Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

In the election at Charlottesville Last
night of delegates to the State demo
cratic convention at Roanoke, Ellyson
got six and Tyler two delegates.
The local alumni of the University of
Virginia met in Richmond yesterday
and by a large majority endorsed the
proposition to create the Office of presi-
dent of the university.
The National Association of Dental
Examiners began it's fifteenth annual
session at Old Point Comfort yesterday.
At the same time representatives of the
dental colleges of the United States
assembled in annual meeting there.
A syndicate has been formed by
| number of wealthy men in Richmond
for the purpose of engaging largely in
the beet sugar industry. A large fac.
tory is to be built below the city, and If
experiments now being made are salts.
factory it is proposed to devote several
thousand acres to the cultivation OF
sugar beets next year.
R. E. Lee Camp, OF Richmond, last
night adopted resolution declaring 1t
inexpedient for that organization to in
dorse the movement to invite the Il. A..
R. to hold their encampment in Rich
mond. This action was taken after
more than two hours discussion. The
matter may be brought before Pickett
camp on Monday night.
| 1t is stated that the populists will
not oppose Major J. Hoge Tyler, who,
In all probability, will be nominated
for governor by the democratic conven-
| ton at Roanoke. 1t is understood the
populists will make no other nomiDa-
tons beside that of Captain Cooke for
Lieutenant Governor, whether he is in
dorsed by the democratic convention or
not.
Edward Crismond pleaded guilty in
the Hastings Court in Norfolk yester-
day to the charge of burning White
bursts Hall and was sentenced to i've
years in the penitentiary. All remain.
ing charges against Crismond and
Glover were abandoned. These are
the last of the frebug cases. -Four men
have been convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for various terms, OF
which Chrismond's is the shortest.
]. Temple Goddin and Jacob Del,
trick, prominent contractors, and until
recently partners, had fierce fight in
the shop of the latter in Richmond yes
terday evening. The trouble grew out
of Goddin charging his former associ-
ate with circulating damaging report
about him. Hot words resulted, and
as Deitrick made at Goddin with a
camp stool, the latter met him with q
spill and dealt him a blow over the
head that laid his skull open to the
] bone.
I For several days it has been reported
in Newport News that large school
of sharks have been playing in the
river, and several tempts have been
made to capture one or more of the big
fish. Yesterday T. G. Williams, master
of the sloop Dorado, succeeded in cap
turing female and with great difficulty
landed it aboard his craft. It measur.
ed nearly nine feet long, and was over
four feet in circumference, Mr.. Viii.
liams brought his prize ashore, where
it was exhibited, several hundred peo-
pie viewing il. Later in the day its
head was cut of and its body,
which weighed nearly $50 pounds, was
lowed out into the river, where it was
sunk.
Oae of the most novel charges ever
brought against railway company do
ing an interstate business, aud probably
the first case on record, was opened by
the warrant issued in Norfolk yester-
day against the Southern Railway Com
pany. The large number of excur-
sions being run to Norfolk from interior
points has filed the city with people,
many of whom are penniless, and be-
come charges on that city. Yesterday
morning John Burns, of Greensboro,
N. c., was arraigned in the Police Court
as vagrant. He stated that he arriv-
ed in Norfolk on an excursion, and a
warrant was Immediately issued against
the southern Railway Company officials
for bringing pauper into the city. The
warrant is returnable August 9Th.
Burns was committed.
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