Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. John W. Nash died suddenly,
While sitting ia chair, at his residence
at the Eastern State Hospital at WI.
liamshurg yesterday. DR.. Nash had
seen in failing health for several years.
Special Revenue officer G. Il Dear
AID Deputy Collector H. G. f idins
raided saloons at Orange Court House
and Culpsper on Wednesday and yes
terdav and secured quantity OF lilo
! brandy.
i DR.. Benz min Robertson, OF Texas,
son of Mr.. W. NJ R. Robertson, OF Nit
chells, Culpeper county, died 10 Baltl-
more Monday, aud hi remains wer"
intercei in TIE family burial grounds al
M,cnells today, with Masonic nonor5
The North Carolina Pine Lumber
Co ppauy held a largely attended meet
lag ii Norfolk yesterday, and an ad'
vance was made i'll ali grades Of lumbeF
| OF 90 cents per thousand feet. This is
about the fourth advance during the
year.
| Father Thomas B. Donovan, who he's
casrRe of a large Catholic mission !!
Richmond, has been transferred to
! Clayton, Del, 10 take charge OF an III
dusJrial school, He will leave nex'
week. Father Donovan will be sue
ceedtd in Richmond by Father Jack
son, of Norfolk.
TIE work OF excavatiug for the i'm
meass new timber dry dock at toe
Newport News shipyard is nearing
completion and the active work Of con-
rucing the dry dock has been COM
msaced The dock is to be 500 feet
long and nearly 80 feet over the stills.
L will cost 81 100000, and will easily
accommodate two of the largest battle
ships at one time.
The grand jury OF Hampshire coun
ty, w. Va, at Romney. on Tuesday,
found two indictments against Harry
NJ. Anderson and John and Thomas
Morrison, we'll known young men OF
! Winchester, for holding mp ard rohbing
| aged Charles Cooper of - 300 last June.
One Indictment charges assault and the
other robbery. The men have been in
| Jail at Romney ever since.
In she county court Of Dinwiddle last
Monday Matthew Gardner, a negro,
was convicted of housebreaking, and
| his punishment fixed al ninety days in
jail, with a fine OF 50. Gardner has
sent the following unique request to the
Judge of the court: Mr.. Judge: Your
nonor, Please change nay sentence
from the county Jail to one year in the
Denilentary, if you please, sir, because
l want to learn trade, so a. TO make
my living. Please ohllge me-" 1t is
unnecessary to say that the judge OF
the court did no. entertain the request.
J Martin Nolan, young man OF Fred
erick couoty, was found guilty Of
theft in the County Court OF Clarke
county, at Berryville, yesterday, and
sentenced to twelve months in Jail and
fined $50. He was convicted Of steal
ing wheat last fall His defense was
insanity. The case excited great deal
OF interest, as involving legal point
ct yet passed upon by the Court OF
Appeals. The question was whether,
ia the eyes OF the law, rail-pen, such
as is frequently used by farmers to store
grain. is storehonse, and whether
breaking into such building constitu-
tes the crime OF housebreaking.
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, the
millionaire, of New York, was tie
guest of honor yesterday at the Shen-
andoah Valley Agricultural Fair. Eight
thousand people were present to well
come him. MIR. Rouss arrived in the
morning with PARTY of friends, and,
after visiting his lot in Mt. Hebron
Cemetery. he was driven to the fair
GROUNDS, where he was formally wei
coined by Judge W. III. Atkinson Oh
behalf OF the fair association. Mr.
Rouss then held reception, and after
yards rendered all bis friends man
moth banquet. Over three thousand
people partook OF his hospitality. Mr..
Rouss and party returned to New York
asst night. 1t is noted with regret by
MS many friends that his health is
falling.