Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

near Leesburg, on Monday, was
Frustrated by lightning, but not Sc
riously injured.
The report to the effect that the big
hotels at Old Point, the Hygeia and
Chamberlin, had been condemned by
the government and would be used as
hospitals is denied.
The farm of the late Nathaniel Bur-
well, in Clarke county, containing about
800 acres, has been purchased by Mr..
w. w. Bowles, well.kuown stock
dealer in that county, at SS4 per acre.
L. L. Scherer, of Marion, and Miss
Sue Allen Hamilton, daughter of DR..
Robert S Hamilton, at one time super
intendent of the Western State Hos
pital, were married in Staunton yester-
day evening.
DR.. F. J. Hancock, prominent ply
clan and we'll known citizen of Middle.
sex, died at his home in that county
Monday night. DR.. Hancock was Da-
tive of Spotsylvania county, and was IN
the sixty fifth year of his age.
Collector Brady ruled yesterday that
tax of % cents must be paid on all
protests of notes made before notares
public. Another interesting decision of
the collector is that express companies
must pay the tax of cent on bills OF
lading, and not require shippers TO bear
this expense.
The first carload of new wheat from
the Valley of Virginia was received in
Baltimore yesterday. 1t was of fine
quality for this years crop and graded
NJ. 2 red. The total receipt of new
southern wheat yesterday was 1886
bushels, while the same day last year it
was So, ia bushels.
The Law and Equity Court of the
city OF Richmond has refused to confirm
the sale OF the Swift Creek Cotton Mills
in Chesterfield county. 1t will be re-
membered that these mills were sold at
public auction in Petersburg recently
and were purchased by Mr.. f. A. Hart
ley, Of Petersburg, at cost Of five
thousand dollars. The mills will now
have TO be resold.
The democratic convention met a
Ocean View yesterday to nominate q
candidate for Congress from the Second
congressional district. and nominated
by acclamation Hon. VIM. A. Young,
of Norfolk. Two years ago Mr.. Young
received the certificate of election, but
Dr. r. A. Wise, his republican OPP
pouent, confessed his election and Con-
rress unsea!ed M. Young.
On Thursday morning Rev. Carey
w. Gamble, formerly of Norfolk, but
now rector OF Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church, Onancock, was ordained to the
,, priesthood at st. Luke's Episcopal
Church, Norfolk, the rite of ordination
being performed by Rt. Rev. Bishop A.
NJ. Randolph, of the Diocese of South
ern Virginia. The ordination sermon
was preached by Rev. Carl f. Gram
mer, ID. ID.
The democratic convention for the
Seventh congressional district met at
Charlottesville yestesday and nominat-
ed, by reclamation, Hon. James Hay
to succeed himself. The platform de-
nounces the bond issue and approves a
vigorous prosecution of the war, pledg-
ing the support Of Ill measures that will
bring it to q speedy and successful
close, and indorsiDg the Chicago plat
form in its entirety.
At the June term OF the Essex County
Court twenty portraits of distinguished
sons of Essex were unveiled and pre-
scented to the county. Among the por-
traits is one of Hon. John B. Christian, q
great-uncle OF Mrs. P. J. Dempsey, of
this city. Judge G.. H. Christian, of
Richmond, who is well known in this
city and throughout the State, was one
of the orators of the occasion and that
night also addressed the Essex Chap
ter Daughters or the Confederaoy.
A letter from Richmond says Gen.
Filz Lee is regarded here as being en-
tirely out of the race for the senator
ship. Should he survive the war it is
thought some position in the foreign
service will be offered to him Lees
friends, who had been quietly seekii 6
to organize his forces for the contes
with Mr.. Martin have apparently ceas
ed their efforts in his behalf. 1t is
generally regarded here as pretty GER
tain that Congressman Jones and Hon.
Il. Walton Moore, of Fairfax, will run
against Mr.. Martin"