Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Winchester.
( Yesterday was one of the hottest
days OF The year ia Richmond and
there were a number OF heat proslra-
tions.
I The Common Council OF Richmond
has unanimously rejected proposition
to lease the city gas works TO private
parties.
Capt. NJ. B. Rowe has resigned the
captaincy of the Washington Guards OF
Fredericksburg on account OF press
ing business engagements.
Tue Virginia school for the deaf and
blind opened in Stanton on Tuesday
! for the ensuing session. A large num-
| Der OF students have arrived.
Miss Celtic Mcclure is Ill at her
fathers country home near Richmond.
Her father, DR.. Hunter Mcclure, per.
! formt d severe operation on her head
on Tuesday, which she stood we'll.
The first bale of new Virginia cotton
was received at Petersburg yesterday.
l. was raised at Bruins wick county,
class as strict middling, and weighed
4S5 POUNDS. Il was sold at 6 &! cents
Per pound.
During severe storm on the James
river yesterday afternoon the schooner
Bill Nye, bound for City Point light to
load, cspsiZed while at anchor Gil Jor-
dams Point lighthouse. The entire
crew We're saved.
| Ex-Commissioner of Agriculture
Thomas Whitehead, who has been i'll
at the home of his son in Amherst
county, is greatly improved. Colonel
| Whitehead recovered from long and
| critical illness about year ago.
The democratic convention to nom
mate two candidates to represent the
county of Augusta and the city OF
Stanton 10 the next Legislature of this
State met in Stanton yesterday. }. w.
rodd and J. w. Churchman were
nominated and they were instructed TO
vote Tor Martin.
The lawyers in an interesting, novel
and important case affecting the law
governing the adoption of books for
use in public schools, were engaged
Yesterday in Richmond in taking depo-
sitions of ATTORNEY. General Montague,
u member OF the beard of education,
and MIR. Frank p. Brent, iEs secretary.
Che case is TO come up al the next
term of the circuit court, and involves
the question of county boards recalling
book lists.
Advices received at Richmond state
that Rev. Hartley Carmichael, rector OF
ST. Paul's Episcopal Church, Is disabled
by physical troubles and will be unable
ito resume his duties The vestry has
decided to consider the advisability OF
occurring another minister TO fill the
pulpit when Rev. Carmichaels present
vacation ends in October. Rev. Car
michael's health has been bad for sew
eral mouths He is now in santa
rum in Canada.
Luther G. Shull. the young man OF
Hagerstown VINO has been IN jail ID
Winchester for the past six months on
the various charges OF carrying conceal
ed weapons, of threatening Joseph
Rodeder, and seduction, preferred by
Miss Bessie Dunn, was given q hearins
Yesterday on the latter charge by JUS
tice Kefer. He was held fox the action
ofihe grand jury, which convenes in
October. Later he furnished bail in
$3.50 for his appearance and was re
leased He INN diately left for Hag-
erstown.
George F. Norton, editor of the
Evening News Item,i in Winchester, was
assaulted Tuesday night by William
Heironimous, cripple. Heironimous
alleged that the paper had published
articles derogatory to him. Meeting
the editor on the street, be started to
cane him, when he was pushed into the
gutter and fell. Bystanders then inter
tered. Norton procured warrant for
Heironimons's arrest and the case was
heard in the police court yesterday.
Heironimous Was bound over to keep
he peace for year.
The first section of Norfolk and West
err passenger train No. was wrecked
al eleven o'clock yesterday morning
near Narrows, on New river, in Giles
county, the first and secoud-class coaches
leaving the track and rolling down an
embankment thirty feet. About forty
people were Injured, some OF them seri-
ously. a. B. Luck, q conductor, OF
Raiford, died in few hours, and an
infant child OF DR.. Martin, of Bluefeld
was fatally hurt. These are believed to
he the only persons fatally injured.
Passenger train No. was coming
east and running on time VIXEN the
accident occurred, which was caused by
the rails spreading.
The funeral of the late Mrs. General
Eppa Hunton took place in Wsrrenton
at loon yesterday from ST. Jamess
Episcopal Church. the services were
conducted by the rector, Rev. G. W.
Nelson. Judge G. E. Nicol, K. Walton
Moore, Joseph E. Willard, l. H. Payne,
Col. Thomas W. Smith, +. M. Spilnan
and Bernard r Green were the honor.
ary pallbearers The active psllbear.
ers were Markham B. Payne, VIM. II.
Gaines, Gel. Granville Gaines, G. La,
than Fletcher, George B. Stone, Ed
ward S. Turner and J. a. G. Keith.
The Circuit Court was in session and
adjourned during the funeral obsequies
and the principal business houses were
closed.
Col. J. E. Buckbee, of Chicago, ILL.,,
formerly commander of the First regi-
ment Michigan Sharpsbooters, and Geo.
w. Stone and J. Henry Stevens, Of Ian
sing, Mich, arrived in Petersburg yes
terdav. bringing with them the flag of