Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Postofflce Inspector F. E. Little had
| $50 stolen from him at the Hotel Car
roll, in Lynchburg early yesterday
morning.
Miss Ruth Bruin, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. D. Bruin, died at her home
in Aide, at half-past three o'clock
Tuesday morning, aged "a years.
Rev. Leslie Cook, the alleged opera
tor in forged checks, is still in jail in
Richmond, wsiting for the action ofthe
grand jury at the January term of The
Hustlrgs court.
Mrs. Lille Turner, wife of DR.. c. B..
Turner, died at Snick ersville yesterday,
of consumption, aged about thirty
years. Mrs. Turner was only married
the first of last June.
Colonel Morton Marye has qualified
as Auditor of Public Accounts, and has
given bord in the sum of $50 900 with
the United States Fidelity aud Guaranty
Company, of Baltimore, as surety.
Capt P. II. McCaull has effected a
trade of his farm on the road between
Brandy and Alanthus, in Culpeper
county, with Mr.. John F. Rixey, for q
part of the old Harmon farm near Mt.
Perry.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Crawford, wife
of Rev. w. A. Crawford, died at the
home of her husband, at Kernstown,
Wednesday night, after lingering ILL
ness. Mrs. Crawford was Miss Pen
dleton, of Baltimore.
Judge Strother has appointed N. j..
Crop, jr., sheriff of Rappahannock
county to fill the vacancy caused by
Geurge w. Settle having qualified as a
member of the Legislature. II. j.
Miller qualified as his deputy.
Captain George D. Wise. counsel for
Mr.. j. W. Womack, who gave the
checks in the Stubs history affair, says
that if the checks were obtained from q
National Bank he will bring the matter
to the attention of the United States
Court.
John Anderson. who was yesterday
ia Norfolk convicted of the murder of
William Wallace Saunders, mate of the
schooner Olive Pecker. on the high
seas, on the 9th of August last, was SEN
fenced by Judge Golf to be banged on
March Is next.
The Mormon missionaries who have
heen operating in Richmond and sec
lion have met with such poor success
that they have disappeared from pub
lie view. They have no doubt gone into
some of the back counties, where their
teachings have therefore met with con-
siderable success.
A very pretty home wedding took
place at ths residence of Mrs. Mary
Thomas ct r 'und Hill on Tuesde y, the
! contracticv arties being Miss Tamsr
Then as and Mr. ]. Floyd Simpson, I
Philomu.,. Inc ceremony was very
impressively performed by the Rev. S.
V. Dolly. in tbs presence of few near
relatives.
The arrest il Newport News on
Wednesday night of Sam Gwynne on
the charge of impersonating an officer
has disclosed the fact that for some
time past wholesale swindie has been
perpetrated on the ignorant and BALI
witted negroes living in those parts of
that city known as the Rockets" and
'Bloodfeld."
It has just leaked out that Major
George NJ. Helms, the newly elected
superintendent of the penitentiary, LOST
S135 at his hotel in Richmond while he
| was conducting his canvass for the Of
Gee. The major on retiring one night
placed his purse in sock which he put
under his pillow. On leaving his room
the next day he forgot all about his
money and left the door Of his; sleeping
apartment open. The sock and purse
were stolen.
Mayor Taylor, of Richmond, yester-
day signed the ordinance granting a
franchise to the Virginia Electric Com
pany, of Baltimore. The franchise runs
for thirty years, and gives the company
the privilege of erecting - plant and
utilizing the waste flow of the river for
the production of electric power. 1t is
understood that the promoters of the
company will at once proceed to COM
plete their survey of the river,
and will begin the erection OF
their plant as soon as possible.