Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Tor YeSteluay. TIec uelif-
cry goes into effect there November l.
Elgar D. Taylor, of Richmond, was
yesterday elected first vice president OF
the National Wholesale Druggists AS
sociation, in session in St. Louis.
Miss Annie l.. Berry, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Berry, and Mr..
James c. Walker were married in the
Baptist Church in Leesbnrg on We'd
nesday.
Robert Emmett Glassett, an old Vir-
ginia journalist, who for twenty-five
years had heen corrected with the
Norfolk Landmark, d.ed in Petersburg
yesterday.
Mr.. James Gordon Lindsay. who fell
from the porch of his clearinghouse in
Lynchburg early Sunday morning, and
sustained a fracture of the skull, died
last night.
Miss Lindsay Lomax, daughter of
Gen. Lindsay Lomax, and MIR. w. B.
Wood, q prominent young citizen OF
Charlottesville, were married in War.
renton yesterday evening.
Mise Alese Randolph Jefiress was
married yesterday to Mr.. Thos. Wood
Harris. of New York. The wedding
occurred at Meadow, near Richmond,
the elegant country home of MIR. T. f.
J~etiress.
Lieut.. w. A. Bond, of the Petersburg
Greys, Third Virginia regiment, and
Miss Mary Zalime Johnston were mar
ried yesterday at st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Petersburg, in the presence Of
a very large assemblage.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Miss Elizabeth Silcott Yates to Mr.. Ed.
ward Marshall Newton. The ceremony
which will take place at Fairfield,
Fauquier county, will he performed on
Thursday evening, Nov. 81.
A valuable barn belonging to the
Hon. John E. Massey, late State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, was
totally destroyed By fire Wednesday
night. The barn was on his estate, ASH
Lawn. about four miles south of Char
louisville.
Mrs. Rixey, who for many years had
been one of Warrenton's valued resi-
dents, died Wednes13., night Of pro-
paralysis. She had been in bad heslth
for q year or two, and had reached an
advanced age. She was an aunt OF
Hon. John F. Rixey.
Governor Tyler will not be able to
20 to Jacksonville to visit the Fourth
+ giment there. Colonel TAYLOR, of the
regiment, telegraphed him yesterday
TO come at once, as they would move TO
Savannah next Wednesday. The gov
ernor goes to Philadelphia Monday.
The case brought to test the legality
OF nickel in-the-slot.machines was dis
posed of in the Hastings Court, in Rich
mond, Yesterday evening, and the judg.
meut Of the police justice finding Mo-
rella - and sentencing him to serve
one day in Jail, was sustained. This
classes the device as q lottery. In the
mayors court OF Lynchburg yesterday
the nickel-in.the slot.mechine cases
were heard, and the mayor decided
that the machines were illegal and
must be discontinued within twenty
four hours.
A distressing tragedy occurred in
Southampton county Yesterday. While
: protecting his sister, 10 response to her
calls for help, Emmett Beale, sixteen
wears old, shot and kill John Lassiter.
whose wife she was. LAssiter called 81
Beale's house. where his wife was visit
il 9. and asked her to accompany him
home. She refused and resisted when
her husband used force. Young Beale
went to the rescue and fired with a sin
gle-barrel gun without effect. He then
got a double-bsrrel weapon and fired
both loads into Lassiter's neck.
Colonel Taylor, OF the Fourth Vir-
ginis regiment, was a witness before the
war investigating commission at Jack
sonville, Fla, yesterday. He said he
had no complaint whatever to make
concerning any department Of the gov
ernment, and that he knew OF no case
OF wiliul neglect. Colonel W. J.. Bryan
was nex called. He asked TO be ex-
cused from tes'ifying, requesting that
bis lieutenaDt-colonel be examined in
his stead. "You will, l have no doubt,
understand my reasons for the request
he said. Colonel Bryan was excused,
with the request that be send up his
lieutenant colonel.
William Haynes, q prominent citizen of
franklin county. shot ana instantly killed
Elisha Haynos, his brother, yesterday. The
brothers had a difficulty. the particulars Of
which cannot be obtained VIM Haynes was
once doorkeeper of the Virginia House Of
Delegates, and had for many years been a
prominent figure in politics.
The democrats are fully confident Of carry
ing eight OF the ten districts in this State at
The coming election. The two districts il
doubt sre the ninth and tenth. These are
admittedly close. but the democrats hope,
with unusually good management, that they
will be won.
The carriage of Mr.. B. H. Goodloe, en- route
from Alton for tho Goodloe and Reynolds
marrisge Tuesday evening, upset in Rocktish
! river, and NJ IS Bessie Watkins, of Gordons-
vii c, half sister of the groom, was drowned.
Her body was recovered next morning
A dispatch received from Fredericks burg
last night stated that the steamer Westmore-
land, from Baltimore, was unable to land
there ON account Of the freshet. All the
wharves being under water, the steamer re-
turned to Baltimore.
TUCKAHoE.-Tuckshoe, the historic
home OF the R%andolphs, was purchased
yesterday from Mrs. Virginia NJ. Allen,
of Richmond, by the Coolidge family, OF