Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The first soft crabs to arrive at Baltl-
more reached there yesterday on the
steamer Richmond, of the Weems Line,
from Merry Point, Lancaster county.
At Petersburg yesterday Major Mann
Page, president of the national farmers
alliance, expressed his preference for
fighting the Virginia campaign on the
silver issue.
Captain William G. Fox, for many
years conductor of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad,
died of typhoid fever at his home in
! Ashland yesterday.
One hundred and fifty-five men were
discharged from the construction de-
purtment of the Norfolk navy-yard,
| Tuesday night, and there is no proba-
bility that they will be called back be-
fore July 1st.
Charles Broadway Rouss, of New
York, formerly of Virginia, has given
up hope that he will ever recover his
sight. Nothing short of a miracle. he
says, can now restore it to him, and he
does not believe in miracles.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.
M. Tazewell Taylor, well-known at
torney of Norfolk, and Miss Annie
Moncure McCaw, of Williamsburg,
were married in the latter city at the
home of the brides uncle, DR.. James
| Moncure.
James Mays, Of Rock bridge county,
was yesterday convicted of bigamy, and
sentenced to five years in the State
prison. He married two women IN
that county who lived about twenty
miles apart. Nine years elapsed be-
tween the two marriages..
The transatlantic steamer Paris, Of
the American Line, arrived at Newport
News yesterday. She goes there for
her annual overhauling and will re-
main at the yard about two weeks
Her sister ships, New York, st. Louis
and st. Paul, will come later.
The Petersburg Chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy, have elected Mrs.
Lula G. Page, Mrs. John Ragland,
Miss Mary Waddill and Miss Annie
Mann as delegates to the grand camp
which meets in Alexandria on the 23'
inst. The Norfolk Chapter has decid'
ed not to send delegates to this city.
Guy Foutz, the thirteenyear-old son
of Mrs. Lizzie Fouz, of Salem, who was
few days ago suddenly afflicted with
st. Vitus' dance on account Of e1ces
sive cigarette smoking, died at his
home Monday night and was buried
Tuesday The lad had splendid ply
sique, but lived only q few days after
the attack, dying in cataleptic condi
ton.
The big school of whales which has
recently been seen by numerous yes
sells of Hatteras has veered somewhat
to the southwark within the past few
days from the statements Of the officers
of vessels arriving at Norfolk. They
report having seen a school OF fifty
whales playing like kittens in the
water about 200 miles south of Cape
Hatteras.
Mr.. ]. Taylor Ellyson, chairman o.
the Virginia democratic State commit.
tee and candidate for the guberna'
torial nomination, attributes the result
of the elections in the West to disap
pointment with the republicans. The
masses in these cities that have repudiat
ed republican government, Mr.. Ellysor
spid, had been led to believe that pros
perity would follow fast in the wake o.
republican victory.
The Richmond city council last night
passed the financial budget for 1897
which was recommended by the finance
committee. This has been hung up il
the councils for several weeks past. Il
saves that city about $4,000 as com
pared with the expenditures of last
year. Last year the city actually APP
propriated 81 ,46S, AL .95, of which 81
36S ,459.79 was expended. For 1897
the budget contemplates an expendi'
ture of 81, 352, 1914.
Rev. James Y. Fair, of Richmond
may not go to Savannah, Ga as pastor
of the Independent Presbyterian
Church after all. He has accepted the
call and rendered the resignation of his
pastorate of Grace street Church Rich
mond, which he has filled for eight
years. But his congregation last night
not only refused to unite in asking
East Hanover Presbytery to dissolve
his PASTORAL relations, but appointed
commissioners to make fight before
the Presbytery for his retention
The semi annual convention of the
American Railway Association began
in Richmond yesterday. Eight rail
road systems were represented by 125
delegates. May 16 was chosen as the
date for spring schedule changes and
some routine business transacted. The
election of officers resulted in the re-
election OF Maj E. T. D. Myers, Presi-
dent of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad, President. A
number of Vice Presidents were chosen
W. F. Allen, of New York, remains
Secretary. The association decided to
mold its next meeting in New York.
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee will
not leave Cuba this month, as was re-
ported few weeks ago. This he de-
clares in a letter just received from him
by friend in Richmond. 1t is under
stood that General Lee writes that his
affairs are in such shape that he does
not know when he will return home
This is construed to mean that the Con-
sui General has no intimation when
President Mckinley will name his sue
cessor. He is believed to be willing to
serve as long as the administration de-