Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr. Milton Cayce, q prominent to-
bacconist, of Richmond, died yestee'
day. =,
DIR. Webster Richardson, a well
know druggist, died at his home az
BerryviIe yesterday.
Othniel G. Hutchison, OF Manassas,
a soldier in the war with Spain. has
been granted pension OF 70 month.
The democrats of Westmoreland
have instructed their delegates 10 ia
vor of the denomination OF Congress
man w. A. Jones.
A terrific rain and electric storm, &C
companied by hurricane, swept over
Newport News yesterday afternoon.
Much damage resulted from the heavy
rainfall.
York county Ia much worked up
over the mysterious circumstances sur
rounding the death OF Leonard
Crockett, who died Sunday. Foul
play is suspected.
DR.. w. w. Moore, who has been
supplying the pulpit of the Second
Presbyterian church in Richmond since
the resignation of DIR. Donald Guthrie
as pastor, Is quite unwell and he had
! to discontinue his Lahore.
Governor Tyler has again been asked
to pardon Searcy, the man who was
sentenced to the penitentiary for
eighteen years in 1894 for the celebrated
robbery Of Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac train at Aqua creek.
A gift OF S1S 500 has been made by
Mrs. Thomas Francis Ryan, OF New
York. to the Sacred Heart Church OF
Richmond, for the purpose OF es' abllsh'
| ing school for boys and girls. She
| will contribute money to b lid hne
Catholic church 10 Manchester.
At congregational meeting OF the
Presbyterian church of Winchester
Sunday, by unanimous vote, it was
decided to extend call to the pastor
| ate of the church to Rev. Julian 5. Sib'
iley. OF the Ninth Presbyterian church
| OF Atlanta, Ga. The call will be made
| in a few days. The church has beer
| without pastor since the two branch,
| ca at Winchester were reunited several
months ago.
Senator John w. Daniels name, II
now appears, will certainly be pre-
4 sented to the Kansas City convention
I for Vice President. He ia sincere In de,
string tina. some other person be placed
on the ticket with Bryan, but be will
accept II nominated. Daniel really
prefers to remain upon the floor OF the
: Senate. In the first place, he has mol
the wealth to entertain as lavishly as is
expected OF the Vice President.
| Congressman John F. Rixey, having
been accorded the privilege OF selecting
his own delegates from Orange county
to the democratic congressional con
yention at Alexandria, July Is, an
nounces the following appointments
Hon. George 8. Shackelford, DIR. +. b
Perry, w. W. Sanford. w. y. Blackly
IL. F. Schweickert, G. G. Talisferro
| Bertelle Voolfolk, A. w, Kube, Cham
| bers Sisson, Il. J. Almond, George w
| Barbour, B. W. Munday, and +. +
ISommers.
| A report from Pittsylvania count!
saws that between IL and o'clock Sun
day night, Larkin Atkinson. white. wa
taken from bed and severely whipped
!by white caps at Spring Garden, ant
| told to leave the neighborhood, which
he did next morning. Atkinson /
married and has several children. H'
| had recently moved, and in the hous'
| which he vacated were found letter
addressed to well-known young lad!
| of that vicinity OF an insulting nature
They were shown to the girls father
| and the action of the white caps fol
L lnmad