Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

TIE old Dismal Swamp Canal, which
connects the Caess peske BAY with Al
marie sound. viii be reopened within
the next 80 days.
Rev. z. /. Temple ms resigned the
TeetoIsaip OF Calvary Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Front Royal, because OF
protracted sickness.
Towards Baptist Church. OF Rich
uond. Installed Rev. 4. T. Louthau,
g new pastor, yesterday afternoon with
appropriate ceremonies.
TIE Virgins Council. Catholic
knights OF America. viii meet IN Rich
uoud tomorrow. There will be dele
gates present from all the various sec
tiops OF the State.
E.B. Chewing. VINO hes been clerk
OF Aiddlis=x county court for ten years,
has been adiGdged lunatic, and Judge
GsErett las appointed F. u. Eastman
CLERK TO FL the vacaucy.
The shipments Of green truck from
Norfolk 10 northego cities are exceed
ilgly heavy just low. TIE nid-Einter
season L On il earnest, and vegetables
are il grea! demand, good prices being
realized.
The old ChappaBansic church, near
BzllefaiC Mills, in Stafford. which was
erec:ed more than q century and g.
quarter ago, he= been condemned, ani
viii De tom down, and Few church
built on the site.
TIE Conmandeyy Of Pittaburg, No.
!, &. T., one OF the richest organic
tons. and second largest Of lis kind in
this country, viii visit Richmond il the
spring OF sne present gear and will De
lsvis6ly entertained hv the Couman
dery OF s.. Andrew. No. 3: OF Rich
noad.
R=v. John :. Lindsay. rector OF s..
PauIs caurca, Boston, formerly recEoE
OF s. James, WarranEon. hiss been te1-
de-ed Ile Office OF general secretary oi
tue Domestic ard Foreign Missionary
Society OF the Protestant Episcopal
cnurch. and holds the offer under COL.
=tieralion.
! 6gnt OF the business interest Of
Daov.lle bas been iuauglrated by the
Business Mems Association against the
Southern Rsil8ay for lower freight
rates. They Eant 20 put DAnyille OF
81 equal footing, 80 tar 3 freight rates
are concerned. with LynchbQrg, Peters
ourg, Norfolk, Richmond AID Alexar-
! dria.
| There was stirred up in Radford OF
Friday q1iie a sensation oy Ms. I. Y.
NOEL fling Z bill 0: absolute divorce
/ rom her husband Judge Cassell OF
he Musings Couri appointed al her
suggestion Mr.. c. z. Thomas s. the r.
c=iyer ofall hes effects, aer husband nav
ting been running business IL heE
pame and With her money.
Tn= delay il reoEganizing tie State
ui.i.ia i due - the f=cs that the gov
! ernor ald A6iaiauI General Nalle ere
waiting ID see vnat action Congress
will take looking 10 giving help TO tbs
STATE militia. I. / settled that th5
| First regiment 8ill b. dis6anGe1. There
we're only three companies lefr Ebea
four commands were mustered into the
federal service. The remaining three
were inspected Thursday nigh. SID
they mad very poor showing.
! letter from Richmond says TIE
| Virginia Chemical Company, which
Tas organized .: Richmond some time
ago. and which has been doing bic
business il the States Of North aud
| South Carolina, and Georgia, seems 70
Be getting into some trouble. : ger
tlenan il Washington from the South
said that besides the company being
threatened with suits il South Caro-
lina, sthere Is considerable tsls
ofthe bringing in the North Carolina
| legislature OF q bill making them come
under the law requiring corporations %
take the .es: oath.
The installation OF R=v. Donald
| Guthrie. the successor of the late Rev.
Dr., Moses D. Hoge, as pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church, Rich
uoud, took place yesterday afternoon.
The eiifca vas crowded with members
Of the congregation and other Prezby-
.eriaus OF the city. Rev. DR.. 2. P.
Kerr. OF the Frs: Presbyterian Church,
presided. 81 the request OF Dr.. Hoge
some tine before the !atter's death. Dr..
! Hersuau, OF the Union Theological
Seminary, preached the Introductory
sermon, Rev. Dr.. Jere Witherspoon.
formerly OF Baltimore, delivered the
charge to the people, aud Dr.. J. P.
Smith that 20 the Incoming pastor.