Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Lamb mass meeting called to
meet at Edinburg yesterday, was cap.
tured by the anti-Lamb men.
! Mrs. Virginia Milburn, widow of
the late Fletcher Milburn, died at her
home in Leesburg, on Tuesday in the
73rd year of her age.
Mr.. Joe Neville, residing near Min
evab, Warren county, died suddenly on
Friday last. He was in the Confed-
crate army during the late war.
Adjutant General Anderson has re-
ceived from Governor O'Ferrall, with
his approval, the application from the
naval militia at Norfolk for permission
to form a naval division.
Miss Mary Hunter Gray. daughter of
Mr.. j. Bowie Gray, of Stafford, and
Mr.. Ernest Deans, of Wilson, N. G.
were married yesterday at St. Georges
Church, Fredericksburg.
The Lamb republicans of Norfolk
last night held a very large meeting
and elected a full delegation to the
Lynchburg convention Colonel VIM.
Lamb was chosen to head the delega,
ton.
Miss Belle Waller Langhorne, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Katherine and the late
Chas. Langhorne, and Edwin W. Good
win, of Nelson county, we're married IN
Lynchburg yesterday afternoon at the
residence of the bride.
Collector ofInternal Revenue Brady
says Secretary Doyle, of the civil SER
vice commission, who visited Rich
mond Tuesday, is "either densely ig.
norant of civil service or practiced
piece of trickery" on Colonel Brady.
Tee new steam lightship built for
duty off the coast on Diamond shoal,
off Hatteras, arrived at the Virginia
capes from New York Tuesday night
and anchored. Yesterday she proceed
cd out to her station, in company with
the lighthouse tender Maple. She will
be commanded by Captain Blom.
The republican chairmen of the Rich
mond district will meet there to-day to
consider the question of making legis-
tive nominations. State Chairman Ag-
new and other well.known leaders are
expected to be present. 1t seems to be
we'll understood that the republicans
will make no nominations in Richmond
or in the counties of Hanover or Cbes-
terfeld.
Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan, the New York
capitalist, who has become famous by
his efforts to control the Seaboard Air
Line system of railways, and who,
since he was tharted at the last annual
meeting of the line, has Keen unremit-
ting in his efforts to GUST the present
management, is now making strenuous
-fiorts to 80 shape his plans that he
will control the annual meeting, which
lis called for October 5, and scoop the
property he has so long coveted.
A meeting of the county and city
chairmen of the republican party in the
sixth district was held in Lynchbnre
last night in accordance with notice
given by Mr.. Park Aguew, State chair
man, for the purpose of discussing the
advisability of putting candidates for
the Legislature in the field. No def
ate plan was decided upon. The SEN
timent of those present was unani-
mously in favor OF indorsing the State
committee and opposing the conven-
tion of the Lamb faction.
In the Police Court of Richmond
yesterday Mrs. M. ]. Balm, we'll
known and very pretty lady of that
city, was placed under bond of $500
to keep the peace for being common
scold. This is the first time such q
Judgment has been rendered in that
part of the State for more than quar-
Ter of century possibly. The warrant
charges the lady "that she did unlaw-
fully be and was common scold and
turbulent brawler and sower of discord
and strife among the honest and quie'
neighbours" etc.
The conference of county republican
chairmen for the First district, called
by State Chairman Park Agnew, met
at Fredericksburg yesterday, with
Morgan Treat as the personal repre-
sentative of the State chairman. They
considered the condition in each coun
~ relative to nominated candidates,
and adjourned after passing resolutions
in favor of supporting candidates, ir
respective of their political views, who
will pledge themselves to secure honest
election laws and pledging their sup
port to the party led by Park Agnew as
chairman.
A letter from Richmond says: "Sen.
ator Martins friends are expressing
themselves as being delighted with the
canvass the Senator is making il this
campaign. They think he will improve
with the people on acquaintance and
will help his chances for the Senate by
his political speeches. In this connec-
ton it may be remarked that MIR. Mar
tins opponents say over half the Sena-
tors so far nominated are opposed to
him. They point to the fact that Sena
tor Stubs, of Gloucester, and Senator
Jones, of Halifax, both Martin men,
we're defeated by gentlemen said to be
outspoken in opposition to the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. Martin. 1t is to be doubted,
however, that the senatorship had very
much to do with the defeat of Messrs.
Stubs and Jordan.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers re-
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