Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

r. M. Voolfolk, OF Madison county,
has sold bis gold mine in Louisa county
to private parties for 81, 1000.
Revenue Agent Chas. Gee has des.
troyed an illicit still near Columbia
Grove, Lunenburg county. owned and
operated by s. E. Tucker and Fletcher
Piercy.
The German steamship Holstein is at
quarantine at Norfolk, under guard.
Her commander, Capt. Aarthuns died
of yellow fever on the voyage from Mo.
bile to Port Limon, Costa Rica.
H. A. Davis convicted of well pois-
oning by The county court at Warren.
ton, and sentenced to five years in the
pententiary, was granted new trial
yesterday by Judge q. E. Nicol, OF the
Circuit Court.
The republicans of the First Con-
| gressional District met at Tappahan.
mock yesterday and nominated by ac-
camation James Monroe Stubbs, of
Gloucester county, as their candidate
for Congressman.
The first cargo OF bananas for the
United States Fruit Company, known
% the Trust, which has recently open
ed business at Newport News, arrived
at that place yesterday on the German
steamer Holstein.
The twentieth session OF the Grand
United Order of True Reformers, COL
ored, opened ia Richmond yesterday.
There were 657 representatives from "A
States and ABOUT 400 visitors. The
body will be in session four days.
Judge Stafford q. Whittle, of the
Fourth Virginia Circuit, has made
known his Willingness to submit his
clans to the Legislature Tor eiection to
the place ,2 ..iiiie supreme Court bench,
psde vacant by the death OF the la
mented Judge Rely.
Andrew Carter Gilligan, who is serv-
ing term of eighteen years in the pen
itentiary for killing Mr.. G.. Beverley
Turner, OF Isle OF Wight county, IL
quite iii in the hospital of the prison.
| His present condition Is due In part TO
vaccination and partly to malaria.
la some sections OF Shenandoah
county no rain has fallen for more than
month, and i. is reported that almost
| the last hope for any returns from the
| expected corn crop have been blighted.
4 The Shenandoah river is lower than
| the oldest inhabitants can remember.
At Harri 3onburg last night at s
| o'c ock, 10 the Presbyterian Church,
| Mr.. William Kiester aud Miss Virginia
, Paul Fletcher, and Rev. Siler Garrison
and Miss Mary Moore Fletcher were
united in marriage. The Misses
| Fletcher are sisters, and are the only
daughters of MIR. A. Fletcher, clerk OF
the United States Court there.
Mrs. NJ. 4. Luckett, of Danville, and
Prof. Thomas M. Jones, who was re-
Gently elected to fill the chair OF Greek
and German at Randolph Macon Col
lege, Ashland, were married at Char
lottesvile yesterday morning. The
ceremony look place at the home OF the
brides sister, Mrs. w. Dan Williams,
near the University of Virginia.
Mr.. James Garrett, OF Caroline, died
on Monday evening. The deceased &C.
companied by his fitteen-year-old sister,
had been to fredericksburg for consul.
tation with physician. When about 2
| u lies from town on their return he sud-
denly Tell forward in his sisters arms
and expired without moan. In this
position his sister drove the remainder
of the distance home, about six miles.
He was % years of age.
General James A. Walker, the repub-
llcan nominee for Congress in the
Ninth district, made bitter speech at
| Clintwood, Dickinson county, yester-
day. General Walker spoke for some
thing like two hours and his entire
speech consisted of abuse. He spoke
| bitterly of the conviction of Powers 10
Kentucky and said that the life of Will
liam .Goebel was not worth sending a
man to prison for. He said that i'm
perialism Was democratic scarecrow.
| The burden OF his speech was how he
was defrauded OF election two years
| ago.