Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-28
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

from Washington city to Lynchburg, via Charottes,i
asd the Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
The requisite amount of stock fifty thousand dollars
to which the parent bank is to add hundred hous
and, subscribed by citizens of Bristol Goodson anC
vicinity last week to the Bank Of Goodson, branch
the Bank Of the Commonwealth.
A correspondent of the Petersburg Express, writing
from Palmers Springs Mecklcnburg CO., says "Ther,
is great complaint about tobacco plants in the neghbor
hood ofths place. Some say that the regular crop
not possibly be planted and others say they do
as It is worth scarcely anything Ii is be hoped, how
ever that tobacco will sell better the advan
ces, else the planters will their attention to some
thing else"
A correspondent of the Enquirer writing from the
place says: IL do not recOlect the year when to-
baccO plants were so scarce as at the present seasOn
This scarcity is produced by the ravages of the fly.
have beard of several planters having hoed and sowed
aresh their tobacco plant beds whilst others have
sowed without hoeng. Rest assured, gentlemen, am
no aarmist. As Mecklenburgian, | speak for my
county and the adjoining county of Warren y. c., and
can truly say that the prospect for planting anything
like crop Of tobacco for want fpants is more gloomy
than have known; and upwards of fifty years
Of age"
The ladies of Staunton are getting up splendid ban.
TO be presented to the Artillery Of that town.
Wednesday the 10th Of Nay.
The universal testimony of farmers says the Staur-
ton Spectator is that the wheat crop OF this county
never promised better yield at this season of the year
but the decepous premises of past years admouish
TO BE- cautious in expecting great results.
The Harrisonburg Citizen" says: "The peach crop
Of this vicinity has been very seriously injured by the
late cold snap Indeed fears entertained that it has
been totally destroyed. There is yet fair prospect OF
abundant crop Of apples which after ALL is the great
fruit crop and least easily dispensed with"
Col George W. Munford, Secretary of the Common
wealth is engaged, by direction of the Legislature in
preparing an amended edition Of the Code of Virginia.
Such work is much needed.
Green peas have made their appearance in Norfolk,
and Strawberries in Petersburg.
The Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of Vr-
ginia will meet in Danville on the % inst.
The Directors of the Farmers Bank at ynchburg have
elected John NJ. Speed, Esq, President.
Two promising young physicians of Abemarle coun-
ty, have been honored with positions in Bellevue
llos pi,a New Iork-Dr. Alex Rives, Jr. as resident
surgeon, and Dr. Walter Coles resident physician.
The Danyile Register says There are now twenty to-
baccO factories in town working nearly three millions
pounds Of the material annually but small pro-
portion of this tobacco is purchased in Danyile. 1t
is true have warehouse now in of erec-
ton but without energetic and hearty cooperation
on the part of the manufacturers this will accomplish
but little"
The Iirginans resident in New York have organized
themselves into association under the name of the
Old Dominion Society and will celebrate the settlement
of Virginia, at jamestown, MAY 18th, lGO7) on the
Nth and 18th Of May next by address to be deliver
ed by the Hon. George w. Summers at Cooper Institute
on the nth, and dinner at the Metropolitan Hotel on
the 18Th The anniversary May l3hJ this year
on Sunday.
The Atlanta (Gl) Coaf,deracv in a biography of Gen
George w. l.. Bckley, "Commanderin- Chief of the X
&. Q. Legion" that he is a native of Washington
county Va. from whence he went with his parents to
=
he wounded his opponent, he fled to Richmond where
lie acted a "passer" in rolling mill. lie was after
wards cadet at West Point, but before graduating
turned bis attention 10 the study OF medicine the prac-
ticc Of which he pursued in Southwestern Virginia He
has been professor in a college and an editor.
block OF silver ore estimltcd to weigh five hundred
pounds has been taken out solid from Il mine dis
covered by the Stone surveying party a contribution
TO the Washington Monument Mr.. White the sutler at
Fort Buchanan having generously offered TO defray the
entire cost Of transportation.
Two weeks ago the contributions Of coffee in Hayti for
the benefit of John Browns family amounted TO about 2
900 bags of 10 pounds oac aud il was the ger era opin-
ION that another thousand bags would be added as every
body regarded it both duty and privilege to con-
butte As these bags worth from SI2 to Sl4 each it
probable that the Republic Of Iiyti will add to the
Brown fund from S3o0oo 20 $4,000.
The work on the Keysyle Extension is progressing
very slowly correspondent OF the Dispatch says the
laborers are leaving daily, which is partly owing the
contractors not receiving their regular pay IL is feared
that if Richmond will not lend helping hand the work
will flil for want of the requisite means.
The Fauquier White phur Springs are to be sold by
auction on the 18th of next month.
Hon. c. l. Vallaudugham, of Ohio will address the
Literary Societies of the Virginia Military Institute
the 4th of July.
The Norfolk Herdd says that trade in fresh fish il
springng up between that city and New York The
Virg MA fishermen bring them to Norfolk in the no '5s
of IN ir sloops and th sap them ave and hut't ring
into barrels partially filed with ice. They reach New
York the next day, frozen but fresh.
The neghborhoOd of Keysyle Char otte hs
been for several weeks past the of exct-
ment owing TO the laNless misdeeds OF some trihng
characters. short time ago very valuable negro
man the property of Miss L. Watson was taken out at
night aud so numerically beaten thai his life one
time despaired of. One of the perpetrators, named
Isham Walden has been taken to prison to await his trail
at next Court and stands fair chance to serve the
State a second term it is hardly two years since he
was discharged from the State prison.
Last week, the dwelling house of Benjamin A. Hayy,
Charlotte county, set on fire at night and but
the timely discovery all of the inmates would have per-
ished But the ncepdary not satisfied two nights after
SGT his stable ana out houses fire. burning horses
a buggy AMI all the provender contained in them A
man named John Callahan was arrested on suspicion but
owing the want of sufficient evidence, discharged
The neghbOrs, however, met together and after
sultaton, gave him and another conirere, named Jim
Clarke NOTICE 10 leave the county within two days which
resolution was carried into effect.
In three weeks, says the Charlottesville Republican Of
Thursday the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Virginia will assemble in this place. The
houses Of citizens in town and vicinity will be hos
piaby opened entertain the large number of vsters
who usually assemble sueh occasions. The churches
of the place. a. usual will be given up to the use OF the
Ministers OF the Convention.
A family of father, mother, and four children living
on Deep Rum about six miles above Wheeling, Va, ,woe
swept .away by the storm last Tuesday night Only
one Young lad lodged upon some drift wood 10 which
he cung during the whole of the night and
the next morning The rest were drowned. Some OF
the bodies were recovered.
We are glad to see that company has been orglni;et
in Fredericksburg for the purpose Of erecting new Ho
sci on large scale That old town stands decidedly il
eed Of such desderatum 1t will cost from SlS 00C
to $50 000
Counterfeit five dollar bills, on the Central Bank o
Virginia at StauntOn in circulation. They are vel
executed and calculated to deceive unless carefully
tinzeI.
Tho track of the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad has been laid to within a short distance of Lees
burg and backed by the zeal and industry of the
pany the road will soon be completed to that place,
The Stsunton Vndicdtor says Our enterprising citi
zens avaing themselves of late act incorporating
Boot and Shoe Manuacting Company have already sub
scribed $4,000 TO the capital saoa and organized BY
tho election of the follging officers President II. W
Sheley Directors, H. G. Hartman, Benz. Crawford, II
& Bicke Jno. d. ImbOden w. j. d. Bell. 1t is propos
ed at once to establish large Tannery, and connec
with an extensive mandatory of Boots and Shoes
committee has been appointed to select suitable
grounds for the buildings who will shortly Fepa-t whel
the work Of erecting the establishment will Immediately
commence
Thomas iarrty, hand on the Orange and Alexandra
railroad by train of in Alexandra
last Wednesday, and killed,
An act passed the aOth of March last providing 70
the better organic Of the militia provides that a.
regular members of volunteer companies shall be exemp