Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The price of gas at Staunton has been
reduced to $l.25 per thousand feet.
MIR. Louis Bowlev, formerly prom
incnt druggist OF Winchester, died yes
terdey.
Mr.. John Enders, at one time lead
ing tobacco dealer of Richmond, died
suddenly yesterday of spoplexy, aged
II years,
The large pavilion of the Lynchburg
baseball grounds was destroyed by fire
early Sunday morning. The fire was
of incendiary origin.
Smallpox is spreading in the coun-
ties of Dinwiddie, Amelia and Lunen-
burg Owing 10 the prevalence of the
disease the public shoots in Amelia
have been closed, and no county court
of Lunenburg was held yesterday.
Elias McKeever, farmer living near
Capon Bridge, committed suicide on
Sunday by hanging himself to one Of
the timbers in his barn. His mind had
been unbalanced for some time. Nc
! Keever was sixty years old, and leaves
q widow and three children.
Mr.. George G. Royston, near Lees
burg, has up to date ffty-two lambs
from twenty-seven ewes, with twenty
four ewes to hear from. This, taking
the billiards into consideration, is q
splendid showing. The lambs have
] 8 already hann sold at 81 each
The President yesterday appointed
l23 second lieutenants in the regular
army, in accordance with the reorgani-
zation act passed by Congress. Three
appointments were given to Virginia
John w Daniel, jr., first lieutenant
Third Volunteers; John F. James, first
lieutenant Seventh United States Vol
unteer Infantry; Arthur NJ. Ship,
graduate Virginia Military Institute.
As . result of recent disagreements
at Grove Avenue Baptist Church,
Richmond, fortyfour members who
opposed the action of the congregation
in sum marily severiDg connection with
Rev. DIR. ]. G. Hiden, their pastor, &C.
cured letters of withdrawal at o meet
ing of the church conference last night.
This number includes some Of the most
influential members of the congrega-
ton.
a letter from Richmond to the Pc
tersburg Appeal says: General Lee is
being criticised by some Of his best
friends for his indirect reference to Mr..
Martin. His supporters, as rule,
wanted him to write g graceful CON-
/ munication that would have strength
ened him with the people. On the
contrary he has offended not only his
opponents but many of his warmest
friends say he has done himself harm
by the tone o. his letter"
Organic union between the northern
and southern branches of the Presby-
terian Church was voted down at the
Presbyterian ministers meeting in
Norfolk yesterday. A resolution was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Maxwell, favoring
the union, provided the northern
branch of the church would withdraw
its charges Of disloyalty and rebellion,
made against the southern church at
the time OF separation. The matter
was then discussed ct length aud ia
bled.
DR.. c. E. Chamberlyne, prominent
physician of Middleburg, died at his
home there Sunday night. DR.. Cham
berlyne mad been i'll with pneumonia,
but was recovering from that disease
when other complications ensued and
his death resulted. He was skillful
physician and q man of wide general
information. He was born near kable-
town, W. Va, and was about fifty-two
years of age. He leaves widow and
one child, little boy.
Moritz Becker, the Russian whose
family was recently deported to Russia
by the New York immigration bureau,
was brought before United States Com
missioner Peasants in Richmond yes
terday upon the charge of freudulently
obtaining his naturalization papers by
false statements. The accused was
sent on to the grand Jury. While the
prisoner may possibly have been guilty
OF 2 technical violation of the law, the
popular impression appears to be that
be acted indiscreetly rather than Grim
inally.
It is stated in Richmond that the
syndicate represented by John L. Will
liams IL Sons aud Middendorf, Oliver
& Co., of Baltimore, will become the
owners OF the famous Belle Isle proper
ty, large elevated island in James
river, off Richmond, which contains q
large iron manufacturing plant. They
will, it is said, use the property in con-
nection with their plans of creating
electricity by water power. This syn
dictate yesterday bought the electric
light and power house on the upper APP
pomattox canal at Petersburg.