Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Mary A. Partlow, widow of the
late Capt. L. Partlow, died at her home
near Brock enburs, S. ,Utsylvania county,
Sunday night.
James T. Redd, for twenty-five years
the official surveyor OF Henrico county,
and widely known citizen, died yes
terday morning.
Miss Bessie Peters fell from the back
porch of her residence in Roanoke yes
terday evening and crushed her skull.
Her injury is fatal.
Paul Francisco died in Richmond
yesterday. He was lineal descendant
of Peter Francisco, the historic strong
man of the Revolution.
Mr.. William P. Mansfield, a promi.
nent and we'll known citizen ofSpotsyl-
vania county, died at his home last
Wednesday aged 70 years.
Mr.. Charles McGtuder, a well known
business man of Richmond before the
war, died at his home on Sunday. He
was about seventy years old.
Gen. James II. Williams, the Oldest
member of the Shenandoah county bar,
lies seriously i'll at his home in Wood
stock with grave fears being entertain
ed for his recovery.
General J. B Gordon, general COM
handing the United Confederate Veter.
ans, has appointed Mr.. D. G. Richardson,
Of Richmond, on the history committee,
in place of Colonel Stubs, recently re
signed.
Mrs. Annie E. Herndon, widow Of
the late John P. Herndon, oil "Fair-
view," in Spotsylvania county, died in
Ell Paso, Texas, at the home of her
youngest daughter, Mrs. Wyndham
Kemp, on March 2S.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, of
the War Department, says that the re-
moval of the Hotel Chamberlin and
the Hygeia Hotel is no part of the pre-
sent project of preparations for the ma.
tional defense at Fortress Monroe.
Glen Fishburne, well.to.do farmer
of Augusta county, became violently in
sane on the streets in Staunton yester-
day and was committed to the West
ern State Hospital for treatment by a
com mittee of lunacy. Business depresq
sion is said to be the cause of his trou-
| BILE.
Thomas E. Grim, a young watch
maker, committed suicide at Harrison.
burg yesterday by shooting himself in
the head with q revolver Continued
sickness in his family and lack of work
preyed on his mind and temporarily
unhinged his reason. He was q native
of Winchester.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has sent to the
ladies of the Confederate Museum in
Richmond the set of furniture used by
her and President Davis during their &C.
cupaDcy of the building as the White
House of the Confederacy. This will be
placed in what was the President s
chamber, which is now the South Caro-
lima room. 1t was in this room that
Winnie Davis was born.
While Misses Nettie and Matte
Pence and Wade Pence were re-
turning home from church at
Quicksburg, Shenandoah county, Sun
day night, their horse was frigh :
ened by dog lying in the road.
/ They were all thrown from their car
riage. Miss Nettie Pence's neck was
broken and she was instantly Killed.
Mr.. Wade Pence's head was badly cut
and Miss Matte Pence escaped without
injury.
A row occurred Sunday evening at
the funeral of colored man in Jackson
ward, Richmond, in which Irving Allen
was killed and two others wounded.
The Lincoln Club, a colored organize
ton, attended the funeral of one of
their brothers. After the funeral the
crowd started back to the city, when
some one started a row. Knives and
bricks were used freely. Allen was at
tackled and bis throat cut. The man
died from the effects of his Wounds.
The ladies auxiliary of Pickett Camp
Confederate Veterans, in Richmond,
adopted resolutions last night endors-
ing Mrs. Pickett, and sustaining her
against the charge that she threw u
flask OF whisky against the side of the
battleship Kentucky when that vessel
was launched, 8 charge which Mrs,
Pickett denied. The fact that Mrs.
Governor Bradley was among those
who, It is alleged. stated that they saw
Mrs. Pickett throw the flask, gave the
charge unusual weight.
10 accordance with the act passed at
the recent session of the General AS
sembly, the secretaries of the West.
morelaud and the Commonwealth
Clubs, of Richmond, have sub
mitted to the clerk of the Hastings
Court lis, of the members of their or
CARNATIONS. These are the two leading
social clubs of Richmond. The law
passed by the Legislature aimed to
prevent the formation Of these organi-
cations simply for the purpose Of avoid,
ing paying the liquor license.
Gov. Tyler yesterday, after further
conference with Adjutant General
Male, decided not to allow the forma-
ton of another division or company of
naval reserves in Norfolk just now.
There are two reasons for this refusal
-one is the fact that there are already
more military organizations 10 and
around Norfolk ard Portsmouth than
in any other SECTION of the State with
like population, and the other that
neither of the present companies is re-
cruited up to its full strength. The
Governor also refused after mature
consideration, to permit the formation
of company of Infantry Ut WytheviIe.
In this instance the application came