Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The residence of E. 4. Marshall, at
Berryville, was entirely destroyed by
fire on Thursday.
The Manassas Journal purposes MIR:
J. E. Willard of Fairfax as chairman OF
the State democratic committee.
Dickinson and Cumberland counties
yesterday elected delegates to the State
convention in favor of Tyler for Gov
ernor.
The democrats of Fredericksburg
will hold mass meeting July 70 to
elect delegates to the gubernatorlal and
legislative conventions.
Mrs. Caroline Gordon Reynolds, wife
| of the late DR.. r. B. Reynolds, died
yesterday at her home in Frederlcks-
burg, after an illness of only two days
Albert Craig, aged thirty, died at
Covington. KY, Yesterday, leaving a
widow fifteen years old. The couple
were married with the consent OF their
parents one year ago.
Mr.. George NJ. Weanning died at the
residence of his brother, Mr.. John y.
Weanning, near Taylortown, Loudoun
county. on Wednesday, after short
illness from cholera-morbus, in the 10Th
year of his age.
The case of ex-City Auditor W. A.
| Noble, charged with embezzlement,
came up in the Hastings Court, OF
Richmond, yesterday, and was contln-
ued to the September term, the defend
ants bond being reduced from 81, 600 to
81, 800.
II. W. Creighton, a well-known col.
ored barber of Lynchburg, discharged
shot gun at John W. Wilson, col
! ored carpenter and politician in that
! city yesterday. The trouble originated
from reflections cast by Wilson on
Creighton's daughter, a teacher in the
public schools of that city. Wilson was
not hurt.
William W. Waite, serving q five
year sentence in the Kings county, n.
Y, penitentiary for assault, was yes
terdsy released on pardon from Presi
dent Mckinley. The prisoner is said
to be very sick. On January Is, 1898,
Waite was sentenced to prison by Judge
Robert W. Hughes, of Norfolk. His
term would have expired on August
%, 1898.
Judge Whittle, of the Henry Circuit
Court, heard argument at Lynchburg
Yesterday on the petition of the Frank
Ign and Pittsylvania Railroad Co. for
an injunction to restrain the Southern
Railway Company from abandoning
the operation OF the first named rail-
road, which plaintiffs claim there was
every indication that the latter intend
ed to do. Both sides were represented
by able counsel and decision is ex-
= pected in short time.
During the food in the Shenandoah
river in 1889 several heavy timbers
struck the spring-house of MIR. John A.
I T. Grigsby, in Clarke county and de-
molshed it, burying beneath the walls
its contents. A few days ago Mr..
Grigsby undertook to remove the de-
bris and clean out the spring, and in
doing 80 found roll of butter, which,
when removed from the cloth in which
it was wrapped, was as fresh and sweet
as if it had just been churned.
Joseph Fife, the negro arrested in
Richmond on Thursday, charged with
attempting criminal assault upon Mrs.
Marks, of that city, and Miss Rus
sell, of Norfolk, was indicted by a spe-
cial grand jury of the Hastings court
yesterday, and will be put on trial for
his life to-day. Yesterday one side of
the courtroom was lined with police
men, and every precaution taken to
prevent any attempt on the prisoners
life. The feeling is intense. Punish
ment will be quickly melted out to the
prisoner, and the penalty under the
Virginia law is death.
The executive committee of the Bat
tlefeld Park Association, of Fredericks-
burg, yesterday selected Mayor w. S.
| White and Councilman E. D. Cole to
attend the meeting Of the Grand Army
of the Republic, at Buffalo, n. Y, Au-
gust %, to urge the Endorsement of the
proposition to establish national park
at Fredericksburg, with the view of
bringing the subject before Congress. 1t
is understood that the report of the
committee, of which Gen. Edgar Allan
is chairman, to be presented at the
Buffalo meeting of the G. A. R., will
strongly recommend the project.
Williamsburg was startled yesterday
morning upon hearing that an attempt
at assault by negro named Winson
had been made during the night upon
one of the daughters of Mr.. James Gill
liam, who lately removed on the Chase
farm from Michigan. About 2 o'clock
in the morning the negro who was after.
wards recognized, and who is employed
on the farm, entered the upstairs.
room of Mr.. Gilliam's residence by
means of ladder, while his two daugh-
ters were sleeping. One was awak-
ened by being touched by the hands Of
the man, and upon an outcry being
made the negro escaped from the
house. Mr.. Gillian subsequently
caught the negro, but he again made
his escape.
CrEvFTAND AN EDIICATOR. If ia re.