Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

PlRUIlHIA NEWOs
Rev. w. w. Owens, of King George
county, has been rendered a call, which
he has accepted, to Bethel Baptist
Church, at White Oak, in Stafford
county.
8. r. Chittum died at his rooms in
Staunton yesterday. Mr.. Chittum was
on the streets on Sunday the picture of
health. He was from Raphine, Rock
bridge county.
David B. Hill, negro politician, and
John Sheridan, q white man, made
their escape from northampton Jail
several nights ago by breaking through
the roof and climbing over the wall.
Judge Montgomery Slaughter, war
mayor and ex.judge of Fredericksburg,
was stricken with paralysis ofthe brain
yesterday. There is slight improve
ment in his condition, but he is serious
ly ill.
The property of the Wesleyan Fe-
male Institute, at Staunton, was put up
at auction yesterday under decree OF
the court, and taken down at the nomi-
nal price of $4,000. The property has
cost, with all improvements, $4,000.
Miss Jane Campbell, daughter of Mr..
Alfred Campbell, near Goshen, while
horseback riding near her home on Sat-
urday afternoon, was struck by light
ming. She and the horse were found
dead in the road by friends of the young
lady.
W. B. Fogg was sentenced in the
Hustings Court of Richmond yesterday
for three years in the penitentiary for
holding up and attempting to rob a
well.to do colored man. Fogg was i'm
plicated in the Acquia Creek express
robbery two years ago, but was cleared.
The two-story brick structure on Ca
nal street, Danville, owned by the
Riverside Mills Company, and occupied
as tobacco-box mandatory by NOEL
& Woodward, was burned at midnight
| with It's contents, large stock of lum-
Der and much valuable machinery The
loss on building will amount to 5000 /;
the loss on stock and machinery may
reach 5000.
The fine mill of Capt. Jno. M. Smith,
in Spottyslvania, was burned to the
ground on Saturday. Smiths mill had
two sets of stones, and one chop mill
and saw mill attached. The mill,
which was located on the Nj river,
about mile from Massaponax Church,
in Spottsylvania county, was entirely
destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon to
gether with lot of lumber and grain.
lakewood Memorial celebration 10
Richmond yesterday afternoon was at
tended with large parade and mill
Iary display, and the 10000 Confed
crate graves in that cemetery were pro-
! fusely decorated. Senator John W..
Daniel, the orator, made thrilling ad
dress. Alphonzo Stevens, member of
the Blues band, fell dead while march
! ing at the head of the Blues battalion.
The suit of Mrs. Laura Dowden
against Major Lewis Ginter for S25, 900,
which was expected to be called yester
day in the Law and Equity Court Of
Richmond was continued to July s.
The plaintiff in the case was formerly
housekeeper for Major Ginter and was
discharged, she claims, by his orders
after the alleged loss OF valuable jewel
ry. she brought suit for $4,000 each
against her old employer and his niece,
Miss Arens.
Judge Prentis, of the Norfolk City
Circuit Court, yesterday rendered de-
cision of Importance as affecting the
uoted Goodrich ordinance regulating
.he sale of liquor in Norfolk. The de
:ision holds that the section of the or
dinance providing that license shall not
be granted to sell whisky in any build.
ing located on street of less than thir-
" feet in width is invalid, as limiting
| 10 too great an extent the license grant
ing power Of the court.
MIR. VIM. W. Old, of Powhatan
county, and son of Major Charles Old,
died of pneumonia Sunday afternoon.
Deceased was grandson of Benjamin
Watkins Leigh, one of the most distin-
guished men in Virginia in his day.
The young man contracted his fatal i'll
ness in waiting upon his father, who
has the same disease. and whose death
is almost daily expected. A colored
nurse who has also been waiting on the
major, is down with the disease and
may die.