Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. DR.. Grammer has resigned his
charge in Mt. Jackson aud is getting
ready to leave. He has no plans at
present.
The establishment of the King Coffee
Company at Norfolk was almost entire
ly destroyed by fire last night. Loss
about $50, 1000.
Smallpox, which has almost been
epidemic among the colored population
of Norfolk county, is not so prevalent
now as week ago.
The Newport News council has given
the contract for the erection of the new
city jail and emergency hospital to the
Pauy Jail Manufacturing Company, OF
Washington.
The following fourth.cla postmas-
tArs were commissioned yesterday:
Thornton Stringfellow, Batua; Alexan-
der M. Nash, Newland, and Henry c.
Gregory, Reigate.
In test case the Virginia oyster law
was declared constitutional by Judge
Ross, of the county court of Accomac,
yesterday. The case will be taken the
State Court of Appeals.
J. W. Jewell, an aged shipwright Of
the Norfolk navy yard, died while al
work yesterday. He was engaged in
helping to shove camel" from one
side of ship to the other.
The Lynchburg Trust and Savings
Bank has established branch at Cliff
ION Forge, to take the place of Allie.
ghany Bank, recently failed. The cap
ital stock of the Trust and Savings
Bank is $4,000.
J. G. Childress, of the Fitz Lee Rifles,
a company of the Third regiment, cut
and slightly wounded Messrs. George
and Corbin Trent in Lyuchburg yester-
day. The Messrs. Trent were endeay-
ing to eject Childress from their place
of business when the difficulty oc.
Cured.
Capt. Clarence Wyatt, of Company
Il, Fourth regiment, who has arrived
at Richmond on q fifteen days fur
Tough, declares that the criticisms Of
the surgeons OF his command are en-
tirely unjustifed and that the reports
as to the neglect of sick soldiers are
false.
Joseph Higgins. aged sixty.four
years, committed suicide at Lexington
yesterday by hanging. He tied q
handkerchief to the post Of the baDis-
ter, another one around his neck, then
fastened the two together, and jumped
off. He was Confederate veteran,
and was at home on a furlough from
the Soldiers Home, at Richmond.
Mental arrangement is assigned as the
cause.
During a fit of dependency, Julius
Croker, of Portsmouth, committed
suicide in the presence of his child yes
terday after sending his wife away
Crocker's act was deliberately planned
He had gotten out clean underclothes
IN which be evidently wished to bt
buried, and spread them out on bed.
Then divesting himself OF his outer
clothing, he sat down on the bed, placed
pistol against his breast, and fired.
Croker vas formerly hotel waiter.
Failing in his attempt to commit an
assault on two white ladies, Mrs. Rob-
ert Bunting and Miss Kate Moore, yes
terday, John Branch, colored, twenty
years old, attacked Caroline Pugh, of
his own color. AS Mrs. Bunting and
Miss Moore were driving along high
way near Suffolk, Branch grabbed the
latter and attempted to pull her from
the carriage. A sherifi's posse was
soon securing the woods. Branch was
captured later and fully identified.
There was talk of mob violence, but
the prisoner was safely landed in jail.
Mrs. Bunting broke down during the
Identification and doctor was called.
Gen. Filzhugh Lee arrived in Rich
mond last night from Jacksonville and
went direct TO his home. He will leave
Richmond either to-day or Saturday for
| Washington. His wife is sick with
fever apd it will depend upon her con-
di;ion whether be leaves Immediately
or not. After comforting with the War
Department in Washington the General
will go to New York, and from there to
West Point to spend few days with
his son. He then expects to return to
Richmond, and after a stay of few
days will 60 either to the White Sui
phur Springs or the Virginia Hot
Springs. Gen. Lee says he has malaria
in his system and wants to get it out
aud regain his strength before joining
his command.