Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

/ At Luray yesterday argument was
begun in the case of Newton KILLER, on
trial for the murder of Willis D. Kibler.
| The estate of the late DR.. William
| VOORHEES,, in Spotsylvania county, has
been sold to Mr.. G. f Gordon. The
sale was private.
| DR.. C. L. Cudlipp, formerly of Rich
mond, died in Mecklenberg yesterday.
His remains will be taken to treder-
| icksburg for interment.
Fire Monday night destroyed 20
cords of wood on the farm of Captain
Redmond, in King George county.
Other damage was done.
At Norfolk, yesterday evening, Miss
Mary Emily Nottingham and Mr.. Lse
Spaulding Guy were married at Free.
mason street Bap list Church.
Twenty miles of the proposed Rich
mond, Petersburg and North Carolina
Railroad. south of Petersburg, have
been let to contract to New York con-
| tractors.
w. j. and lie Roy Snead, two ne
groes, brothers, were blown almost to
atoms yesterday near Bo5cobel, Gooch-
land county. The men were warming
sticks of dynamite over fire to soften
them.
The Old Dominion Planning Mill, at
Petersburg, with all it's machinery, &C.,
was sold at public auction yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. w. l.. Davis, of Glou-
cester county, was the purchaser. Price
paid $3.50.
Lieut.. r. a. Williams was last night
elected captain of the Richmond How
tiers, to fill the position made vacant
by the resignation of Captain Hutche-
son. Lieutenant Williams was the
next ranking officer. There was 20 OPP
position to his election.
Mr.. Joseph Southall, of Amelia, yes
terday qualified before the Secretary of
the Commonwealth as superintendent
of public instruction, to succeed Mr..
John Z. Massey. Mr. Frank P. Brent,
of Onancock, succeeds Mr.. j. A. Nc
Gilvray az secretary to tbs superin-
tendent.
Yesterday morning, in Norfolk
county, Everett Walker made q muir
derous assault upon Ben Cherry,
ticket chopper at the ferry wharf. 1t
is said that Cherry had had trouble
with Walkers family and had reported
Walker for selling liquor without Ii.
cense, and the assault was the result Of
this trouble. Cherry's injuries may
prove fatal. Walker is in custody.
In the United States Court, at Lynch.
burg, yesterday, the cases of Il. D.
Berry and Charles l.. Mosby, charged
with criminal conduct in connection
with the defunct First National Bank,
! of Bedford City, were continued until
the 18th of September term, the accused
being admitted to bail in the sum of
$1,000, with 0. G. Rell and J. H.
Walker, of Bedford City, as sureties.
Capt. Harkinson Williams, of the
Merritt Wrecking Company's steamer
J. D. Jones, died suddenly in the pilot
house of that vessel at the company's
wharf at Norfolk yesterday. He com
manded the Jones on her recent trip to
aud from Key West, and had been in
the employ of tine Merritt Company
since the civil war. He was sixty-fve
years of age and u native of New Jer-
sey, where his mother now resides.
Governor Tyler has accepted an in
vitalion to attend the first birthday"
of Greater New York, the celebration
of which will take place May l, 2 and
8. He has also accepted the invitation
OF the State Sunday School Association
to deliver the opening address at the
annual convention of that body The
gathering will take place at Staunton
on April 20, and it will be attended by
dele gates representing all Christian
denominations.
Deputy Sheriff Fitzwater, OF Mont
gomery county, took Chris Wade, the
negro who is charged with an attempt
ed assault on Miss Matte Linkous, near
Christiansburg recently, to Roanoke
yesterday for safekeeping, and incident
ally to prevent the enrsged citizens from
melting out summary justice to the
brute. A large crowd had gathered
and at times was menacing, but no at
tempt was made to take the prisoner
from the officer. Another negro prison
err, Garland Taylor, under six-year
sentence for similar offence, was also
taken to Roanoke for safe keeping by
Sheriff Fitzwater.
In Richmond yesterday evening
Col. J. W. Richardson had confer
ence with MIR. Joseph T. Lawless, sec
rotary Of the Commonwealth, and both
decided to make up test case in order
to obtain decision from the highest
court in the State as to which one of
the two is the register of the land office.
They will interview the attorney gen.
eral on this subject, and Mr.. Lawless
will then institute proceedings in the
Court of Appeals in order to settle this
question. Should the court decide
that Col. Richardson has been legis.
lated out of Office, he will be appointed
to clerkship by Secretary Lawless.