Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

meals AT stanton will begin on Tues
day, September 4
Captain Joseph Couch, the oyster
man. who shot himself Tuesday, at
West Point, while temporarily insane,
died in Richmond Monday night.
II now appears fairly certain that
State Senator H. L. Maynard will be
next democratic congressional nominee
from the Second Virginia district.
The horse and cattle show opened
under favorable auspices at Front Royal
Yesterday. A great crowd attended,
and the exhibition of cattle was the
beet ever seen in that county.
The Baptist Association, composed
OF churches in Page. Rappahannock,
Madison, Fauquier. Warren and Fall
fax counties, convened at Luray yester-
day, and will be is session three days.
A warrant has been issued at New
mort News for the arrest OF Otto Nieu-
kirch. formerly secretary and treasurer
OF the Leo Shultz Brewing Company,
charging him with deialcation OF be-
tween $500 and 81 900.
l. Lynchburg, Petersburg, Newport
News and. other sections OF the State
were yesterday evening visited by Sc
we're Windstorms which did consider
able damage. IL is feared that several
small vessels along the coast were
wrecked.
Mrs. Catlett Gibson, wife OF Col. Cat
lett Gibson, of Culpeper, long distiu-
Ruished member of the Legislature,
died Yesterday. Mrs. Gibson was Miss
Shackelfor1, daughter OF Judge Henry
Shackelfori. She leaves son, Edwin
Gibson.
Mr.. Burr Howard Richards, " years
old. of Baltimore, died suddenly yes
terday ut the home of his daughter
Mrs Bedford Glascock, at Rsctortowp
where he mad been visiting for two
weeks. Mr.. Richards was native Of
Loudoun county.
A petition is to be presented to Gov
ernor Tyler r, questing him not to call
the special session of the legislature tt
arrange for the constitutional conven
ton until next January instead OF No
yember. Many members OF the legis
lature are lawyers who have cases tt
be tried during the fall term of tb'
courts, and they don't want the legisls
ture to meet till January.
The call issued by the colored lead
ers of the republican party in Virgin
! Tor a meeting to be held At Cnarlottes
I vile, August %, to protest against to-
revision of the constitution and conse
ouent disfranchisement of the negro
mas not met with q hearty response, a
it ia known that but little good coult
be accomplished by such a meeting.
The J. Wright branch of the Cont
| mental Tobacco Company will close IL
plant in Richmond within the next q
dave. Tue business Is TO be MERGE
with that OF the p. II. Mayo branch
and will be transferred to the latter a
| soon as repairs which have been con
tracted for are completed. OF the 30
operatives OF the J. Wright Oompan!
perhaps $50 may be thrown out.
It is reported that the judge OF Isl'
OF Wight county has granted counse
| for Nick Gilligan, who was givel
eighteen years for the murder of hi
sweetheart's father, until August 20 t
prepare the records necessary to ap
peal the case, and that an attempt j
being made to complete them by tina
time. Tue Judge first limited the tim
10 August Is. A further extension, i
is said, is expected.
It js reported that an aunt OF Mis-
Keister and physician gave evidence
before the grand jury on Wednesday a
! Fincastle which is very damaging t.
the defendant. The two young womel
who were victims of the assault, testiti
ed that they had been attacked, bu
would he unable 10 identify the man
| Paul Wallace, the negro accused OF tht
crime, is still confined in the Jail il
Roanoke, and it is hardly probable tina
| he will be tried at this term of the court
William Cane, young white man
is charged with the burglary at thu
postofice at Norman, Culpeper county
about two weeks ago, A quantity o.
stamps were taken, and Cane, it is OIL
legged, 4fterward tried to sell 700 one
cent stamps to the postmaster at Der
rye. The postmaster refused 30 buy
and later Cane was seen to bury some
thing in an old cornfeld. The post
master at Berry's notified the authori
ties, and Inspector Owings was detailed
on the case. The articles were founC
and identified by the postmaster al
Norman Meanwhile, Cane bad been
arrested aud sentenced to fifteen day;
in the county Jail for vagrancy. He
will be tried in this city on the charge
of burglary OF the postoffice.
BRIDE KILLED.