Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. James L. Lake, son OF Rev.
DR. / p. Lake, of Fauquier county, mas
been elected TO the chair OF physics ID
Wake Fores; College: N. c.
e O. Nixon, manager for the J. VIII
liam Miller Carriage Company, of
Charlestown w Va, was drowned yes
terday in the Shenandoah river near
Shenandoah Springs.
Rev. DR.. w. J. Young, of Epworth
Methodist Church, Norfolk, has de-
finitely decided nor to allow his name
to be used further in connection WITH
the presidency OF Randolph Macon Col
lege.
Henderson lee, who was chosen
Commonwealth Attorney at the May
election in Roanoke county, died at his
home. in Salem, Va, yesterday after
noon after short illness, aged thirty
five years.
DR.. John c. Anderson, who is indict-
ed at Danvile for the seduction OF MISS
Missia Watson, and for attempting her
murder, was before Judge Tredway, at
Chatham, yesterday on motion Tor
bail. The case was continued until to-
day
Victor H. Pope, of Everetts, was in
Suffolk yesterday to consult counsei
with reference to getting possession OF
his fifteen year-old wife. He alleges
her father, Job Holland, who antsgon
lied her marriage, is using undue In
huepce to keep her at his home.
Machinery for the coal fields at
Gainesboro, Frederick county, has ar
rived at Winchester, and will be put ID
position at once. Mining will then be
begun. The machinery is consigned to
the Harloe Bloes Rice Coal and Iron
Company, which owns over SO, 600 acres
of land upon which the coal beds are
situated.
The jury at Pulaski, who tried Noah
Findlay for highway robbery of Major
Darst at Dublin. last Friday night,
brought in verdict of guilty yesterday
and fixed the penalty at hanging. The
negro was sentenced to be executed Oh
the 18Th of September. Intense excite
ment prevailed, but no demonstration
| was made.
At meeting of A. p. Hill Camp, No.
Is, Confederate Veterans, Of Culpeper,
held last Saturday, resolution was
adopted to have portrait OF the late
Col. w. Tazawell Patton painted to be
presented to Lee Camp, No. l, Confed-
crate Veterans, of Richmond. A com
mittee of three were appointed TO ar
range all preliminaries and to select an
artist for the work.
Mr.. Edward H. Conway. who on
July 11th, during difficulty on the
public road with two negroes, shot and
J instantly killed one Of them, named
I Clarence Scott, was Monday indicted
Tor felony hy the grand jury OF the
county court of Spotsylvania. The
bail which was given at the inquest was
renewed. At the inquest Mr.. Conway
pleaded self,defenca.
Mr.. J. Richard Wing6eld, who was
| formerly State Senator from Albemarle
county and United States Consul to
| Costa Rics, and who has for eight years
| past been treasurer of Albemarle
county, in an interview yesterday made
the statement that Governor Tyler was
opposed to Fitzhugh Lee in the sena-
toral contest six years ago, and that he
| (Tyler) worked for Martin.
DR.. Carter Berkeley, of Staunton, has
been appointed physician and general
utility clerk in the Lynchburg post.
office. Among his duties will be that
of examining as to physical condition
applicants for civil service examina
tons for positions in the postal service
there snd 10 report on the condition OF
sick employees. The appointment was
made by the Postoflice Department at
| Washington.
The large livery and feed stables be-
longing to Walter Campbell, the pro
priety of the Mansion Iun, at Luray,
were burned Monday night. Nine fine
horses and five new buggies were burn
ed. The loss will reach $4,000, with but
81, $50 insurance. The same stable was
burned in 1891 BY most persevering
work all the adjoining property was
saved. though Luray has no water
works or fire apparatus of any kind.
MIS-. Il i. ~. W Gle, WHO VI hhJ'i
Flyers, the president Of the Richmond,
Petersburg and Weldon and the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroads, died suddenly in Richmond,
Yesterday afternoon. She was Miss
Frar ces Colquhoun Trigg and was born
in Richmond about 81 years ago. She
and Major Myers were married 40 years
ago. Three children were born to them.
At the time OF her death Major Myers
was at the Virginia Hot Springs.
The board of county supervisors Of
Frederick have declined the gift of Mr..
Charles Broadway Rouss of $50. 600,
which he made to the city of Winches-
tsr for the erection of q public building.
Ga Monday after session between
the board aud a committee OF the City
Council, which lasted until Monday
night, the board refused to accept the
proposition upon which the gift was
conditioned, which was that the county
should grant permission to the city to
erect public building upon the Market
Square, which is now the subj OF q
suit between the town and county for
ownership.
BAsEBALL--The following is the result Of
the National Leaque games played Yesterday :;