Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

duties.
A local option election for the entire
county of Essex has been ordered for
April IA.
The chief Of police of Newport News
will inaugurate crusade against Sun
day work.
The State Weather Bureau reports
that Thursday nights frost did no ma
terial damage.
The State auditors Office began yes
terdsy to pay off Confederate pensions.
There are 5000 pensioners in Virginia.
Captain A. ]. Ware, commander of
the Second Bath Cavalry during the
late war, died at his home, near Mill
boro', last Friday.
Ex-Governor O'Ferrall says that in
the event of hostilities with Spain he
will unhesitatingly offer to the govern
ment his services.
Bishop Thomas U. Dudley, of Ken.
lucky, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon at the commencement of the
University of Virginia in June 18th.
United States Marshal Morgan Treat
yesterday appointed S. G. Scott Color
ed), of Henrico county, baliff of the
United States District Court in Rich
| mond.
The last Virginia postoffice to be at
tackled by burglars was the one in the
| town of Emporia Thursday night. Two
hundred dollars in stamps and money
was secured.
In the suit of Bird & Co., of London,
against Major S. P Halsey, Of Lynch
burg, the jury yesterday rendered a
| compromise verdict against Major Hal
sey for $4,000.
JIG. Wright, an Insurance man of
Roanoke, was found dead in bed 10 q
hotel in Christisnburg yesterday morn
ing. He was intoxicated on Thursday,
had several fights and fell down flight
of stairs.
A. S. Mcdaniel, of Frederick county,
committed suicide on Thursday by
hanging himself from rafter in the
garnet of his home. He had been in
bad health for some time.
The first cargo of molasses which has
been received at the port of Richmond
for fourteen years reached there yester-
day on the Canadian schooner Utopia,
from Bridgetown, Barbados.
Rev. John Ridout, rector of Grace
Episcopal church, Petersburg, has IN
der consideration call to a neighbor.
ing parish. 1t is said that Brandon
and one or more adjacent churches are
calling for his services as pastor.
Col. James Kerr Edmondson, died
at his residence in Lexington on Thurs
day of Bright's disease. He command
ed the Twenty-seventh Virginia Regi-
ment at the battle of Charlottesville,
and in that engagement he lost an arm
and was forced to retire from service.
Changes in star mail schedules have
been made az follows in Virginia
Wildwood to Boyce-Leave Wildwood
daily, except Sunday, at q. N. and
5:25 p. M, arrive at Boyce by $50 a.
%. and 500 p. No.; leave Boyce daily,
except Sunday, at Gas Q. m. and $50
D. m, arrive at wildwood by 1915 o. m.
and 7:20p. NJ.
The marriage Thursday in Baltimore
of Ralph Savage and Miss Marie Adah
Seabright, botn of Winchester, oc.
casioned surprise in the latter place.
Mr.. Savage is wealthy business man
and Miss Seabright is the daughter of
Mr.. James w. Seabright, well-known
contractor. The couple were married
in January, 1895. and divorced in
March, 1897, by decree of the Cir
cult Court.
At the commencement Of the dental
department of the University of Mary
land in Baltimore Thursday night the
following Virginans received diplomas:
Charles E. Beall, Welty B. Fahfney,
Leroy Whiting Farinholt, Edwin G.
Hamilton, George N. Hardesty, Mon
tell B. Rudd, G. Linwood Smither,
George A. Sprinkel, ir., and Edward
Payne Tignor, who was honorably
mentioned.
On Thursday morning about 2 80
o'clock, fire was discovered in the livery
stables of David Ennis in Fredericks-
burg and before the flames could be
subdued the building, five head of
horses, seventeen vehicles, two hogs,
and all his harness and other parapher.
MALTA, were consumed. His dwelling
which adjoins the stables was almost
completely destroyed, together with
most of its furniture.
Among the patents issued this week
were the following: William Il.
Bennett, assignor of one half to D. F.
Rhodes, Athlone, plow and cultivstoi;
Joel S. Borden, Toms Brook, window
sash; Wilmer 3. East, assignor to Far
mers' Manufacturing Company, Nor
folk, ventilated barrel; James 2. Har.
rison, assignor to G. D. Harrison, Dau.
Vile, stampholder; Samuel ]. Johnston,
Leesburg, animation tool.
There is a man with no feet in the
penitentiary. He is negro named
Ross Carter and he was sent from
Washington county to serve a term for
breaking into barroom and stealing
two bottles OF whisky and 60 cents in
money. Before his conviction an acct
dent neoessitated the amputation of
both limbs below the knees. MIR. S. r.
Davenport, the former owner OF Carter.
has written to the governor urging him
to pardon the negro.
Representative Burke, of Texas, from
committee on elections No. 8, vester-
day rendered the minority report in the
case of Richard A. Wise, republican,
against William A. Young, democrat,
end sitting member from the Norfolk
district. Messrs, Brundidge and Miers,