Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The most extensive system of sea-
coast defences in the world is being
rapidly completed at Fort Monroe in
connection with the original ratification.
George B. Thompson, jr., son of MIR.
George B. Thompson, of Richmond,
died Thursday night at the home of
his uncle, DR.. F. F. VOORHEES,, at Am
herst Court House. He was member
of the Virginia Zouaves, Company E,
Second Virginia regiment.
In Richmond yesterday E. S. Turner.
of Warrenton, qualified before U. S.
Commissioner Joseph Brady as referee
in bankruptcy for district No. 2; u. H.
Meredith, of Louisa, for district No 10;
j. B. Lock for the Newport News dis
trict, and Z. Il. Meredith, of IneZ, for
district No. 4.
Rev. T. S. Dunaway rendered TO a
business meeting of the Baptist Church,
at Fredericksburg, on Thursday night.
his resignation as pastor Of that church,
to take effect on the third Sunday in
December, which will be the thirty
second anniversary of his pastorate.
| A meeting OF the church will be held
| on Sunday, November Is, to consider
the resignation. Dr. Dunaway sent in
his resignation last December, but at the
solicitation Of his congregation he with
drew it.
Spy Hill" the handsome ancestral
home of Mrs. Emma L. Garnett, in
| King George county, narrowly escaped
being destroyed by fire few days ago.
When discovered the fire. had made
such progress that it seemed as ii the
whole building would be consumed,
but, fortunately, the entire family and
several guests were in the house, and
| by forming bucket brigade, which
worked most heroically, the flames
were extipguished before any great
damage was done.
In Richmond yesterday the buggy in
which Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge
was out driving came in collision
with a street car. DIR. Hoge was
Knocked out and dragged ten
feet and several injured. Two of his
ribs are broken, his left ankle injured
his face cut in two places and his body
badly bruised. The shock is very
greet, but DIR. Mcclure thinks he will
be up again in six weeks. DR. Hoge
who is over eighty years old, was quite
| i'll during the summer.
Robert Morton, negro, was hanged
in the jail yard at Petersburg yesterday
morning for the unprovoked murder O.
George H. Westmoreland, a young
white man of Petersburg. Before be-
ing hanged Morton offered prayer and
led in the singing of a hymn. On the
scaffold the condemned man was allow
ed an opportunity to make statement
He asked the people to forgive him fol
his sins, as God had forgiven him, and
TO meet him in heaven. While the
hymn "Shall We Meet Beyond the
River" was being sung, in which Nor
ton joined, the trap was sprung, and in
thirteen minutes he was pronounced
dead.
Tue colored people OF King George
county are so dissatisfied with the APP
pointment of white teachers for some
of the colored schools in that county
that il several cases the pupils have
been withdrawn. All of the colored ap
plcauts VINO passed examination were
assigned to schools by the school
board, and when there were no color
ed applicants white teachers were ap
pointed. In the Rappahanpock dis
trict one teacher has been going to the
school house for four weeks and has
not yet had a pupil, while another
teacher has had six or eight, when the
average attendance has been more
than fifty. These schools will be closed
if the conditions do not improve.