Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Judge w. r. Rnea says the demo-
Gratis will sweep the ninth compression.
al district of this State at the coming
election.
Mr.. John S. Bethel, the newly ap-
pointed Collector of Customs, at Rich
mond, has decided to make Mr.. Frank
Murphy his chief deputy.
The Synod of Virginia, one of the
largest and most important organiza-
tons of the Presbyterian Church, will
meet in Fredericksburg Tuesday, Octo-
Der 49,.
The corps of cadets, over two hun.
bred strong, of the Virginia Military
Institute left Leesburg yesterday even
ing for weeks visit to the Nashville
Exposition.
At Wytheville yesterday Amos
Wempler, who killed his father some
time since during quarrel, was con-
victed and sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary. Since the killing
Wempler has been in an insane asylum.
A republican, in close touch with the
President and the Wickham committee,
Elys all Virginia appointments will be
neld up until after the election, and
that not all the big plums would fall
into the Agnew. Waddill-Brady basket.
Another cut in the Seaboard Air
Lines passenger rates may be made if
the Southern Railway Company shows
fight, but if q through Car service to
New York and some minor accessions
are made the old rates may be restored.
The New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railway Company yesterday
placed in service the largest barge in
the world. She is of steel, and will be
used to transfer trains from Norfolk to
Cape Charles, forty miles across the
Chesapeake Bay. The barge will &C.
comodate forty cars.
At its session in Richmond last night
the State board of agriculture adopted
d resolution recommending that the
State prison farm should turn its at
tertion to the production of sugar beets.
The plant proposed to be erected in
Richmond for the production of beet
sugar requires a guarantee of 5000
tons for three years.
Thursday night q large sawmill,
with several hundred thousand feet of
lumber, all owned by /. N. Eason, in
Pleasant Grove district of Norfolk
county, was destroyed by fire, and is a
total loss. 1t is not known how the
fire originated, as it was burning furi.
ously when discovered. The loss will
foot up about $4,000.
DR.. H. II. Irwin, of Woodstock.
physician of twelve years. practice, and
William Wilkins were tried yesterday
in the County Court of Shenandoah up
on the charge Of criminal abortion, per-
formed upon the wife of William Viii
kins, from the effects of which she died.
The jury brought in verdict of guilty,
and ascertained their punishment at
six years in the State penitentiary.
At u meeting yesterday in Richmond
of the Confederate Memorial Literary
Society letter was read from Major f
T. D. Myers stating that he had SO
cured for the organization the gift of an
acre OF lauu Ou Iu6 UdtIicuelu VI cleO'
ericksburg. Upon this ground the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto.
mac railroad, Major Myers says, will
erect monument to indicate the his
toric spot to travellers.
In Richmond on Thursday there was
another chapter in the Ford divorce
suit proceedings. On the application
OF the defendant, Mrs. Loretta Small
Ford, Judge Minor, of the Law-and
Equity Court, granted her an iDjunc.
ton restraining the mother of the hus.
band from paying him $3.50. This
money is the monthly allowance pro
vided Ford by bis mother. The coun-
sci for the wife seeks this to her claim
for slimony.