Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

There have been three more attempts
at incendiarism in Portsmouth.
Mrs. Margaret Caroline Jameson,
wife of Mr.. Smith S. Nottingham. died
at Bowl lg Green, Caroline county, on
Sunday.
The report that Capt. Mark Alexan.
der, of Richmond, had been drowned
while on his way to North Carolina, is
incorrect.
Mrs. G. S. Jones, relict of the late G..
S. Jones, died Sunday night at her
home in Caroline county, aged forty
five years.
Mr.. W. J. Seabury, who was at one
time high constable of Lyncnburg, died
yesterday, aged sixty-nine. He leaves
son and daughter.
Senator Cullom has introduced the
anti-scalping bill substantially as it was
reported by the Interstate commerce
committee in the last Congress.
Mr.. Willie Taylor, son of the late
Thomas Taylor, died at his residence
on the Gordon farm. in Caroline, Sun
udy d1IcInOOu h6 1CGfCo WIZ ph0
one small child.
Mr.. George Edmund Grymes, one of
the oldest and most widely known OF
King Georges citizens, whose condition
was reported as improved two weeks
ago, is again critically i'll.
The Congress of Venezuela has unan-
imously and enthusiastically ratified
their Guiana boundary arbitration
treaty with Great Britain, which was
negotiated by the United States.
At large meeting of the First Pres
byterian Church congregation, of Nor
folk, on Sunday, Rev. Edward Mack,
of st. Louis, was selected as pastor. 1t
is not known positively that he will &C.
cept.
All the ministers of the Baptist de-
nomination in Richmond joined yester-
day in published protest against
members participating in Sunday excur'
sions, and setting forth the reasons why
it is q great evil.
The decision of Judge Wexford, OF
the Circuit Court of Richmond, to the
effect that the additional time added to
the terms of convicts on account OF
three convictions is illegal. Ten or
more convicts now serving extra terms
will be at once released.
Mortimer Taylor, pensloned pas
senger conductor in the service of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
died yesterday in Baltimore after a
lingering illness. He was seventy
seven years old, and leaves five child
rem. The deceased was a native OF
Loudoun county, where he taught
school for some time.
The body Of Mr.. Jos. Fry, who was
drowned in the Potomac two weeks
ago while crossing from Point OF Rocks
to Heaters Island in skiff, was found
on Sunday. The body was lodged on
the Virginia shore near Roland's Ferry,
| not far from where the boat was found
and mile or two below the Point OF
Rocks. The body showed no marks
save those incident to having been so
long in the water.
The Interdenominational Christian
Alliance held the second days session
of its national convention at the Christ
ian Memorial Temple, in Norfolk, yes
terday. Large audiences were present.
| Morning session was addressed by Rev.
DR.. Wilson, of New York, and Rev.
Mr.. Henck, of Massachusetts. Dean
Peck, of Colorado, addressed mass
meeting last night, after which the
| visiting ministers left for Washington.
The town of Keysville, in Charlotte
county, has been practically swept out
of existence by fire. Half of the bust
ness part of the place was burned early
Saturday morning, and nearly all OF
what was then left, was wiped out by
the flames last night, which ragged for
three hours, and were only got under
control at 100 o'clock this morning. The
buildings swept away are valued at
SIS, 900, and it is thought the merchan-
disc consumed will amount to about
the same. Keysville is station on the
Southern road. 1t is in the centre of
the tobacco belt.and does considerable
leaf business.