Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

st. l.. L. Moncure, of Caroline, and
brother of Judge E. G. Moncure, died
yesterday.
| A horse show is to be held at Or
ange August 10 and II. A similar
show is to be held at Culpeper August
lG and II.
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Herndon, widow OF
the late Rev. Richard n. Herndon, died
at the home of her son-in.law, Mr..
Charles H. meal, in Luray yesterday,
aged ~ years.
The Dist annual temperance bush
meeting will be held at Purcellville on
August 3rd and 4th. The Southern
Railway will sell tickets at reduced
rates on this occasion.
Lieut.. F. Key Meade, jr, First United
States Regulars, is at his home in
I Clarke county on sick leave. Lieut..
Meade was wounded in the fight before
Santiago, the ball striking him in the
arm and passing thence into his side.
1t is rImored a party of capitalists
want to purchase the Newport News
shipyards. The company has just
closed contract with the Morgan Line
for the construction OF three large mer-
chant steamers to cost an aggregate OF
81, 800, 900.
After running for forty-sx years the
Virginia Hotel, at Staunton, was closed
yesterday. During the war the Con-
federate government seized upon the
hotel and used portion of it as hos
pital, but still half Of it was used as a
house of public rest and entertainment.
Rice Johnson, the nine.vear-old son
Of John Johnson, farmer of Clarke
county, was drowned yesterday while
wading in the Shenandoah river, near
Shepherdsford. The hoy stepped into
a hole, and, the current being swift,
was washed from his feet down the
river. The body was recovered later.
James West, q negro, was instantly
killed, and Hayes CANCER, and Fred
Seidl, two white men, and Edward b.
land, John Brown, Richard and Sam
Jones, negroes, were seriously injured
by the explosion of threshing ma
chine boiler on the Narine farm, about
twelve miles below Richmond yester-
day morning.
Mr.. Charles j. Hayes and Miss Grace
married Wednesday on the pulpit rock
at the Natural Bridge, before a large
audience. The ceremony was perform.
ed by Rev. Thomas A. Johnson, pastor
OF the Baptist Church of Lexington,
who accompanied them TO this novel
place Of matrimony.
Information was received yesterday
, that General Fitzhugh Lee had ap.
pointed Mr.. Blackburn Smith chief Of
the corps of couriers at his headquar-
tiers. Mr.. Smith, who was mayor OF
! Berryviile, resigned everything, and
was the first to enlist from Clarke coun-
ty, going as a private in the Second
Regiment of Virginia Volunteers.
The success in the present Congress
Of the republican contestants for demo-
cratic seats has encouraged the belief
among the republicans of Virginia that
even if their candidates fail to receive
certificates Of election they may secure
the seats by contrasting before q repub-
lican House. As result the campaign
is likely to be carried on with view Of
bringing contests after the elections.
Major Benjamin W. Richardson died
at his home, in Richmond, yesterday,
aged eighty-four years. He was born
and raised in Richmond, and was an
extremely active man up to two
weeks ago, when taken sick. He was
a bachelor, and retired from business
some years ago. He served gallantly
during the war in the Confederate
army.
The chief of police at Lynchburg yes
terday received a telegram from Lieu
tenant-C Colonel Thomas O. Keller, com
handing the Third Virginia Regiment.
at Camp Alger, asking for the arrest Of
seven soldiers who were absent with
out leave. Several boys in blue arriv-
ed there from the North Thursday
evening, and yesterday morning Chas
Pendleton and James Childress, men,
bers OF the Fitz Lee Rifles, were arrest
ed and sent to jail, pending the arrival
of an officer for Them.
Mrs. Rebecca Seymour Taiaferro
died yesterday morning at the resi-
dence Of her sop-in.la law, Mr.. Lawrence
Taliaferro, in Fredericksburg. Mrs.
Taliaferro was born at "Frledland,"
King George county, in 1910. She was
the daughter of Alexander Seymour
Hooe, and granddaughter of George
Mason, OF Gunston. Her husband,
Captain Hay Taliaferro, was an officer
in the war of 1872. Of her marriage
there was only one child, Mrs. Austin
Talisferro, and of q large family she
was the last but one.
The sale of Pconian Springs property. in
Loudoun county, which was reported few
weeks ago as having been made to Captain ?.
H McCaull was practically closed on Thurs:
day, the Loudoun Telephone says, by the
transfer of the property to Mrs. c. f. Meek,
of New York city. She simply assumed the
position in the deal previously occupied by
Mrs. McCauil. Capt. McCaull will assist IN
the development OF fG1nian Springs, and
continue to reside in the dwelling that ,-is
family now occupies. Mrs Meek is daugh-
ter of the late William Milbourn who re.
moved from that section many years ago.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union in ses-
sion at Buffalo accepted the invitation to hold
the convention in Richmond in July, 1899,
provided that satisfactory railroad arrange
ments can be made.
A MODEL DAIRY NEAR WARRENToN.
Mr.. J.. D. Passano, jr., has completed
model dairy establishment on his farm,
about I of a mile from Warrenton, on