Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The postofficc at Summit, Spottsylvania
county, was broken into and robbed
Wednesday night Of the sum OF sZo.
There is no clew to the perpetrators OF
the deed.
DIR. Frank A. Wood, prominent
Young dentist of Richmond, has been
missing from his home since August Z,
and ali efforts of his family to locate him
have been in vain.
Governor Montague yesterday accepted
the resigns ii n of State Senator Garter
Glass, of Lynehburg, and ordered an
election Nov. 4 regular election day
to fill the vacancy.
Ths democratic committee OF the
Ninth Virginia district have formally
declared Hon. William f. Rhea the
de nocraic congressional nominee. lie
had no opposition for the nomination.
Owing to the large number of cases Of
smallpox throughout the State at the
present time, DR.. G. V. Darlington is
sued an order yesterday that the peni-
Tertiary in Richmond should be quaran-
tined against all visitors.
A report is in circulation in New
port News to the effect that the United
ShipbuiIding Company will erect at
Newport News steel plant TO employ
at the start 1000 men for the purpose OF
supplying the companies ofthe organiza-
ton with steel.
4 most destructive hailstorm passed
over a large sectien of Dmwiddie county
Tuesday evening, inhicting an immense
amount of damage upon the growing
crops, especially tobacco. A number OF
the largest growers had from one-half
to three-fourths of their tobacco crop
almost literally destroyed.
Julia Goodrich, who claimed to be 100
years old, and for more than half a CEN
fury was a familiar figure in Luray, died
Yesterday. She was born a slave and
belonged to the Slower family. For two
score years she hadbeen avender Of pies,
cakes, &c. on the sterets of Luray and
by her rigid economy had accumulated
considerable property.
The Valley counties, together with
those in Piedmont Virginia, and visitors
from Baltimore, Washington, New York,
Richmond and elsewhere, combined to
make a crowd of fully 500 people who
witnessed the first days exhibition of the
second annual show of the Clarke County
Horse and Colt Show Association held
at B,rryville yesterday. The occasion
was great success.
George Potter. Il noted outlaw of Pike
county, Ky, has been killed in Dickin-
son county, Va, bya sherifi's posse after
a desperate battle His head was blown
off with a charge of buckshot. Potter is
known to have killed four men. Potter
was charged with assaulting Miss Cora
Wallace. He and his companions, it is
charged, went to the home of Wallace,
and, after attacking its inmates, carried
off Miss Wallace and her sister.
One of the members Of the grand jury
tina. is investigating the charges of
bribery recently brought against certain
members of the Richmond city council,
declared yesterday that he and his fell
low-workers had determined to inquire
into the affairs of every department OF
the city government, and sift the adj
ministration of the city affairs to the
very bottom. Nothing more practi-
cally beneficial to Richmond could be
done" asid this juror. 81 don't care if
it takes six months to do it, | believe
the entire administration of the city's
affairs should be looked into, and we can
take each department, and what has
been done in it, and what is now being
done in it,
An effort is being made, with con-
siderable success, to break up oyster
piracy in the vicinity of Newport News.
Out of six captures three were convicted
Yesterday. There was not enough
evidence against the other three men
md they were released. Capt. William
Braxton, of the sloop Onela, captured |
Tuesday on the south side of the river,
lbout five miles north of Newport News,
vas fined $50. Capt. James Elliott, of
Inc sloop Annie O., captured just off the |
;ity yesterday, was fined $50, and |
lis assistant, f. Gordon, S25. The
,oats have been confscated by the State.
The men are charged with taking oysters
III the public rocks out of season.