Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Gov. Tyler returoed to Richmond last
night from his home in Pulaski, where
he has been for several days.
The date for the final muster out Of
the Fourth Virginia, now in camp at
Savannah, has been fixed for April 81.
Mrs. Della Saunders, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs NJ. j. Tyler, of fredericksburg,
died at Buckland, Prince William coun-
ty, yesterday.
Miss M. P. Duvall was yesterday
elected principal OF the Virginia Female
Institute at Staunton, vice Mrs. ]. b.
b. stuart, resigned. O
Mr.. Samuel Burgess, a highly es-
teemed and w%ell-known citizen Of Stat
ford, died suddenly at his home, neal
Berea church, on Tuesday.
Mr.. Louis Marshall, a prominent citi-
zen OF Fauquier county, was taken sud
denly i'll ut the residence of his SOD,
Cap. r. G. Marshall, in Portsmouth,
yesterday. His condition is regarded
as serious.
The State election in Rhode Island
! yesterday resulted in Il general victory
for the republican ticket. Governor
Elisha Dyer was reelected with a de-
crease OF about 1000 In his plurality as
compared with last year.
The members of Grove Avenue Bap-
list Church, Richmond, who recently
withdrew from that church and organ
lied another met at Monroe Hall last
| evening and extended o Call 10 Rev. J.
G. Hiden, D. D., to become its pastor.
DR.. Hiden was formerly pastor of Grove
Avenue church.
At Trinity Episcopal Church at Fred
| ericksburg last night the marriage OF
Mr.. r. Esmond Holloway, son of DR..
Il. G.. Holloway, OF Caroline county
but now a residento of Norfolk, and Miss
Ida Leavell, eldest daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Leavell, was celebrated.
Rev. w. L. ReaDey officiating.
The rectory of Aqua Episcopal
Church, near G~arrisonville, Stafford
county, was destroyed by fire early yes.
terday morning, the inmates, Rev. Mr..
Gibbons and family, narrowly escaped
with their lives. The building was valu-
ed at s. 1000, insured for 81 900. All OF
the household furniture and library
were lost.
Col. Adelbert r. Burlington, the new
chief of ordnance, who succeeds Gen,
Flagler, entered West Point Military
Academy July 5, 1866. He was born
ia and appointed from Virginia, and
served win the Union army against
he South during the civil war. He was
graduated from the Military Academy
May 6, 1861.
j.. d. Barger, a young farmer and
postmaster at Barge, six miles from
Lexington, has disappeared. He re-
Gently sold farm products to the amount
of about 81 800, which amoun he is
supposed to have carried with him.
, Barger has o wife and four children. A
young lady living in the neighborhood
has also disappeared.
1t was announced ct Manassas yes.
terday that Miss Fannie B. O:bourne
and Murray G.. Metz were privately
married in Philadelphia last August.
Miss Osbourne, VINO is about forty-twc
wears old, has beea for q number Of
years principal of Manassas Seminary.
Mr.. Metz, who is twenty-eight years
old, is one of her former pupils.
Moritz Becker, the Russian tailor,
whose wife ard children were recently
deported from New York by the immi-
grafton authorities, arousing great in.
terest and much sympathy for the fami'
ly, was indicted by the grand jury o.
the United States District Court in
Richmond yesterday for obtaining
fraudulent naturalization papers. Not
only this, but a separate indictment
was brought against Becker, Sam Sterr
and NJ. Rosenbloom, for conspiracy il
obtaining papers from the Hustingi
Court.