The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-29
Virginia IntelIigence.

Virginia Intelligence.
grand tournament, held at Faber,s Mills
Nilsson county, on Wednesday last, was at
tended by one thousand persons, thirty "
Knights contending for the prize .4a D..
The Trustees Of the Episcopal High Schoo
Of Virginia. have elected Rev, W. F. Gardne
rector and principal.
The proceeds of the fair of the Ladies' Me
mortal Association al Fairfax Court House, t.
bury Confederate dead, amount to seven hun
bred dollars. s.olT ~" 2
+ n Mr. Henry Gunnell and young mar
named Perry got into fight at Fairfax Court
House on Thursday night, and the former was
stabbed.
F. B. Deane, Jr., Esq, of Lynchburg, Maj
Henry W. Holloway, OF Scott county, and DR.
Joshua Ewing, Of Lee county, have been ap-
pointed by the Board Of Public Works, az
Directors on the part of the State, in the Vir-
GINA Kentucky Railroad Company A meet
ing Of the Stockholders has been called of the
Board Of Public Works TO meet September
28th, to elect a President, &c. .s -. f.
General joseph E. Johnston was serenaded
in Stanton on Thursday night by the .Stoue-
/ walP Band. Generals Eweil, Heth, and I'm
beden, were serenaded by the same band on
Tuesday night General Ewell was too un-
well to respond, but General Hsth and Colo
mel Skinner returned their thanks Il =
A squad of soldiers have been sent to
Woodstock, Cause.-The demand of satisfae-
ton from Lieutenant Aiken of the Bureau,
by Lieutenant Jacob Mehler, on the account
Of the refusal of the Bureau man to return to
Lieutenant M. 9 pistol captured at his house
by squad of men.
The house of Mr.. G.. G. Williams, near
sLynchburg, was burned BY an incendiary on
Wednesday. Previous attempts had been
made to fire the building. The News esti-
mates the loss at $4,000. The Virginian at
$26,0OOi Which is right7 Tao
% Hon. James Barbour addressed the people
at Culpeper Court House on Monday last,
explaining the course of the Southern dele
gates in the Philadelphia Convention. Gen.
james E. Ksmper made few eloquent re-
marks, not altogether eulogistic of the action
of the Convention. w.
I A dinner, supper and concert were given
last week by the ladies of Culpeper, to obtain
funds to improve the Soldiers Cemetery. The
affair was great success.
2 The corn crop in Madison and Rappahan-
mock counties is magnificent - i! =
Tournaments are to come off on the 81st
10 stes' 9 ases-~r--s ~ y As,4 ! q ~ - n
, The esd regiment of Virginia militia have
organized, t ar
DUEL BETWEEN NEaRoEs.-On Saturday
morning last, two negroes. one of whom was
named Meekins, repaired to Chickahominy
swamp to settle, according to the Code a
personal difficulty. The weapons used were
double barrel guns, thirty PAGES distant, and
at the first fire one of them was shot through
the arm. 4.t., D 49, ' e.
The cause Of dispute was the possession of
wife, both of whom claimed the same wo-
man. After the first FIRE, the wounded man
became very violent, and yociferated his de-
sire for another round but the seconds step
ped up and pronounced their wounded honor
hos,orabsy healed, and would not permit the
affair to proceed further, Subsequently, We
understand, the coveted dansel melted into
compassion for the wounded claimant of hel
hand, and agreed that for the future she
would cast her lot with him. The rejected
lover left in high dudgeon, and only awaits
the opportunity to take another crack at hi.
adversary Rich. Times. ''l' i..a +
A grand tournament was given at Water.
loo last week, at which the beauty ant
chivalry from far around We're represented
At u o'clock, the hour appointed, eighteen
knights entered the list, and after spirited
contest the following knights were declared
to be the yictors of the tourney: .Jlls7f-. q
+ Knight of HThe Forlorn Hope" Mr.. JOIN
Williamson, Of Williamsburg who named
Miss Alice Mallory, of Norfolk, as Qusen .
Love and Beauty.
/ The Hon. VIM. II. Stephens of Kentucky
is in this city, we understand for the pl,rpos
of consulting with Gen. Malone, President c
the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, as t
the expediency of connecting Norfolk wit
| Cincinnati, by Railroad from Bristol to Gin
cinnati. We hope the proposed enter pris
4 will be successful. lily nehburg Virsiniau.
I Passengers by the Tennessee train repor
that there was snow in South; western yil
| gihia, Thursday evening" Snow in Angus
| is an anomalous event. The weather turne
suddenly cold here. and some persons ha
fires. VI aAt99s s'ssqids ~ siss l0i los .laa-
Colonel R, E. Withers, of the .Eighteent
Virginia Regiment, aud editor of the Lynch
burg Virginian, who in one of the Richnion
battles were so dreaafully wounded that h
life was despaired of. says:
''As far as We are concerned, we yield
no man in upholding the honor OF the Sout
or of its dead and living heroes. But me
our right hand forget its cunning ere we, /
word or deed, have upon our skirts the gui
of obstructing the onward march of that COZ
SENTATIVE movement which, inaugurated =
Philadelphia. is destined, we trust and believ
to eliminate ere long in the complete defe
OF the Radicals and in the restoration of Il
Southern people to all their rights as citize
of the United States. There are sentimen
in that platform which we, as Southe
man, object to; but when we know that eve
line pennsd in condemnation Of it is eager
caught up by the Radical press of the Nor
and trumpeted forth as evidence Of continu