Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Barney E Myers, merchant tailor, of
Richmond, assigned yesterday after
noon for $4,000
W. W. Frost, while working at the
Home Brewery in Richmond, was killed
Monday night by being caught between
machinery.
Mr. Edwin S. Smith, one of Peters
burg's most aged native born citizens,
died yesterday at the residence of his
nephew, Judge D. a. Hinton, in that
city.
Miss India Elizabeth Scaggs, of Fred
ericksburg, and Mr.. Norman Henry
Taylor, of Washington, were married
at st. Georges church, Fredericksburg,
yesterday evening, and left for Wash
lngton, their future home.
At the University of Virginia yester
day Rev. DR.. T. NJ. Carson, rector of
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Lynch
burg, delivered an address, presenting
the physical laboratory building, the
gift of Mr.. Charles B. Rouss, of New
York.
Wheat harvest will begin in some sec.
tons of Loudoun county the latter part
OF this week, 1t will be generally in
progress by the middle of next week.
The indications are that the crop will
be above the average, both in quality
and quantity.
Contracts have been awarded for the
completion OF the Richmond, Peters
burg, Norfolk and Carolina Railway
from Petersburg to Ridgeway, N. G. 1t
is stated that the road has been or will
be leased to the Seaboard Air Line for
period of ninety-nine years.
Owing to tina death of Rev. Father
Donohue, of Richmond, Bishop Van de
Vyver has requested Rev. Il. j. Cutler.
of this city, to postpone indefinitely his
proposed trip to Europe. Rev. Father
Cutler was to have sailed from New
York tomorrow, for stay of several
| months.
Mr.. Hugh Mcfarland, a widely
known resident of Petersburg, fell out
of bed on Monday morning and struck
! on piece of crockery, cutting his leg
near the knee in most painful manner
He was taken to the Home for the Sick
fo7 treatment, where he died yesterday
of his injury.
Mrs. Bryce Stewart Hume died at
the Virginia Hospital, in Richmond,
yesterday, afttr, a weeks Illness. The
deceased was carried to the hospital to
be operated on for appendicitis. Blood
poisoning followed the operation, with
fatal results. She was young and
popular figure in Richmond society.
I An extra work train ran into trans
fer engine on the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad last
ught about three miles from Rich
| mond. EImore Arnold was killed and
Robert Ridgeway, Fleming Miles, Hal
lie Worlfolk and Edward Alexander
were wounded. All were colored men
from Caroline county.
Edward Dunlap, aged % years, son
of E. Taylor Dunlap, prominent
farmer, was found dead in the woods
Yesterday within two hundred yards Of
his fathers residence, about six miles
northwest of Staunton. The coroner'a
Jury brought in verdict of death from
natural causes. He was subject to
severe hemorrhages. He had been
missing since Sunday.
A letter from Richmond says: Gov
ernor Tyler is being very severesly
criticised for ordering the colored troops
into service. The military people,
especially, are said to be incensed. The
governor made up his mind after con-
8 llting some of the wisest men in the
State. 1t is stated that both OF
the Virginia Senators ana all the demo.
cratic congressman endorse the course
he has pursued.
A letter from Richmond says: Mr.
Park Agnew the chairman of one fac
ton of the republican party is expected
here this week to confer with Col
Wickman with reference to the terms
upon which harmony is to be restored
in the party. The Agnewites say the
Wickh people are willing to accept
any proposition, even to a complete
back down, but this is denied by the
followers Of Col. Wickham.
Miss Elizabeth King, granddaughter
of the well-known Virginia banker, Col.
I. N. King, of Front Royal, was mar.
ried at her grandfather's beautiful
home in Front Royal at noon yesterday
to Mr.. John W. Bull, Of Norfolk. After
the wedding ceremony the bride and
groom took the train for Washington
| and are stopping at the Arlington Ho-
tel. This evening they will leave by
boat for Norfolk, their future home.
! State Senator W. M. Flanagan, of
has been urged by numerous
Powhatau, - -auublican nomi.
friends to run for tho 18th dis
nation for Congress in the F'oul.-
trict but he has declined to do so. Mr..
Flanagan has recently opened a law
Office in Richmond and he is building
up q lucrative practice. He says he
cannot afford 20 give this up to go to
Congress. 1t is stated that MIR. Thorp
will certainly have opposition in his
party.
The grown daughter of John G. Ford,
g well.to.do farmer near Richmond,
died Yesterday under peculiar circum
stances. A dead infant several days
old was found in the we'll from Which
the family drank water, and the corpse
had been in the we'll some time. The
young lady, on hearing the circum.
stances. was taken deathly sick and
died. The physicians express the be-
lieve that imagination was the chief
cause of her fatal illness.
Charles Craven and Lewis Young,