Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Potter, aged Il years, was killed by
baseball thrown by companion.
L memory of Prof John B. Minor, 1t
is intend d to build by subscription at
the University of Virginia law hall
bearing his name.
Gen. James A. Walker has filed IS
brief 10 the contest for the seat OF Judge
Rhea, from the Ninth district. 1t 10
sharp attack on the democrats OF South
west Virginia.
The Dismal Swamp ship canal is now
open to traffic and the first schooner
passed through today. This was the
Wm. Donnelly, of Philadelphia. coal
laden for Elizabeth City, NJ.
DR.. George 81. Trumbo, of Linden,
Warren county, died on Saturday. he
was in the 6fty.ninth year OF his age:
He married Miss Gertrude De Butts, OF
Virginia, who, with seven children, sur
wives him.
II the bids come within the limit to
| which the council can go, $685. 900, as
authorized by recent vote taken, the
| work of constructing water works LOT
Barryville will be pushed to compile
! ton as early as possible.
Sergeant John A. Mason, who shot
Guiteau, the assassin of President Gar-
field, in Washington 10 1881, has been
sent on to the grand jury of Orange
county, charged with assaultlng and
beating two ladies. He was allowed
bail.
L. Branson Allen died suddenly at
his home in Harrisonburg on Saturday.
Mr.. Allen was paralyzed about year
ago. He was one of Harrisonbure's
Oldest citizens, being il his eighty-third
year. He was native of Warren
county.
On Saturday afternoon at Rockbridge
Alum Springs, while Gen. John B.
| Gordon was on his way to his cottage
large greyhound ran in front of him,
causing him to fall over it. He sus-
| aimed bruises about the face, but was
not seriously hurt.
The Comm ssioner of Internal Rev
enue has modified his rulings OF July
| II as to tobacco Warehousemen as fol.
lows: "When leaf tobacco is received
at warehouses from farmers or growers
it is aot necessary that their names
should appear in the entry"
The Gem Furnace, at Shenandoah
City, Page county, which has been idle
for about two years, will resume opera
lions, it is said, in few weeks. At the
time of the suspension the town had
about 500 population. Since then many
have moved away in quest OF employ
ment.
Robert L. Wiley, the oldest railroad
! man in Virginia died, yesterday at Cliff
Ton Forge, aged eighty years. Mr.. Wi
lev entered the service of the
Chesapeake and Ohio when it wss
known as the Richmond and Louisa
R5iIroad, running from Richmond to
Louisa Court House.
The Rhodes wing of the democratic
party in Shenandoah county met in
convention at Woodstock on Saturday
and nominated Josiah Stickley, OF
Strasburg, for the legislature. The
Bauseman wing OF the party met at Mt
Jackson and nominated J. L. Teller.
Stickley is a Tyler man and Teller is
not pledged. Both conventions in
dorsed the Chicago platform.
The Relief fire company's annual
picnic, held at Front Royal Thurday
and Friday, was the most successful in
the annals of the department. The
attendance exceeded 1000 An addi-
tional and most attractive feature added
this year was the display OF cattle and
colts, some fine specimens being on ex-
DibitioD. The racing was well up to
the mark, and the jumping contests
kept every one in high state Of ex
element.
The proposed construction of the
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
Railroad from Richmond to boswell, in
Hanover county, will give the Seabcard
Air Line a connection at that point
with the Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad a charter was
granted by the legislature few years
ago for the construction Of road from
Richmond to Washington, running
parallel with the Richmond, Fredercks-
burg and Potomac.
On April 3, 1865, when Petersburg
was evacuated by the Confederate
forces, the First regiment Michigan
sharpshooters. commanded by Gen.
George w. Stone, captured and carried
of a United States flag which had
been presented TO the First Petersburg
Grays by the ladies of Pet rsburg, Feb
ruary %, 1859. The Legislature of Michi-
gan has ordered the return of the flag
and General Stone will take it to Peters
burg iu October.
At the conference on Saturday, at
Bristol, between Governor Tyler and
Attorney General Montague, of Vr-
ginia, on the one side, and Governor
McMillin and Acknowledgement Tickle,
Of Tennessee, on the other. touching
the boundary line between the two
States, it was agreed that Attorney
| General Pickle, of Tennessee, should
in October petition the United States
Supreme Court for the appointment OF
COM missioners to review and remark
the lines. The conference was in every
way satisfactory.
The most unique feature of the Vir-
GINA campaign for United States Sens-
tor is the pledge of the two candidates
not TO use money for their benefit.
This condition was imposed by tie
democratic county committee OF Gull
pepper. Governor Tyler, and Senator
Martin have published letters in the
Culpeper papers, subscribing to this
condition Each Oledue1 himself mt