Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. Thos Dixon, jr., who has been
living at Cape Charles, has purchased
the estate, EImington, at the head OF
North river, in Gloucester county.
Prof. A. c. Wightman, filling the
chair of biology at Randolph. Macon
College, has received an offer from the
University of Arkansas, as professor Of
biology.
Colonel S. Brown Allen, United
States marshal for the western district
OF Virginia, has appointed R. A. Tut
wiler deputy marshal to succeed +
G. Woodson democrat of Harrison
burg. Mr.. Tutwiler is young lawyer
Rev. Father Collins. of Lynchburg,
| who was ordained to the priesthood in
Baltimore, Md, recently, has been as
sighed by RI Rev. Bishop Van de WY
yer to st. Mary's Catholic Church in
Fredericksburg. He has arrived and
taken charge.
The examination of witnesses for the
Commonwealth in the case of General
James A. Walker, charged with mali.
cious shooting, was resumed in the
Corporation Court Of Bristol yesterday.
The entire day was taken up in the ex'
animation of three witnesses.
A young Syrian named Michael Sha-
did, who was under arrest in Winches'
tor on the charge of swindling by means
of selling bogus jewelry, was released
Yesterday. The warrant was sworn
out hy Rev. DIR. Henry M. White, Of
Loudoun street Presbyterian Church.
There is still much excitement over
the killing of Senator William M.
Flanagan at Powhatan Court House on
Monday by w. g. Pilkinton. All those
| who were present at the tragedy agree
that Flanagan had Pilkinton by the
| collar pressing him to the wall when
the latter's pistol was discharged.
Mrs. Margaret Lewis Hite, wife Of
L. B. Hite, esq, OF Washington, died
Sunday at her brothers. residence in
| Portsmouth. She was the eldest
daughter of F. Lewis and Rebecca
Coke Marshall, of Fauquier county.
She was buried yesterday in Emanuel
| church yard, which is located on part
| of the old Marshall estate in Fauquler
county.
Charles w. Hall, jr., telegraph OPP
! orator and station agent at Acca, on
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po'
tomac Railroad, committed suicide yes
terday afternoon by firing bullet
through his brain. The cause of the
suicide is not known further than Hall
told his assistant, when asked an hour
before why he seemed so respondent,
| that he was in trouble.
Col. II. NJ. r. Talcolt, the we'll known
raj road man and civil engineer of Rich
} mond, has been appointed assistant to
| the President Of the Seaboard Air Line
system, with headquarters al Rich
mond. The Seaboard system will COM
prise between $500 and 5000 miles OF
| read. BY January the links in the sys'
tenn which are now being constructed,
will be run by the Seaboard line from
New York via Washington to Rich
mond, jacksonville and Tampa.
DR.. John c. Anderson, of Danville,
Indicted for the seduction of Miss Wat
son, the suicide, il in Canada, from
which place he writes fir ends that he
will return in time to s!aDd trial at the
next term Of the Pittsylvania County
Court, on the 18th inst. He denies his
guilt, and says he fled for fear or mob
| law. 1t is alleged that the father oil
Miss Watson will enter civil suit
against him also. and in the event Of
obtaining judgment will test the legali-
ty OF the deed by which DR.. Anderson E
property went into The hands OF his
| brother.