Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. ]. D. McLinn died after a pro.
tracted illness of dropsy, at his home in
Hamilton on Wednesday last, aged 70
years.
Gov. O'Ferrall has prepared an an
swer to the late open letter of Senator
Daniel, in which he charged the govern
or with political Inconsistency.
The man who committed suicide in
Norfolk on Wednesday was identified
as Henry L. Peck, an inmate OF the
Soldiers Home.
A lady from Washington was held
up by negro on the streets in Rich
mond yesterday and robbed OF her
pocket book.
The democrats of Pittsylvania and
Henry counties, in convention at Dan
vile, yesterday nominated Rover a.
James, of the former county, for Inc
Senate.
The State convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union will hold it's nth
annual session in Norfolk next month
and the people of Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Berkeley will warmly welcome and
entertain them.
Col. q. L. Boyce, of Boyce, was quite
painfully hurt Thursday night by his
horse running away and throwing him
out of his vehicle. He remained on the
roadside all night and claims to have
been robbed of $25.
A friend of Captain P. b. McCaul,
says the captain has given up hopes OF
securing federal Office. 1t is likely
that he will be a candidate for the re-
publican nomination for Congress In
Alexandria next fall.
MIR. William Shoots, we'll known
farmer of Morrisonville, Loudoun
county, dropped dead while engaged in
threshing wheat on Wednesday. He
was about So years old and was gal
| liant Confederate soldier during the
war, serving i'll Colonel Whites battal-
ion.
The barn of Charles Crawford, near
Mount Meriden, Augusta county, was
burned Thursday night, together with
| l, 500 bushels of wheat, 400 tons of hay,
and agricultural Implements. The
cause of the fire is not known. Forum.
ately the horses and cattle we're afeld,
owing to the great heat. There was 81
100 insurance.
The water supply of Norfolk has be-
come serious problem. With the view
of averting water famine, Superin-
tendent Riddle yesterday began the
work of connecting Lake Joyce, with
the city water supple. The work in
wolves laying twenty-inch main a dis
lance of 2 900 feet, but the water board,
forsseeing the necessity for this action,
had a supply of pipe on hand. The
work OF laying the main will proceed
with all possible dispatch.
The members of the Hampton Vol
unteer Fire Company Thursday night,
voted to disband. 1t is said that they
had become dissatisfied with the man.
ner in which they have been used OF
late by the citizens, and especially by
the city government. which had failed
to replace several hundred feet of worn
out hose. Steps have been taken to,
ward the reorganization of another
company. The members of the dis
banded company own their engine,
which is costly one.
The celebrated tobacco suits of 10
ys. Hslsey and Hnlsey VS.. Jose, which
have been in litigation in the United
States District Court in Lynchburg for
some months, have been settled by COM
promise, Halsey agreeing to pay the
English litigsnts SIT 900. There have
been three trials of the suits, and at the
last term of the court the Jose brothers
obtained a verdict for about $25, 900.
Halsey asked for a new trial, but the
compromise yesterday settles the whole
| transaction.
Monday last two negro tramps ap-
piled to Mr.. E. T. Daniels, at Summer.
dean, in the western part of Augusta
county, for permission to sleep ill his
barn. The permission was granted
and nothing more was thought of the
incident until yesterday, when the
dead body of one of the negroes was
found under several feet of hay. The
matter is being investigated. The head
of the dead negro was badly crushed
and the axe that did the work has been
found. The dead negro bore on his
body letter relating to work signed
by the Attorney General of West Vir.