Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The smallpox has made its appear
ance in the Western Branch district OF
Norfolk county.
l. is expected that the Second regi-
ment will have been mustered out OF
service at the end of two weeks.
Game, such as wild turkeys, rabbits,
partridges and squirrels, are plentiful
this season, and hunters are having fine
sport in turkey shooting.
The will of the late E. a. Saunders
was probated in Richmond yesterday.
He leaves an estate valued at $500, 900.
The will makes number Of small be-
quests to local charitable institutions
and servants, and the residue is given
to his wife.
The barn of Mrs. Annie Washington.
located near Clear Brook, Frederick
county, was destroyed by fire yesterday
evening, together with the contents, in
Guiding farming implements, hay, grain,
one COW and horse, which belonged to
Jackson Tharp, tenant.
Gen. Fitz Lse voted in Richmond yes
terday for Capt. John Lamb for Con-
eress. He will leave with Gov. Tyler
for Savannah tonight to join the
Seventh army corps. The Governor
will be gone about four days. Mrs.
Tyler and the Misses Tyler will &C.
company him.
The treasury of the State OF Virginia
received snug sum Saturday as col.
lateral Inheritance tax on the legacies
of the late Major Lewis Ginter The
amount paid the State treasurer by
County Treasurer William q. Brsuer,
of Henrico county, was S13,21059.
This was in accordance with the law
passed by the last Legislature bearing
upon the subject.
The application of John An.
derseu, under sentence to be hang
ed at Norfolk for murder, com.
mitted on the schooner Olive Peck
er, for writ of hebeas corpus, was ar
gued in the United States Supreme
Court yesterday. Andersen's execu
ton was to have taken place in August
last, but The application yesterday op-
Grated as a say. He will be resen
fenced if the Supreme Court decides
against him. The court took the case
under edvisement.
TIE football team from the Universi'
ty OF Virginia lowered the colors of the
Georgetown eleven yesterday evening
by score of y to 0. The points scored
were the results of two touchdowns and
many goals. The game took place al
Georgetown Campus and drew large
crowd. Half the students OF the Uni
versity came up in the morning from
Charlottesville and stationed them
selves on one side of the field, where
they cheered and waved iDnumerable
flags of orange and blue until the end
of the game. The Georgetowns' friends
were also out in full force.
The dwelling house of Ohio Boggs,
near Accomac Court House, was en-.
tirely destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning. Four of Boge's children, the
oldest fourteen years of age, persisted
in the flames. The fire broke out in
the lower part of the house and was
so far advanced before the father and
mother were awakened that escape fo1
the children from above was entirely cut
off, and no one could approach the
house so as to rescue them from the
upper windows, through which they
/; could be seen rushing frantically about
and crying for help.
John E. Pettus, q young man and 8
sergeant in the Lynchburg Home
Guards of the Third regiment, was ar
rested in Richmond yesterday on the
charge OF robbing two comrades. Pet
tus and two fellow-soldiers were out
Monday night celebrating their release
from the army. The three men spent
some time at house in the West End,
when Pettus's companions missed about
500. The young man denies most
positively any knowledge OF the rob
berry. Pettus was employed as book
keeper in Lynchburg before entering
the army. His statement is made with
clearness.
W B Thomas prominent ontractor, died
at his home in Richmond yesterday, aged 81
years.
Gloucester county yesterday voted in fa-
vor of the railroad subscription.