Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The temperature touched the highest
point at Woodstock yesterday for the
summer. The government thermome-
tiers registered 102 during the after
noon.
Capt. r. M. Morgan, who has been
commanding officer of the Petersburg
Grays for the past thirteen months, has
rendered his resignation as an officer
and member of the company.
The steamer Alabama, in dense fog,
ran into the British tramp steamer
Erie, lying at anchor off Lambert's
Point yesterday evening, but neither
vessel was damaged to any extent.
Mrs. Eppa Hunton, jr., daug liter OF
General William 81. Payne, who has
been at Narragansett Pier, returned on
Monday to her home in Warrenton,
where she is reported seriously Ill.
The contested election case in
Lynchburg by the workingmep's party
of John Boze and others vs.. E. Q. Ham.
ner and others, growing out OF the city
election held last spring, has been dis
missed on account of the non-appear-
ance in court of the contestants, when
the case was called.
The democratic primaries yesterday
resulted in the nomination of Hon.
Isaac Diggs as foater delegate for the
House Of Delegates in King William
and Hanover counties. In Louisa
county Capt. W. B. Pendleton is the
democratic nominee for the House OF
Delegates.
Samuel Clarkson, the colored clerk
who was recently appointed by Collec'
tor Brady, yesterday resigned. CLARK
son served under the collector when he
held Office under Harrison. Some time
ago Clarkson, who is keeper of a bar
| In Richmond, was convicted OF q viola.
ton of the federal revenue laws. This
fact was published and resulted in
Clarkson's resignation.
James Golightly, of Carper's Valley,
near Winchester, who has the reputa
ton of beating his wife, was attacked
several nights ago and given sound
thrashing while in bed by four men,
whom he says he identified as Joseph
Rainsberger, Stewart Ernest and Ed.
ward Grim, of Winchester. He had
warrants sworn out for their arrest and
| they will be tried on Saturday.
Before daylight yesterday the house
in Norfolk of Mr.. John Stevens, well
known politician and secretary to Col.
William Lamb, republican State chair
man, was burglarized. His trousers
pocket was relieved of $43. Chloroform
| was used on the inmates of the house,
and nothing was known of the visit OF
thieves until Mr.. Stevens recovered
from the effect of the drug.
= The democratic Senatorial convention
| for that district met in Fredericksburg
yesterday and unanimously nominated
DR.. G. NJ. Wallace, of Stafford, for the
Senate. Mr.. G. ]. Henry, of Stafford
county, has announced himself candi-
date for the democratic nomination for
the Legislature from the counties OF
Stafford and King George. MIR. 7. W.
Berrey ia also candidate. DIR. w. d.
Quesenbury has entered the race for
the democratic nomination to represent
Caroline county in the next Legislature.
Mr.. T. D. Coghill is also spoken of fol
the nomination.
Judge 81. M. Ford has returned to
Lynchburg from Richmond and Nor
folk, where he secured pardon for
W. E. Turner, formerly of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, who has been
in the penitentiary for three years. 1t
seems that Turner was the victim of o
conspiracy of his wife, who accused
him of an assault on her daughter, for
which he was sentenced in the Corpo-
ration Court of Norfolk to ten years in
the penitentiary. After the trial his
wife secured divorce and married an
Euglisbman. Afidavlts were made
showing that her people admitted that
it was a job put up on Turner by his
wife, and it was on the strength OF
these that he was pardoned.