Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

MIR. George F. Glaize, a prominent
citizen of Winchester, died yesterday.
Company G, Petersburg Greys, Third
Virginia Regiment, has elected Mr..
George W. Pegram captain.
MIR. John r. Tillett has discovered
what promises to be valuable deposit
of copper in the Stonewall quarrles IN
Prince William county.
The West Point Banking Company,
at West Point, closed its doors yestelr-
day, being unable to meet the demands
of its depositors. The amount due de-
positors is S5,3S2.
MIR. James II. Bellingham, for thirty
years an apothecary in the United
States naval hospital service, and
hero of the yellow fever plague, died
at his residence, near Norfolk, yester-
day.
The democrats of Westmoreland
county have declared in. favor OF the
denomination of Hon. VIM. A. Jones
for Congress, and Lynchburg yesterday
elected democratic delegation favor
able to the denomination of Congress
man Otey.
]. w. Beech, of Sperryville, was
taken suddenly i'll in Roanoke yester,,
day morning near the postoffice, and
before the parties who went to his as
sistance could carry him block and
half he expired. He was about fifty
five years old.
Harry Ryder, colored, charged with
the assault on Miss Meadows in Char
lotte county, will be freed by the court
to-day on the ground that the young
lady admits probable mistake as to
his identity. His life has been in i'm
minent danger from lynching.
The closing exercises of the Virginia
Military Institute wore continued to-
day when there was review of the bat
talon, competitive company drill,
signal and artillery drill, and first-class
examination in theoretical course by u.
S. inspector. Tomorrow will be Alum
nj Day.
Mr.. VIM. Ryan, of Richmond, who
returned from Cuba yesterday, did not
bring Consul General Lees report to
the President. Gen. Lee said in Hava-
ma Yesterday that he had sent no re-
port. The Spanish authorities have
| treated him with much courtesy at Ha-
vana.
A heavy wind and rain storm in
Richmond yesterday evening played
havoc with the reunion decorations,
which are already extensive, in antici-
| z..;oa ~ tbo Cop fad orot a oot arinO Of
June 80. The scenery of Herculaneum,
mammoth spectacular show, at the
exposition grounds, was also blown
down.
A letter from Stafford to the Fred
ericksburg Lance says: One Of
our most highly respected cit
liens some months ago be-
ing a widower, and contemplating
matrimony again), came to the clerks
office to get license to carry out his
design, when he was informed by the
clerk that one of his SONS, aged 35
years, had objected to his getting IL
cense upon the ground "that he was
not 81 years of age"
The case of Col. William G. Elan,
oQlCOr-ln-cnleI Ol Tile new Dot6y uot,
who was charged with contempt of
court and criminal libel, came up in
Norfolk yesterday before Judge West.
The action grew out of an editorial at
tack on the county court, which was
charged with taking the Mars gang of
toughs away from the Norfolk authori-
ties for the purpose of shielding them
from justice. The jury found the editor
guilty, and fined him $50.
The opening exercises ofthe Virginia
school OF methods took place at Char
lottesville yesterday evening, in the
presence of large crowd. Addresses
of welcome were made by Mayor John
S. Patton and F. A. Massey, superin-
tendent of public schools. Responses
were made by Hon. John E. Mansy,
State superintendent of public instruc-
ton; Prof Noah K. Davis, of the Uni
versity of Virginia, and the instructors
of the school. Four hundred teachers
will attend.