Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. A. B. Donahoe died at his resi-
dence in Fredericksburg Sunday morn
ing, aged SIS years.
Mrs. Susome Lupton died at her resi-
deoce in Winchester, yesterday, after
lingering illness, aged about IS years.
General Wade Hampton and his
daughter, Miss Mary S. Hampton, are
the guests of Colonel Thomas l., Pres
ton, on Preston Heights, Charlottesville.
At Lynchburg yesterday the baseball
teams of Yale and the University of
Virginia played game which was won
by the former by score Is to II.
The old St. Charles Hotel, on Main
street Richmond a once valuable and
popular hotel, was sold yesterday for
$4,000.
The residence of Junius Vaughan,
colored, near Disputanta Station, Prince
George county, was destroyed by fire
Sunday night and he and his two child
rem were burned to death.
| The st. Georges Protestant Episco-
pal church property in Danviile will be
sold at auction to the highest bidder
on May 7th, in pursuance of decree
entered at the March term of the Hust-
ings court of that city.
AS Miss Emma G. Marshall was crosa-
ing trestle bridge on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad near Staunton yes
terday she was struck by an engine and
thrown some fifteen feet to the ground
below, but was only slightly injueed.
A contract was let in Richmond on
Saturday for the building, of the Spence
Library Building, for the Union Theo-
logical Seminary. The library will be
named after William Wallace Spence,
OF Baltimore, who contributed $25, 900
for its erection.
Addie Gordon. negro girl, fifteen
gears old, on Saturday evening jumped
from train at Burkeyille going thirty
five miles an hour, landed on her head
and will die. 1t was her first ride on
train, and when the brakeman called
Burkeville, the place where she was
going, she jumped, not knowing the
train would stop.
Mr.. G. F. Slagle and Miss W. B.
Powers, both from Richmond, were
married in the parlor of the Jefferson
Hotel, in Washington, yesterday morn
ing by the Rev. ]. j. Muir, of the E
street Baptist Church. There was
some obstacle in the way of their being
married at home, and the young people
took the matter in their own hands,
and decided to run away.
Gov. O'Ferrall on Saturday joined
the Second Presbyterian Church, of
Richmond of which Rev. DIR. Moses D..
Hoge is pastor He was received into
J the church by letter from the Harrison
| burg church, of which he and his wife
are members. The Governors connect
ing himself with Richmond congrega-
ton is accepted as an indication that he
has determined to make his future home
10 that city.
A conference of gold democrats was
held in Richmond q few days ago, when
the matter of the coming State cam
gaign was discussed. 1t was determin.
ed at that meeting that if the democrat
ic State convention shall indorse the
Chicago convention determined oppo-
sition will be made lin this State. AT
this conference were some of the best
known anti-free.silver leaders in the
State.
Colonel George Platter Tayloe died
Sunday night at his home, half a mile
east of Roanoke. He was the son of
Col. John Tayloe, au intimate friend Of
George Washington, and was born in
Richmond county, October 16, 1904. He
was one o. eighteen children and John,
his oldest brother, as lieutenant in
the United States navy, participated in
the celebrated battle between the Con-
stitution and the Guerrero, August 10
1912.
Mr.. Charles Eure, respected citizen
of Portsmouth, attempted suicide yes
terday by shooting himself in the ear.
His wife was in the room at the time,
and as soon as she realized what her
husband had done summoned medical
assistance, and the man was removed
to the hospital. A portion of the ball
was removed and he will probably re-
cover. Eure is very anxious to recover,
and says this is his last attempt at TAX
ing his own life.