Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Josie Buckley died at her home
near White Post, Clarke county, yes
terday, aged 81 years.
The vestry of Cople parish, West
moreland county, are making srrang-.
ments to rebuild the brick wall around
old Yeocomico church.
The report OF the census just taken
shows the population OF Leesburg to De
1873. This is, we believe, few less
than the census OF 1890.
At TIE meeting last night at Old Point
OF the Virginia Prees Association A. I.
Rowe, of Fredericksburg, was elected
president and J. l.. Hart, OF Farmvllie,
secretary, and r. N. Robinson, oil
Orange, treasurer.
There is great surprise and indlgna'
ton in Portsmouth over the pardonlne
of Crisman, one OF the firehugs convict
ed three years ago OF attempting 70
destroy the city on number oil occa'
sions, and whose doings created areign
OF terror.
Henry NJ. Flagler, of New York, the
Standard Oil msguate, has become
subscriber to the stock OF the William
\ R. Trigg Shipbu,lding Company OF
Richmond, to the extent OF SlOO,OO
his check for that amount having been
received.
Tony Nevarro, q strong man, one o.
the Nevarro brothers, who has been
acting In vaudeville in several OF the
Virginia towns, died in Richmond yes
terday as the result of poison oak which
he caught during blackberry trip two
weeks ago.
Robert. w Mollett, an attorney o.
Norfolk. has entered suit for divorce
! against his wife, Mary Elizabeth Mol
| lett. The bill of complaint has not vel
been filed, but the suit excites much
interest owing to the social prominence
of the parties.
As William r. Jackson, the colored
mail-driver between Fredericksburg
aud King George Courthouse, was re
turning to Fredericksburg last night,
lightning killed his horse and severelJ
| stunned Jackson. 1t was more than al
hour before he recovered consciousness
He then had to walk four miles With
the mail. He says the bolt struck
tree and glanced TO the horse.
The most distressing accounts OF the
, drought come from all parts Of Virginia
| Ia some portions no rain has faller
since April, and the crops have driet
up to such an extent in the field ths
copious rains would fail to fill them GU
=, now. Wells are drying up and in some
instances it ID hard to get water fol
stock Forest fires have followed th'
blighting drought and the farmers have
been forced to fight fire sometimes TO
DAYS to save their fences. The water
melon crop of Hanover county, whicl
il very impor ant product, is practi
cally dried up, and the yield OF market
able melons will be very small.
The democrats of the Ninth Congress
sional District by reclamation at Pearls
burg yesterday renominated Congres IS
man William F. Rhea to succeed him
self. The Sixth Congressional Distric
democratic convention, which was hell
at Roanoke yesterday afternoon, LASTED
less than two hours. Congressman
Peter ]. Otey, of Lynchburg, was re
nominated by reclamation, and resolu
tions were adopted indorsing the Kan
sas City platform. Congressman Hay
was renominated by the Seventh dis
trict convention which met at Harrison
burg. There was but one contest, tina
in Shenandoah county, where bittel
fight has been going on between thu
Mlley and Rhodes factions for fou
years. Pending the report OF the com
mittee on credentials, Senator Martin
made an address, in which he declared
that the free coinage of silver bad moth
ing to do with the coming campaign
and that the only issues were imperial
ism and trusts. The credentials com
mittee reported that they found only
one legal organization, the Miley fac
ton. In Shenandoah, but for the sake
OF harmony seated both delegation
with half vote each. They depreca
ted the recent call of Chairman Miley
and made some rules for him TO follow