Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The State Fair closed yesterday. III
was not success.
Senator Grady, OF New York, address
sed large meeting in Lynchburg last
night.
Mormon elders have been preaching
on the street corners, in Fredericks-
burg for several nights.
The United States recruiting station
at Lynchburg will be abolished, the
order taking effect on November 10.
MIR. F. NJ. Alridge, of Fredericks-
burg, died on Thursday. aged fifty-four
years. He had been in declining health
for several years.
Hog cholera still prevails in some
sections of Loudoun county, one farmer
in the northern part reporting that OF
ninety head he has but seven left.
Miss Gertrude Rives, daughter Of Col.
| 4. L. Rives, was married today in
Grace Church, near Castle Hill, Abe
marie county, TO Mr.. Allen Potts, OF
Richmond.
Capt. A. r. Toulson, prominent
citizen OF Reedville, northumberland
county, and a member OF the firm Of
the Hinton Toulson Company, guano
manufacturers OF that county, died
Thursday night.
Col. ". F. Wickham, Of Powhatan,
was yesterday elected president Of the
Virginia Agricultural Society. The
new president is son OF the late Gen.
w. F. Wickham, vice president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
The Milton Smoke Burner Co. has
made favorable contract with the b.
& O. Southwestern railroad for the in
PRODUCTION of the smoke burning de-
device, invented by Mr.. Jno. Milton.
Of Loudoun county, upon the locomo'
tives OF said road.
C. w. Hammerley, auctioneer, sold
on Monday, for Messrs. McCabe and
Garrett, commissioners in Gilmore vs.
Gilmore, the farm containing 1454 acres
occupied by j. Russell Gilmore, and sit
uated about miles south of Farewell
for $l0.10 per acre, B. F. Safer pur-
chaser.
State Chairman Ellyson has received
letters from every section OF the State
and he says all OF them were encourag-
ing. His information is that Augusta
and Bedford will each give the demo
Gratis majority OF l, 400 or 800. Let
tiers from the far southwest say Will
liams will defeat General Walker by a
very large majority.
Mr.. John w. Luke died at his home,
Ingleside, Clarke county, on the 18th,
in the eighty-second year Of his age.
He was one of the Oldest and most
honored ctizehs of that county. Besides
being in the Legislature, he has filled
many other positions Of honor and use
fitness. For years he mas been an Of
ficer in the Presbyterian church OF
Berryville.
Senator Daniel left Lynchburg yes
terday for Rural Retreat, in southwest
ern Virginia, where he expects to
speak this evening. This will be Sena-
tor Daniels active entrance into the
campaign, as he has spoken only twice
during the fall-once at Boonsboro,
postoflice in Bedford county, and again
at Danvile He also introduced Mr..
Bryan in Richmond.
The name of John Mitchell was sent
to the secretary of the Commonwealth,
Lawless, as candidate for Congress in
the Richmond district. In acknowl-
edging the receipt of the hotice
OF candidacy the secretary address
ed his letter to John Mitchell. 1t fell
into the hands Of John Mitchell, jr., the
alderman, who published it. Mr.. Law
less now notifies that colored politician
unless he promptly returns this COM
municatiOn the postal authorities will
be set on him.
Colored Alderman John Mitchell,
owner of the Planet, the organ of his
race in Richmond, is making war upon
the republican managers there. The
State committee, Mitchell asserts, has
dropped two dozen or more colored can
vassers employed on the stump and
otherwise ignored his race. The color
ed alderman has called meetings for
next week, at which. it is expected,
there will be demand for better treat
ment for the negroes. They complain
that none of the Hanna money is reach
ing them.
Councilman Samuel Cotton, OF
Norfolk, was arraigned in the police
court yesterday accused by Mrs. Flor
ence Porter of criminally assaulting her
little fve-year old daughter. The IL
tie one was playing on Wide street,
near her home. Cotton, who happen
ed along, gave the child doll baby
The little girl suffered eXcruciating
agony Thursday night, and until her
testimony can be taken the case has
been continued by the police Justice.
Cotton was committed to Jail without
bail. From subsequent development it
appears that Cotton will have to stand
trial for his life.
At Tuner Marlboro. Md. Yesterday Morda-