Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Diamond Shoals lightship, NO.
50, which went ashore during the Au'
lst hurrca ae, has been tosted, and Is
low being lowed to Norfolk.
Primaries were held in Chesterfield
county yesterday and about eleven out
of the seventeen precincts were IN
siructed for Martin Tor Senator.
Capt. Azariah G. Walters, one of the
oldest and most widely known resi-
dents of southern Virginia, died yester-
day at his home in Pittsylvania county,
in his ninetie,h pear.
Henry F. Rivercomb, aged so yea re-,
died at his home ueer Timber Ridge
yesterday. His father was the invent
OF of the Rivercomb plow, which Yves
extensively used forty years ago.
The leelec ion OF Seontor Martin has
noa passed from certainty TO land
slide. OF the probable 40 democratic
votes in the legislature, Governor Ty-
Ter will not have more than 80, the 9th
er 10 being certain for Martin.
The Clarke county supervisors have
given lot of ground in the courthouse
yard in Berryville to the Confederate
Monument Association, 10 be used aa =
site Tor the monument TO the Confeder-
ale dead of Clarke county, aud which IL
TO be erected in the nearuture.
The regular annual election OF cor
poration officers for the town OF Berry
vile was held on Thursday, and the
following were reelected: d. d. Jones,
mayor T. S. Thompson, recorder, and
the following councilmeu: h. W. Ba,
ker, P. J. Afflsck, Conrad Kownsar and
L. V. Stole.
A good crowd of colored people as
sembled in Warrenton yesterday from
all over the county to celebrate Eman-
cipation Day, but 1t Was almost univer-
sally a well-behaved crowd. No ex-
cursion cane in. One small scrlmmage
among themselves ended in all Of the
participants being arrested.
The democrats OF Dinwiddie county
Yesterday nominated T. E Clarke for
| the House of Delegates. A motion that
the nominee be instructed to vote for
Governor Tyler for the United States
Senate was defeated by vote Of 26 to
20. Mr.. Clarke, who was member OF
The last legislature, is understood to be
| for Senator Martin.
General Fi'zhugh Lee is expected in
Richmond in a few weeks He and
Admiral Dswey will be invited to at.
tend the launching of the torpedo boat
Shubrick at Richm opd the latter part
Of October. Ii they will come they
| will be asked to ride in the same car.
rage in the civic parade that is being
arranged for, but it is hardly probable
that the admiral will be present.
q, Bud" Nichols, the young man who
was stabbed By Bird Richard, at Oak
Hill, Page county, on Thursday night
OF last week died at the home of Joseph
! Runiou, where the tragedy occurred.
Coroner W. Hudson, of Luray, held an
inquest yesterday over the remains OF
young Nichols, the verdict being that
n chols came to his death by stab in
the abdomen with knife in the hands
OF Richard.
Secretary Button, of the Virginia
democratic State committee, says that
at conference of democratic leaders
held recently in Richmond il was de.
cided not to Indulge in a conspicuous
can psign in Virginia this fall. There
will be omparatively little speech.
making, and The fight will not be at all
heated, except in counties where indie
pendent caldidates have announced
themselves.
In Greensvile county Wednesday
night Frank Jones shot and killed his
brother, Henry Jones. The former
heard his dogs barking in the yard ana
fred his pistol in the dark five times to
scare them of. One of the balls struck
Henry Jones, iufiic.ing wound from
| which be died in few minutes. When
the father Of the unfortunate man learn
ID of the tragic death of his son he
tainted and has been confined to the
house ever since.
There is now due Virginia from the
national government SIS, 500 for mill
tary purposes. The general govern
ment gives to each State for the
support of volunteer military sum
equal to that appropriated for the
purpose by the State Legisla-
ture. Virginia's quota has been
accommodating for some time. The men
will now have Krag Jorgeusens, the rifle
used by the regulars. They will also
have new and modern equipments oil
every character.
The Hospital of st. Vincent de Paul
at Norfolk is to be rebuilt. A commit
Tee Of representative citizens met yes
terday and took the initial steps toward
raising the $3.50, 900 or thereabout nee
essary to restore the hospital. Mother
Mariana. who is at the head of the Sis
ters Of Charity in America, arrived
there yesterday from Emmittsburg,
Nd, to give her personal attention to
affairs growing out of the fire, and TO
assist Sister Superior Bernard, of the
hospital.