Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

to furnish troops.
Capt. ]. J. Harvey of the Manche ter
Grays died at Pbebus yesterday.
Miss Mary Newton, daughter of Mr..
Geo. w. Newton, died in Leesburg on
Saturday last, aged about sixteen years.
Mrs. Isaac Rhodes, of Frederick
county, died at her home at Middle
town yesterday, aged seventy-four
years.
The brigade staff of the State met
in Richmond last night and decided
that they would go anywhere" their
services were needed.
The government will probably erect
a battery at Point Breeze, near New
port News, to protect the government
ships being built there.
Engineer Richard B. Traylor, of the
Norfolk and Western, while attempting
to crawl between two cars at Lynch
burg Monday night, had one of his legs
cut off.
At Washington, OF Wednesday, Miss
Leila Keyser, the Oldest daughter OF
Mrs. Annie G. Keyser, was married to
]. Almond, of Page county. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. S. Q.
Clopton.
Governor Tyler has appointed Mr.. F:
NJ. Magruder, of Charlottesville, to fill
the unexpired term OF Judge j. <. Ed
monson, deceased, as member OF the
Board of Visitors to the D. D. and B.
Institute at Staunton.
The democrats of Staunton yesterday
made the following nominations May
or, w. II. Landes; Commonwealth
Attorney, Carter Braxton; Commission
err of Revenue, A. A. Eskridge; City
Sergeant, Logan Turner.
Col. 10 Lane Stern left Richmond
last night for Washington, bearing
letters to the Secretary of War from
Governor Tyler and General Fitzhugh
Lee urging the selection of Richmond
as point for the mobilization of troops.
Ga Wednesday evening, April 18Th,
at the residence of Mr.. ]. T. Hirst, in
Pursellville, Loudoun county, Miss
Caroline Lovett was united in marriage
to Mr.. Chas. R. Tavenner, of P;eonian
Springs, Rev. G. T.. Herndon official
ing.
Mr.. J. S. BUNDLES, of DnburD, n. D.,
who purchased some time ago o farm in
King and Queen county, has arrived
there, having driven pair of horses
the entire distance from North Dakota,
more than 1000 miles, in less than four
months.
Mrs. R. G. Moncure died yesterday
at her home, in Bowling Green, after q
short illness, aged nineteen years. She
was Miss Ruby Richardson, OF Caroline
county, and her marriage less than a
year ago was social event of unusual
prominence.
Page-Pullen Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, of Gloucester Court House, has
declined to accept the resignation OF
Hon. j. N. Stubs, which was rendered
recently, and q committee was appoint.
ed to wait on Mr.. Stubs and request
him to withdraw the same.
The Richmond Howziters met last
night and adopted resolutions express.
ing their willingness to follow the lead
of their own officers in the present war
wherever they might be ordered, but
! declining to tender the services of the
! organization under any other condi-
tons.
Tae wife of cx-Secretary John c.
Carlisle has presented to Washington
and Lee University portrait of her
sou, Logan L. Carlisle, to be preserved
among the portraits of the alumni of
the university. He graduated in the
law class of 1882. Mr.. Carlisle died last
January,
Captain John Cussons, of Richmond,
who is veteran Of two wars, says that
if his services were needed in the pend
ing war with Spain he would tender
them. He thought the war was en-
tlrely uncalled for, but did not believe
in being soldier in time of peace aud
a citizen in time OF war.
Gen. Fitz Lee is besieged with appli.
cations for positions on his staff in the
event of his being appointed to a COM
mand in tie army which is to invade
Cuba. He has received no fewer than
three hundred applications for these
pOoIIlODo' AC pa ohlC ihSiOuO COhhO
of the bestknown men in the country.
Mrs. T. S. Doyle and her little daugh.
ter, Dorothy, accompanied by Mr.. l.,
G. Doyle, reached Staunton on Mon.
day, alter the long voyage from Beirut,
Syria. Captain Doyle is still in Syria,
and will continue to perform the du-
ties of U. S. Consul to Beirut until the
arrival of his recently appointed sue
ces5or
DR.. John P. Davidson, of New York,
was yesterday elected by the board of
visitors of the Medical College of Vir
ginia at Richmond to the chair of dis
eases of the eye, ear and throat. DR..
Davidson is from Rockbridge county,
and was formerly stationed at st. Vim
cent Hospital in Norfolk. The COM
mencement exercises of the college
were held last night. Acknowledgement
Montague delivered the address to the
graduating class Of forty.one.
Mrs. Margaret E. Warwick, widow of Cor.
bin Warwick, died yesterday in Richmond
DEATH OF SENATOR WALTHALL.
Senator Wslthall, of Mississippi, died
yesterday evening at 5:15 O'Clock at his