Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Ida Strother died at her home
in Loudoun county Sunday evening.
The second annual exhibition of the
Warrenton Horse Show Association
will take place September and 6.
Miss Ellen Jarvis Taylor, daughter o.
Mrs. jamie Curry and the late l.. u
Taylor, died on Sunday at her mothers
residence in Richmond.
Mrs. Rachel Scott, wife OF John
Christian, of Augusta county, died on
Saturday In Staunton, 10 the same
room in which she was born on April
9, 1926.
The Trigg Company, at Richmond,
has refused the contract from the Navy
Department rendered them for the con-
; struction of three of the submarine tor
pedo-bosts that were authorized by
Congress.
The Rouss mausoleum. at WInches-
ter, which cost nearly $50. 900 to erect,
ia about completed and the workmen
have returned to their homes. 1t is
expected that dedicatory services will
De nel0 III StptemOtT.
II is said that the Wise and Bowden
factions are about to get together and
harmonic their differences and settle
on a candidate for Congress 10 t1e Sec
ond district that can poll the full
strength of the republican party.
Miss Sallie Lewis Cooke, daughter OF
G. l.. Cooke, died at Hollins Institute.
Roanoke, Sunday, OF humorous COM
plant. Her brother died recently, and
wide circle of friends sympathizs with
aged Mr.. Cooke in his double loss.
The following postmasters have been
commissioned for Virginia: Nancy NJ.
Sutherland, Colley; Ssllie Il. Bayly,
Markham; James II. Mckinney,
Brookvale, Lancaster county; Charles
T. Graham, Buddle. Wythe county.
The deputy United States marshals
of this district are hunting for an es-
capped moonshiner from North Carolina,
John Lyon, known as Ruffner Law
renee by many. 1t is supposed he is in
hiding in or near Loudoun county, in
this State.
The Princess Troubetzkol, formerly
Mics Amelie Rives, will leave iG few
days for Bar Harbor to place herself
under the care OF distinguished
Boston specialist for sciatics. The
Princess has fer some time been great
sufferer from this disease and is now
unable to walk.
Governor Tyler will In few days
name bis chief OF staff, to succeed the
late Col. C. OBJ. Cowardin, who occu-
pied that position under three success
sive administrations. Col. Shelton,
who for many years has been on the
staff, will, it Is believed, be named as
Col. Cowardin's successor.
Edward s. Calvert, commissioner OF
the revenue for Ashby magisterial dis.
trict, shenandoah county. farmer and
successful school teacher prior to the
advent of the present public school
system, died at Orkney Springs, Shen-
andoah county, Saturday evening OF
paralysis, aged sixty.six years.
1t now seems probable that Gov
ernor Tyler will pardon Zach Arm.
str ong, who is serving a long term in
the State penitentiary for criminal
assault on white woman. The son of
the victim of this assault gave notice
that he would protest against clemency
in this case. 1t Is understood now that
the son will make no further fight in
the matter.
During trial at Norfolk yesterday Com
mon wealth's Attorney Marshall in showing
how a pistol was handled by the prisoner, &C
discharged the weapon and came
n ear shooting Judge Portlock.