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  Alexandria gazette, Alexandria, D.C., October 10, 1895, page 2

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  VIRGINIA NEWS. w. II. Priddy has been promoted from 5000 to a 81 900 position in the pension office in Washington. The Rev. ]. ]. Clopton has moved from Manchester to Herndon to take charge OF Upper Truro parish, Fairfax county. The residences and outbuildings of Mr.. Thomas Waller, jr., at Underwater, Stafford county, were destroyed by lire yesterday. Mrs. Bette Mackey Meade, relict of the late John Nelson Meade, was buried at White Post, Clarke county, Tuesday. She died in Ohio a few days ago. A delegation of veterans from the Eighteenth Connecticut regiment visit ed Winchester yesterday and dedicated monument in the National cemetery. The good.roads convention held under the auspices of the Virginia State Good Roads Association met in Rich. mond to-day and will be in session for two days. Faye’s comet, recently announced, was observed Tuesday night at the Leander Mccormick observatory at the University of Virginia by Professor Ormond Stone. The Princeton and the University of Virginia football teams met yesterday on the Country Clubs grounds at Ca louisville, near Baltimore. The former won by score of 36 to 0. Mr.. J. T. Ellyson, chairman, has is sued call for meeting of the State executive committee to be held in Rich mond on Friday to adjust the differ ences in the Senatorial district composed of the counties of Shenandoah and Frederick. The fall meeting of the Piedmont Convention, to be held at The Plains, Fauquier county, Rev. ]. ]. Norwood’s parish, has been postponed until No vember on account of the absence of the president, Rev. G. w. Nelson, at gen eral convention. Gov. O’Ferrall has changed Virginia Day at the Atlanta Exposition from the 23d to the 22d of October, the day before the Presidential day. Tho Gov ernor, accompanied by his staff and the Virginia Military Cadets, will leave on the 21st for Atlanta. | A meeting of citizens of Culpeper was held yesterday to consider the most feasible means to induce the Chesapeake and Western Railroad to run their line of road by that point. A COM mjttee Of six, representing the interests of the town, was appointed to confer with the railroad and ascertain whati in ducements they would accept to run their line by that city, and also to sci forth the advantages OF that section. The democratic campaign in Roam oke was opened last night by q big | meeting at the Opera House. Senator John w. Daniel was the chief speaker. His address was devoted largely to State issues. On the elections ques- I’ll IN he praised the old vica voce systenn and said that some features of the Walton law were good. There had been more order at the polls, less bull doing and vote-buying than under the previous law, though the one-conste- Die feature was open to criticism. He said that some people called him sill YER crank, and confessed that charge contained much truth, but he did not enter into discussion the currency question except to make an argument for the repeal of the State bank tax. He said that no matter what q demo- GRATIS views were on the silver queston, the democratic party was much nearer to him than the republican. THE FUNERAL OF GEN. MALONE As has been stated in the GAZETTE, the body of the late General William Malone arrived at Petersburg yesterday morning at 10 o’clock from Wash ! ington and was met at the depot by A.. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans in uniform, and other ex-Confederate soldiers and citizens. The cortege from the depot to the residence has been described. On reaching the home of the | dead soldier the coffin was taken into the house and placed in the sitting room, the lid removed, and all who desired to look upon the lifeless form of the General were allowed the priyilege to do SO. General Malone was shrouded in a black suit, and, while he was pale, he looked very natural. The funeral took place in the after noon at 4:30 o’clock from st. Paul’s Episcopal Church and was very large ly attended, the spacious edi6ce being packed to OVERLOOKING, while crowd stood on side on the sidewalks in front of the church. All of the lower body of the church had been reserved for the family, Confederate Veterans, Petersburg GIeys. members of the city council and others Large delegations of &. E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans and Old Grays association of Rich mond and from the Soldiers Home of that city went over to attend the funeral, as did also many prominent republicans of Rich. mond, personal friends of General Malone. The furerai services were conducted by Rev. John Ridout, rector Of Grace Episcopal Church. Rev. C. 3. Hams, D. D., rector of st. Pauls Church, occupied seat in the chancel, but was unable to take part in the services, as he is suffering from throat trouble and has al most lost his voice. The services at the church over, the corpse was escorted by the military and Confederate Veterans to Bland ford cemetery, where, in the presence ofseyeral hundred people, the body was deposited in the family vault, while the .bsnd played Nearer, Ny God, to Thee The service o or, a salute of three vole5 8 was fired by the Petersburg Greys. 1t was dark before the burial exercises were over. ORDER OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE The Supreme Castle Of the Knights of the Golden Eagle 10 session in Wash ington yesterday finished the most i’m

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Princeton leads 9–⁠1–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the eight since this game.