Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Another Episcopal congregation is t.
be organized in DanVille.

Another Episcopal congregation is to
be organized in Danville.
Friends of Col. Tszewell Elicit are
confident he will not permit the use Of
his name for Congress in the Richmond
district.
The sixth district congressional
convention, held at Lynchburg
yesterday, nominated Major Peter
J. Otey, the present representative of
the district in Congress, by acclama-
ton, which makes the second time that
the Major has received the nomination
without opposition.
Justices Perkins and Mcdaniel have
com mitted to the King George county
Jail Samuel Grant, colored man,
charged with burning a barn in thpt
county belonging to Mr.. W. A. Smoot,
of this city. He will have a hearing
before the grand jury at the next term
OF court.
The commissioners appointed to ex-
anime and report on the vote cast at
the election held in Gloucester county
on Saturday, met yesterday. They ex-
amined the returns and it was found
that the total registered vote of Glou-
cester is 2 912. There were ,124 votes
Cast, l ,09l for and SO against railroad
subscription.
The hotel at Bear Lithia Springs, in
Rockingham county, consisting OF two
buildings, one frame and one brick,
were consumed by fire early Saturday
night. A new carload of furniture had
just been placed in the hotel, and it is
supposed some of the packing around
the furniture accidentally caught.
Every body escaped in safety. One mute
came near being burned.
So far as known Justice S. ]. Quinn,
of Fredericksburg, is entitled 10 the
honor of having rendered the first de.
cision imposing stripes under the new
law providing for corporal punishment
in certain cases, as passed by the Vir-
ginia Legislature atlts last session. The
offender WAS Jake Clarke, a colored
youth, charged with entering house
| with intent TO steal. The mother OF
the boy consented to the punishment
and Officer Gore Yesterday administer
ed the lashes in the city Jail.
The body of Roger Booth, the ten
year.old son OF Mrs. Wilhelmina Booth,
of Richmond, was found floating in
James river carly yesterday morning.
The lad was sent on an GRAND by his
mother Monday, and since that time
he had been missing. A careful search
was made for him by the police, but
their efforts were fruitless, and it was
not until the corpse was discovered
that the cbild's fate was ascertained.
He is supposed to have fallen in the
dock, and no violence is suspected.
Mrs. Cannon, of Norfolk, the mother
of Joseph P. Cannon, the young man
convicted in Norfolk, of completely in
an intrigue to iuin the character of his
wife, called on the Governor in Rich
mond yesterday in behelf of her son.
After conviction, Cannon became fugi-
tive from justice, and is now ut large.
His friends are urging the Governor to
pardon him. on condition that he pay q
fine of 81 900 aad remain out of Virgin
ia. The governor has decided upon no
action. The younger Mrs. Cannon hes
married again.
Charles A. Penick, a son OF r. A.
Penick, ofSouth Boston, and nephew
of Bishop Penicll, OF Rich mond, was bad
~ gored and otherwise injured by an
iafIriated bull Sunday. The animal
knocked the young man down and was
using it's horns with terrible effect when
companions rushed TO the rescue. Four
teen pistol shots We're fired into the
animal at Close range. The fifth ball,
aimed when the animal was tossing its
victim in the air, struck Mr.. Penick
just below the knee, breaking his leg.
When rescued he was in most pain
full condition and unable to be moved.
Half of the ball and some of the bones
have been extracted. The deepest
anxiety is felt for Mr. Peoick'5 recov'
ery.