Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The work of dredging q channel way
from Hampton Roads to the navy yard
in Norfolk is rapidly approaching COM
pletioD, although the contractors have
until next June to finish the work.
Richard Stripgfellow died as the
home of his daughter, Mrs. A. @. Pat.
ton. in Culpeper, on Tuesday, aged so
years. The deceased is survived By his
wife, to whom he was married 6fty-six
years ago.
e On representations of prominent citi-
Gems OF Lynchburg, Gov. Tyler has
respited for thirty days John Hancock,
the negro who was to have been hang
ed in Lynchburg to-day for attempted
criminal assault.
Owing to the bursting of steampipe
at the plant of the Electric Company
of Virginia, Norfolk was in total dark
ness Wednesday night. 1t is though hit
the break will be repaired 80 that the
current can be turned on tonight.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Battlefelds
Park Association, held in Fredericks-
burg yesterday, Judge James B. Sener,
! who had resigned as chairman, con-
sented to serve at the head of the CON-
mittee another year.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Pat
ton Kent, daughter of Hon. R. G. Kent,
and Mr.. Edward Crosby Darling, of
Pittsburg, Pa, took place at the Kent
home, Bowling Green, three miles from
/ Wytheville yesterday afternoon.
| MIR. Edgar Allan qualified yesterday
afternoon as United States Attorney
for the Eastern district of Virginia.
1.-The qualification took place before
Judge Waddill in chambers, i'll Rich.
mond, and was without ceremony OF
| any sort.
| A letter from Richmond says Rev.
| DR.. Moses D. Hoge seems to be sink
ing. His condition has apparently
grown worse all the week. There Is no
nope of his ultimate recovery and 1t Is
doubtful that he will ever be able to
leave bis room. DR.. Hoge is now about
so years of age.
The wedding 10 Richmond last night
of Mr.. Langbourne Meade Williams
and Miss Susanna Catherine Noting
was one of the most interesting social
events of the winter. The groom is
Junior member of the banking-house OF
John L. Williams & Sons and the bride
the daughter of Mrs. E. Noting.
Miss Juliette Opie. White, highly
respected lady of Winchester, died yes
, terday. She was the daughter OF the
late Robert White, of the Virginia
Court of Appeals, and sister of Rev
DR.. K. NJ. White, OF Atlanta, Ga For
many years she was principal Of toe
Edgeton Orphsnage of Baltimore.
The hog cholera ravaged Culpeper
county recently. A. G. Willis and
James Male were among the heaviest
losers By it, bat many poor man lost
his winters meat. II has almost swept
away the old breed of razor backs, and
it can now be safely said that there is
not hog in Chinquepin Neck that can
get his snoot down the neck of pint
bottle.
Mr.. John Hampden Chamberlayne,
jr., collector for the insurance depart
ment of the Security Bank, Richmond,
and son of the distinguished editor OF
the same nsme, was attacked by 3
group Of negroes in Richmond yes.
terday morning and frightfully beaten.
The assault was uuprovoked and most
dastardly and resulted from Mr..
Chamberlayne colliding with negro
who was sparring with another of bis
race.
| A roll OF money in $50, $50, So, and
81 bills aud not less than seven pounds
of coin in pennies, nickels, and dimes,
to the total amount of $1,07015. was
captured by detectives in Washington
last night. They were aided by officers
from Virginia. The sum recovered was
what remained Of the 81 300 taken from
Lewis E. Browns bakery, in Culpeper,
last Sunday night. Mrs. James Walk
or had the money and the detectives
arrested her husband last night. He
was waiter in hotel at Culpeper and
had been suspected.
The safe from the wrecked Spanish
cruiser Maria Teresa, Admiral Cerveras
flagship, was opened at the Norfolk
navy yard yesterday afternoon and was
found to contain nothing but money.
The safe was literally packed with bags
of gold and silver coin, Spanish and
American. The value of the treasure
found cannot be definitely stated, but
it is thought it will approximate $751;
600. Contrary to expectations, no pa
per of any description was found in the
safe.
There is q good deal of criticism of
Governor Tyler for his alleged purpose
to decline to re-appoint Col. Thomas
Whitehead commissioner of agriculture,
and to give the place to Mr.. George
W. Koiner, OF Augusta. Confederate
veterans especially are kicking, for the
governor was, they say, one of the most
gallant men who wore the gray 1t is
charged that Mr. Koiner is citizen of
North Carolina. He left Augusta
about year ago to reside in Green's
bore.
A Bic SALE OF FINE CATTLE.-Mr.
Lewis Shumate shipped from bis farm
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