Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The report that the Baltimore and
/ OHIO Railroad is locking for terminal
: property at Newport News has been re-
I vived.
A letter from Richmond says: Sena-
tor Daniel, Representatives Hay, Swan
SOD. Rhea and others are ready TO
make speeches for Mr.. Martin if neces'
sary.
c. G. Bergman bias 81 / his property
at Vienna, containing six and one-nali
acres, to J. II. Nelson for $1,000. Mr.
Nelson was formerly sheriff OF Fauqul'
county.
Congressman William A. Jones Will
address democratic mass meeting at
Halifax Courthouse today in advocacy
of the election of Gov. Tyler for the
Senate.
| At Newport News on Saturday Lille
Barton was held for the grand jury to
answer charge of influencing Bertha
! Tappin to make false statements IN the
| "Col." Austin assault case.
The eleventh annual meeting OF the
| Virginia State Bar Association will take
place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, the 1st, ID and Sd of August next,
at the Virginia Hot Springs.
The orchards promise fine yield OF
both pippins and red apples, notwith-
standing the reports throughout Nelson
and Albermarle counties that the Or
chards show only half crop.
Charles Broadway Rouss has pur-
| chased lot in the town of Winchester.
1t is stated that he is will present the
| property to the citizens of Frederick
| county to be used as hitchiDg yard,
provided they relinquish their interest
| in the Market Square, which is the sub
ect OF the suit now pending between
the city of Winchester and the county
| of Frederick for the possession of it.
A letter from Richmond says 1t is
| reported that General Fi;zhugh Lee
| will come to Virginia probably during
the latter part OF August on leave OF
| absent. II he does 80 he will reach this
State at time when politics has as
| sumed white heat. Of course, as a
general in the Federal army, he could
| not, if he wanted to, take any part in
the campaign. His presence here,
though, might add interest and zest to
the struggle. 1t would certainly tend
to encourage the opposition against MIR.
Martin.
Mr.. John H. Powell. the well-known
principal of the Richmond Female
Seminary, died at Waynesboro' on Sat
| urday. Deceased was the son of the
late DR.. John Powell, OF Middleburg,
| Loudoun county. He was born in 1886
and spent his early years at Middleburg
He was graduated from the University
of Virginia with high honors. For,
some years he lived in Petersburg, but
| went to Richmond upon the death OF
| his brother, Mr. d. Lee Powell, in re
Spouse to a wish expressed ia the lat
ter's will, and carried on the seminary,
purchasing the interest of Mrs. Caring,
ton.
At Newport News yesterday Police
Justice Brown notified the drug stores,
news stands, cigar stores, confectionery
| and fruit stands tnat beginning yester
day they must obey the city ordinance
prohibiting the sale OF tobacco, cigars,
fruit, candy, &c, on Sunday. The sale
of soda water comes under the same or
diuauce, but the Justice holds that it is
public necessity, and the drug stores
we're not molested for selling it. Com
missioner OF Revenue M. B. Jones states
that he will have over 100 prominent
| merchants and professional men In
court next week to show cause why
they should not be fined for doing bust
ness without license, having failed TO
pay up for the year beginning May l.
ARBITRATION PLAN ADOPTED.
After adopting few minor articles
to complete the arbitration scheme the
third committee of the Peace Confer