Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| The Virginia republican State COM
mittee met in Lynchburg to-day.
The Virginia Synod of the Lutheran
Church met in Winchester to-day.
Rev. J. W. Lupton, OF Clarkville,
Tenn, and Mrs. Charlotte Eichelberg-
er, of Winchester, were married IN the
latter city yesterday.
| DR.. R. W. Chancellor, highly es-
teemed citizen and physician, died at
his home at Silcott's Spring, Loudoun
county, on Saturday, aged about hity
years.
The Old Dominion steamship City OF
Columbia, which piled between New
York and Norfolk, has been sold to the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company for
the Klondike trade.
Prospects are very fattering for a
highly successful exhibition OF the
Loudoun Live Stock Association, whose
annual show begins on the fair grounds
in Leesburg on Wednesday, August 20.
Mrs. Laura E. Hotel, wife OF NJ: b.
Hotel, chairma of the republican
county central committee OF Shenan-
doah county, and one of Woodstock 8
most popular women, died yesterday
aged 3S years after brief illness OF ty-
phoid fever.
Johu E. Rowland, a revenue inform
er, who had been arrested tor breaking
into 8 spring house, was taken from
the officers in Runneybog, Franklin
county, Monday night and shot to
Heath. The mob was, it is supposed,
composed of moonshiners.
William Harvey Alley, a young
white man of Richmond, attempted to
commit suicide last night by cutting
his throat with razor. He is native
of Southampton county. Unrequited
love and inability to get work he gives
as the causes which led to his act. he
will recover.
The State farmers alliance met in
Richmond last night and passed sew.
eral amendments to the constitution.
looking to the reorganization of the al
lance next year on non-political ba-
sis. F. B. Jones, of Appomatto1, was
elected representative to the national
alliance. J. ]. Silvay was reelected Sec
rotary and treasurer, and the election
of the other officers went over until
next year.
A dwelling house on the farm belong.
ing to the estate of the late Archibald
Douglas, and situated near Whites
Ford, on the Potomac, in Loudoun
county, was destroyed by fire Monday
oight. Mr.. Harvey Tritapoe and fami-
ly, who occupied the house barely es-
capped with their lives, and did not
save a single article of furniture
and little or no clothing. The fire oc
cured about y o'clock and its origin is
unknown.
James NJ. Thomas was arrested in
Manchester, yesterday on the informa-
ton of Wilbur Turner, porter in q
grocery store, on the charge Of plotting
to hold up and rob the cashier of the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany, when be went to the bank at
noon to make deposit. The cashier
leaves the power-house every day about
noon and goes to the bank with bag
full of money. The plot, as alleged,
~as to hold up the cashier and rob him
of the funds, which amount to snug
sum.
The city council of Roanoke at an
adjourned meeting last night repealed
the ordinance licensing "nickel in the
slot" machines, and also adopted an
other ordinance making the operation
of said machines an offense punishable
by fine of $50 per day for each day
used. The ordinance also provides for
refundiDg the license tax paid for the
fiscal year on the machines and forbids
the use of any other gambling device
in the city. There are six of these
machines in operation in Roanoke, and
it is claimed they have had bad effect
on the community.
A dispatch from Norfolk says: News
of the tragic death of q mother and
daughter comes from Red Springs.
Mrs. Emeline Tolar and her little
daughter, Mary, were run over and in
stantly killed by train in charge OF
conductor Mclaughlin and Engineer
Gilway. Just about the time the train
was due Mrs. Tolar and her two daugh-
tiers were crossing the trestle at the
swamp near Red Springs, but, before
they had reached the other side, the
train approached at high rate ofspeed.
When the engineer first saw them he
thought they were across the trestle.
The next instant he saw their peril, re-
versed his engine, and applied the air
brakes, but it was too late. The young
err daughter and her mother were
crushed to death, but the other daugh-
| ter escaped.