Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Elizabeth Reamy, who was
paralyzed a few days ago, died at her
home in Fredericksburg, yesterday,
aged IS years.
A contract has been awarded to J. P.
Pettyjohn & Co., OF Lynchburg, for the
building of a large warehouse at Pin.
ner's Point, Norfolk, for the Southern
Railway.
P. B. Eastman, q prominent farmer
of Rappahannock, and Miss Maize
Deatherage, daughter of Major W. A.
Deatherage, were married at the Bap-
fist church at Flint Hill yesterday.
Misses Kennie and Dora Burton
killed q large rattlesnake a few days
ago on the farm of the late Jack Shell
ton, up the Rappahannock river, in
Stafford county. The snake had eight
%rattles.
Thomas Lewis, q colored mail car
rier, was arrested In Gloucester county
yesterday by U. S. Deputy Marshal
Cross, and brought before the federal
grand jury, in session in Norfolk, to au-
swer to the charge of robbing the mails.
Yesterday was observed as Confed-
crate Memorial Day at Leesburg, and
800 or 400 participated in the cere-
monies, which were simple and appro-
pirate. Col. John II. Alexander deliv-
cred a short address at the courthouse,
and the widow of Capt. j. N. Wampler,
Company H, Eighth Virginia Regi-
ment, presented Clinton Hatcher Camp
with a portrait of her husband.
The report that the gold democrats
will nominate Mr.. Joseph Bryan, of
Richmond, for Governor is denied by
that gentleman. General Edgar Allan,
one of the controlling managers of the
Virginia republicans, yesterday init.
mated that he thought that it would
be an easy matter for the boilers and
republicans to get together and make q
fight for the offices next fall. He said
said that if the gold men made nomi.
nations the republicans would not do
so.
The Manassas Journal completed the
second year of its publication with its
last issue and celebrated the occasion
by publishing an eight-page paper,
which was profusely illustrated, some
Of the pictures recalling the late war,
such as the Henry house, the Stone
Bridge, etc., around which bloody bat
ties were fought. 1t also publishes
Gen. Robert E. Lees official report CT
the second battle of Manassas, which
resulted SO disastrously to the Federal
army. The Journal also publishes
| other matter of interest pertaining to
| that beautiful section, which is grad
ually improving.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
held q called meeting in Lee Camp Hall
in Richmond on Monday afternoon to
/ consider a letter received by the socie-
tv from Col. William Knauss, q federal
officer, now living at Columbus, Ohio.
| For two years Colonel Knauss has been
| keeping the grass green over the graves
of 1900 southern soldiers who died dur
| ing their imprisonment at Camp Chase,
| Ohio. Colonel Knauss suggests that
perhaps the Daughters OF the Confeder-
acy might like to forward some decora-
tons TO be placed on their graves on
June /. 1t was decided that, owing to
| the state of the treasury and the prox.
unity of June l, it would be impossible
to take any steps toward the decora.
| ton of the graves this year, but it was
determined to send appeals to every
chapter of the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy throughout the South for con-
tributions to have the remains of these
| soldiers moved to the South. Every
southern State is represented in the list,
and the Richmond chapter will en-
deavor to interest all other branches in
the movement.