Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-06
VIRGINIA News.

The Fourth Virginia regiment will
leave Savannah on Friday Tor Cuba.
A Lyncbburg banking firm has just
distributed $94; 200 in dividends on the
Bonsack Cigarette Machine CompaDy's
stock.
The State conference of the Virginia
Daughters of the Revolution will be
held in Norfolk Wednesday and Thurs
day next
Mrs. Sarah Frances Jefferson, wife
Of B. F. Jefferson, of Danville, fell dead
at her home in Danville, yesterday.
| The cause Of death was paralysis of the
heart.
About one hundred recruits have
been sent off from Virginia to the
Fourth Virginia regiment. All of these
are from the Third. Two hundred
more are needed
Mrs. Louisa Swords, widow Of the
| late Robert S. Swords, formerly of
Fredericksburg, and daughter of the
late Col. John Stannard, U S. A died
in Newark, N. j., yesterday.
DR.. Morris Leftwich, superintendent
VI lhO h1aSOuIC vi nlCSOull, NiNo
yesterday. DR.. Lsltwich was from
| Lynchburg, but long resided in st.
Louis, Mo.
a majority of the banks of Norfolk
have announced that after January l
no more deposits to draw interest
would be received. There is more
money on hand than can be loaned.
The State Liquor League of Virginia
was permanently organized at meet
ing of liquor men from ell over the
State, held in Norfolk yesterday. O. j..
Cannon, of Norfolk, was chosen presi-
dent.
The property in Westmorelard coun-
ty known as Nomini Ferry, containing
several hundred acres and including
Nomini wharf, has been sold to Mr..
William HeDage, of Washington, for
1000.
DR.. Machel Bruin, of Strasburg,
! brother of Mr.. w. c. Bruin, Of this
city, who bad an operation for appen-
dicitis performed on hin recently in
Baltimore, was in the city to-day. He
is rapidly recovering.
Mr.. George w. Koiner, the newly
/ appointed commissioner of agriculture,
who succeeds Col. Thomas Whitehead
on January l, says that he expects to
make the department useful and prof
table to the farmers, horticulturists and
truckers of the State.
Frank Hill, editor of the Scottsville
J Courier, and sou OF General J. c. Hill,
~.,i-AnA Of Nirninia VIC
brought from Scoitsville to hospital
, in Richmond yesterday, with his hand
} and face terribly lacerated from the
premature explosion of cannon crack
err he will be disigured for life.
Governor Tyler will probably settle
! ! the important question of the relative
: rank of officers of the State volunteers
who entered the United States army
ard those who stayed at home by re-
storing to the former commissions OF
the date OF those which they held prior
5 to entering the national service.
p The work of building The new stock
yards near the Exposition grounds in
A Richmond is now we'll under way, the
: grading is nearly completed, and the
t Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
, mac Railroad has commenced the con-
struction Of bridges, tracks and the
5 trestle across the Hermitage road to
connect with the yards.
DR.. s. c. Warner, well-known ply
stefan of Giles county, died at St.
Luke's Hospital, Richmond, yesterday
3 from dose of sulphate of strychnine.
, He had been suffering with Indigestion,
S and took pulverized opium. He did
not get relief, and resorted to the other
drug. DR.. Warner went there with his
J uncle, DR.. J. G. Blackburn, who went
: there to be operated on.
The opening session of the conven-
tion of the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations was called to order in
t the hall o. the House eff Delegates, in
Richmond, this morning. Rev. DR.. K.
n. Calisch made the opening prayer,
and Mr. ssJulins Straus, of Richmond,
was made temporary chairman and de-
livered au address of welcome to the
delegates.
The Rappahannock river yesterday,
at Fredericksburg, reached point
about fifteen feet above high tide, as q
result of the heavy rains. All the
wharves were submerged. The princi-
pal loss has been in railroad ties,
Messrs. w. S. Embrey and j. w. Mas
tiers both losing quite number. but it
is thought considerable damage has
been done by the freshet above and be-
low Fredericksburg.
A young white woman, Mary Scott,
employed as a nurse by MIR. Robert j.
Noel al East Radford, was perhaps
fatally burned yesterday. Her cloth
ing caught fire from the open CRATE,
and in q moment she was mass OF
flames. She chung to Mrs. Noel and
begged her to put out the fire, but the
screams brought number Of people in
and in a short time her clothing was
torn of, but not before she was fear
fully burned. The whole affair occur
red in the sitting-room with several
children present. and all dressed in
light clothing.
The LAND GRABBERs,-Interesting
nroceedinps were brought ip the Law