Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Albert C. Davis, formerly of Loudoun,
died at his home near Pleasant Valley,
in Fairfax county, on the 9th inst, aged
76 years.
Capt. S. T. Thornburg, one of Staun-
toms prominent business men, was par.
alyzed in his left side yesterday. He is
quite an old man.
Mr.. J. R. Richardson, ex.treasurer OF
Caroline county, died on Thursday at
his home near Sparta, after lingering
Hines, aged about sixty years.
The Orange Horsemen's Association,
which was recently organized, will hold
its first exhibition at Orange Wednes-
day and Thursday, August 10 and IL.
Samuel Y. r. Clover, prominent
citizen of Woodstock, was found dead
in bed yesterday. Death was caused
by heart trouble. He was sixty-fve
years old.
Miss Mamie Grayson Hall, daugh.
ter of MIR. Henry Arthur Hall, of the
Upperyille neig hborhood, will be mar
ried June 22nd to Mr.. Rush Rowland,
of Philadelphia.
The board of public works will meet
10 Richmond on the 18th of this month
to assess railroad and steamship prop
erty for taxation. Representatives OF
companies interested will be heard.
Mrs. Virginia Woolf died near zulla,
Fauquier county, June 6. She was the
wife of Mr.. J. Edgar Woolf. Her pa
rents are MIR. and Mrs. W. A. Rector.
Mrs. Woolf was nearly twenty-nine
years old.
The marriage was recorded at Win
chester yesterday of Mr.. Chas. Hiner to
Miss Maude Swanson. the 15-year.old
daughter of MIR. A. G. Swanson. They
eloped to Williamsport, Md, and were
married there.
The fishing smack Glimpse, owned
by Lynch & Co., of New York, struck a
sunken wreck in Chesapeake bay at II
o'clock last night and sunk in seven
fathoms of water. The crew was land
ed at Ocean View.
The State board of public instruction
will meet in ten days or two weeks to
select the text books for use in the next
four wears. 1t is foregone conclusion
| that Barnes's histories will not be placed
on the list again.
Adjt.-Gen. Corbin has announced the
State quotas under the second call.
Forty-three thousand men are to be
used to recruit first-call regiments.
Virginia is called on for two additional
battalions of infantry.
The fourth trial at Roanoke of Con-
J rad Geisen or the charge of seduction
| resulted in verdict yesterday of five
years in the penitentiary after twenty
four hours deliberation by the jury.
Three trials resulted in convictions and
one in mistrisl.
A little child has healed domestic
breach at Norfolk. The writ of habeas
corpus sued out by John L. McCarris
for the recovery of his child, in posses
sion of it's mother, was dismissed by
Judge Watts yesterday, on motion OF
McCarris's attorney, the father and
mother having returned to each other.
The bondsmen of County Treasurer
Rsine Pifer, OF Frederick, who made an
assignment some time ago before he
had turned over some direct tax he had
collected. have just gained suit in the
Circuit Court which releases them from
their bond. The city will get about
81, 900, while the county will get moth
ing.
Oney Houghton and Burt Gaskins,
two young white boys living in SCOTS
Vile, left their home on Wednesday
morning, near Norfolk, for bicycle
ride, and have not been heard from
since. The parents of the boys are very
anxious about them, and are commun-
icating with nearby towns for informa-
ton.
The stockholders of the Petersburg
Railroad Company and the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company will
hold meeting in Richmond on Wed
nesday, July 20, the former at noon
and the latter at 10 q. M, for the pur-
pose of considering the matter of con-
solidating the two roads as authorized
by the last general assembly.
T. B. Almond, loan broker of Win
chester, was arrested in that city last
week, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses. He gave bond
of 500 to appear yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock before police justice. At
the hour named he failed to appear.
Policeman Hollis Immediately started q
search and foL. ID him locked up in his
house. He was rearrested and taken
to jail.
The board of visitors of the UniYersi-
ty of Virginia have received check
from the ]. w. and Belinda Randall
Charities Corporation of Boston for
$4,000. The conditions of the gift are
that it shall either be used for the erec-
ton of building to be known as the
John W. and Belinda L. Randall build
ing or to be invested by said university
and held as a permanent fund, to be
known IS the "John W. and Belinda L.
Randall fund.-" the income only to be
used either for Randall scholarships or
for other needs of said university. The
gift was accepted.
The mine test in Hampton Roads on
Thursday night, when an attempt was
made to blow up the burned schoon.
er Shenandoah, was not IS successful
as at first supposed. Instead of being
demolished and sunk the hull of the
vessel was only partly dismembered
and continued floating. The ineffectu-
al attempt to destroy the Shenandoah
under favorable conditions has created
speculation as to whether or not the
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