Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.
NJ. F. Wharton, formerly of Luray,
died at Waldo, Texas, recently.

NJ. F. Wharton, formerly OF Luray,
died at Waldo, Texas, recently.
The "Summer Normal" school of Vir-
GINA will be held at Tappahannock.
Mr.. VIM. F. Butler, one of the Oldest
citizens Of Richmond, and perhaps the
Oldest Mason in the city, died yester-
day.
Mrs. Thomas L. Monroe, eldest daugh-
ter of MIR. Thomas n. Fraklin, OF Fred
ericksburg, died at her home in Rich
mond yesterday.
Mrs. Sally Brent, very old lady,
supposed to be a hundred years old
aud certainly very near that age, died
on Saturday last and was buried IN the
cemetery at Marshall on Monday.
Measles has broken out in the State
penitentiary, and is giving the authorl-
ties of that prison considerable trouble.
There are already thirty cases in the
prison and the disease is likely to ex-
tend.
One of Col. r. n. Dulany's pair OF
beautiful hackney mares, for which, 1t
is said, he had recently been offered
81 200, had her leg broken by kick a
few days since near Upperville and had
to be shot.
Thomas George, colored, has been
arrested, charged with having murder
ed young man Damed Crasley in Lam
caster county three years ago. George
admits the killing, but says he acted 10
self-defense.
Bethel Academy, with the attached
farm, in Fauquier county, was on Tues.
day sold at public auction to Colonel
R. Augustus Mcintyre, who is the son
in-law of the late Major A. G. Smith,
the founder of the academy.
The game between the Baltimore and
the Petersburg ball teams yesterday at
Petersburg ended in row, the Balti.
mores, smarting under their inability to
make single run against a Junior
team, became very aggressive and sew
eral blows were exchanged between
members of the two teams.
The Virginia conference of the color
ed Methodist Church, representing $50
churches and 5000 members, met in
Richmond, last night. 1t is presided
over by Bishop Gaines, of Georgia, who
requested the prayers of the conference
for Cuba, and appointed committee
to prepare resolutions of sympathy with
the Cuban patriots.
Mr.. John Pope, vice-president of the
American Tobacco Company, died in
Richmond yesterday. He leaves an es-
tate valued at several millions of dol
lars. He was native of Brooklyn.
He was about forty years old and went
to Richmond with Maj. Ginter about
twenty-five years ago. He was IN.
married aud leaves brother and two
sisters, who live in Brooklyn.
A political sensation was sprung in
Norfolk by the indictment yesterday
by the grand jury of ]. Frank East, for
the embezzlement of public funds
to the amount of s53. East was police
Justice under the "ring rule" Of Nor
folk, which was terminated two years
ago. The Corporations Attorney,
elected on the reform ticket, has been
engaged for some time in unearthing
evidence of the corruption of the ring
officials, and it is said that yesterday
indictment is but the first of nearly q
hundred to follow.
Edwin Gould, of Norfolk, who was
on Tuesday indicted by the grand jury
of the U. S. District Court at Rich
mond, for sending obscene matter
throug Oh the mails to the wife Of Gov.
O'FerralI, was arrested in Norfolk yes
terday evening hy Deputy q. S. Mar
shall Cross and taken to Richmond for
trial. Gould makes grave charges of
immortality against some of the most
prominent citizens in Richmond who
have their offices in the same building.
Among other things he claimed that be
has often acted as procurer for prom
inent judge and lawyer there who are
married men.