Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
Virginia NEWS.

Governor Tyler has refused to pardon
Frank Cole, prisoner in the peniten-
tiary, convicted in Lynchburg OF burg
larry.
Mr. Sidney ]. Anderson, one OF Nor
folks best-known citizens, died on Mon
day at the home of his father, DR.. l.. b.
Anderson.
The freshat in the Rappahannock,
which hes for the past few days done
much damage along the lowlands, Is
subsiding.
Henry D. Levi, prominent farmer,
died at his home, in Clarke county,
Monday night, after an illness of seve-
raj months, aged fifty years.
United States Marshal Morgan
Treat has gone to Norfolk to arrange
for the hanging of John Andersen,
Friday. He will be executed on that
day, unless the President intervenes.
Diphtheria is prevailing to an alarm
ing extent in some portions of the
Northern Neck. In several localities
the public schools have been closed on
account of the many cases among the
pupils.
After an illness of three weeks Chas.
A. Sthreshley, son of Marius Sthresh-
ley, and postmaster at Iceland, Stat
ford county, died of typhoid fever on
Monday night. He was in the twenty
! seventh year of his age.
Mrs. Kate Spottswood Moncure, wife
| of Mr.. w. A. Moncure, of Richmond,
| aud daughter OF the late Howison Wal.
lace, who for number of years resided
at Fredericksburg, died at her home
ia Richmond on Monday after brief
illness of gastrtis.
The entire outfit of the McManus
| Construction Company. consisting OF
dredges. etc, used in improving the
Dismal Swamp canal, were libeled yes
terday to satisfy claim of So 800 for
supplies furnished the company by
| Henry Wake, of Norfolk.
The most important action taken in
the Council of the Uuion of American
Hebrew Associations 10 Richmond, was
unanimous vote OF the Union agaiDsI
the so-caled Zlonistic movement. Pa
| arlotic speeches were made. A grand
bail was given the delegates at the JET
ferson Social Club Assembly Rooms last
night.
Thomas n. McNamee, who killed
Robert Lee Atwall, in Richmond. has
made another application to the Gov
ernOr for pardon. 1t has been re-
fused. William 7. Gaul, McNamee's
accomplice, was psrdoned last spriPg
and is now respected employee of q
furniture firm 10 Richmond.
The Washington county almshouss
was burned down Monday night. This
., was the once beautiful home of the lat
United States Senator John w. John
ston, but was bought by the county
about fifteen years ago, since which
! time it lad been used as an almshouse
The property originally cost some
$1,000.
Miss Della NJ. Bruce and Mr.. Thomas
Mortimer were married in Richmond
yesterday at the residence Of Rev.
DR.. Stare. A large crowd was present
and the affair was a pleasant one in
every particular. The newly.wedded
pair later left for Baltimore. Their fu-
ture home will be in Newport News
The bride is the only daughter CT Mr..
Thomas Bruce, merchant of Balti-
more. The groom is chief steward at
Hotel Warwick, Newport News.
The annual convention of the State
Horticultural Society convened al
Charlottesville yesterday. The dele
gates were welcomed by Mayor ]. S.
McCue. Col G. B Bracket, OIL the d.
vision of pomology, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, delivered an
address on new fruits. He was follow
ed by Professor William B. Atwood, OF
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Blacksburg, who gave an illustrated
lecture on planting and pruning young
fruit trees. An important report was
made by the committee on transporta.
ton of fruits.