Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Jane AmmlDger, colored, living near
Rixeyville, was burned to death Tues
day night.
Old Virginia, formerly the State Re-
publican, of Harrisonburg, has sus-
pended publication.
The General Assembly yesterday re.
elected Hon. John II. Ingram as Judge
of the Hastings Court of Manchester.
The Culpeper council on Tuesday
night elected Mr.. Fred Hudgins to fill
the unexpired term of the late DR..
Robert S. Lewis.
More than one hundred men will be
placed on furlough lasting ten days
in the construction department OF the
navy yard in Norfolk.
The House committee on labor and
poor by practically a unanimous vote
has decided to report favorably the bill
before the Legislature requiring all
street cars to have yestibuled fronts.
Governor Tyler yesterday announced
the names of his selection as members
OF the new board of directors OF the
penitentiary. They are W. D. Chester.
man, John Murphy and A. G. Harmon.
Mrs. Fannie r. Keith Gaskins, aged
70 years, second daughter of James
Keith, esq.,, and wife of the late James
Il. Gaskins, esq. of Fauquier county,
died at her residence variety Grove
Place" near Catlett, on December 10.
The friends of Judge J. NJ. Quarles
are urging him for the democratic NOM
nation for Congress in the Tenth dis.
trict. This makes four candidates for
the nomination. The others are Hon.
H. D. Flood, Capt. Opie and Col. Bar.
clay.
The body of Edward Robinson, the
negro who was buried beneath the fall
ing walls CT we'll on the farm of Mr.
Alb. Lloyd, in Clarke county, on Thurs
day, was recovered yesterday. He was
found face downward at the bottom of
the we'll terribly crushed.
Mrs. Robert c. Stannard, daughter
OF the late DR.. Sylvanus Morris, oied
yesterday at her home in Durham, n. @.
She was sister of Congressman Page
Morris, from the Duluth district, Min
nesota. Her remains will be inferred
at Lynchburg on Friday.
Reuben O. Grayson, jr. committed
suicide Monday night at Brandy station
by shooting himself twice in the head
with pistol. Dependency over his
financial condition is supposed to have
been the cause. He was in his thirty
Hftb paor pn6 unmarried
The democratic caucus in Richmond
last night nominated Robert G. Jackson
for Judge of the fifteenth circuit. The
nominee voted for Palmer and Buckner
last year. William G. Loving was
nominated for Judge of Nelson county
to succeed Judge Robertson, who died
q few days ago.
The John W. Daniel Club, of Rich
mond, yesterday evening presented the
senior Virginia Senator with hundred
dollar meerschaum pipe. Major Daniel
will remain in Richmond until Friday
night, when he will present to Lee
Camp of Confederate Veterans a por-
trait of Gen. Jubal A. Early.
The Joint committee on the Chesa-
peake and its tributaries yesterday
evening agreed to report Senator Ma.
soma resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of committee to confer
with committee from the Maryland
Legislature to construe certain por-
tons OF the Jenkins boundary line
settlement. The point at Issue is what
constitutes "head lands.i
Governor Tyler yesterday respited
for ninety days John Jackson, ssntenc-
ed to be executed at Abingdon next
Saturday. On August S last John
Jackson. while on his way home with
Walter P. Leonard, friend of his, be.
came involved in an alteration with
tie latter, when about four miles from
Bristol. 4 fight ensued, during which
Leonard was stabbed by Jackson with
a barlow knife and died from the result
of his injuries.
Miss Edith Hulver, the siXteen.year-
old daughter of Mr.. John Hulver,
farmer, living hear Gaylord, Clarke
county, was seriously burned yester-
day. In passing an open fire her skirt
became ignited. Terribly frightened, she
ran into an adjoining rocm, screamed
for help, but before the flames could be
extinguished her body from her breast
down and her lower limba were severe
ly burned. She did not inhaie the
flames, and it is thought she will re-
cover.