Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

In Henry county, yesterday, Charles
Waller accidentally shot and killed
Henry Fontaine while hunting.
The socialist labor party of Fred
ericksburg, has nominated Samuel De-
Shazo, of that city, for Congress.
A. D. Harding, Petersburg jeweler,
was robbed of $500 worth of jewelry On
Saturday by an abscondiug clerk.
A large new dry dock will, it is
said, be shortly constructed at the yards
of the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company.
The Stafford republicans yesterday
elected delegates to the Culpeper con.
vention favorable to the nomination oil
Capt. McCaull for Congress.
An attachment was sworn out yes
terday by several parties, creditors OF
Chas. F. and John II. Dishman, who
have pickle factory in Falmouth.
Mrs. S. W. Carmichael died suddenly
at her home in Fredericksburg yester-
day, aged ffty-nine years. A nus
band and five children survive her.
Mrs. Betsy Cannon died at the resi-
dence of her son, Mr.. ]. S. Cannon,
near Smiths Mill, in Spotsylvania coun
ty, Sunday night, aged upwards OF 81
years.
National Chairman Jones has written
to State Chairman Ellyson that MIR.
Bryan will certainly make speeches in
Virginia during September, and that
the State committee will be duly in
formed of the time of his coming.
Mr.. S. R. Murkland has discovered
what may prove a rich find on his
place in Amherst county. 1t is a vein
of the purest graphite, about two icet
in circumference. He will put num-
Der of men to work in a few weeks to
follow the vein, which is on a hillside
Gold has recently been discovered OF
a branch emptying into Bull Run, SIX
miles southwest OF Manassas, on prop
erty owned by daughter of William
Simpson, in Prince William county.
Investigations thus fur prove that the
gold is in paying quantity, and the pros,
pector is sanguine of sooD striking q
rich vein.
The democrats of Goochland county
held a convention Yesterday to elect
delegates to the congressional conven-
ton. Congressman Elicit and his OPP
ponent, Capt John Lamb, both made
speeches. Colonel Elicit received the
entire delegation of six. New Kent's
four delegates are for Lamb. The pri-
mary on Thursday in Richmond will
practically settle the contest.
Christopher Brant Holland, for forty
years prominent citizen and tobacco
MIST of Danville, died suddenly yester-
day evening while seated in his office.
Apoplexy was the cause. Deceased
was born 10 Franklin County, sixty.
three years ago. He was director OF
the Virginia Midland Railway, and
continued as such during all the changes
through which the road has passed up
to the time of his death.
News has reached Lynchburg of the
destruction by fire yesterday morning
of what is known as the old Perry man.
sion, near Pedlar's Mills, in Amhers,
county. The house was occupied by a
Mrs. Long, lady of about ninety-tive
years of age. There were number OF
children in the house at the time, and
as the entire building was wrapped in
| flames before the fire was discovered
they had very narrow escape from
| death.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, made
speech at Berryville on Saturday,
The courthouse was crowded with rep
resentative men from Clarke and I'D
Joining counties. He said there was
only one issue in this campaign, wheth-
err we should have both silver and gold
for money, or gold only. The crowd
was heartily in accord with the speak
err. Immediately after the speaking
vas over Bryan and Sewall club was
organized with Mr.. Marshall McCor-
mick as president.