Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

up CopluICi Ap"hiS3 ~ $500
Mercedes, now at Nolfolk, has been APP
praised at S73 900 by naval board.
Mr.. Jefferson Sk4ton, for sixty seven
years resident OF Luray, dropped deAa
ct the home of his son-in-law IN tnat
town on Saturday.
The report of deal whereby the
Baltimore and Ohio is to secure posses
sion of the Seaboard Air Line system Is
without foundation.
Otto Morganstein, for many years a
popular restaurateur on Broad street,
Richmond. died Saturday of Brlghts
disease, aged seventy one years.
Governor Tyler expects to return to
Richmond today, when he will begin
to confer with his friends there on the
subject of his campaign for the Senator
ship.
The barn on the farm of w. Fl Thomp-
son, situated on the Norfolk and west.
ern Railroad, between Berryville and
Boyce, was destroyed by fire on Satur'
day morning.
In Richmond late Saturday night
John Bulzener was shot and MORALLY
wounded by Thomas Stevens. The
latter was quarrelng with his wife,
when the former interfered, with the
result stated.
Mrs. S. S. Lear, aged seventy-nine
years, widow of the late Rev. Joseph
| Lear, and mother of Rev. w. w. Lear,
pastor OF Market street M. f. Church,
in Petersburg, died in that city on Sat
urday night.
Geo. Parr, aged twenty-three years,
and son of A. G. Parr, of Orlean, Eau
| quier county, committed suicide at his
home Saturday night by taking lauda-
| mum. He was in temporary dement,
ed state. caused by liquor.
The convention of the Young Pee
ples Baptist Uuon closed in Richmond,
| Yesterday On Saturday President ID. n.
Fowler was reelected. A resolution
was introduced against the seating OF
Congressman elect Roberto, OF Utah.
Col. William Preston Johnston, presi
dent of Tulane University, New Or
leans, died in Lexington yesterday a
the home of his son-in law, Prof. Harry
st. George Tucker. Colonel Johnston
was son of Gen. Albert Sidney John.
ston.
G.. l.. Pritchard, OF Front Royal,
| chsirman of the Seventh Congressional
District republican committee, and an
aspirant for the postmasership OF
Front Royal, has been appointed to the
position OF laborer ia the census bureau
in Washington. This appointment was
secured by Collector Park Agnew.
Bertha Tappin, of Newport News,
the little girl who caused the arrest OF
/ Colonel Austin last April on the charge
of criminal assault. and, after swearing
falsely three times, according to her
own statement, and at last being the
/ cause of Austin getting his freedom
again, is behind the bars at the jail in
Hampton, charged with perjury.
A distressing incident is reported
from the neighborhood of New Provi-
dence, Rockingham county. Elizabeth
Bare, the little daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. B. B. Buchanan, got hold Il bottle
containing liquid concentrated lye,
from which she drank. Immediately
she WAS attacked with excruciating
pains, which lasted until her death .
short time afterward.
The grocery store OF r. j.. Slusher Il
Co. and the agricultural implement
warehouse Of Scott A. Alleck, on north
| Market street. Winchester, were par
tally destroyed by fire about l o'clock
Saturday morning. Mrs. NJ. E Hotel,
who lived over Slusher & Co.'S store,
narrowly escaped being burned to
death by refusing to leaye her room
until her effects had been removed
The fire was, it is belived, Of incendiary
origin.
10 Richmond on Saturday Mrs. Lizzie
Ellis was found not guilty of the MUIR
der of her child. The trial took up
very little time. Experts declared Mrs
Ellis to he insane and the verdict of the
jury was that she was insane at the
time of the killing OF her child and is
Insane now. She will be sent to an
asylum. Drs. j. Allison Hodges, A.
Monteiro ana w. 5. Gordon examined
| Mrs. Ellis and made the report which
led up to the verdict. The father and
mother and brotner-in law Of the young
woman were with her at the trial.