Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The first cargo of bluefsh for the
season arrived at Norfolk yesterday
and were shipped north.
Professor George Frederick Hoimef,,
OF the University of Virgins, continues
i'll, and it is feared his condition is criti-
cal.
In Richmond last night DR.. Hunter
Mcclure gave dinner to Gen. Fitz
Lee. There were about dozen or fiji
teen guests present. The consul gen.
eral expects to leave for Cuba the lat
ter part of this week.
Rev. DR.. W. R. L. Smith, of the
Tnird Baptist Church of St. Louis, has
been called to the pastorate of the Sec.
ond Baptist Church of Richmond. This
congregation has been without q pastor
for fifteen months, ever since the resig-
nation of DR.. W. W. Landrum.
Miss Pocahoutas Gay Wilson and
Mr.. Richard Cunningham Wright were
married in Richmond yesterday even
ing 10 the Church of the Covenant.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. Stewart
Wilson, of that city. The groom is 8
Well-known business man there.
]. W. Elliott, who was few weeks
ago appointed collector of customs for
the Newport News district, yesterday
took charge OF the Office. Henry Par.
ker, jr., son of Henry E. Parker. su.
periptendent of terminals for the Ohesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, was selected
by Mr.. Elliott as his cashier.
John S. Bethel, republican, yesterday
took charge of the Office of collector of
customs for the port of Richmond, vice
G. M. Wallace, democrat, retired. Mr..
Bethel appointed Mr.. Frank Murphy
as his chief deputy, to succeed Mr.. Bar
| ney Frischhorn, and Mr.. John S. De
Farges, to succeed Dr.. w. G. Num-, as
deputy collector at West Point.
Edward Estes, prominent citizen of
Henry county, was fatally shot by VIM.
| Norman yesterday. Estes heard that
Norman had been circulating deroga
tory reports about him, and went to
Norman's house to see about the mat
ter. The consultation led to quarrel
and fight. Norman shot him three
times with pistol and once with a
shotgun.
Judge W. s, Barton, OF the Circuit
Court of Stafford, has granted writ Of
error and supersedeas in the famous
case of Common wealth vs. Hunt for the
murder of Peter Schooler. The effect
of this granting of new trial will be
to set aside the former verdict, and try
the prisoner again in the Circuit Court
of Stafford. The new trial will probably
come of at the April term of the court.
Henry Saunders, of Lancaster county,
for two years resident in Baltimore, left
: on the steamer Richmond, Friday even
ing, to visit his home, at River View.
| When the boat reached the wharf, he
was missed, and is supposed to have
fallen overheard and been drowned.
Captain Gourly shares in this opinion.
He was last seen by boy on the fan
rail of the steamer. He was nephew
of R. w. Saunders, treasurer of Lancas.
ter county.
The Petersburg City Council at its
meeting last night received commu-
nication from the A. P. Hill Rifles and
Petersburg Grays, the two white mill
tary companies of Petersburg, asking
for an annual appropriation of $500
from that city to maintain the two
companies. The communication says
that unless the companies can get some
assistance from the city, it will shortly
become necessary for them to disband.
They also suggest that an armory be
built over the Center Market for the
two white companies.