Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-11
Suicidal Epidemic Still Ragnant in
the Capital City.
GARY TAKES LAuDAMuNA
On, of Work. nnd Tired OF Life the
Cnnsc = a Report D"mied-H'ch-
mond Man Eu,s u Town SIte-Dr
Parker Crit,cni.y rii-rinc "iciurc
orr. r.. Leo To Buy street Rail
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Richmond. Va. July i0.-The suicid-
al epidemic seems stin regnant in
Richmond About O'Clock this morn
ing Mr.. Robert c. Gary drunk an ounce
of laudanum. Before o'clock he was
dead. He had been out of work for
some time. He had been employed at
the Richmond Locomotive Works. but
had lost his position. lie was about 80
years of age and unmarried. Further
than the reason assigned by members
of his family-being out OF work-no
cause is given for the self -des truction.
a REPORT DENIED.
The report which has been sent out
that Rev Joseph l.. Cross, of Wash
ington. Ga. will accept the passionate
this city, is said by the officials of the
church to be entirely without founda-
ton. He will be in the city next Sun
day to conduct services. but it is said
there is no likelihood OF his being called
BOUGHT a COTTON MILL.
A telegram from Chattanooga says:
Mr.. G. L.. Buck. of Richmond, Va.
tallsts, have formed company 10
erect a mammoth $4,000 spindle cotton
mill at Kensington. Ga. Twenty-Five
miles below that city, on tn CA1t,n-
nooga Southern Railway. The mill Viii
cost about S5On.o0G and wcri. of con-
struction will ne commenced soon 1t
will give employment to several hun
dreds persons"
MIR. Buck Is not In Richmond city to-
day. Several years ago he invested in
property In Kenslngton and when the
boom collapsed bid in lie town. Most
of the streets nave been ploughed up
and crops planted in them. The ioca-
ton is said TO be an admirable one for
a cotton mill.
CRITICALLY ILL.
DR.. w. w. Parker, the well-known
physician ana phllan,hropist of this
city. is critically i'll. lie is upwards
OF 20 years of age
PICTURE OF LEE.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan, of this city. has
Just received from his friend. Colonel
Frederick NJ. Colston, OF Baltimore a
splendid picture of General Robert T.
Lee from an enlargement of carte
visite photograph taken Just after the
surrender OF Appomnttox. In the pic
ture General Lee is standing and wears
the uniform. sword. etc. which he wore
when he met General Grant at Apro-
mattox. This Is vouched for by General
Gusts Lee. General Lee rarely wors
his sword and fun uniform ard this is
the only ono known to have been taken
from life representing him as the
General"
The picture Is one of several roplicas
which Colonel Colston allowed 10 he
taken for preservation in case his own
should meet with an accident Col-ncl
Charles Marshall, who has one says it
is the best picture OF General Lee he
has ever seen. Colonel Colston desires
that the copy sent to Mr. Bryan shall
be deposited in some safe place In Rich-
mond. preferably in the State Library
TO BUY THE RICHMOND STREET
RAILWAY.
The deal which was on foot some
time ago to purchase the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company's line in
this city, is now believed to be prac-
ucaily complete. and most probably
within very short time the road indi-
Gated will become tho property OF ths
American Electric Railway Conpanv
The statement IS made that the books
or the company are now being exam
incd. and that il they are found sntls.
factory the deal will be contaminated
WORK ON THE H.. p. & c.
Five carloads OF the iron work for
the Richmond, Pctersburc and Carolina
railroad bridge here have arrived and
the rest is expected in few dpvs.
Six mics of track have been laid south
from La Crossing, in Mccklenburg. ard
one mile north of that place rhe
grading has been done for ten Il, les
north of Ridacway. the southern termi
nus. II is expected that all the grad
Ing from Butterworth's Dinwi adie
county. to La Crosse Mecklcnburg. VIII
be completed by August l.