not provoke anything ike the applause
accorded that of the boy orator FROM
Nebraska. Senator Thurston's speech
was almost identically the same as that
delivered by him in Baltimore last week.
Senator Daniel opened the canvas in
Virginia ct Danville last night. 1t
was his hrst appearance in the cam
paign, he having just returned from a
trip to Europe. A tremendous crowd
greeted him and the large tobacco ware
house in which he spoke could not hold
the pooole. Overflow meeting in the
adjoining streets were addressed by
local orators. His thorough endorse
ment of the Chicago platform and fha
free coinage of silver were the features
of the speech. Ex-Governor Cameron,
who was to speak on tbs gold standard
side OF the question at the Academy o.
Music, missed connection and did not
reach Danville. He will speak tonight.