Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Womans Missionary Conven'
ton of the Baptists of Virginia will
convene in Lynchburg to day.
Mr.. VIM. B. Clagett died at Spring
field" his home in Clarke county,
Monday night, aged 81 years.
Hon. Joseph W. Bailey, OF Texas
spoke to large audience at Wythe
vile yesterday. He will speak at Pc
t,rsburg on Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Lowery, relict of the late
William I. Lowery, died at her home
10 Fredericksburg yesterday OF apo
plexy, aged about seventy years.
Miss Kate S. Neill, daughter OF the
late DR.. S. S. Neill, of Berryville, and
Judge W. H. T. Lewis, of Jefferson
county, W. Va, were married at Ber'
ryville yesterday.
The State Board of Pharmacy is in
session in Richmond with class OF
thirty-four, which includes one lady
and three colored men. The work will
be completed Thursday.
DR.. Hunter MCGUIRE has been chosen
chairman of the history committee OF
the Grand Camp United Confederate
veterans of Virginia, to fill the vacancy
made by the resignation OF Mr.. William
l.. Royal.
Hillary Barnaby, living near 81,
neon, 10 Albemarle county, was found
dead with his head split open on Sat
urday. A negro herb doctor and con-
iurer is suspected of the crime and the
authorities are looking for him.
A large sheep harm on the premises
of Mrs. Samuel Rixey, about two miles
from Culpeper, was completely destroy
ed by fire yesterday afternoon, together
with its contents, consisting OF sixty
tons of hay and quantity OF oats.
At Newport News yesterday an
opera house being completed for an
association of colored men collapsed.
Walter Rogers was killed and his
brother, Edward Rodgers, is missing.
Six others were Injured. The house
was large brick structure three stories
nigh.
James Crockett, captain of an oyster
boat. was shot and killed one day last
week by the negro cook with whom he
had had difficulty. The negro, it is
said, jumped overheard and was
drowned, though it is suspected that
the crew killed him aud threw him
overheard.
Capt. Richard Gordon Simmons, as
sistant surgeon of the Second Virginia
regiment, will be appointed maior and
brigade surgeon in the regular army.
1t is understood that Capt. c. Gray
Bossieux, of Company NJ, Second regi-
ment, has been practically selected as
the last of the nine white officers to be
appointed for the colored regiment.
Many oystermen on the Potomac
river are abandoning the oyster busl-
ness on account of the scarcity OF oys-
tiers. Others are seeking better oyster
grounds. The scarcity of oysters rs
said to be due largely TO lack OF protec
ton to the oyster industry. The oys-
ter rakes are used necessarily, in sea-
son and out, and the oysters nave no
rest.
A merchant from Wilson, North Caro-
lima. who was in Richmond Yesterday
saws that Senator Daniel, of VIRGINIA
who is scheduled to speak at barbecue
there Friday. will not be allowed to
make his speech; thst the luslonists will
take that opportunity to retaliate for
interruptions which recently occurred
when Senator Marion Butler tried to
speak.
A committee of colored citizens of
Richmond called at the War Depart
ment yesterday to urge the retention
in the military service of the Virginia
colored regiments and to protest