Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-06
Virqinia News.

dead.
F..F. Finch will build an extensive
new pier at Newport News.
A large number of black bass are be-
ing caught in the Shenandoah river.
About 500 workmen have been dis
charged from the Norfolk navy yard.
The Eagle Shoe Factory at Fred
ericksburg was badly damaged by Ire.
DIR. G. A Maxwiehl's large sa:l mill
and barn in Fairfax county were de-
stroyed by fire.
James w. Popham, of Boston, Gull
pepper county, died at his home aged
about so years.
Three cars of the Three Brothers
Circus train were burned at William
son, W. Va. The loss is So, COO.
Berryville citizens have voted in ia
yor of issuing SIS, 900 of bonds for the
purpose of owning the town water
works.
Thomas K. Henderson, of Hampshire
county, West Virginia, where he was
we'll known. committed suicide by
hanging.
Thos. w. Price. who was to have
been hanged in Farmville yesterday
for the murder of Hall Carter, had a
respite of go days granted him by Gov
ernor Tyler.
The warehouses and store of the Car
ter's Creek Fish Guano Company at
Irvington, Va, were destroyed by fire.
The loss is between $40. 900 and $15, COO;
partly insured.
The trial of the suit against the
Richmond Street Electric Railway
brought by the heirs of the late DE.
NJ D. Hoge for $4,000, resulted in
favor of the railway people.
The trustees of Randolph Macon
College have accepted the resignation
of Rev. DIR. J. A. Kern, president OF
the college. They will elect his sue
cessor on the first of September.
Arthur N. Derr, of Lynchburg, was
arrested in Washington on requisltlon
papers accompanying warrant for
his arrest on the charge Of embeZZlIng
81 ,O00from Elizabeth DER, his mother.
George Radcliffe, q member of, a
raiding posse under Deputy Collector
Wayne Ferguson, was shot from am
bush and killed last Thursday morn
ing near Swords Creek, Russell
county.
Col. g. 2. Austin, who is awaiting
his fourth trial at Newport News on
the charge of criminal assault, Is i'll at
his home, and in a critical condition.
Fears are expressed that he may not
be able to 60 on trial again.
r. NJ. Robinette, special officer OF
the Norfolk & Western Railroad at
Roanoke, who shot and killed Kills
Clements, has been pardoned by Gov
ernOr Tyler from serving six months
sentence in the city Jail on the charge
of manslaughter.
Elk Mayor Chae. T. Collier, one of
Petersburg's most prominent lawyers,
committed suicide last Thursday about
s O'Clock while in bed at his residence
| on High street, by shooting himself
| with a pistol. The cause alleged for
the rash act is dependency caused By
ill health.
J. 9. Fay, of Newport News, q cop
| persmith at the Shipyard, committee
suicide by shooting himself through
the brain Saturday morning in a rayint
on the Casino grounds. He had beer
on a spree and dependency probably
caused the rash deed. A wife and fivt
| children are left.
| J. M. Barr. for the past two year,
| the vice president and general mana
ger of the N orfolk 4 Western railway
has resigned his position to take effec'
on the 18th inst. He will be succeeded
by l.. E. johnson, the present genera
Superintendent Mr.. Barr will return
to the west to assume charge Of an
other great railway system.
1t is now announced that the entire
length of the Danville & Western Ry.
of which Col. Geo. K. Griggs Is +ht
efficient superintendent, is to bt
changed from narrow to standard
gauge and an extension twelve miles
long built. The extension will termi
nate at Madison, n. G. The Danville
& Western is controlled by the South.
ern Ry. Co. 1t is in operation between
Danville and Stuart, distance Of Il
miles.
Miss Mary A. Broughman commit
ted suicide at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Broughman, in Bedford county,
last Friday. She was discovered 10
the carriage house dead, having hang
ed herself from beam of the building
with the buggy reins. She was beau
tiful young girl, and there is no ap-
parent reason why she should have
killed herself.
The publication and statement that
the grave of Chief Justice Marshall,
in Shockoe Hill cemetery, Richmond.
was in q neglected condition has re-
suited in a move for the removal of
the ashes of the distinguished jurist.
The proposition is that the remains
shall be placed in Hollywood cemete-
ry, near the spot where are buried
Presidents Monroe and Tyler and not
far FROM that Of Jefferson Davis.
Dr. JIG. Anderson, who has been
indicted for betraying Miss Missile Wat
son, in Pittsylvania county, will return
and stand trial. DR.. Anderson left the
county before he was indicted, and
upon hearing of the action Of the grand
jury, wrote his attorneys signifying
his willingness to return. The young
lady, it will be remembered, commit
ted suicide with medicine furnished
by Anderson. He will possibly have
to answer for murder.
In the county court of Patrick coun-
ty q. J. Thompson, l.. ID. Mcmillan,
Madison Montgomery, Jr., H. Mont
gomery, Robert Montgomery ard w
NJ. Branch, all white, were convicted
of murder in the second degree fol
lynching Lee Pickett, white, for at
tempted criminal assault on q young
lady. Pickett was a discharged luna
tic. Thompson was given six and
the others five years each in the peni
tertiary. The jury was out only 30
minutes. This is said to be the first
case of its kind in Virginia.
1t is reported that Gen. Wheeler has
withdrawn his application for ASST gn-
ment to the Philippines. The reason
given is that he has about made up his
mind to enter the race for the guber