Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Anumber OF wealthy Washingtonians
will shortly erect large number OF
houses in different sections of Newport
News.
The Richmond Leather Manufactur-
ing Company has retained Mr.. William
l.. Royall to test the cOnstitutionaliIy
of the commissioner Of valuation act.
Fire broke out Sunday night 10 the
Walters Building, in Charlottesville,
which caused loss OF nearly $50, 900,
most of which was covered by insur:
ance.
A. G. Gilligan was placed on trial to.
day at Isle OF Wight Courthouse,
charged with the murder Of G.. Bever-
ly Turner, father OF Miss Isabel Turner,
whose lover he was.
An effort is to be made in Richmond TO
enforce more rigid Observance of the
Sabbath. The crying of the Sunday
papers on the streets during church
hours ia complained OF.
The submarine boat Plunger arrived
at Richmond yesterday evening 10 tow
from Baltimore and was taken to the
yards of the w. R. Trigg Company,
where she will be fitted up for todsy's
trial.
Many hundreds OF dollars worth Of
cattle have died 10 King George couD-
ty from "blackleg." The matter has
been reported to the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington and to the
Sta.e veterinarian.
Edward s. Jenkins & Son. OF Balti-
more, and others, creditors of John n.
DickersOn Il Co., harness dealers, OF
Richmond, filed petition yesterday 10
the United States District Court pray
ing that the firm be adjudged in volun.
tary bankruptcy.
1t is not unlikely that SINE of the
big prize -fghts OF the country will be
held 10 Richmond before the summer
is over, as under a charter recently
granted by the Legislature they can be
held upon the grounds of an association
holding the charter,
Mr.. Edwin A, Mosely, of Powhatan
county, q man of advanced years,
wac killed On the Southern Railway
track late Saturday night. Mr.. Mosss
ley ives riding down the track on horse
back, returning to his home, when an
engine struck him, killing him and bi,
horse Instantly.
Mr., Eugene G. Moore, aged twenty.
four years, son OF DR.. G. A. r. Moore,
of Mount Jackson, died Saturday night,
after short ILLNESS, of pleurisy. He
is survived by young wife. During
the Spansh-American war he wss
corporal in Company A, Second Viz
ginis Regiment, of Woodstock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Shelton, OF
King George county. will have the dis
iinction this spring ofgiylng the census
eDumerator "family record" remark.
ably different from that given by any
other parents 10 Virginia. Two child.
rem were recently born to Mrs. Shelton,
and one Of them is eight days older
than the other.
The application of stockholders in
the Old Dominion Building and Loan
Association for a receiver and an TO-
junction to restrain the officers of the
COMp hOW tuO
into trust company was begun before
Judge James G. Lamb 10 the Chancery
Court OF Richmond yesterday, and the
case was continued rftf-April 10.
The board OF three, embracing the
auditor, the treasurer aud the second
auditor, designated to appoint the COM
missioners OF valuation, appointed a
number of additional commissioners on
Saturday, and yesterday Clerk Slater
was busy issuing commissions, Among
those appointed on Saturday was Maj.
I, P. Wallace, of Fredericksburg.
The dog question which has frighten-
ed many out of the sheep industry, and
aeitated everybody more or less 10 all
the surrounding country, has just been
settled 10 Westmorlsnd county by the
board of supervisors fearlessly tackliog
it and imposing tax Of fifty cents OBJ
all male and 81 on all female dogs, and
50 on each additional female dog own
cd by the same person.