The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
NEWS OF THE DAY IN VIRGINIA.

Three thousand bales. the entire cargo
of cotton carried by the Inflated British
steamship AriOstO. which went down off
Ocracoke Inlet last week. with a loss of
twenty-One lives, has been rertoved, and
marine men expect that she en- be float
ed shortly.
Mai Joseph 3. Quinn, corps Of engi-
neers. has assumed charge Of the river
and harbOr Improvements and Of the eX-
tension of the SeacoaSt defenSeS at Fort
Monroe, relieving Maj. Thomas L. Casey,
who goes to Nicksburg to supervise Mis-
sissippi River improvements.
The British steamship AUgers, long
overdue, arrived dt Norfolk from Ham
burg yesterday. Capt. Taylor reports
that his ship was swept by heavy seas,
and that the coal ran so low he had 10
put into St. Johns to fill bunkers. There
were no fatalities or the voyage.
B. F. Finigan. of Atlanta, Ga. has been
called by the Young Mems Christian As
sociation of Hampton 10 accept the Of
fee of general secretary, TO succeed A. e.
Irons, who is in Texas. The Y. NJ. c. A.
is making arrangements for the annual
State convention, which will be held there
February 15 TO IS. Last year the con-
yentiol was Dostpored on account OF
smallpox in this section.
Judge j. NJ Mullen, of the Hastings
Court. Petersburg, yesterday admitted Al
bert Hunt who shot and killed John X.
Parish, to bail in 5000.
Roanoke's anti-expectoration ordinance
went into effect yesterday. The police
We're on the alert, and number of per-
sons will pay fines to-day for violating
the new sanitary rule.
At the annual meeting of the United
Fire Company, Of Frederick, last night, a
resolution was adopted declaring the
office of State fire marshal useless one
and directing that a memorial be sent
10 the legislature asking that it be abOl-
ished.
Friendship Fire Company, of Roanoke,
last night received the silver cup award
ed last October by the State Flremen' )
Association, for being the fastest team
The trophy was presented by Mayor
Woods. The presentation ended with a
banquet and smoker
TObc Heldreth. who killed Worth Bane
in BuTks garden, TaZewell County, early
in November, and who was confined in
Jail at TgZeWell in default Of 5000 bonds.
has been released on S2500 bail. The Com
monwealth's attorney deemed the smaller
sum sufficient owing TO mitigating cir
cumstances in the case.
The conductors of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad Com
pany have just received notice that they
will receive an increase of % per cent.
in their salaries beginning with the first
of 1890 The company has recently ad-
vanced the wages Of many OF its en-
ployes.
There is a movement in Richmond to
get up a big m9ss-meetinS to express
sympathy with the Beers Judge A NJ;
heiey's letter defending the Beers and
condemning the British has attracted
much attention, and has stimulated the
BOcr sympathiZers in their purpose TO
openly express sympathy with them IN
their fight.
The young men Of Fredericksburg gave
a german, New Years eve, at the Opera
House in honor OF their feminine friends.
1t was success. and was voted fitting
finale 10 the holiday season. Mr.. f. NJ.
Young, jr., led the figures. Many guests
were present from other cities, including
Washington, Baltimore. Richmond. and
Norfolk
Judge F. 5. Tavenner, Of the Shenan-
doah County Court, has appointed the fol-
lowing assessors TO EfasSess Shenandoah
realty; J. {. Towns, Davis district; W. j.
! Sibert StoneWall district: NJ F. Schmuck-
er, Johnston district; ]. W. Hollar, Madi-
! son dis; -; ]. II. Downey, -Ashby dis
/ trict. W Myers. Lee district. All
the &. -aes have qualified.
Car pr A. ReaFirt senior inspector
| OF r.aclin.ly az the r.. 81 n News ship
yari wi. Re retired i , AIRY II. Orders
I have ten issued by lAr <aVv Department
/ TO that eject. Cap sdT.ck has been
sta-i5Ht5 at Newpo-t News for many
wears, and Is very popular with the naval
| attaches and officials al the shipyard-
| The International CoIored Young Men
| Christian Association has adjourned. Its
| convention al Norfolk, 10 meet next year
al Livingstone College, Salisbury. y. G.
| Resolutions expressive of regret at the
/ death OF Dwight L. Moody were adopted
and a movement having for its object the
| Improvement OF the moral conditions of
hotel and railway help was inaugurated-
The feeling in the Thirty-second Sena.
/ toriaI District over tbs action Of the
Siate committee in the Stands -Boykin
| contest, is still bitter. \ Norfolk paper
! commenting upon Col. Days pamphlet
| defending the committees recognition OF
/ Boykin, declares that the entire matter
Was referred 10 a higher tribunal than
/ the state committee, ana intimates that
/ the voters decision was = Tebuke 10 that
1 body.
/ Rev. Robert Williams Patton, pastor o!
| Christ Church, Roanoke, and Hiss jamie
! Stuart StringfellOw, daughter Of Rev
| Frank S:ringfellow. ne, noted Conteder.
ate scout. were married al Nd numental
! Church. RichmOn1. yesterday ,sIternoOn
/ The ceremony was perfOrmt.- by the
1 brides father, Assisted by Rev. Lindsas }
| Patton. OF Japan. a brother Of the groom
| the rroom's best nam was Ar. TazeWel
| GiImer The coulle left or the evening
| train for a bridal trip through Florlda
and thence 10 Cuoa.
Before the Princess Anne County COurt
| to-day Magistrate Oscar l. Fleming vii
| Dc tried for the murder Of young CiaT
ence snyder, Of NorfSik Fleming ais,
| shot a member OF the mob that went q
| MS house with the aV0Ned intention ~
| lyEching him. 1t Is not likely. however
that the grand jury viii take cognizanc,
OF the last killing The second trial o.
Capt Partridge Of the government life
| saving service, charged with attempteg
criminal assault near Virginia Beach, ais
comes up this week