Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. w F. Harris, formerly of Vir
GINA, but for many years past the pss
tor OF the First Baptist Church OF Car
/ thage, Mo-, died in St. Louis on Satur-
day.
The football team from Gallaudet
College, Washington, was defeated at
Charlottesville on Saturday by the Uni
versty of Virginia eleven by a score OF
10 to O.
Az the meeting in Pittsburg last week
OF the Grand Commapdery, Knights
Templar, ex-senator r. 4. Withers
was made member of the committee
on foreign relations.
Cedar Grove House, an old home
stead belonging to Mrs. Genevieve r
| Mitchell, about six miles from War
saw, was burned yesterday. Nearly
all the contents were saved.
The first twenty miles of the Rich
mond, Petersburg and Carolina Rail-
road, south from Petersburg, was COM
| pleted to-day. This road is to run
from Ridgeway. n. c., to Richmond.
10 the first game of the season st
Lexington on Saturday Columbian
| University eleven of Washington SUI
fered defeat from the Virginia Military
Institute eleven by score OF SO to o.
Mr.. s. NJ. Newhouse, who year ago
was defeated by DR.. McClanahan for
the House of Delegates nomination in
Culpeper by a plurality of three, will be
d candidate for the nomination next
fall.
The bears from the Dismal Swamp
are making their appearance early this
season, coming out in large numbers
and iujuring the corn crops of the Deep
Greek farmers to large extent. Trap
guns have been set, but have so far fail
ed 10 do their work.
Mrs. Anna Campbell. a respectable
woman OF family, OF Richmond, while
suffering from a pain in her side yes
| terday, took what she thought was a
medicine she had used before, but made
q mistake, and took large dose OF
carbolic acid. She died in great agony
an hour and a.balf later.
Howard Gould and his bride remain
ed aboard their yacht, Niagara, at Old
Point, the greater portion Of Saturday.
4 short drive about the government
reservation was enjoyed. A local news
paper states that Gould will fight the
enforcement Of the forfeiture clause in
his fathers will, as unreasonable.
Having been mistaken for sbear by
another hunter while in the Dismal
! Swamp, Turner Bottoms lies at his
home in Suffolk with his skin full OF
shot holes. His condition is precar-
Gus. Bottoms had gone up tree TO
dislodge a dead squirrel. J. B. My
rick, bear hunter, fired the shot.
Judge Waddill, OF the United States
Court for the eastern district OF Nir
GINA, will to-day or tomorrow issue
an order designating the referee dis,
tricts in the territory under mis- juris
dction and appointing referees therefor,
as provided by the bankruptcy law
passed by Congress at its last session.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Miss Lindsay Lomax, daughter OF Gen.
Lomsx, to Mr.. Waddy Butler Wood,
OF Washington. General and Mrs. Lo-
max have taken Mecca" the Rice.
Payne house in Warrenton, for two
weeks, and Miss Lindsay will be mar
ried from there on Thursday next. Al
ter the wedding in the church the nap.
by couple will receive their friends AT
the house.
On Saturday night, as w. NJ. Webb,
private in Company f, Second Vir-
GINA regiment, was in the act of going
into his boarding house 10 Richmond,
ne, by mistake, stepped into the wrong
doorway and pushed his way on up the
stairs. He was met at the top by the
lady of tire house, who became excited
at the approach of the young soldier, so
she proceeded to pitch him down the
steps. The unfortunate young man fell
headlong and was severely injured. He
remained unconscious for two hours.
The occurrence is much regretted by
all parties.
A letter from Richmond says it is
practically settled that there will be at
least three candidates in the race for
the governorship three years hence.
Hon. ]. Taylor Eliyson is the most
prominently spoken OF. Congressman
Swanson has aspirations to ELL the chair
OF the executive and former Congress
man E. E. Meredith, of the Eighth dis
trict, would like to succeed Governor
Tyler. 1t is possible that Capt. Joseph
f. Willard will enter the race. He has
strong following, especially among
the soldiers vino enlisted for the war
with Spain. The contest promises to
be a very interesting one.
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