Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr. William J. Burt, a well-knoWD
citizen of Richmond, died at his resi-
dence yesterday, aged seventy-two
years.
Rev. John G. Dinwiddie, D. D.,
well-known PRESBYTERIAN divine, died at
Gatewood yesterday in the sixty-fourth
year of his age.
Mr.. A. W. Price died at his residence
in Petersburg yesterday OF lockjaw,
which resulted from an operation per-
formed on him three weeks ago.
At Norfolk yesterday Judge Waddill
refused to dismiss an injunction grant
el by Judge SimOnton in regard to the
pooled stock of the Seaboard Railroad
Company.
Eight persons who reside in Man.
chester were poisoned by eating com.
pressed ham Monday night, and for
some time it was feared that serious
results would attend their illness.
Miss Elizabeth Sheets, sister OF the
late B. F. Sheetz, died suddenly at the
residence of her sister.in-law, Mrs. B.
F. Sheetz, in Leesburg, on Sunday last,
in the scventy-iirst year of her age.
A company consisting of members of
Lynchburg military who did not 60 to
war was organized there last night in
accordance with the directions of Act
ing Acknowledgement 10. Lane Stern.
All OF the ministers present at tine
Methodist preachers meeting in Nor
folk on Monday signed petition to
the President of the United States for
the commute ion of the death sentence
Of John Anderson, who murdered the
mate of the schooner Olive Pecker. now
in the Norfolk Jail.
George Hite, convicted in Meklen-
burg county Of the murder of William
Bowers, colored, was not hanged to-day
as had been expected. Judge Card
well, OF the Court of Appeals, granted
writ of error and supersedeas yester-
day, which will stay the execution IN,
I'll the question OF new trial is passed
upon.
The stockholders OF the Winchester
and Potomac Railroad met in Winches
ter yesterday and decided to sell their
road, which runs from Winchester to
Harper's Ferry. No dividends have
been declared for over a year. The
Baltimore and Ohio, who now lease the
road, will be given the first opportunity
to bid on it.
Judge J. B. McCabe, representing the
Rock Spring Park Company, sold the
Rock Spring property on the western
suburbs of Leesburg, day or so ago to
Mr.. A. S. Gillette, of Philadelphia, for
$4,000. The property contains about
&C acres of ground. Il will be improved
and then will be occupied by MIR. and
, Mrs. Harry T. Harrison. Mrs. Harri-
son is niece of the purchaser of the
property.
Congressman Jacob Yost. OF Staun
ton, had a conference in Lynchburg
yesterday with a number of his republi-
can friends from various parts OF the
State, and while no statement has been
given out, it is understood Mr. Yost an
nounced his determination to with
draw on account of discussions in the
party Colonel r. T Hubbard, of Buck
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tox: Mr.. Rivercomb, Of Clifton Forge,
and Turner Hackmsn, OF Staunton, are
spoken OF as contestants for the nomi-
nation.
The preliminary hearing in the case
OF Thomas B. Almond, loan broker
of Winchester, took place yesterday
before Judge Hodgson, of the Police
Court. Almond was arrested about six
weeks ago charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses from MIR.
A. A. Robinson, and in default OF bail
was sent to Jail, where his mind be
came affected, and he was totally in
sane for about three weeks. He then
obtained bail and was released. Yes
terday he was sent on to the grand
Jury, which is in session in Winchester
now.