Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

N. H. Massie, Commonwealth attor-
ney and prominent politician OF Dan
VILE, is dead.
Mr. Edward B. Taylor, president Of
the Il Taylor Company, died sud
deniy in Richmond at an early hour
this morning.
Samuel Cook, a youth II years Of
age, OF Danville, was instantly killed ct
Mayodan, a station on the Winston
branch of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, yesterday morning. He at
tempted to jump of the train while il
was in motion and fell under the
wheels.
Hon. W. A. Jones was in Fredericks
burg yesterday. Mr.. Jones has lost
none of bis ardor in his advocacy OF the
primary plan for electing United States
Senators, which, he gays, he is conf
dent will be adopted in Virginia. He
says he is for Tyler because he is the
exponent of that movement and the
hest man of the two candidates for Sen.
ator.
Joseph Hubbard. q conductor on
the Norfolk and Western road, was
killed yesterday morning near Pros
| pect, Appomattox county. 1t is said
The train parted and the application Of
the air brake caused thereby brought
the cars to short stop. The conduc-
tor was thrown violently forward BY
the shock, striking his head. The blow
killed him instantly.
Senator Thos. n. Martin stated al
Roanoke yesterday that the senatorial
contest between himself and Governor
Tyler was 20 longer a matter OF doubt
He says that returns from various cities
and counties in the State and facts and
figures already in his possession show
that his election is certain. The only
question, he says, that remains to lie
settled is the extent of his majority
He claims good grounds for carry ing
southwest Virginia, Governor Tyer's
stronghold.
Lieutenant Johnson, Of the United
States Revenue Marine Service, who
arrived at Norfolk yesterday, confirms
the report of the laundering OF an I'm.
known steamer of Cape Hatteras and
| said that the bodies of two of those lost
from the steamer came ashore before
he left the coast. A piece of WIRE ckage
found bore the name agnes" The
Portuguese bark agnes" Capt. Lo.
orinho, sailed from New Orleans for
Oporto on July 80. She was spoken
of the southern coast during the storm
by British steamer which arrived al
Norfolk on August 20. This steamer
reported that the Agnes when sighted
had lost her jibboon.
Mrs. Georgia Bornemann, the hand
some young wife of Charles F. Borne
F, mann, of the Newport News bakery
eloped on Monday with George Wad'
deI, an almost coal, black negro, form
erly in the employ of the bakery. Mr.
, Bornemann has iOsructed his lawyer
to at once institute suit for divorce
1t is said that the relations between the
negro and the woman had existed fol-
/ some time. A few days ago MIR. Borne
mann discharged Waddell, who weni
to Norfolk. Monday the couple met al
| Newport News and went back TO Nor.
folk, but fearing discovery, they pro
ceeded to Baltimore. and when last
heard from were hes ding for Philadel.
phis. The woman left little son five
years old.
Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner
has received inquiries rom New York
parties, who desire to lease lands in
| Virginia to be used as sheep ranches
| The commissioner has BEEN urging the
farmers Of this State to give more al
tention to sheep husbandry. He says
this branch of farming is very profitable
| now, and that Virginia can feed hun
dreds of thousands of sheep on land
that is not bringing the farmers any
revenue, and that the scarcity of cattle
in the west v i'll advance the price OF
sheep still higher in another year. The
com missioner regrets the want of means
in the department Of agriculture to
print bulletin on this subject, and put
il in the hands of every farmer in the
State.