Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

have issued card announcing him as a
candidate for Governor.
Rev. Pike Powers, rector of St. An
drew's Episcopal Church, of Richmond,
is extremely i'll and in an unconscious
condition.
The bazaar for the benefit of the
Dixie Hospital had successful Open
ing at the Hotel Chamberlin, Fort
Monroe, last night.
Miss Matte Towner was seriously
and possibly fatally injured, in Rich
mond, yesterday, by being run over by
a colored bicyclist.
At a meeting of the bar of Licking
ton on Wednesday memorial was
adopted in reference to the death OF
John Randolph Tucker.
MIR. Jacob Battle. jr., and Miss Matte
Nash Wright elopc.I from Petersburg
Wednesday night and went to Wash
ingtop, where they were married.
Major Robert Douthat, formerly OF
Charles City county, but for the past
two years a resident of Danville, died
yesterday in the seventy-eight year OF
his age.
1t is said iu Norfolk that the South
ern Railway purposes erecting at
Pinner's Point two more immense
warehouses for the accommodation of
| their growing business.
1t is reported that fracas occurred
at Chamberlin's, at Old Point, last Sat-
urday night between Senator Blackburn
and Nat Goodwin and Henry E. Dixey.
No one was much hurt and Dixey paid
the damages.
Nathan T. Brooks, notary public,
was arraigned before the United States
commissioner at Danville yesterday
charged with forging pension papers.
He was sent to jail to await the action
of the grand jury.
Mr.. Nathan Kohn, clothing mer-
chant, who has been resicent OF Win
| chester for more than thirty years,
died yesterday. Mr. Kohn was a ma
tive Of WindeD, Germany, and was
sixty two years of age.
Mrs. r. C. Mccarthy, of near Middle
burg, died very suddenly on Monday.
She was visiting her son near Delaplane.
and while taking walk complained OF
feeling unwell, took seat on the road
side, and at once expired. She was the
daughter of the late Samuel McGeath,
a well-known citizen of Loudoun.
G. K. Smith, who is charged, with a
young man named Joseph Lickliter,
with forgery, aud who, with Lickliter,
broke jail at Staunton some time ago,
was captured by Jailor Dawson near
Nick postoflice, in Albemarle county,
] Yesterday. Young Lickliter was tried
in the Hastings Court, but the jury
failed to agree.
A unique method OF raising money
! for the building fund of a church was
adopted in Hanover county yesterday.
A veteran fox hunter, Mr.. Z. P. Win
ston, organized fox chase on large
scale. Admittance was charged. One
hundred and twenty-five person par
ticipated. The fox was run down and
the church improvement easily paid.
The most interesting social event OF
the season in Spottsylvania county
took place Wednesday night at his.
toric Massaponix Church, the occasion
being the marriage OF Miss Inez E. Col
bert, daughter of Mrs. NJ. E. and the
late Treasurer r. w. Colbert, to DIR. G.
| Rosser Massey. The church was beau
tifully decorated and was crowded with
the friends of the young couple.
Harry Friedman, of East Bradford,
who was bitten by blue-gummed ne
gro during a fight on December 10
and taken to the Hebrew Hospital in
Baltimore, has entirely recovered and
will in few days be able to go to his
home. After the amputation of the
finger blood-poisoning set in and it was
thought at one time that the mans
whole hand and perhaps his arm would
have to be taken of, but by careful at.
tention the arm and hand have been
saved.
Harvey Bell, on trial in Charlottes-
vile for the murder of his wife, testi
fed in his own behalf yesterday that
his marriage life had been made un-
happy by misconduct on his wile's
part. On the day of the tragedy he
appealed to her to give up her init
macy with S. II. White, but she boldly
proclaimed her relations and defantly
announced her intention to continue
them. From that time until next
morning his memory was blank. Yes
terday afternoon the commonwealth
placed White upon the stand and he
made general denial OF Bells state
ments.