Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Governor Tyler yesterday issued
proclamation renewing the quarantine
of year ago relative to splenetic fever
10 cattle.
Colonel James D. Brady, the United
States Ioternal Revenue Collector Tor
the Richmond district. is quite ill ut
his home, in Petersburg.
FL. Davis, for the past twenty years
a teact Q in the public clools OF King
George couaty, died Wednesday. he
leaves widow and several children.
Mr.. John T. Whitehead, one of the
wealthiest and most progressive farmers
OF Northampton county, died yesterday
morning at his home, near Bay View.
S. d. Gooch, of Louisa, filed his petit
in bankruptcy in Richmond YESTERDAY.
His liabilities are placed at $40, ISL 81
and his assets at 500 014.96. MIR. Gooch
is an old and widely known railroad
contractor.
The coolest weather of the year is
now prevailing in Virginia. The
Weather Bureau announces big fall in
temperature for today, and predicts that
the thermometer will reach 10 degrees
below the freezing point.
At Round Hill a serious ARRAY &C.
Cured between two young men named
Lunsford and Poston. Tuesday night.
They were in livery stable wrestling
and lost their temper. Lunsford drew
pistol and shot Poston in the stomach,
iuhlcting C very dangerous wound.
1t is reported in Richmond the fol-
lowing ticket for State officers has
been slated by number OF prominent
democla attic leaders: For Governor,
Congressman Claude A. Swanson t;
Lieutenan;-G Governor, State Senator
Maynard, of Portsmouth; Attorney
General, Capt. Francis R. Lassitsr. OF
Petersburg.
Governor Tyler has approved the
bill passed by the Legislature before
recess imposing tonnage OF Is cents
| on fertilizers. Commissioner of Agrlcul-
ture Koiner left last night for Raleigh
| 10 look in to the operations OF similar
| law has been in existence in that State
for some time. There are hundreds oil
applicants for the places of inspectors
of fertilizers provided for under the
Virginia law.
| Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the railway
magnate Senator Allison, Represeb-
tatives Cousins, Hepburn, Cummings
and Dalzell; also, Senator Hale and
Hon. John Boyd, of Washington, all
OF whom are stopping at Old Point,
went to Newport News yesterday and
visited the sbipyard. Mr.. Vanderbilt
did not 60 with the CONGRESSMAN, but
they were all shown over the plant OF
the Newport News Shipbuildiug Com
pany and returned to the ChamberliD
IN one party.
G. Beverly Turner, a prominent citl-
zen of Isle. Of Wright county, was found
dead near his home Wednesday night,
with bullet through his neck. Nick
GIlligap, white man, has been arrest
ed on suspicion. Wednesday night
| Gil!yan borrowed rifle, and returned
| it to the owoer with ons cartridge emp
". Gilligan was sutton for the hand Of
| Turner's daughter. Miss Turner was
considered to be Gilligan's social super
lot AID few hours before the killing
she refused to let him walk beside her
Four-year- old Clarence Wharton, SOD
of Lyle Wharton, overseer ofthe Monta
Vista stock farm, about one nile from
| Culpeper, was seriously burned abou!
the face and hands Wednesday. The
child noticed his fither's powder horn
hanging on the door, and, climbing on
d chair, secured it. After playing WITH
| it for time it occurred to the boy that
the horn would be a good thing with
which to poke the fire. Fortunately
there was little powder in the horn.
AS it was, the explosion euveloped the
child 10 flames. An aunt was 10 the
room at the time, and, pulling off her
WOODEN skirt. she succeeded in saving
| the boy from death. He is badly hurt,
! but will recover.
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