Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Charles Petty, proprietor Of the Ho.
tel National, Lyuch6urg, died yesteF-
day.
4 number of hogs in King George
county are dying Of cholera OF some
other disease.
A large feet OF barges srri7ed at
Fredericksburg last night and will be
loaded with railroad ties for the Phlia-
delphis market.
Major Jed Hoteakiss is very i'll ct his
home in Staunton.- Re is in an uncon-
scious condition. aud his physician
fears meningitis.
4 marriage license was issued IN
Washington yesterday to William Pat
tersoD, OF Merrifal6, vs.. and Josephine
Atkins, OF sparryville, Va.
The public school building in Fred
ericksburg was raided on Saturday
night by thieves and some property
carried of. consisting OF clocks, books,
etc.
The dwelling house of Mr. J. NJ
Daniel, near Nason's, in Orange county,
together with its contents, except 8
bed and piano, was destroyed by fire,
yesterday.
DR.. Oscar G. Mix, well,known phy-
stefan aud former resident Of Char
lottesville, died yesterday at Coves
vile, Albemarle county, in the nth
year OF his age.
Hon. John G. Carlisle is to be invit-
ed to deliver the address before the
graduating law class OF the Washing
Ton and Lee University ct the coming
commencement.
Miss Hannah Madagan, daughter OF
Mr. John Msdsgan, died at her fathers
residence, near White Post, Clarke
county, on Saturday, from consump
ton. She was twenty-five years OF age
4 clash occurred in Phoehus, near
Old Point, last night between negroes
and few soldiers from Fort Monroe,
out fortunately no fatalities resulted.
II was reported that one man was shot.
but the report could not be verified. A
guard from the fort escorted the sol
dier5 back to the post.
Ground was broken at Norfolk yes
terday for the foundation OF the pro
posed Confederate monument, which
will De erected on Main street. Tbs
monument, which Is OF stone, will bs
sixty-six feet high, and will be sur
mounted later by a statue, which has
not yet been contracted for.
The mayor OF Montreal and the har-
Dor commissioners OF the Canadian city,
VINO are on an extended trip for tht
purpose of inspecting the wparves
docks and terminal facilities of Ameri
can seaports, have arrived at Old Point,
and spent Sunday aud yesterday in
Norfolk and Newport News.
The Richmond correspondent Of the
Petersburg Appeal says: Zone hears
but little now about the United States
Senatorship. All efforts looking to
bring out candidate against Mr. Mar
tn appear to have been abandoned.
Mr.. r. Walton Moore is still nominally
in the field but he seems to have no
organization"
On Sunday morning the memorisl
window in hocor ofthe late Rev. Fen
ner 5. Stickney was unveiled in the
Monumental Church, Richmond. Bisb-
op Junius u. Horner, Of North Care
lima. who was warm personal friend
TO Mr. Stickney, preached the me
mortal sermon, and Bishop Gibson.
Rev. Ben. Dennis and Dr.. Barr partici-
pated 10 the services.
A company has been organized, and
vas chartered by Judge Minor in Rich
mond yesterday, for the purpose Of
manufacturing sulpnuric ether, and to
make and sell gas for heat, power, ar6
illuminating purposes. The powers
granted by the charter are quite broad,
ard seem to indicate that the company
may be in the ring when the old ques
lion OF the sale OF the Richmond City
Gas Works is revived.
Judges Wickes sud Stockbridge, in
the Circuit Court OF Baltimore, yester
day decided against NJ. Thomas F.
Ryan in his suit to enforce 81 alleged
contract for the sale 10 bin of between
5000 and 1000 shares OF Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad stock at $125
share. The court ordered that the de-
mulrer to the bill OF complaint be sus-
tanned, the injunction heretofore grant
el be diss olved, and the complaint be
dismissed, with costs 10 the plaintiff.