Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Norfolk Warehouse Company is
erecting large cotton compress in At
lautic ward.
Harrisonburg is to enlarge its water
supply and will spend $50, 900 in piping
water from Dry river, near Rawley
Springs, twelve miles distant.
A SON of R. M. Morris fell from one
of the buildings at the University OF
Virginia yesterday and was seriously
injured.
The democratic primary held in
Lynchburg yesterday for candidate
for the House of Delegates resulted In
the nomination of Upton D. Jennings.
The fifteenth annual session of the
Shenandoah Baptist Association, at
Charlestown, W. Va, adjourned yes
terday to meet next year at Front
Royal.
A colored youth named Thornton
was seriously wounded yesterday in q
cutting ARRAY by major" Chapman,
also colored, at Manassas.
Miss Eliza A. Paxson died at the
home of her brother, Mr.. 7. M. G. Pax
son, near Clark's Gap, after pretract
ed illness, at an advanced age, on
Thursday last.
Rev. L A. Racey, pastor of the Uni
ted Brethren in Christ Church, Prince
William Mission conference, has COM
menced q meeting in beautiful grove
in the suburbs of Manassas.
MIR. W. D. Hill, of Houston, Halifax
county, has been appointed Deputy
National Councillor of the Junior Order
United Americans Mechanics for the
State of Virginia.
There is reason for believing that the
81 900 which an unknown donor has re-
Gently sent the Washington and Lee
University through President Cleve
land was contributed by that gentleman
himself.
Mr.James N.Stubbs, of Gloucester, who
was recently defeated for reorganization
for the Senate, has been nominated fol
the House. Mr.. Stubs has been in
the General Assembly twenty-eighl
years.
The congregation of Black Rock
Primitive Baptist Church, fifth district
of Maryland, have determined to ex
tend a call to Elder Posey G.. Lester
an OK Congressman, of Virginia, to be
come pastor of that church to succeed
Elder Chick, who resigned.
The Richmond cattle brokers held s
meeting Yesterday and determined
hereafter to limit credit to butchers tc
one week. This is approved by the
better class of the latter trade. The
butchers are endeavoring to form ar
association to protect themselves against
the long credit system.
Officers are on the way from Wes
Virginia to Richmond with requisitior
papers for Irwin Brown, who is charg
ed with the murder of Emanuel Crull
The man with Brown when he was ar
rested in Richmond yesterday does no
answer the description of the murderer
Eckard. who escaped with Brown anc
for both of whom rewards were offered
r. D. Hudson was shot three Time;
and fatally wounded at Max Meadows
on Thursday by VIM. Cloud. Hudson
charged that his wife had been insultet
by Cloud, who is also married. Tht
two men met in the road and the shoot
ing followed. In an effort to escape
Cloud fired three shots at his victim
brother. Cloud was taken to Bristo
for safe keeping, lynching being
feared.
The fourteenth annual exhibition o
the Loudoun County Live Stock. Exhi
bition Association closed in Leesbure
on Thursday after two days. meeting
The attendance on the opening day
was small, but on Thursday nearly
three thousand people were on the
grounds. A feature of the fair was ar
exhibition drill and fancy riding by
troops E and G, Sixth United States
cavalry, given on Thursday evening
That night handsome ball was giver
the fair visitors at the town hall. Fully
three hundred persons we're present
including all the officers of the two
troops of the Sixth cavalry.