Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. O. P. Smoot, of Caroline county,
died at her home, in Bowling Green,
that county, Friday night.
Rev. w. T. Jolly, pastor of Randolph
Street Baptist Church, died Sunday al
ternoon at his home in Richmond.
Ray Robins, the seventeen-year-old
son Of Rev. J. W. S. Robins, of Irving
ION, died in hospital in Baltimore on
Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Loving, widow of the
late Henry Loving, ST., died Sunday at
her home, in Amherst, aged seventy
eight years.
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Williams, relict Of
the late Tansey Williams, died at her
home, in Fredericksburg, on Saturday
in the 73d year of her age.
The Episcopal Church at Onancock
was only saved from destruction by fire
on Sunday by the use of water from the
new works recently put in operation.
The trial OF Robert N. Frenger for
murder in killing Ed. Merritt, near
Greenville, in December, ended in
Stanton yesterday in verdict CT ac'
quittal.
Mr.. Henry A. Embrey, aged SO years,
died at his home near Deep Run, in
Fauquier county, on Saturday. He
was an estimable gentleman and honor
ed citizen.
Burglars entered the postoffice at
Brookneal, in Campbell county, on
Sunday night and, blowing the safe
open, secured large quantity Of
stamps and some money.
Governor Tyler last night decided to
commute to imprisonment for life the
death sentence of John Jackson, who
in August last killed Walter P. Leon
ard in Washington county. for which
be was sentenced to be hung.
College Topics of yesterday says ga
majority of the alumni now favor the
establishment of the Office of President
of the University, and it is rumored
that ex-President Cleveland will be
rendered the Refrigerated position"
The barn and stackyard of Mr.. Geo.
G. Irwin. near Berryville, were destroy
ed by fire yesterday. The fire is believed
to have been started by little cOlored
boy. The loss is estimated at 81 900,
with $500 insurance in the Loudoun
Mutual.
The special committee appointed by
Pickett Camp, of Richmond, to investi.
gate the charge that there were upon
the rolls of the organization the names
of deserters, reported last night that
there was no foundation for the rumor
which had been circulated in that coz
nection.
Richmond is all excitement over the
: {, primary being held to-day for the cleo
ton of city officers and members of the
council. The Good Government
League has candidates in the field in
! opposition to those of the class COM
posed for the most part of the laboring
element.
Fred. Pendergrast, wanted in Scott
county for the murder OF Berry Starnes
in 1892, was taken to Bristol, Tenn,
yesterday from Texas, where ne was
located after years of inquiry. The
murder for which he is charged was
committed for robbery. Pendergrast
has wife and child.
John S. Latham, an aged citizen Of
Manchester, attempted suicide yesteI
day by the rather unusual plan oil
jumping from q second story porch.
He was not much hurt by the fall, but
to make death certain he began to butt
his head against the side of the house.
Friends went to his rescue before be
had done himself much harm. Mr..
Latham has been i'll with grip and this
has affected his brain.
The nomination of. M. Taylor to
be postmaster at Ashland, which was
sent to the Senate on the 4th instant, is
held up in the committee. The objec=
ton to Mr.. Taylor seems to be his ad-
vanced age. Personally no one has
aught against him, it is said. He is a
representative OF one of the oldest
families of Virginia, and his sons are
among the prominent citizens of Rich
mond. He is considerably over three
score and ten.
The quarterly conference ofthe Fred
ericksburg station of the NJ. E. Church
South, was held in the Methodist
Church there yesterday, Rev. DIR. J. 81.
Boyd, presiding elder, in. the chair. Re-
ports showed large addition to the
churches and increase in the Sunday
schools. The finances are in good con.
dition and no debt on hand. The body
adopted a paper to be presented to the
annual con ference declaring against the
talked of change of this charge from
the Baltimore to the Virginia confer
ence.