Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. George G. Stack aud Mr.. W. c.
Wyatt died in Petersburg yesterday.
DR.. Thomas w. SimmoDds, of Mar
tinsville, died suddenly of heart disease
yesterday.
Rev. ]. w. T. Mcneil, of Richmond
College, has been recalled to and has
accepted the pastorate of Potomac Bap-
fist Church, in King George county.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Lucy Spilman to Mr.. Z.
A. Triplett on December 6, at the Bap-
fist church, Jefersonton, Culpeper
county.
General Wilson has declared that he
Will not ask that the Sixth Virginia ne
gro regiment be mustered out, as he Is
satisfied that their misconduct has been
for the purpose of getting out OF the
service.
The curfew ordinance was reconsid-
cred by the Roanoke city council last
night and passed in modified form.
This was done at the suggestion OF
Mayor Woods, who declared he would
veto the measure as originally passed.
The WarrentoD Hunt Club has or
gained for the present season with
Frank Barker as master of hounds. The
following officers were elected: E. Asst
ley Cooper, president; E. R. W. Bar
ker, secretary, and Q. W. Smith, trea-
surer.
At q meeting in Richmond yester-
day of the directors of the Richmond
and Petersburg and the Petersburg
Railroad companies it was agreed TO
consolidate them under the name Of
the Atlantic Coast Line Company OF
Virginia.
Allegheny Hotel, at Goshen, has been
bought by Mr.. J. S. Craig. of Cold Sui
phur Springs, and ]. B. Wood, of Co.
shen, for S12 1000. The handsome struc-
ture was built in 1891 by the Goshen
Land Improvement Company at cost
of over 100000.
Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Emily
Shackelford, OF Rappahannock county,
and Rev. George w. Melon, of Able
marie, the ceremony to take place No
vember so at St. Paul's Church, near
the brides home.
In Roanoke last night the jury
awarded damages against that city to
Olive V. Shull, in the sum OF s., 900, for
injuries received by falling through a
bridge, distance of 40 feet. City So.
icitor Moomaw asked that the verdict
be set aside as being contrary TO the
law and evidence.
At the sixtieth anuusl meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad Com
pany, held in Richmond yesterday, all
; of the old officers were reelected. The
annual report of the president shows
that the affairs of the company are in
satisfactory condition.
President Mckinley has promised the
attorneys for John Andersen that he
will Immediately take up the Olive
! Pecker case again, and that the Swed-
ish cook of that ill.starred vessel may
be pardoned or have his sentence COM
muted to life imprisonment. Strong
pressure will be brought to bear on the
President by influential citizens in the
effort to secure mercy for the mutineer
murderer.
Bruce Mcqueen Buie, who married
Minnie E. Clifton in Norfolk October
27 Last and ten days later asked Justice
Tomlin to place her under good be-
havior bond, was yesterday arrested
upon the charge of bigamy. In default
of furnishing 81, 900 bond Justice Tom
lin ordered him held for ten days for
the North Carolina authorities, in which
State Buie is alleged to have married
Laura Norman, now living.