Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

LSesOuES.
| Miss Roberta Hodgson, daughter OF
Mr.. E. L. Hodgson, died at the home
of her father, in Winchester yesterday,
aged 26 years.
Hosea Rogers, who conducts a gen
eral merchandise business at Rollins
Fork, King George county, made an
assignment yesterday.
Mrs. Belle Garrison, vie of Mr.. Lee
Garrison, of Wilmington, Delaware,
died at her home in Fredericksburg.
Thursday morning, from the effect OF a
fall received several days ago. The
deceased was formerly Miss Belle
Reamy, OF Fredericksburg.
Miss NJ. Louise Cannon, one of the
most cultivated aud popular young
ladies OF Fredericksburg, and daughter
OF the late Rev. DR.. James Polk Gam
mon, distinguished Presbyterian
minister, died of pulmonary disease at
her mothers home in that city yester-
day, aged 20 years.
An accident to some of the machinery
at the gold mine at Independent Hill,
in Prince William county, has made il
necessary to suspend operations. AT
the time of the break, the owners were
realizing about $25 per day on the out
put. A heavier battery will be put in
at once and the mining continued.
Prof. Henry st. George Tucker, of
Washington and Lee University, re-
ceived yesterday from Mrs. Lucretia
| X Garfield, widow of the late President
Garfield, q letter containing check
for $500 as donation from her and her
family to the John Randolph Tucker
memorial to be erected at Washington
and Lee University.
The fourth anniversary OF the Union
Steam FIRE Engine Company, liz bonor
of the sixty second birthday of Charles
Broadway Rouss, was held in the Rouss
Engine House, in Winchester, last
night and was one of the most brilliant
affairs ever held by the firemen Of
Winchester. Mr.. Rouss contributed
81 900 for the banquet on this occasion,
and the bill OF fare was one of the most
elaborate ever served by any organiza-
ton Of that city.
George Johnson, q negro woman,
employed as nurse by Mrs. Martha
Goldsmith, who lives in Henrico, near
the National Cemetery, was arrested
last night to answer the charge of at
tempting to murder the six-weeks old
baby boy committed to her care. Mrs
Goldsmith had gone to Richmond, and
her sister hearing the baby cry, went in
and found in its mouth sugar rag sat
urated with unadulterated ammonia.
The baby will probably die.
John Banks was tried for house
breaking aud larceny in the Prince
William County Court this week. He
broke into the house of Mr.. Key, liv
ing near Occoquan. He was found
guilty and sentenced to four years 10
the peuitentiary. Banks was charged
with several similar oflenses. VIM.
Thornley, was arraigned for breaking
into Mr.. John Il. Hornbaker's mill, at
Milford, last June. He was also found
guilty and sentenced to the peniten'
tiary for eight years.
Edward Mason, of Norfolk, who shot
his wife last Christmas when he found
her in a questionable resort, will not
have to stand trial for her murder. AT
ter hard struggle she has recovered
and been discharged from the hospital.
Her husband was yesterday held for
the grand jury on the charge Of shoot
ing her, and also on another charge OF
cutting Ella Carson, who had rushed to
his wiie's assistance after the shooting
He made no defense. 1t is now alleged
that Mason had another wife residing
at Newport News, but no steps have
been taken to prosecute him for bigamy,
Jerry Hooker, the sixteen year-old
son of Mr.. Edward E. Hooker, secreta-
ry of the Southern Wholesale Grocer5'
Association, of Richmond, was accident
ally shot in the neck yesterday after
noon and will probably die. He and
seven friends went down near Seven
Pines hunting with parlor rifles and one
of the friends was handling the weapon
when it fired. The ball passed through
the neck and pierced the spinal column,
causing paralysis of nearly the entire
body. Mr.. Hooker is up North and
could not be reached by wire last night.
The PRESIDENT rs RECEFIlON.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley
gave reception last night in honor of
the army and navy. The state parlors
had their most splendid decorations for
the event. In the East Room, the ia.
vorite rendezvous of reception guests,
the wide mirror rests were banked with
masses of red and white flowers and Vi
Diets. At the top of the mirrors were
crotons and below was grouping OF
delicate ferns and palms. Upon the,
mirrors were shields and other designs
of red, white and blue, and all the
tropical plants had gorgeous blooms of
twinkling electric lights of three colors.
Entwned about the pillars were gar.
lands Of smila1 and these, too, held
the national color5 and embems.
There was a graceful arrangement in
the Blue Parlor, where the presideL-
tial party stood to receive, the smilax
radiating from the centre chandelier
being studded with lights. The eagle
was also made of the colors most in
evidence and these national banners
and designs. with red and white and
blue flowers, were carried out in the
artistic arrangement.
Two bands rendered continuous mu
sic during the evening, including 1.-THE
Stars and Stripes Forever" and nation
al airs
The reception began at o'clock and
| lasted until II. The President was as