Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The supreme officers of the Catholic
Knights of America ara in session st
Norfolk.
Mrs. Rachel Hollingsworth died on
Wednesday at the residence of her son
in-law, Mr.. Y. T. Brown, in Hamilton.
Mayor A. P. Rowe, of Fredericks-
burg, celebrated his S1st birthday yes
terday.
1t IS repor ed that the Newport News
Shipbuildlug Company has secured con.
tracts to build three more merchant
ships.
Mr.. Henry G. Glauner, who was one
of the famous Louisiana Tigers" dur
ing the civil war, died in Lynchburg
Tuesday.
Mr.. W. W. Gwathmey, venerable
citizen of Norfolk, died suddenly yes
terday at his home from heart disease,
aged eighty-three years.
6 1t is stated that Gen. Thomas L. Ros-
ser has been appointed sanitary en-
gineer for Cuba in place of Col. George
Waring who died in NewYork recently.
Miss Marie Dewitt, daughter of Mr..
Clinton Dewitt, and Mr.. B. Bransford
Adams, son of MIR. I. 81. Adams. were
married at Grace Episcopal Church,
Lynchburg, yesterday.
Mrs. Margaret Barrett, of Winches.
ter, aged eighty.three years, died
yesterday after long illness. She was
the widow of the late David Barrett
and is survived by six children.
In Leesburg yesterday Theodore T.
Silcott, on trial in the County Court for
the killing of his younger brother, was
convicted of involuntary homicide and
sentenced to twelve months cOn6ne-
ment in the county Jail.
Governor Tyler went to Giles county
last night in response to telegram
saying that his uncle, Mr.. Joseph
Hoge, would not live until morning.
Mr.. Hoge is the brother Gov. Tyler's
mother. He is eighty years of age.
In Leesburg on Tuesday Henry
Drummond, colored, was tried and con-
victed for setting fire TO and destroy
ing the straw stacks of John II. Whit
more, near Goresville, last summer,
and senteuced to two years confne-
ment in the penitentiary.
= Governor Tyler has returned to Rich
I mond from Alexandria, but has taken
DO action yet in the matter Of the res.
irnations of the white officers of the
Sixth colored regiment. He will not
do so until these designations have been
disposed of by the Secretary of War.
The q. S. government yesterday
made very extensive purchase of resI
estate at Norfolk for naval purposes,
acquiring the Cedar Grove property
opposite the navy yard, the price paid
being S146,00O. 1t is proposed to con
struct on this property the new two,
million.dollar dry dock.
The marriage of Miss Lucy Scott
Ship, youngest daughter of Genera
Scott Snipp, superintendent OF the
Virginia Military Institute, and Mr..
Benjamin Huger, of Charleston, S. c.,
was solemnized yesterday evening in
the Grace Memorial Episcopal Church,
Lexington, by Rev, Robert j. Nc
Bryde.
The men of Company NJ, Second
regiment, refused to go out 10 drill, in
Richmond, on Wednesday, and it was
! some time before they could be induced
to obey orders. The ground of refusal
was that members holding business po-
sitions in Richmond were excused from
drill and guard duty and that those
kept at the armory had increased duty
to perform. Captain Bossieux had to
read the articles Of war touching pun
ishment for mutiny before the rebel.
lous soldiers would 20 out.