Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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The Episcopal High School boys will
given an entertainment shortly after
Easter for the benefit of their atnietic
association.
Governor O'Ferrall, it is reported,
has said he will not support the nomi-
nee if the Virginia convention declares
for free silver.
Bishop Newton has accepted an in,
vitation of the boys Of the Episcopal
High School to preach the final sermon
on Sunday night, June Goth.
Judge Baker P. Lees friends in
Hampton are pushing bis candidacy for
the democratic nomination for Govern
or, and they think his chances OF sue
cess are good.
At Staunton yesterday the jury fail
ed to agree in the case of George S.
Lightner, former Staunton attorney,
charged with emh zzlement of clients
funds. A new trial was set for the May
term.
Westover, the Byrd estate on the
James, has been purchased from Major
Drury by Richard Dunlop, of Peters
burg. The estate contains about l,SOO
acres, and is one of the most historic in
the country.
The celebrated litigation, involving
the rights of the Southern Railway
systems to cut rates, was concluded be-
fore Judge Hughes, in the United
States Circuit Court, in Norfolk, yes
terday, and the Judge now has the
matter under advisement.
A freight wreck occurred yesterday
on the James River division of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, near
Indian Rock A number of coal cars
were thrown from the track and con-
siderably damaged. Traffic was de-
layed for only few hours.
a small boy named Clark discovered
ern track east of Christianburg yester-
day, and knowing that the east bound
passenger train was due, ran half
mile up the track and stopped it. The
slide covered an enormous boulder that
had to be blasted before the train could
pass.
The committee on water Of the city
council of Charlottesville has recon-
mended 10 the public the plan brought
before the last meeting Of the council,
viz, the buying of pump and locating
a reservoir in the Rivanna river above
Sinclair creek. This plan OF augment
ing the city's water supply can be car
ried out at cost not exceeding $50 900.
A mass meeting was held in Rich
mond last night and addresses in be-
half of the Cuban insurgents were made
by General Bradley L. Johnson, Fl.
Smith, jr., and DIR. G. N. Thomas, OF
p, New York, representing the Cuban
League of The United States. A league
of thirty members was formed, and III.
NJ. Smith, of Richmond, made presi-
! dent.
Dennis B. Colling, one of the oldest
Masons in Richmond, died there yes
terday. A quarter oil q century ago he
was engaged in the timing business
there. Mr.. Collins was born in Wash.
ngton city on November 9, 1922. He
was the Tiler not only of all the blue
lodges, in Richmond, but also of all OF
the royal arch chapters and the two
Communicates OF Knights Templar.
Dennis Sheehan well-known citi-
zen of Clarke county, died at his home,
one mile north of Berryville, on Thurs,
day, aged lightweight years. Mr.. Shee
han was native of Cork, Ireland, COM
ing to this country when nineteen
wears of age, and had been a resident of
Clarke county over sixty years. Mr..
Sheehan walked to Berryville on Tues
day aud was apparently well until
shortly before his death.
A letter from King George county
says the Potomac fishermen have
been having hard time for two weeks
past. First, immense rains to fill the
river with drift wood and debris that
played havoc with senes and suspend
cd work. Then heavy winds that
made it impossible for days together to
make "haul.' When the wind and
weather has admitted of running the
seines at all some very superior fish
have been caught at the fisheries in
that county perch of unusual size, and
rockfsh weighing from so to 100 pounds
each.