Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

~ V. DaRer L. Lee, TeCLOr OI JODnS
Memorial Church, Farmvlle, has &C.
cepted call 10 church at Columbia,
S. G.
The electric searchlight being erect
ed at Fortress Monroe has beam light
nine feet in diameter, and will illumi-
nate an object one hundred miles of.
Mr.. E. Donaldson has been appoint
ed division superintendent of the Pull
man Palace Car Company, with head
quarters in Richmond, to succeed the
late r. c. Edwards. whose sudden
death occurred recently.
The monument to the Confederate
soldiers, who fell in the battle at New
Market, will soon be in position in ST..
Mathews graveyard, in that place. 1t
is to be unveiled in May with appro-
pirate and interesting ceremonies.
Emmett Marshall, who shot and kill
ed his brothers. wife in Appomatto1 q
few days ago, was indicted for murder
yesterday and will be tried on the first
day of the next term of Appomattox
court. He is now in the Lynchburg Jail.
What is supposed to be part of the
gang OF postoffice robbers who have
been operating in Virginia and North
Carolina for the past three years were
caught at Waynesboro yesterday, when
two strangers were arrested on suspi-
cion.
Mr.. George Williams, a native OF
Bombay, India, who in early life was a
prominent London architect, died on
Thursday evening at "Rock Hill, near
Casanova station, Fauquier county, in
the eightv-fourth year of his age. Sew
eral children survive him.
Gen. Thomas A. Brander, command.
er of the Virginia Division of United
Confederate Veterans, has written A.
P. Hill Camp, at Petersburg, allowing
that camp the privilege of naming the
sponsor from this State to the Confed-
crate reunion at Atlanta in July next.
Rev. William NJ. Dame, D. D., rector
of Memoria! Episcopal Church, of Bal
timore, has been selected and has
agreed to deliver the sermon at St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Richmond,
on Sunday, April II, when the Jefer-
son Davis memorial window will be
unveiled.
Gabriel Vaughn and William Horton,
convicted of burglary at the last term
of the Warren County Court, and SEN
fenced to the Front Royal jail, escaped
Toursday night by greasing their naked
bodies and crawling through small
opening at the bottom of the cell door
and are still at large.
The will of the late Mrs. Mary Mann
Meade was admitted to probate
in Berryvile this week. The
decedent devises her estate, consisting
of the Prospect Hill" farm in Clarke
county, and other valuable property, to
her daughter. Miss Thomasia Meade
and her SOD, f. Key Meade.
Senator Daniel, who is in Lynchburg,
when asked yesterday concerning Span
ish affairs said II have carefully stud
led the situation and believe we are
close to war. | have seen nothing to
censure in the Presidents conduct. So
far as | know the President is right.
OF course many things have come to his
knowledge that are not understood by
the public. 1 think the President has
been right"
Mr.. E. D. Roat, OF Winchester, has
purchased the Stribling Springs prop
erty, in Augusta county, from Major
Fl. NJ. Bell. OF Staunton, for company
Of which he is president. A stock COM
pany was formed some time ago for the
purchase of this valuable property,
with view to establishing perma-
nent colony of G. A. R. veterans, SINH
lar to that ct Fitzgerald, Ga. The
price paid was 100000.