Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-02-15

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Mr.. j. ID. G. DeJsrnetts, of Caro-
line, has qualified before the United
States District Court ~ district AZ
torney for the eastern district of Vir-
ginis-
Col. James w. Jones, who COM
handed the Idaho regiment at the
battle of MSnils, 10 . native Of Neck
lenburg county, Va, and was an Off
Ger in the Confederate army.
Workmen began last week clearing
away the foundation and debris of
the old freight station of the South
ern Railway, in Leesburg, which WAS
burned last fall, preparatory to the
erection of . new building.
Ed. Hall, q desperate character.
Was riddIsd with bullets by Martin
Seward, . merchant of the Pond Gap
region, in Virginia. last week. Hall
had entered Stewards house and as
ssulted the members of his family.
During the holidays John Prodor
committed violent highway assaults
on Gus Fugill ut Upperville. In the
County Court last week he was SEN
fenced to eight years in the peniten-
tisry. Clinton Turner, colored, was
at the same time sentenced TO four
years for lsrcency.
Judge Waddill, in the United
States Circuit Court In Richmond,
entered . decree confirming the sale
by receivers of the Powhatsn gold
mines, in Culpeper county. The sAle
was made some time ago TO Mr.. L. G..
johnson. of Culpeper county, repre-
senting himself and other creditors.
Mr.. Pitcher is understood TO be .
candidate for the position of Speaker
of the House of Delegates. He will
certainly be a candidate If re elected,
of which there 10 little or no doubt.
and If Mr.. John F. RYAN, Speaker of
the House, 10 re elected and is not q
candidate. No doubt is entertained
SIS TO the re election of Mr.. Ryan.
Complaint has been made to the
PostOtfice Department that letters sd-
dressed to cadets at the Virginia
Military Institute, and containing
money, have not reached their desti-
nation. The department Is making
an investigation but with what re-
suits is not now known. Manv let
tiers posted have failed to reach Lex
ington.
George Burgess, of Charlottesville,
while returning last week with his
father and another man frsm a hunt,
was killed ss a result of the careless
handling of his gun. He was push.
ing the piece through = fence when
the hammer was struck by some ob-
ject, dischsrging the weapon within
foot of his breast, the whole load
entering his right breast, inficting
an awful wound. from which he died
within an hour.
Miss Jessie Rodgers, who last week
caused n warrant 10 be issued for the
arrest of John Il. Todd, who she
claimed had for n criminal purpose
fraudulently induced her TO enter -
dlsreputsble honse in Staunton, has
entered 3 civil suit against Todd for
$4,000 damages and had attachments
issued on his property there. Todd
was the proprietor of q saloon in
Stsunton and fed on the night of the
occurrence aud has not been heard of
since.
Mr.. Ellis Moran, of Baltimore, has
written to GoVernor Tyler, claiming,
on behalf Of his fathers family, the
sum of $45, 900, alleged to be due
from Virginia for the collection of
the direct tax fund refunded by the
general government. Mr.. Moran says
his father, the late DIR. j. j. Moran,
had entered into an agreement with
Gov. Holiday whereby DIR. Moran
was to receive % per cent for col
lecting the direct tar fund due citi
zens of Virginia. Since this state
ment appeared m official has said
there is no foundation for the Moran
claim.