Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Virginia Copper Company has been
organized at Luray by Pittsburg and In
diana capitalists, for the development OF
mineral lands at Stony Man mountain.
Joseph Green. colored. thirty-nine years
old. was found lying dead upon billiard
table in Richmond. Va. club house.
When party at the club broke up Thurs
day night Green was asleep on the table.
When the house was again opened he was
dead
The Petersburg council. at meeting yes
terday afternoon. adopted an ordinance APP
propriating $175. 1899 to pay the expenses
of the various city departments for the
next ten months.
The left foot of Dorsey Mills. young
white man about twenty-three years old,
was crushed last night between the bump
ers of two freight cars Of the Southern
railway.
A letter from Borden Springs. Ala.
states that the widow of ''Stonewail' Jack
son, who has been seriously i'll at the home
of her grandchildren. Miss Julia Jackson
Christian and Mr.. Jackson Christian. is
convalescent and expects to return to her
home at Charlotte. N. c.. soon.
The Ebenezer Association of the Print
tive Baptist Church convened at Alma
Church. eight miles south of Luray. yes
terday There is an unusually large at
tendance.
The police of Winchester are searching
for young white man supposed to be ]. c.
Rainey of Jefferson county. W. Va, who
Morgan. who is wanted for passing worth
less checks on Winchester merchants.
w. H. TallefsOn, under arrest in Boston,
Mass, for passing worthless checks, is
wanted at Chatham for passing worthless
check on s. G. Bennett & Bro. proprietors
of Hotel Bennett.
John Johnson. an aged farmer Of the
Fork district near Front Royal, was at
tackled by James E. Sonner and cut in the
neck. cheek and stomach, receiving three
serious wounds. He was also hit on the
head by Benjamin Sonner with heavy
club. which rendered him unconscious.
Sonner and his Benjamin were ar
rested.
John Smith, alias Frisco SLIM alleged pal
of Topeka Joe. was acquitted at Newport
News yesterday of the charge of burglar
izing the Peninsula Bank. at Williamsburg,
several years ago. Upon his release Smith
was rearrested on a Maryland warrant
charging him with housebreaking.
John s. Eggleston. for four years assist
ant attorney general of Virginia. has re-
signed to take up the practice Of law at
Lawrencevile. Va. He will be succeeded by
John B. Lightfoot, jr., Of Richmond.
Alfred Bailey. colored. was struck in the
eye with a piece of molten metal at the
Tredegar works, in Richmond. yesterday
and his eye was burned out. destroying the
sight.
James Osborne. charged with the murder
Of Reese Lester. in Tazewell county, in
May. was acquitted at Tazewell yesterday.
the jury being out only about ten minutes.
grudge.
Friday Alice Irvine, aged twelve years,
daughter of Ada Irvine of Portsmouth. Va,
died from fright. The child was on
Methodist Sunday school picnic run from
Portsmouth to Suffolk, Va, month ago.
While the boat was returning one man
killed another in the presence of the Irvine
child, who never recovered from the shock.
The election in Norfolk county for state
senator and two members of the house of
delegates will be contested. In one pre-
cinct Democratic County Chairman Bilisoly,
because certain judges refused to subscribe
to oath which he required. seized and
burned all the ballots to prevent cleo
ton.
Representative Claude A. Swanson of
Virginia, recently nominated by the demo-
Gratis of Virginia for governor. will at once
resign and Circuit Judge Saunders. former
ly speaker Of the house of delegates, will
be elected in his place.
VIM. s. Doss. seventeen. of Pittsylvania
bullet through his heart Jealousy was the
cause. An hour before he called his sweet
heart and endeavored to induce her to walk
with him. declaring that he had two bull
let's, one for her and one for himself. The
girl refused to go with him and Doss COM
mitted suicide alone Doss and the girl
were anxious to marry and their parents
opposed it.
Gus Rock. a farmer of Farnham, Rich
mond county. Va, was run over and killed
by double horse wagon. the wheels of
which passed over and crushed his skull.