Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Morgan Anderson, who killed his
brotherin-lsw, John Johnson, with
molasses jug, near Winchester, was re-
leased yesterday on the plea of self
defense.
Mr.. VIM. Muse, q gallant ex-Confed-
crate, died suddenly yesterday at his
home in King George county, aged 50
years. A widow and two children sur
viye him.
William Reed, colored, was struck
with pair of ice hooks by young
white man, Andrew Nolan yesterday
morning, at the ice factory in Lynch
burg, and is now in an extremely dan
gerous condition. His head was split
open.
A message was received in Lexington
yesterday afternoon from Gov. J. Hoge
Tyler announcing the appointment OF
State Senator S. Houston Letcher as
the successor to the late Judge VIM.
Mclaughlin, judge of the Thirteenth
judicial circuit.
Taylor Thurman, while riding BIZ
cycle from Jordan's Springs to Win
chester Sunday morning, was thrown
from his wheel and received, perhaps,
fatal injuries. His wheel became
caught in wagon rut. throwing him
violently to the ground, fracturing his
skull, and otherwise seriously injuring
him.
On Tuesday of next week the Medi
cal Society of Virginia will BEGIN its
twenty-ninth annual session at Vir.
gnia Beach. The president of the 30
ciety is DR.. Lewis E. Harvie, Of Dan
Vile. It's membership is said to ag
gregste 1000 of whom about 500 are
expected to be present. There will also
be visitors from other States.
Several weeks ago Gen. Thomas L.
Rosser returned to Charlottesville from
Chickamauga i'll of bronchitis and ma
lara. His condition is not improved.
Indeed, his friends feel uneasy, and it
is now said that he is also suffering
from some form OF heart disease. The
surgeon at Chickamauga urged General
Rosser to come home long before he
would leave. But he persstently
stuck to his post.
The Warrenton Ice Manufacturing
Cjmpany's plant, Parkinson & Man
yeti, propr;etors, in Warrenton, was to-.
tally destroyed by fire Sunday night.
The fire originated about the boiler
room, and when first discovered had
made such Roadway hat it was impos.
sble to save the building. The explo.
sion of the ammonia tank was terrific.
awakening the whole town. There
was no insurance. The loss is estl-
mated at about 81 500.
Rioious demonstrations in Ph9bus
throughout yesterday afternoon and
evening eliminated at night in an ex-
change of shots between a crowd OF
Maryland volunteers on one side and
about dozen civil officers on the other.
After this encounter the soldiers had
another revolver battle with negroes.
According to one report, seven men
were injured in the two atlrays. An.
other report says that only two men
were hurt. The battle between the
soldiers and civil authorities was caused
by an attack on the Jail, in which sew
eral volunteers were imprisoned. The
soldiers were repulsed.
Mr.. B. A. Wade, q prominent citizen
OF Winchester, died there last night
of Bright's disease. Mr.. Wade was
one OF the most prominent journalistic
men in the State Of Virginia. He was
for q number of years the local CORES
,dort 6 tba Dali;,,, ora Gun on6 uoc
editor of the Winchester Weekly News
and Daily Item for a number of years.
He was q prominent Mason, being
senior warden of Hiram Lodge, A., F.
ard A. NJ. He was the city recorder
for six years, Il duty which he faith
fully performed. He was leading dem
ocrat and held some offices in the par
tv. He is survived by one sister, Miss
Virginia Wade.
On Sunday afternoon negro about
is years old, named Horace Fanes,
committed criminal assault on COL
ored woman named Judith Wilson.
The crime was committed in Sweet
Clanain. q colored settlement back OF
Berkeley, and tie victim of the assault
is so years old. When the facts were
learned a crowd of 200 colored men
went in pursuit of Fanes and captured
him shortly after the assault was COM
mited. The men were armed with
clubs, guns and pistols, and there was
strong talk of lynching, but it was
finally decided to let the law take its
course, and the prisoner was turned
over 10 the Berkeley police and yester-
day morning was sent on to court by
Justice Tillotson.
Ga August the body of an unknown
colored man was found in Bowen's run,
near Bealeton tation, on the main line
OF the Southern Railway, and it was
supposed that he had fallen asleep and
was killed by a passing train and
was knocked from the bridge into the
stream. This was the decision of the
coroner's jury. Later developments
show that he was a negro tramp from
Dauville, who travelled with another
negro. 1t is now believed that he was
murdered by his friend, and owing to
the several conflicting statements made
by him after reaching DaDville the ia
tier of the dead man had him arrested
and taken to Warrenton for trial,
charged with murder. The name of
the murdered man is William Henry
Poteet, son of o colored preacher from
DanYille.