Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

builder, died suddenly at Staunton last
night, aged seveuty-seven.
Miss Sidney Ella Powell, daughter
of the late Rev. W. r. Powell, OF
Spottsylvania county, died in Colum-
ola, Mo-, On the 9th inst.
Prospectors and asssying parties have
unearthed vein of copper on Bull
Run, near Centerville. The find is
said to be one OF the richest in the State.
Governor Tyler has granted pardon
to r. l.. Rawlings, OF Brunswick coun-
II, who was convicted at the January
term of the county court for shooting
with intent to kill q. J. Thomson and
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary.
AIS o'clock Monday morning fire
was discovered in the barn on Belle
field, the estate of Mr.. Robert Neville,
near Bloomfield, Londoun county.
The wind was blowing a gale, and the
building was entirely destroyed. The
stock was saved, only one horse, it Is
said, being injured. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
Friends of Rev. ". W. Moore, chair
man OF the Theological Seminary, at
Richmond, denies that he will accept
call to the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, New York, to succeed the late
DR.. John Hall, if such call is made.
DR.. Moore recently declined to consider
strong overtures from the First Pres
byterian Church, Baltimore.
In the Campbell County Circuit
Court yesterday Judge Whittle SEN
fenced Arthur N. Derr to fine of $25
and two days imprisonment in jail for
contempt of court in writing to the
commissioner and the parties TO suit
10 which Derr was defendant threaten
ing personal violence if any attempt
was made to sell the property involved.
The trial of J. B. Dodson, who was
charged with the killing of William
Adkins, near Sperryville, in Rappahan-
mock county, about five months ago,
which has been in progress at Wash
ington, in that county, for several days,
came to an end On last Saturday, the
jury finding him guilty OF involuntary
manslauehter, and imposing fine OF
SIS on him,
Bishop A. NJ. Randolph, of the do
cese of Southern Virginia, while in Nor
folk on March IS delivered an opinion
sustaining the decision of the ecclesias
tical court in the case of Rev. DR.. A.
Jaeger, who was found guilty of i'm
moral and unbecoming conduct and
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Protestant Episcopal Church. DR.. Jae-
ger is the superintendent OF the Lynch
| 0urg Colored Orphan Asylum, an insti-
tuition established and successfully con-
Quoted by him.
Fortress Monroe was inspected yes
terday by Major General Wesley Mer-
| ritt, commanding the department of
the east. He was shown over the new
works by Major Thomas Casey, the
engineer officer in charge OF the con-
struction OF the new batteries of disap-
pearing rifles, which now render the
post practically impregnable. The
general expressed his great pleasure al
finding the post in such excellent con-
dition, and also wns surprised ct the
rapid progress made in the new FORTH
cations.
The trial of Thomas Todd, bar
keeper, charged with the abduction OF
Miss Jessie B. Rodgers, of Highland
county, commenced in Stanton yester-
day. The prosecutrix is twenty-year
old mountain girl, who was seeking
employment there in January. Accord
ing to her story, told on the stand yes
terday, Todd introduced himself to her,
and later took her to negro woman's
house about dark on the preteXt CT
having her nurse sick person. There
Miss Rodgers says, Todd unsuccessfully
attempted to assault her.
a letter from Richmond says at
has been pretty we'll decided that one
Of the summer normal schools this year
shall be held in Pulaski. This will
probably cause Principal Glass to
change his determination to hold the
school of methods at Roanoke and lead
70 the selection of some other place.
Superintendent Glass, of Lynchburg,
and Professor Jenkins, principal Of the
Portsmouth High School, will be here
this week to confer with the State
school officials concerning the matter
Roanoke has made very generous
overtures to get the school and will
fight against any proposed change. Mr..
Glass has the say"