Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-08
Virginia News.

Mrs. Mary Randolph, widow Oh MSJor
Beverly Randolph, died at her home,
The MooriDgs, near Wildwood. ClarK
county, yesterday, at an advanced age.
Judge Lewis, and Messrs. W. ID. Egg
born aud R. W. Blair, spoke at repuo-
lican meeting at King George Court
house yesterday. At night Judge Lewis
spoke in Fredericksburg.
Judge Henry E. Blair, of the Fifteenth
Circuit, has forwarded his resignation 70
Governor Montague, to take effect sep
TENDER Is. Judge Blair leaves the
bench because of continued ill heath.
The Circuit Court of Warren, Judge
T. w. Harrison presiding. adjourned
Wednesday night. The grand jury
which had been 10 session since MONDAY,
indicted ten men for the illicit sale OF
liquor in the town of Front Royal.
The Spanish steamship Gaditano, OF
Bilbao, which sank in the Gull OF Mex
leo in May last, and two months later
was foated by a wrecking company, was
yesterday libeled in the United States
Court at Norfolk for SOL, 900 salvage.
A force of civil engineers of the South
ern Railway is engaged in surveying a
route around Lynchburg for line
for that system by which the freight
trains can be carried around the city in
order to avoid the heavy grades in and
out Of Lynchburg.
Rev. DR.. Robert ]. Mcbride, rector
of r. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church,
at Lexington, has resigned to accept a
call to st. George Church, Fredericks'
burg, charge which he served before
going to Lexington. DR.. Mcbride has
served the Lexington church for more
than % years.
William Henry Mann, of Petersburg,
in a published card addressed to the demo
cratic voters of the Fourth congressional
district, announces himself candidate
for the democratic congressional nomi'
nation from the Fourth district. Mr..
Mann has been a member of the Legis'
lature, clerk of the House of Delegates
and keeper of the rolls of Virginia.
Chief of Police Hugh n. Dyer, Of
Richmond, announced yesterday that be
would quit his position at the expiration
of his present term, which will be in few
weeks. He does not think he has been
treated right in regard to salary, claim
ing Roanoke pays less money to the head
of the police force than any city in Vir-
GINA. He has held the position for IA
years.
Mr.. Albert Dowell, aged fifty-foul
years, died Wednesday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Annie Ball, in Lees
burg. Mr.. Dowell had been suffering
for some time with cancer of the throat,
and had been treated in the hos
pitfalls in Washington. Mr. Dowel
was one of the most popular men ID
that town, anc his death will be SIN
cerely mourned. The funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
The whole feet OF Virginia oyster
gunboats is now assigned to the james
river, and is said to be keeping the
pirates down pretty well. The oyster
thieves got so bold and their depredations
on the public rocks were so frequent in
that river that it was thought best to re
inforce the steamer Rappahannock, on
duty there, with the rest of the feet, and
the gunboats Accomac, james River
nd Pocomoke were thereupon assigned
to assist her.
A shocking tragedy occurred at Anne
liza G. H. Wednesday night when Coley
Griggs, one of the proprietors OF The
Amelia Hotel, shot himself through
the head with Winchester rifle
The man died about l o'clock yes
terday morning as result OF the
wound. Mr.. Griggs was about 54 years
of age and weighed 270 pounds. He
had been respondent for some months
and had been under close watch, though
he was attending to business up to the
time of the tragedy.
DIR. Fl. l.. Segar, a physician of War
saw; Mr.. A. w. Barron, travelling
salesman of the Virginia. Carolina Chem
ical Company, and Mrs. R. B. Bartlett
of Newlaud, say they will enter sui
Jointly against the Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia Railway Company for SO,
900. They went to MAYORS to board
the steamer Essex en- route to Freder'
icksburg, when the steamer, it is assert
ed, passed the wharf without making hel
usual stop. DR.. Segar was accompany
ing Mrs. Bartlett to Richmond to bt
operated on for cancer. Her condition
is critical and hence called for immediate
treatment.
Wallace w. Hunter, for many years
city treasurer and one of NOrfOlk's bes'
known men, committed suicide in Elm
wood Cemetery yesterday by shooting
himself in the mouth. At l:3O O'CLOCK
Mr.. Hunter was found unconscious ly
ing in a pool of blood, and died in ST.
Vincent de Paul Hospital last night
III health and general despondency are
supposed to have been the causes OF thu
deed. Mr.. Hunter was known to have
acted strangely toward some OF hi
friends in the last few years, and had
frequently complained of poor health
A note found beside Mr.. Hunter con
tanned the following directions: "Delive
the letters in my coat pocket. Take mi
to Harry divers. Do not carry mi
home. Give me a cheap burial" Tit
letters found in Mr.. Hunters pocket
were addressed to Maj. G. W. Granny
| and IN Charles q Hunter his son.