Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.


dead in Norfolk yesterday.
Col. Robert F. Looney. of Memphis,
Tenn, died at his home Sunday. be
was the father of Mrs. L. l.. Lewis, OF
Richmond.
Miss Jennie Grimsley, daughter OF
the late Rev. Milton Grimsley, died at
her home, in Jeffersonton, Culpeper
county, yesterday.
Obed S.. Funk, aged seventy-three
years, one of the weslthiest farmers III
Shenandoah county, was paralyzed at
his home yesterday and died in the
afternoon.
Mr.. John A. Blankenship an aged
resident of Lynchburg, died yester'
dav, after a lingering illness. he was
the father of Rev. R. B. Blankenshlp,
of the Virginia Conference.
Junius Robinson, the negro who shot
aud killed W. NJ. jolly in Dinwiddie
county some weeks ago, was yesterday
convicted of murder in the first degree.
and sentenced to be hanged January z
next.
Landon Boyd, colored, one of the
jury empaneled TO try Hon. Jefferson
Davis for treason, died few days ago
at Abingdon. Boyd was living 10 or
near Richmond for number of years
prior to his death.
a deal was consummated at. Lynch
burg yesterday, by which George d
Carter becomes the purchaser OF $500
acres of valuable coal lands formerly
owned by the Dunn Coal Land Com
pany, located near Coeburn, in Wise
county. The price paid was Sl25,OOO.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Herbert Ken
drick and Debora Davis, OF Prince vii.
liam county; Alexander B. Walker, OF
Fredericksburg, and Ada Brown Wair :
rish'; David B Tenant, of Loudorn
county, and Mae Ashby Bayne, ol
Washington.
a dastardly assault was committed a
night or two ago near Boyce, in Clarke
county. Hugh Nichols, white man
of Rappahannock county, was walking
down the railroad track, when he was
assaulted by two men, robbed and lett
unconscious. He gained consciousness
Just in time to drag himself from the
railroad tracks before train passed.
About midnight Monday night the
colonial residence of the late William
B. Clagett. near Bsrryville, and &C.
cupied by his family, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The loss on the build.
ing ia $4,000. The residence was
built by Colonel Josiah W. Wise sixty
FIVE years ago. President Tyler was q
frequent visitor there as the guest OF
Colonel Wise. Mr.. Clagett was badly
burned while rescuing his mother from
the flames.
For the second time Grant Reed, the
Madison county murderer, has been
convicted, the jury, which for the past
four days has been engaged 10 the trial
of his case, returning verdict OF muir
der in the first degree. Judge Nc
Mullan at once sentenced Reed to be
banged Friday December l. Reed was
convicted In the County Court last May
of killing, near Haywood, six miles
from Madison, his wife, Minnie Reed,
and his father.in-law, Peter jackson,
using shotgun and razor.
A letter from Richmond says 1.-THE
election OF Hon. E. w. Saunders to the
speakersbip of the House of Delegates
will probably result in the making of
Delegate T. G. Pitcher, of Fauquier. the
democratic leader on the floor. He is
TO be reappointed as chairman OF the
railroad committee. Mr.. Pitcher is
next to the oldest member in point of
service. There will be few party ques-
tons to come up but when these are
sprung MIR. Saunders is sure TO recog
uize Mr.. Pitcher as the leader of the
majority.
A meeting of the Winchester Pres
bytery, in Winchester, yesterday, dis
solved the pastoral relations bet ween
Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. White and the Lou
doun Street Church. This action was
taken on DR.. Whites urgent request.
His health had become impaired
from the work OF looking after the
church and the charge OF Opequon Me.
mortal Church, of Kernstown. He was
offered an assistant, but declined. The
church has not decided to whom they
will extend a call. DR.. White was
Stonewall Jackson's chaplain during
the civil war.