Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Pttmap, an aged
and wealthy lady of Fredericksburg,
and relict of Vim. Pittman, died yester.
day afternoon in the Itch year OF her
age.
Governor Tyler has refused to grant
a respite to John Hancock, the negro
sentenced to death for assault on q lit
tie white child in Lynchburg. He will
be hanged tomorrow.
Last evening the Eve. year.old son of
Mr.. John Gouldin, of Stafford county,
was so badly burned that death may
result at any moment. The child was
in the house alone at the time.
The Merritt Wrecking Company's
representatives in Norfolk say con-
tract has been closed with the govern
ment 10 float the Reine Mercedes, sunk
in the mouth of Santiago harbor, and
bring her to Norfolk.
Mr.. Edgar Allan yesterday received
his commission az the United States dis
trict attorney for the eastern district OF
this State. He succeeds Mr.. William
b. White, Of Norfolk, who was ap-
pointed by President Cleveland and
continued by the present admiDistra'
ton until now.
Mr.. Henry Harrison, of Loudoun,
last week sold his handsome two-year-
old colt, Terrorist, for $500. Terror
ist was in q race at the Benning track
last week for the first time and won
| with ease. Terrorist was purchased by
Mr.. Ben HELEN, who was acting for w.
/ Z. Eustis.
The white officers of the Sixth Vir-
ginia regiment, colored, recently ap-
pointed by Gov. Tyler TO succeed the
negroes who resigned, are very anxious
TO get rid of their positions and have
forwarded their designations to the Sec.
rotary of War. The secretary positive
ly refused to accept them and their po-
sitous are everything else but pleasant.
Several of the Richmond policemen
have petitioned the United States Dis
trict Court to declare them bankrupts
One OF them is in debt for about 81 900.
There is much complaint about the &c
ton OF these officers and the police
board mot to-day to consider their cases.
The Richmond policemen are paid S75
per month, sergeants get $50 and Cap
tains $500 One sergeant has filed a pc
tition in bankruptcy.
DR.. R. a. Wise, republican candidate
for Congress from the Norfolk district,
is having copies made of the poll books
used in the recent election. His at;or.
neys have been at work in the clerk s
office of the counties for several days
securing material upon which the de
feated candidate will base his contest
for the seat which will be accorded
Hon. ". a. Young.
At Stuart, Patrick country, yester-
day, a special grand jury found true
bills for murder against six men who
lynched Lee Pickett. young white
man, in September, for criminal as
sault. Pickett was half-witte1 boy.
The men are G. I. Thompson, l.. d
| Mcmillan, jr, Madison Montgomery
| jr., HE Montgomery, William Braoch
apd Robert Montgomery. They are
ali we'll known, but belong to lawless
class in that vicinity, famous for moon
shining.
Yesterday morning Ernest Smith,
sor Of Mr.. W. Fl. Smith, came down
from the third story of the Charlottes-
Vile Hardware Company'5 building,
in Charlottesville, with the blood
streaming down his face. Young
Smith, who is the shipping clerk for
the hardware company, could not ex
plain how he had been hurt and was in
dazed condition. His jaw was frac-
tured in two places, "a large cash was un.
der his chin, al d there were bruises on
his neck and other parts of his body.
The cause of MS condition is conjecture
merely.