Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-15
VIRGINIA NEWS


Va. has been appointed ba0k examiner
for The District CT Columbia and Vlr'
ginis, 70 succeed O. J. Sands, resigned.
Rev. Z. A. Temple, after an absence
Of 3, has resumed his duties o pas
tor of Calvary CHURCH, Front Royal,
much to the delight OF all the coinmu
picants.
The town council of Lexington mas
been petitoned by number OF rest
dents to pass an ordnance requlrii g
the liquor saloons to close at 10 o'clo' k
every night.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion, which was severed at the
outbreak Of the recent war, Is TO be re-
orgsn ized The command will continue
their respeudent aud original uniform,
which has attracted attention ior so
many years.
An examination into the subject OF
the amount of taxes paid into the state
by colored people shows that race pays
taxes or $l5,000,000. 1t is officially
stated that the negroes annually receive
S500,0O0 more from the Commonwealth
than they pay into the treasury.
The w. r. Trigg Shipbuildug Com
pany, of Richmond, are to build the
PRESBYTERIAN mission b2at which is to
be used on the Congo river, in Africa.
u is TO he a stern-wheel steamboat,
20 tons, 70 feet long and Is feet wide.
Il is to be completed in six months.
a bear was seen by Mrs. Suthers
and Mrs. Clark near Clsrk's mill, on
Irisn cteek, in r kbridge county, yes
terd4y, as they were crossing the Blue
Ridge mountains. AS the bear ap.
preached them the ladies gave
scream, and Bruin retrested hastily.
That section is noted for bears.
Governor Tyler will attend, with his
staff, the celebration in Chicago on o.
tober 9iucdent to the laying ofthe COR
ner stone of the government building
in that city. The Governors staff,
which consists of is, is said to be, with
the exception of that OF Georgia, the
largest Of that OF any executive in the
country.
The corner stone of the new Pythian
Castle, in Hampton, was laid yesier-
daY with imposing ceremonies, a large
number Of visiting Pythians being pres
ent. Ac,iog Grand Chancellor Charles
T. Bland, OF Portsmouth, acted as mas
ter OF ceremonies iu the absence OF Col.
Catlett. Hon. D. G. Richardson, of
Richmond, was orator OF the day.
A church in Botetourt county on
"Wednesday was filed by friends to
witness the marriage OF f. H. Crush
and Miss Mary Peck, but when the
nour for the marriage arrived the min
ister announced that there would be no
! wedding as the expectant bride and
eroom had been welded since July,
1897. They eoped to Bristol, but had
Eept their wedding a secret.
Bids were opened 10 Richmond yes
terday for the work of improving the
James liver at and below Richmond.
rnere were only three bids, there be-
Ing a difference of over $50, 900 be-
tween the highest and lowest. The
bids were "a follows: P. Stanford
Ross, $S4, 459 80; Samuel F Randolph,
Of New York, $50, Ia 0S, and Frank
Pidgeon, of New York, Sl39, 1912 20.
A meeting of the State hospital gu
p-rintendents was held yesterday at
ne Central State Hospital, near
Petersburg. Various matters pertain
ing to the care and treatment Of the il
sane and the management OF hospitals
were discussed. The suparintendens
all favor the State care of the epilel-
tics, and are CO operating with the cpl
LEIPZIG commission in an effort to have
IS ablisned q State epileptic colony on
he plan advocated by DR.. w, +.
Drewry, superintendent OF the Central
) ate Hospital. The next meeting of
he superintendents will be held at the
Southwestern State Hospital, al
Marion, during the winter.
The democrats of Westmoreland and North
CUMBERLAND counties yesterday nominated c.
j Gouldman, Tyler man, for the legisla-
tIre.