Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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The North Atlantic squadron ID coal
ing at Newport News.
Mr.. Albert Gregg and Miss Mary
Hatcher were married at the home OF
the BRIDES mother, in Purcellviile, on
Wednesday.
Prof. q. II. Sherman, of Randolph
Macon Academy, and Miss Laura Z;
Bowman were married at Front Royai
on Tuesday.
William Silcott, a well-known resi-
dent of the Lincoln neighborhood, Lou
doun county, died at his home last sun
day morning, aged 81 years.
The Old Dominion steamer YORK
town, which went ashore near Seweifs
Point in fog yesterday. was pulled Oh
later and went to New York.
Mr.. Alexander B. Darlington, q
Young merchant, and Miss Lucy Saun-
ders Royal, daughter of the late VIM.
Royal, were married in Lynchburg yes
terday.
Congressman W. r. Mckinney, of
Petersburg. who had been absent from
his seat for several weeks on account
of sickness, has now gone to Johns
Hopkins Institute for treatment.
The barn on the farm of Jonas Var
uer, near Luray, was destroyed by fire
last night, together with its contents, in
Guiding farming implements, grain and
considerable live stock. Loss S2,5OO.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Helm, widow of the
late Joseph Helm, died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law. Mr. l.. Nj. Shu-
mate, in Leesburg, at an early hour
yesterday morning, in the S5th year OF
her age.
Mr.. C. Silas Thomas, well-known
citizen of Frederick county, Md, and
Miss Nora E. Purcell. daughter of Mr..
]. F. Purcell, of Loudoun county, were
married at the Leesburg Inn by Rev.
E. S. Kinks yesterday.
Alonzo Elliott, well-known cigar
maker, lies in precarious condition at
the Richmond City Hospital as the re-
suit of swallowing two ounces OF lauda-
mum yesterday with suicidal intent. he
had been on spree for week. His
| recovery is doubtful.
The big Chamberlin Hotel at tOld
Point, after many legal vicissitudes, is
at last nearly ready to be open to the
public. 1t will be one of the largest
and finest hotels on the Atlantic coast.
1t is being furnished lavishly. 1t Will
opened early next month.
The democratic clubs of Richmond
are out in communication vigorously
| belaboring some of the daily newspa-
| pers there for attacking the club. which
practically defeated the bill to change
the city charter. The clubs claim that
the active politicians OF the city used
! all their influence to defeat the bill, and
| it is claimed that the supporters of the
bill, backed by some of the newspapers
have created breach in the democratic
party.
A letter from Richmond says: "The
| Virginia populists, as an organization,
seem to have almost gone to pieces.
But few of the leaders appear to take
any special interest in the coming cam
paign, though it has been announced
that they will make nominations for
Congress in each of the ten district in
the State. Many of the more conserva-
tive populists, however, seem rather
disposed to return to the democratic
fold.
Circuit Judge Nicol has been holding
a special session of court in Culpeper
for the past several days hearing argu.
ment for new trial in the case OF
Henry Chapman, who was convicted,
on his own confession, in the county
court last January, of murder in the
first degree, for the killing of Henry
Pendleton. Judge Nicol yesterday
granted the prisoner a new trial, on
| the point that the records failed to
show that the homicide was committed
in Culpeper county.
James Kahn, weeping bitterly and
crying aloud, was taken from the police
court to Jail in Richmond yesterday,
charged with the murder of his wife.
Several days ago he went home drunk
and struck her a blow in the stomach.
She was in delicate condition. Peri
tonitis set in, and last night she died.
Fourteen children had been born to
them, eight of whom are now living.
Many times, while drunk, Kain had
brutally beaten the faithful wife. They
lived in poverty, Mrs. Kahn being the
principal support of the family.