Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-28
VIRGINIA NEWS

Lewis w. Courgey, Of Munday Point,
Northumberland county, died suddenly
at his home OF heart disease on We'd
pesday night. The deceased was in
the fifty-eighth year OF his age.
Al the democratic rally aud flag rails
ING at Gainesville yesterday addresses
were delivered by Mr.. K. n. Harpsr,
president of the Washington Viz
einia democratic association; Mr. Lswis
ii. Machen, Bryan elector for this dis
trict; Mr.. r E. Lee, jr., Mr.. A. A. Lips
comb and others.
1t is said 10 Richmond that If the
governor fails to call an extra session
two.thirds of the legislature will call 1t
over his head. Ii is also pointed out
that should the governor not call the
extra session the election OF dye OF
the supreme court to succeed Judge
Kelley would also 90 over to a new
legislature.
Representative of Barnum & Bailey's
shows are in Richmond looking for
site for winter quarters for the show
from Nov mber to April. These shows
have always wintered at Bridgeport,
Conn.,, but they think it can be done
cheaper in the South, and they are
charging domina fee to visitors to
help defray expenses.
R.W. Simmons, from Philadelphis,
65 wears old, and for the past two
months an inmate OF the National SOL
diers' Home, at Hampton. fatally shot
himself with revolver in Richmond
Yesterday. He was sitting on the ar
cade, on the Broad street side OF the new
Ford's Hotel, engaged in the general
conversation that was going on. During
the lu!l 10 the conversation he sudden-
ly drew a pistol, placed it to the right
side OF bis head and fired.
Charles Bland, of Berkeley, opposite
Norfolk, was killed with an adze
by James Love, negro preacher, yes
terday at the Thomas ship railway.
Bland was overseer at the railway anu
gave orders to Love, who was tempo
rarily employed at the yard. The ne
gro questioned Blaud's authority,
which resulted in fight. Love pick
ed up an adzs and brought the sharp
instrument down on BANDS head cut
ting open the skull and piercing the
brain. Love escaped 10 skill to
Portsmouth and then made his way to
the Dismal swamp where he is believed
to be in hiding.
The parade OF the Virginia Fireman's
Association, in Richmond, yesterday,
was very interesting and attractive.
: There were seven bands in line and the
Richmond department turned out In
their honor. There were about 2,5OO
fitemen in line 10 uniform. Besides
companies from all of the cities OF Vir-
ginia, Shepherdstown Chsrlestown and
Martinsburg, w. Va, we're represented
10 line, as were also the Veterans As
ISOLATION of Philadelphia aud visitors
from New York. The Philadelphia
Veterans, with their old-tIme apparatus
hauled by the men attracted especial
attention.
Mrs. Martha Taylor, AZ years of age,
vile of Mr.. Robert O. Taylor, was fatal
ly burned by the explosion of gasoline
at her home 10 Bran Teton, Norfolk,
on Monday night. Mrs. Taylor went
upstairs with a cupiull of gasoline 10
her hand, and entered a bedroom,
where kerosene oil lamp was burning,
and the gasoline exploded, envelopine
her in flames. She rushed from the
room to another and then downstairs.
She was roasted alive. Mr.. Taylor
was badly burned about the hands
while trying to save his wife. Coroner
Oiendhal Tuesday morning decided an
Inquest unnecessary.