Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

ilhUiii1d NE -.
An agricultural and industrial exhibi-
ton will De held in Petersburg in Octo-
Der next.
A reception will be rendered Gen.
Joe Wheeler By Lee Camp Confederate
Veterans, at the executive mansion IN
Richmond next Monday evening.
a telegram was received in Winches-
ter, announcing the death at Chicago
Junction. O., OF Mrs. Hicks. wife OF
Rev. ]. W. Hicks, formerly ofWinches-
ter.
snotweirs tannery and the J. J.
Wright collar-iactory, on Perry street,
in Manchester, were almost completely
destroyed by fire between 2:30 and 1
O'Clock this morning.
Capt. E. Y. White, OF Portsmouth.
who fought on the Confederate iron
clad Virginia in Hampton Roads, was
married at Macon, Ca, yesterday to
Miss Annie s. Massenburg.
It is reported that Hon. William l.:
Wilson, president OF Washington and
Lee University, has been offered, ana
will accept the presidency OF Yale Uni
versity at salary Of So, 900 year.
Dr.. L. s. Foster, OF Mathews county,
has resigned as member OF the board
of visitors to the Eastern State Hos
pital. He will become candidate to
succeed the superintendent. Dr.. James
Dunlop Moucure. The board meets on
the 18th to make the selection.
Joseph D. Fry. prominent resident
of Middleway, near Winchester, died
wednesday night from Bright's disease,
after protracted illness. He vas six.
ty.three years of age, and is survived
by wife and ten children. He served
through the civil war in the Confederate
army in the Twelfth Virginia cavalry,
Rosser's brigade.
Mr.. E D. Christian, president OF the
Richmond Paper Mill Company, and
one Of the hes. known business men IL
that city, died yesterday. Deceased
was about ffty-one years old. 10 his
early career be was in the tobacco bus
mess there, but for many years pas
had been actively engaged in stock
operations. He leaves a widow aud
four sons.
The stockholders of the Virginia,
Fredericksburg and Western (Northern
Neck Railway met in Fredericksburg
yesterday and elected officers. Mr.
5. n. Lezensky, OF New York. will
90 to London within the next month,
with the expectation OF closing negotia-
tions for the sale of the bonds OF the
road. If his visit is successful, the lire
will promptly be completed.
Information has been received of the
death of Big Foot" Wallace, famous
in his early days as an Indian and
Mexican fighter. His death occurred
early Sunday morning at mis- home, IL
Frio county, Tex, after brief illness
with pneumonia. His adventures in
early days justified the writing OF g
book OF adventure to give an account OF
mis- life on the frontier. Il was some
years ago a popular work Of this char
acter, and is known as "Big Foot Wal
lace" The deceased was 9 native OF
Rockbridge county, Va.
judge Sidney Smith, OF the James
City County Court, on Monday rem.
dered decision against the Tax Title
Company OF Radford. The case before
the court was Instituted by Dr.. E G.
Booth 10 recover the title to the 1000
acres Of the well-kpo8n Blair estate il
that county, which ne had bought and
which had been returned delinquent.
DR.. Booth sent to the clerk of the court
money to pay the tax on this particu
lar land, but it was applied to the pay
nent of the tax On another tract OF the
same estate. The tax syndicate made
application for the land. DIR. Booth
won his suit.
a letter from Richmond says Cover
nor Tyler is anxious to visit the Fourth
Virginia regiment in camp at Havana,
but he will probably be unable to do so
He feels that it would not be veil for
him to leave the State for ten days or
two weeks. In the opinion Of some
people if the Governor should go to Gu
ba Lieutenant Governor Echols would
become acting governor during his sb-
seuce. Colonel Morton Marye, auditor
of State, also wants to 90 to Havana to
sea his SOD, Captain Philip T. Marye,
captain Of Company c, Fourth regi-
ment, but he thinks be cannot spare 90
much time.