Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-10
Virginia News.

near Culpeper, TUESDAY, In the twenty
eighth yssr OF his age.
Frederick Prescott, young man OF
Manassas, disappeared November 2S'
and mis- father aud friends have no idea
what has become of him.
Argument began in Richmond Tues
day ia the salt of that city TO compel
the West.rn Union Telegraph Company
to put lie wires under ground.
Doe hundred thousand bushels of Vir.
giuia oysters ore now lying at Virginia
docks without market Not since the
civil var has such condi ton existed.
The U. S. cruiser North Carolina wa
successfully locked Tuesday 10 the
new dry dock at the Norfolk navy
yard, this being the 6'st vessel to DC
received since the completion oftbe dock
Judge WaddiIl is snff ring from a ner-
vous breakdown, and under the advice oil
his physician, Is remaining at his home,
in Richmond, for a few days rest. hi:
many friends hope that be will soon be
restored to health.
The state OF Virginia will pay interest
on the public debt January J., checks
now being made out for this purpose by
the clerical force in the auditors office.
The amount to be disbursed is 1920, 900,
most OF which goes to the citizens Of the
state.
The general hospital board OF the
state met at Lyncbbnrg Tuesday 30
consider the matter OF deciding on q
location ia Amherst county for the
state epiIeptic colony, as provided by 80
act OF the Legislature. After inspecting
two sites resolutions we're passed de-
ferriug further consideration of the mat
ter until after the meeting Of the next
Legislature.
Messrs. Davis & Dasip, Washington
patent attorneys, report the graot, this
week, to citizens of this state, Of the
following patents: 7. NJ. Blackwell, Of
B.sic City hinge; d. w. Bradford, Of
Richmond, hoistiug mechanism; F. A.
Dabuey and w. Smith, of Lyuchburg,
postcard cabinet; F. #. Hodges, OF
Old Office, rotary engine two paients);
w. Scrimgeour, of Portsmouth, hydro
carbOn-burner.
U. 8. Judge Wsddill, jr., entered az
order 10 the Circuit OOuIt of Richmond
Tuesday on a petition fled by thu Me-
tropolitsn Trust Company of New York,
trustees of the debenturs bondholders 10
The Virginia Passenger and Power Com
psny litigation, allowing an appeal from
his decree of sale looking to foreclosure
Of The present receiversbip involving tue
street railway companies of Richmond,
Manchester and Petersburg.
After having been locked in the police
station since last Saturday night, Sam
B. Tucker, the negro who was arrested
on suspicion of having stolen $4,000
worth of jewelty belonging to Mrs. O.
E. Back, Of Richmond and New York,
while she vas a passenger on the At
lanlic Coast Line last Friday, yes
erday morning confessed. The jewels
and $3.50 in gold were found by detec.
tives hidden beneath the porch of Tuck
er's house.
Hugh Gordon Miller, formerly Of
Norfolk, and nov OF New York, has
been appointed az assistant attorney.
general OF the United Safes. The ap-
poiptment was made by Attorney Gene.
raj Bonapsrte at the request of President
Roosevelt. The specific duty for which
Mr.. Miller is appointed is that of inter.
veuing In the suit brought by the state
Of New York against the slate of New
Jersey and Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commissioners to epj Din the construction
Of the proposed PAstaic Valley sewer.
Major NJ. j. EnEight, chief Office
deputy to United States Marshal MOrgau
Treat, vas yesterday 10 Richmond asked
to surrender The keys of his desk and to
tender bis resignation forthwith No
explanation for this action was offered
by Msrshal Treat further than the Ia
comic remark that "E7right can no
longer work 10 this Office" 1t was
learned from various sources that the
differences resulting in the summary dis
misssl Of Earight bad their origin in the
old fight in the republican psriy 10 that
district, which has been waged with
varying SUCCESS for some years between
factions locally known az the Allen and
auti-Allen factions.