Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-24
VIRGINIA NEWS

Fine rains are reported in various
sections of Virginia.
A building to be used as a home for
needy Confederate women has been
purchased in Richmond.
Mr.. X William Waller. one Of Win
chester's best known citizens, died yes
terday from consumption.
The annual reunion OF Clarke ceval'
nv, Company G., Sixth Virginia regi'
ment. Army of Northern Virginia, was
held Wednesday near Berryville.
On Thursday evening last bolt o.
lightning struck the Baptist church in
Wytheville, damaging it to such an ex
extent it will have to be taken down.
In consequence OF the lack OF de-
mand for lumber nearly all of the saw
mills in the counties of Sussex and Din
widdie have shut down. The closing
of the mills throws out Of employment
several hundred men.
Charles J. Searcy, one Of the Aquis
| creek train robbers, will have to serve
out the balance of his term iu the peni-
Tertiary. He WAS sentenced for eight
years aud has now about two years to
| remain in the prison. The board OF di.
rectors fthe penitentiary yesterday al
ternoon formally rejected Searcy's ap'
plicaton for conditional pardon. A
big fight was made in his behalf.
The Ministers Association OF New.
port News met yesterday and adopted
resolutions condemniDg the section OF
the city locally known as bar Har'
bor," because OF the many crimes CON-
mitted there of late. Among the reso
lutions was one expressing the hope
THAT the good citizens of Newport
News may rise in their might to re-
move Bar Hsrbor,' a cankering sore,
from its borders;" and that we, the
ministers of the city, will, II supported
by the good citizens Of the city, not
cease our activity against Bar Harbor'
until the crimes now being committed
there are suppressed"
Brooding over his first wife's death
and financial matters drove Samuel j.
Scrvener, a prominent farmer OF Fred
erick county, insane, and yesterday be
was confined in Jail in Winchester. He
imagined he was very wealthy, and one
day this week caused notice TO be i'll
serted 10 a. local paper that he had
, purchased a large tract of land. He
used this to secure credit. He was
found Wednesday night in Harrison.
burg in an exhausted condition and
taken back to Winchester aud lodged
; 10 Jail. He embraced religion about Il
week ago and has since had religious
mania. Physicians say he is hopeless
ly insane.
A. c. Gilligsn, the slayer of G. Bever-
ly Turner, of Isle of Wight county,
who was given Is years in the peDiten-
tiary for the murder OF which ne was
found guilty, was taken to the State
prison yesterday afternoon 10 charge OF
a guard from the penitentisry to serve
out his sentence. The prisoner Was
handcuffed. He attracted much atten-
ton at the depot, but be did not ap
pear to mind the stare OF the crowd.
When asked il he had any statement
to make for publication in regard to
the case and trial he replied that ne
had not, as it was too late now to talk.
Several of Giligan's friends shook
hands with him while at the depot,
which led him to remark, ut Is very
awkward to shake hands when one is
bandcufed." Gilligsn has been con-
fined in the jail in Petersburg ever
since his conviction. He was taken
there when first arrested to prevent his
being lynched.