Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-06
VIRGINIA News.

Miss Mary Shumate, daughter of the
late Thomas Shumate, died at the resi-
deuce of her mother, near White Post,
Clarke county, On Wednesday.
Mrs. Marian Henry, widow of the
late William Henry, after protracted
illness, died 10 Fredericksburg yester'
day, at the home of her niece, Miss
Jennie Hay.
MIR. W. R. Mckinney has recently
sold more tnsn sixty million feet OF
timber in Dinwiddie county, along the
line of the Richmond, Petersburg AMI
Carolina Railroad.
Governor Tyler has pardoned Faxan
Atborion, the young white man con-
Victed of forgery at Charlottesville. He
va, sent to the penltentiary for four
years. Athorton was extradited from
Texas.
James Webster, the negro who was
convicted OF criminal assault on Miss
Mary Aunspaueb, an aged lady, was
hanged at Bedford City to day. The
same rope which swung Hancock into
eternity at Lynchburg last week was
i used
1t is reported at Newport News that
arrangements are being made to locate
in that city, near the ship-yard, a'steeI
manufacturing plant, to cover fifty
acres of ground and embrace fifty shops
to cost 100000, and employ 5000
men.
J. G. Honter was arrested in Rich
mond yesterday for appearing on
| Main street about noon attired
only in his underclothes. The man
was suffering with delirium tremens
Honter claims to be from Arkansas
and was a peddler on the streets in
Richmond.
Two negroes escaped a night or two
ago from the county jail of Amelia by
burning o hole in the door of che AL
large enough for them to make their
exit One of the negroes had recently
been convicted of HOUSEKEEPING aud
sentenced to two years. Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Mr. q. Farley and ]. W. LumDkiu
were both shot st the store Of j. 4
Sydnor, at Marlboro, Amelia county
yesterday, by the accidental discharge
of gun in the hands of a negro. Far
ley received large part OF the load il
his neck, and LumpkiD, who is the
editor of the Amelia Record was shot in
the leg and foot Farley was seriously
wounded.
Thomas F. Ryan stepped into the
proposed Seaooard Airline deal il
B .ltimore yesterday by filing in TIE
circuit court OF that city an application
for an injunction to restrain Louis Nc.
Lane as member OF the pooling com
{, mittee from transferring some 5000
| shares OF stock of the Seaboard al d
Roanoke Railroad Company to other
persons than Mr.. Ryan.
But for the timely discovery OF fire
10 the Hanover Club by Dr. Dogee.t
the entire Masonic building in Fred
erick5burg, in which the valuable Wash.
ington Masonic relics are kept, nigh
have been destroyed. The club room
are immediately under the Masonic
Hall. The burning end OF log haC
fzlien from he open fireplace and sci
the floor on fire. With assistance, DE-
Doegett finally put out the flames
Damage about 5000, fully insured.
BY decision OF the U. S. Circuit Court o
Appeals in New York yesterday, the rcsii
uqry estate of Daniel B. Fayewesther
amounting to nearly 100000, WAS re
l-ssed for distribution yesterday among tSer
iy-iye educational institutions and hospitals
| The University of Virginia and the Hsmpto!
University will receive 100000 each.
Commonwealth Attorney II. ]. TAYLOR, @
Augusta county, vho hsd been appointed Il
thst position in place of Carter Braxton, who
han been elected but was incl gible by beint
a solder, hes resigned, IN order 10 allow Mr
3. to assume tho duties of office.