Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The payroll at the Newport News
shipyard last month amounted to more
than 10000.
Rev. James r. Campbell. pastor of
the Christian Church, of Woodstock,
died very suddenly at his home there
yesterday.
William A. Bryant, of Nokesyille,
died very suddenly yesterday from a
stroke of paralysis. He was ~ years
old.
Christian Hsurich, the millionaire
brewer Of Washington, is erecting in
Norfolk a plant for cold storage anG
ice manufacturing that will cost $780,
900.
The Fredericksburg wood working
plant. of that city, was sold at public
auction on Saturday and purchased by
the Bridgewater Milling Company for
$4,000.
MIR. Silas c. Whitehead, formerly SO.
liciting passenger agent Of the South
ern Railway, in Richmond, died last
night after an illness of some months.
He was q son of Rev. DR.. Paul White
head and was 3S years old.
The Stuart Horse Guards, OF Rich.
mond, which disbended some time ago
on account Of discussions in the CON-
pany, reorgauized last night by elect
ing as captain Mr.. Miles Cary, a grad
uate of the Virginia Military Institute.
Mrs. E:telle Lewis, widow ofthe late
Charles II. Lewis, Of Jefferson county,
died suddenly Sunday at Weston, W.
Va, aged about sixty-ive years. She
resided in Jefferson county for many
years, and recently moved to Weston.
Col. r. G. Marshall, Of Portsmouth.
who is trying to form q negro brigade,
called at the Capitol in Richmond yes
terday and reported progress. The
Governor has 9 letter from a lady who
urges him to send only single men to
war.
Among those from Virginia on the
vessels engaged in the battle at Manila
on Sunday are Lieutenant William G..
Miller, on the flagship Olympia; Lieu
tenant Charles S. Stanworth, on the
cruiser Baltimore, and Surgeon E. H.
Marsteller, on the Raleigh.
Lieut.. r. G.. Croxton, detailed in
Richmond as quartermaster, is sick and
will not be able to attend to his duties
for two weeks or more. Governor Ty-
Ter will ask that some officer be at
once detailed in his stead, go that the
work OF mobilizing the troops may not
be delayed.
Joseph Roy, jr., the young negro who
was charged with having committed a
criminal assault on Lizzie Lambert, an
aged colored woman, who lives near
Manassas, was again tried in the Coun-
Court of Prince William yesterday
md found guilty, the jury fixing his
punishment at five years in the peni-
:entiary.
The dead body of Thomas G. Apper-
SOD, q well-to-do farmer, aged 70, was
.ound yesterday floating in q fish pond
near Meherrin, his throat being
cut. His shoes were upon the bank
md q bottle of whisky was in q OF
hem. Remarks he made at Meherrin
before he left there Saturday leave lit
lie doubt that he took his own life,
there is talk of foul play.
Lynchburg tobacco manufacturers
received information of the
of the tobacco tax being in
to 16 cents per pound, instead
If u cents, on manufactured tobacco,
held q meeting to consider the matter
yesterday. Mr.. n. R. Bowman and Mr..
J. Snesd we're elected delegates TO
20 to Washington to protest against
he action and also against the retro
lctive clause in the bill.
Yesterday in the Circuit Court off
county Judge Prentiss rem
Tered his decision in the Elan case, in
which he sustained the finding of the
Norfolk County Court. imposing a fine
# $50 on Col. W. c. Elan, editor of
he Norfolk Pilot, for publishing al ar
icle accusing the Norfolk county au-
horities of o%bstructing justice, the i'm
,utation being directed particularly
.gainst the County Court. Judge Prem
ISIS suspended the sentence for sixty
to allow the defendant an oppor-
unity to further appeal.
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