Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-29
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his parole, as well as other Southern officers oil
less rank.
Relief for SpotsyluaniO. = considerable
amount of stores for the destitute poor Of SpOsyl'
vania, WAS received at Fredericksburg, Va, by
Hart & Hays, per steamer Wenonah nom Baltl'
more, last Saturday.
Route Agents. Richard NJ. Black, Frederick Ii.
Bruce and Marriott n Croft, have been appointed
route agents on the Orange and Alex ndria ana
Va. Central Railroad, between washington ana
Richmond via Gordonsyille
Post OGceS.-Postmaster General Denniton
has ordered that the following Offices be reopen
ed and appointments be made: Mediums River,
Albemarle county, James 4. Goode postmaster,
vice VIM. p. Jannon. Franklin, Pendieton coun'
ty, Jacob G. Hill postmaster, vice Mrs Moorman.
Upper Tract, Pendleton county, Isaac L. lille
postmaster, vice Il. Wilfong. Brushy Run, PEN
dleton county, John 8. Bond postmaster: Dunn
fries, Prince William county, Thomas l. Gag
re,t postm astsr wee W. Ii. UOckrill. Occoqusn,
Prince William county, Thos. II. Selecman post
master, vice Jim Wright. Monticello, Jefferson
county, John I. edwards postmas er, VICE Z. A.
Bradley WauentOn, Fauquler county, WIN. A.
Pattie postmaster, vice a. h. Shilman'
ConfScatior. Loudoun county (Va)
Mirror OF tie 18Th says. Mr. joseph 5 lies, De-
put, Marshal for John Underwood, was in Lou
doun county last week, accompanied % squad
of United States solIies serving writi oil cOnns-
cation upon a uumI err Of cltlzens. 10 some IN
stances even upon those who have taken the am
nesty oath Of President Johns IN. Among the
number waited upon by air. Stiles, we learn, was
Colonel E. " WnIte, MAJOR u. 7. NOland, Major
c. b Bail Captain II. y. Clagelt, Dr. COCKTAIL
A. II. Rogers, Joseph Meade, aud george h. Fox,
Jr, this being the secoAd time IN the case oil Mr.
Fox.
A Negro ViHdge--A correspondent who has
tf. ma
Mosroe, containing abJnt four thousand iced.
men, writes as follows:
There is no uniformity in the houses, so far as
material and style of architecture goes, the DWELL
inss being butt OF rough barrel slaves, or slabs
split out with the axe, one story, without attic or
basement. shoe shops aud restaurants are built
on the same pan, few feet reduced. There are
two or three squares, with stagnaht ponos' Irinssd
with old boots, bottles, bones, &c AM yet the
health Of the town Is veiy good. The iua- tons
of municpa officers are exercised by ser.eants
ana soldiers, who administer Justice without hes.
itaton when turbulent spirits break the peace oil
this Arcadia.
AT one time Government ratiOns and medi.
cines were furnished them on their own requisi-
tons; bat when it was discovered that each
member of family of Eve, for instance, would
'requistishr AID get provisions Tor the whole,
that tap was cut Il. so, too. In the medicine.
The practice Of drawing vast quantities OF castor
OIL Tor sick babies, and using 1t 10 grease adult
wool, was considered Iepiehensible by the Gov
eminent authorities and topped. What with
fishing, doing tdd jvbs here and there for the
farmers up the Peninsula, backing boots, selling
lemonade 10 soldiers, working In the quartermas.
ter's department, the den zens of Shutdown man.
age TO exist.
Prince George.-Willinm T. Temple has been
elected sheriff vi this county, Henry I. Bryant
Revenue Commissioner, Peter P. Bate Common.
veal h's Attorney, and Robert liam Clerk A
fraction over two hundred votes were cast. Ju,
tees of the Peace and other county officers were
elected.
Tide. Water Virgiaia. The C )rn crop In Nanse.
moud and surrounding counties sill be larger
than has been tor years past John Il Kilby,
of Suffolk, John S. Nilsson, Lieutenant Governor
/. c. P Cowper and Hon. l.. II. Chandler are spo-
ken Of for Congress from the Norfolk D strict.
AEFusta.-At the recent election in Augusta
county, VIM. A. Burnett was elected Clerk oil tbs
County Court Joseph N. Ryan, Clerk of he Cir
cult Court Samuel Paul, Shenffi and James
Commemorative Attorney. For The
,st office, Mr. bumgardner received S79 votes
Henderson Bell $50 votes; Mr. lmboden, 1876
votes and Mr.. johnson, u votes.
Col Skinner received TIA votes for the Office of
County Clerk.
AIbemarle.-From the Charlottesville Chronicle
(which We are happy to see revived under its able
editor Mr. southalD we clip the following items:
A stranger perapatising through Chsrlottes.
vile would imagine that the chief diet of our
people was ice.cream, and that we spent the bal.
ancn of our income in having our hair cut. Ev-
cry other shop has BARRIERS pole, or little sign
marked "Ice-Cream, Refreshments, Cases." An
entirely ne style Of punctuation has also been
introduced. The iayorite character is full
stop" af er each word-thus: Cakes. For. Sale"
H. az Aua tirna for dai ilara hafora
purchasing and gives weight TO the announce
ment. The balance Of our population are going
10 teach school, or going into the grocery bust.
meas.
We hear that Mr.. Henry Massey, formerly of
Orange, but residing near this place for several
years past, has received the appointment of Post
master here. He is a gentlemen Of high standing
and great private worth, and his amiable and
oblipng manners will make him a most agreeable
public officer. We hear, however, that there is
difficulty on Mr.. Ms part about the oath re-
luired.
We learn that the President has approved and
endorsed the applications for pardon OF the follow
ing gentlemen from this county: Messrs. W. r.
Parish, T. L. Parish, A. J. Parish, J. T. Randolph,
and w. Edgar Garth.
Some three years ago q negro man, named Dick,
10 W. p. Parish, Esq, ran of from his
farm near this place. Mr. Parish heard few days
since that he was on his plantation and riding to
one of the cabins where he was, he informed
him that he could not stay upon the place. The
negro thereupon cursed him, and tod him III the
had rs could right TO stay there as he had
and added that H. would show him what right he
had TO interfere with him. He then stepped into
he cab n nd picked up razor, with which he
advanced upon Mr. Parish, who retreated few
sters, and in an undertone sent his little grandson
10 he house for pistol. When the little boy re-
turned with the pistol, Mr. Parish advanced upon
Dick, who Immediately ok to his heels. Mr.. F.
fred several shots after him. but did not strik him,
although, he states he could have easily done so.
Dick has been arrested by the military suthori-
les and lodged in jail.
The Albemdrle Insurance Company has sur.
rived the wreck Of the late CoDtederacy. We
doubt If any other Insurance Company in the
go .th can say the same. 1t is not accidet which
has saved the Albemsrle In urance Company it
v foresight. il is due to financial and 'litical
,agacity We often embarked during the ar that
Mr. John Wood, the Secretary VI this Company
ought to I'VE the place OF the late c. G. Mem
niuger He is one of the very first financial
minds In the State and his navigation Of the AL.
Demarle Insurance Company through the CJnfed-
rate seas is a guarantee Of the reliability of that
so long as he manages its concerns.
Presidential Appointments. - The President
made the following apr. iLtments last Thursday:
o. F. j. Ants Assistant Assessor, ID district, 10th
division, Virginia; alfred d. Allen, do 4th dis.
mi I, l4th vision; John q. Beverly, do, LIST dis
riot, 7th division; E. G. Christie do, Attn district
q division; w Huntington, do, 81 dis riot, 18th
division; John H. Freeman, do, Cd dis riot, 7th
division; William j. Fife, do, I'd dist ict, 9th di.
vision; James o. Kinnier do, district, 10th di.
vision; Bernard McCranklin, do, lst district Sd
llvision Webster J. Paine, do, lst district, TIN
vision Charles N. Wilson, do, 4th district, 10th
division.
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