Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.


eddy worse last night. His strength is
failing rapidly, and it is not thought he
can live many days.
A meeting will be held January 5 by
| the trustees of Washington and Lee
University, at Lexington, to formulate
plans connected with the erection OF
the Tucker Memorial Hall.
| During the present year the register
of the land Office in Rich mond has is'
sued grants for 1900 acres of land
This wild land is nearly all in the coun-
ties of the southwestern part of Vir-
ginia.
Orders have been issued by the Secre-
tary of War appointing Sergeant Lewis
| w. Brander, OF the Fourth Virginia
regiment, now on duty at the head
quarters of General Fitzhugh Lee, a
| fret lieutenant of the Tnird U. S. regi-
rlent of immunes.
While arguing a case in the United
States Court, in Norfolk, yesterday,
Gen. Edgar Allan, district attorney for
the Eastern district of Virginia, was
taken suddenly i'll, and physician
was called in. His condition is not
considered serious.
The will of Henry Wake, of Nor
folk, who was found dead recently in
Brooklyn, was admitted to probate 10
| Norfolk yesterday. Richard Wake, a
brother, qualified in 100000 as execu-
tor. The State tax paid indicates the
net value of the estate to exceed $4,000.
Mr.. Charles P. Rady died at his
home, in Richmond, yesterday, aged
sixty-nine years. He was for fifteen
| years clerk of the school board of that
city, and was widely known citizen.
He was prominent Mason and identi-
fed with the Odd Fellows and other
organizations.
The dock trial OF the battleship Kear-
sarge, finished at Newport News yes
terday at the works of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com
pauy, was q success in every particular.
The engines ran very smoothly and the
boilers supplied steam in an excellent
manner, the steam-generating machine
ry being especially good.
The deposiiors of the defunct Bar k
of Lexington will soon receive 5 pei
cent. dividend from Col. Robert Cat
lett, who has been appointed assignce
and trustee of the bank to succeed The
late Col. James K Edmondson. The
depositors will probably receive anoth' !
per cent. dividend before the wind
ing up of the affairs of the defunct bank,
thus causing loss of 20 per cent tc
the depositors.
Deputy Collector NJ. Bolts Lewis, Of
J Harrisonburg, with posse of three
men, raided an illicit whisky distillery
in Page county yesterday, destroying s
still aud number of tubs. No whisk J
was found at the distillery, but it YVES
in operation. As soon as the posse
came in sight OF the distillery TWO men
left theabuiiding and made their escape
The distillery was situated about three
miles east OF Marksville postofiice.
The factory of p. H. Mayo & Bro,
Incorporated, of Richmond, has been
purchased by the Continental Tobacco
Company, which is seeking TO control
the plug tobacco output of the country
The deal was consummated in New
York. The factory was started IN 1886
by Robert A. Mayo. 1t has been in the
same family for three generations. II
was Robert A Mayo, who originated
the celebrated navy tobacco, for year;
used in the United States navy. The
Continental Company now controls
seven factories.
The Paris exposition committee O.
the Richmond Tobacco Exchange yes
terday issued manifesto declining &c
indorse the appointment of Francis
Hirsch, of New York, as the represent
alive of this trade at theParis exposition
The opposition of the Richmond trade
to Mr.. Hirsch ia based entirely upon
the fact that he is only identified with
the cigar business and does not repre-
sent the leaf and other branches of the
business of this country. The Rich
mond tobacco trade expects to have 8
good exhibit of dark tobacco at the
Paris exposition, and will no doubt
make a good showing there.