Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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nent attorney OF Portsmouth, died Of
gastrits 10 Norfolk yesterday.
Mr.. John Brown, of Stafford county,
died on Thursday at his home, near
White Oak, aged eighty. FIVE years.
All the efforts made by the officers OF
ths Second Virginia regiment to change
the order to have that regiment mus
tered out of service have failed.
The new bridge over the Rappahan-
mock river at Re ly's ford, connecting
the Counties OF Culpeper and Fauq lier,
has been completed and is low open LOT
| travel.
The charges brought against the fed
eral officeholders in Richmond by the
central republican league (colored) OF
violating the civil service rules nave
not been sustained.
Thirty cases OF fever are reported at
Remington, Fauquier county, and ten
at Orange. 1t is thought to be camp
fever. a similar aiment prevailed
in that section during the civil war.
Gov. lyle. and party returned to
Richmond yesterday from Philadelphia,
where they went to attend the peace
jubilee. Next week the governor will
visit the Fourth Virginia regiment, at
Savannah.
Mrs. Ann Lewis, well known lady
OF Leesburg, died Thursday night at an
advanced age. She leaves several
daughters and one SOP. Mr.. George F.
| Lewis, assistant master of trains OF the
Pennsylvania road, at Washington.
Chairman ]. Taylor Ellyson is back
10 Richmond from conference, held at
Pulaski. OF the county chaitmen and
other democratic leaders OF the Ninth
| district. He reports the conditions eX-
istine in the Ninth as quite satisfactory,
aud the outlook very bright for the
election OF Judge Rhea.
Mrs. Columbiaua Male, relict OF the
late Capt Thomas Bolts Male, OF Gull
pepper, and mother OF Col. William
Male, commanding the Third Virginia
regiment, died at the residence OF her
late husband, near Culpeper, on Thurs
day evening, after long and painful
illness, in about the seventy-ffth year
Of her age. She leaves family Of five
children.
The oystermen who were arrested on
the charge OF stealing from beds other
than the Natural Rock, in the James
river, were given hearing in Newport
News yesterday, ard ali but one were
found guilty. The fines varied from
SO to $50 aud costs. One of the men
was sent on to the grand jury All of
the tonguers either paid the fines as
sessed or were released on bail bond.
A letter from Richmond says: 1.-The
plans OF the anti Martin men are grad.
ually leaking out. There will be an in
formal conference soon after the election
and at this meeting it will be decided
who shall oppose the Senator. Hon. R.
Walton Moore is a candidate bu, is per
fectly willing to retire at any time his
friends think il would be wise Tor him
to do so. There is good deal Of talk
Of Gov Tyler as a possible candidate.
He is silent on the subject.
Yesterday afternoon a small.s:zed riot
vas precipitated by two soldiers of the
| Portsmouth Rifles, quartered at the
Hotel Portsmouth, having fight with
several negroes. During the melee
Privates PenGleton and White of Lynch.
burg, were cut by William Parker, COL
ored the former receiving a slash across
The hand and the latter had his face
| badly cut. 4 negro named William
Peyton was badly cut with knives and
oayonets in the hands OF the soldiers,
the affair will be investigated by the
mayor to-day.
The entire ousehold of Henry Bag.
by, a negro, living on Thirty first
street, Richmond, was poisoned yester.
day morning, it is believed, by poison
having been thrown into the well.
Ellen Jones died in few minutes, the
other seven members of the family were
saved by the prompt action OF the physi'
clan. Jim Bagby says that last night
man, named Henry Sims, who has been
living until recently opposite the Bagby
house, came over with pistol in his
hand and demanded to be allowed TO
search the Bagby house for his wife
whom, he said, he believed the Bagby's
were harboring. On being refused ne
left, threatening to SIX" the whole
Bagby outfit. The police are hunting
! for Sims.