Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-31
AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA.

We regret to learn that Judge Lucas p. Thomp-
son, of Staunton, is extremely i'll.
They are registering the hogsin Wheeling, whether
a test oath is required is not stated.
A. NJ Kelly, the accomplished editor of the Pc
tersburg Inder, announces himself as candidate to
represent Petersburg in the House OF Delegates OF
Virginia.
The Fredericksburg Nep Era says: The Ger
man and English labOrerS who were employed Ill
King George county, all ran or the other night
They made no complaint, except that the country
was lonesome.
The repairs to the Winchester and Potomac rail-
road are fast approaching completion to Winchester,
Virginia. The track is now laid to within two miles
of the town. and it is expected the remaining dis
lance will be by the LIST of April.
Major Stanhope commanding the military depart
ment of Norfolk Virginia, has issued an order that
all idle persons found in the limits of that command
who are without sufficient means of support and are
competent to perform labor, will be collected TO-
gether and placed at work cleansing and policing
the public thoroughfares and removing the ofal in
Norfolk.
The Hon. Charles James Faulkener, formerly a
Lieutenant Colonel on Stonewal Jackson's staff
after the death of the latter temporarily with Jubal
Early, and subsequently an applicant for stan po-
sition under General Ewell, has been admitted to
practice law in the Circuit Court of Berkeley, West
Virginia, first having taken the oath that " he has
not since the Goth day of June, 1868, voluntarily
borne arms against the United States"
We learn from the Norfolk Virginian that Mrs. c.
C. CLAY went North Tuesday evening on the steamer
George Leary, from Old Pont-whether to make
permanent stay or for the purpose of making an
other effort at Washington, d. G., to secure her hus
bands release, is not known. She went to Old
Point about two months ago, and has since been the
puest of Dr. Cooper, Post Surgeon. Judge Clay
now enjoys, to the utmost, the freedom of the
grounds inside the fortress lately granted him.
A number of distinguished divines of the Method
ist Church were in Lynchburg Wednesday, having
assembled there as a starting point for the General
Conference which meets in New Orleans on the 4th
of April. Among those present were d. S. Doggett,
ID. D., William A. Smith, d. d., Nelson Head, w.
w. Bennett John f. Edwards, j. c. Cranberry, T.
A. Peterson, LeOndas ROsser, ID. d., and Paul
Whitehead, who goes as alternate in the place of
George w. Langhone. Bishop Early left on Mon
dav last These gentlemen left Lynchburg Thurs
day morning by the Virginia and Tennessee train
on their important mission. Doctors Lee and Dun
can, two other delegates, were to follow yesterday
The Virginia Industrial Association organized at
Lynchburg Wednesday, under the charter obtained
from the Legislature of Virginia, on the 2Sth of
February, by the election Of the following Direc.
tors: William d. Miller Lynchburg Va. General
+. Kirby Smith, do; G. w, Latham do; Colonel
Lucien Peyton, do, Thomas L, Mcneil, do. Maui
rice S. Langhorne, do; John II. Mcdaniel, do; L.
G. S. Ferguson, do; John II. Flood do.
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lowing officers were unanimously elected President,
William d. Miller; Vice-President, General f. Kirby
Smith; Chief Engineer and General Superintendent,
Thomas f. Mcneil: Solicitor, e. w. Latham; Sec
retary Thomas S. Stabler.
We congratulate the company (says the NelrS)
upOn obtaining the services of so able and dstln'
guished a gentleman as General Kirby Smith. The
DIRECTORY is composed of gentlemen who are among
our most prominent citizens and business men, and
widely known for their means and ability. The au-
thoriZed capital is five millions ofdollarsa amount
not at all incOmmensurate with the objects and pur
poses of the company-which are TO develop the
mining, manufacturing and agricultural resources
of the Southern States, and to purchase and sell
Southern lands. The benefit that will accrue to the
South by the necessary introduction of foreign capt.
tai in the furthemnce of the great objects of this
company is a source of congratuatOn to our peO-
ple whose future wealth and power depend now alto
rether upon the development the natural resources
of the country.
HORSE THIEvEs.-We advertised some time since
a couple of horses stolen from the stable OF MIR.
Thomas p Peyton, living about mile west of the
University One of the horses belonged to Mr.. Pey-
ton, and the other to Major George 7. Jones.
The horses were taken on last Sunday night week.
Mr. Peyton went in pursuit of the thieves who had
gone to Rappahannock county. MIR. Peyton went
| first to Culpeper Court House. Taking the road
thence to Rappahannock, he met two men in the
road, about seven miles from Cupeper Court House,
riding the stolen horses. He ordered them to halt,
and upon their not doing so, he fired at them, and
killed one of the horses. He captured negro who
was riding this horse. Tho other thief awhile man
| named MOntell, butcher from Richmond, made his
escape The negro, who calls himself William llar-
rson, halls from Hanover, and is now in our JAIL
| Charlottesville Chronicle.