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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
woRD-PAINT1NG. THE GREAT FIRE TN
RICHMOND,

james Mcdonald, ESQ.,, the accom-
plished Editor of the Richmond Wing,
las been on 4 Visit to the Border Fair
at Danville, and has been writing let
ters to his paper. His first letter gives
a graphic account of his trip to Danville
after the fallof Richmond, and contains
the following piece OF painting.
which, as our readers will confess. is
hard to equal and almost impossible to
surpass. .e-.-sa
But we are now in Manchester, and it
is not yet day. AS passed down Main
street | had seen far down towards
Rockets bright light, too large for
| any mere purposes ofIllumination, but
by no means large enoughto give warm
ing Of what was coming. Presently.
several larger lights famed up in tile
same vicinity, and grew rapidly larger
and brighter, and, to our bewillerment.
took motion and iloated along down the
river. They were that portion OF the
| Confederate navy stationed at Rich
mond, passing from the element of wa
| ter by rapid transpositiol to its anti
pode the element of fire. Next there
was certain flare-up from distant
point away down the river, which light
ca up Ihe SKY TO the zenith " hat was
IL, we nau Time 10 ask aud speculate up-
on, before the answer came In an unex-
pecteu put not altogether unfamiliar
tolle, the uuiI, runoiihg jar OF heavy
anu REMOTE explosion. II was a blow
ing up Oh magazine at Drewry's Bluff.
by TINS time, not yet light, fires had
pace their appearance at several places
IN lhe city. Inc next notable event
was announcer explosion, much sharper
aEu more pefcussiNe than the other,
shocklhg ana paining the auditory
nerves WIN something OF the feeling of
a blow on the ear. This was the maga-
zine near the alms-house. The fires,
meanwhile, were increasing in number
and volume. The Danville depot was
IN names, Shoekoe, warehouse soon fol-
lowed, ana tnen, the sight of all the
sights oil that grandiy terrible scene,
the great mil OF Warwick & Barksdale
began 70 thrust out fiery tongues from
its ihhumerabie windows. and present.
io sno "n FL, inihlellse PIE was All az,
and surging pyramid Of flame SEom
which ever and anon broke off great
Dlazing scrolls that leaped with
tha yary I hosN "ps T.. " were, INTO
elements seemed at times afire R Pppo =.
parte looking upon Moscow as it burn
ed, Mnlcn ne Ikened to the final day,
fartent heat ar,' ,at, S,,aii inelt Win
awful and more sublime, From our
place on the. Manchester side the view
W. MIS- per ts We fouldeyen seethe peo-
buil;libs and ont, aoain Sv;t In u. g..tn.
they could carry on their shoulders.
While this was going on the bridges
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION.

Little has been said here about this
Convention. But our people are in en-
tire accord with the rest of the State.
Orange will move next Court day, the
20 of this month. and Greene and Madi-
son will wheel into line with equal
promptness, if indeed they do not
anticipate us. The friends of the move.
ment may count with positive certainty
on all these counties. When were they
ever recreant to the State or to their
duty? Individually, we believe in ig-
noring the whole of this bad business,
but the sense of our people seems to be
decidedly in favor fthe proposed Con-
vention,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
AN ENGRAVING MACHINE.

The most wonderful specimen of hui
man ingenuity we ever saw-construc-
ted by Messrs. Guerrant & Field, OF
Leaksville, n. G.. 1t letters with an
ease and rapidity we never saw equal
led. The first stroke Of the drill is one
eight ofan inch deep upon any kind OF
metal. Impressions of living man can
be taken from model and carved upon
In an astonishing short time. and
witha beauty of precision that the pen
of no artist can eaudl. Ddnuile Times.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
NEGROES ARM1Ne IN SOUTHWEST VA.

4 correspondent of the New York
Herald; who has travelled through
Southwestern Virginia. soys that every
negro cabin contains rite or revolver,
and IN deserted churches, barns. and
school-houses negroes are nightly drill
ed, with guards mounted to prevent in
trusion or discovery. He witnessed a
midnight drill, in which over one hun
dred negroes were engaged. The
whites are fearful of negro outrages,
amp appear TO be in great terror
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15

iEP attempting to pass Twenty
Dollar Confederate Note. Hermann
Schwartz was arrested yesterday,
charged with having given a twenty
dollar Confederate note to Il. r.. Cous-
ms in lieu of a ten-Gollar United States
note, in settlement for cow he pur-
chased of Cousins, Hermann, it is said,
has just arrived from the Wilderness,
and did not know the war was over
En(i. and En- ..t-at
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
NEGRO BEHAVIOR IN CHARLOTTE
SVILLE.

During services Rev N. Richmond.
colored. got up to read hymn, aud IN
stantly by a simultaneous impulse the
whole congregation, with the exception
OF some thirty or forty, rose to their
feet, and marched out OF the Church.
The explanation is that the colored
clcrgymen IN question is not a radical.
Chroaicle.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
A vIRG1NIAN.

= The Mayor of the city Of Baltimore
Robert I. Banks, is a Virginian by
birth; and the SON of Major George W.
Banks, who was the personal friend
aud schoolmate of the late Thomas
Ritchie. of the ENGtIkEi. When a boy
he was at school in this city, with his
brother, DR.. r, G.. Banks, formerly of
Hampton.--En aud E.rs .r.....
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
FIRST GUN,

Lewis Lindsey, colored member elect
to the State Constitutional Convention,
then got possession OF the floor, and
poured forth one of the most blasphe-
nous and passionate harangues which
we have ever listened to. lie spoke of
persons who have been turned off by
their employers for voting the Radical
ticket, and called Heaven to witness,
that before any of his children should
suffer for food the streets of Richmond
should run knee-deep in blood. He
thanked God that. the negroes had
learned to use Guns, Pistols, Swords,
and Ramrods fl-as al4 -
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15

MuRDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Matthews5a negro preacher, was convic.
ted in the Circuit Court Of Fairfax, or
Friday, OF murder in the first degree
for killing negro named Thomas Gar.
ner Cordelia Garner; the wife OF
Thomas. was tried as an accessory to the
murder of her husband; and found gull
ty of murder in the second degree
Matthews "preached'' himself into the
affections of Garner's wife, and killed
him TO get him out of the way.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15

Hwy ROBBERY. Colonel VIM. Lamb,
of N orfolk. who is here in attendance at
the Virginia q Tennessee Stockholders
meeting, had his pocket-book distracted
from his pocket on yesterday. In the
wallet were about $50 in money, and a
number of valuable papers, among them
Il note for $500, endorsed by d. w.
Ransom and William Lamb. -Lynchbaug
NeirS
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
: SEcoSp GuNtl -

A DEVLIsH PLoT.-We are no sensa-
tionists, but We cannot shut our eyes to
the alarming fact that the negroes mean
mischief. On saturday a negro of con.
| servatiye, principles, named Bernard
Brooks, lodged complaint with Justice
! Bruce, magistrate of Campbell, that
/ Jacob Jones and Jacob johnson; two
| negro radicals, living in the county
near McAllister's Shop, were preparing
| to kill him, and asked for warrant for
| their arrest. The warrant was issued
| and placed in the hands of constable
| George M. Bruce. and the accused were
arrested and brought to the city, where
they were partially examined before
Justices ID. T.. Reese James NJ. Lang
horne and George NJ. Bruce, which
resulted in the prisoners being COM
mitted to Jail for further hearing on
Friday ext. 9i IS
Amonglhe witnesses examined was
Mrs. DIR. Me4llister, who stated that
negroes, to the number offifty ormore,
had been holding frequent meeting on
her husbands plantation, seven miles
below the city on the Richmond road,
and that she finally had her suspicious
aroused to such d pitch that she deter
mined to see what was going on Fri
day night she went to the house where
meeting was being held, and upon
nearing found a dog tied, as she sup
posed to give the alarm should any one
approach. Returningto her own house
nearby, she provided herself with bread
to give the dog to keep him quiet, sue
ceeded in her plan. and finally reached
the cabin undiscovered. There she
heard the negroes discussing the mode
by which different white people in the
neighborhood were to be Killed. amongst
whom were her husband, who was to be
shot. Other whites were PRONOUNCED
too mean to be granted so respectable
death, and a grape vine halter was
decreeG them. The negro mentioned
above, Bernard Brooks, was included
in the list of those who were to be KILL
ed. his offence being his conservatism,
and short work was to be made of him
with grape vine. Further develop
ments of the plans fthese blood=thirsty
Williams were made, and the lady be-
came completely satisfied from what
she Heard, that they were preparing to
carry them into speedy execution.
Among the negroes present OIL the
occasion, Jacob johnson and Jacob
Jones were identified, and others also,
warrants for whose arrest were issued,
and will be at once executed.
The negroes under arrest are the low
est and most ignorant of their class, i
and are just such creatures MS can be
relied ON to do the murderous work,
which the teachings of the white scoun-
drels in our midst have prepared them
for and are urging them to. These dia-
bolical men, with white skins but black
hearts. will yet be caught, and then for
them-a grape vine and the NEAREST
tree.-Lynchbury Relrs.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15

As- a Washington correspondent says =
The Congressional Republican Executive
Committee are almost daily receiving let
ters from the better educated coicred men
of eSoathern States affirming that they are
in great fear of violence from the white men
and suggesting that they should be permit
ted to organise militia companies.
There Is not a single negro anywhere in
the South who is afraid OF violence except
those Threatened by the secret societies for
voting the Conservative ticket; but this
move Is intended TO afford a pretext for ar
ming the negroes for VIOLENCE upon their
lslt o owners
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
LIST OF PARDoNs.

The clerks ofthe Attorney Generals office
under the supervision Of Major Stith, acting
chief clerk arc now occupied in preparing
1istf of these residing in the states of Geor-
gia. Alabama and Mississippi who have
been pardoned by the late war; These Will
complete the full lists called for by Congress
and they will be ready we learn, by the 2lst
Observation-Disclosures IlteLige7icer.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15

CLEANING THEM ooT. We learn that
t,oo hundred and hrty-four farms in Bed
ford county, viii be sold in short time,
by the L itited States Internal Revenue
officers, FOR arrears oftaxes. This looks
like making clean wo.k Of II lynch
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
/ CfrcuIating T.tbrorv-

STRANGERS IN WASHINGTON
~ Should not fail to visit
BURuH'S CIRCULATING LIBRARY:
Corner of 9Th NO 5O9) and b streets. II con.
tains over 10000 books of every description
Books loaned by the Day, Week, Month or
year: For a few cents you can supply your
Nov, Is, lS67.-ly
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
APoLOGETICAL.

apologies are no less odious than
comparisons. But the facts are these
weak springs to the new press an old
roller, though patent new one was
ordered in ample time to ensure its
reaching here before the day of our first
issue paper thin and rotten, though
we particularly requested the best pa
per, in order to make a good first APP
pearance and in addition to all these,
a scarcity of BREWER capitals, owing to
the fact that they were used up in dis
playing the advertisements,s These de-
ficiencies shall be remedied at the ear
liest possible moment. We can print a
handsome paper, andwe intend to do it.
THE GHosT.-The house of Mr.. JOHN
s. Neon is still A,eing assaileds For
the past week the house has been
stoned. Nobody carfgiit
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
CROWDED our.

Notices of papers and periodicals,
letters from our correspondents in
Washington, Culpeper, Gordonsville,
sc. &C., arc unavoidably crowded out
Of the present number. When they do
sppear,.w want them to appear 30 some
advantage
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
Dental Noticei

CAstAh NOAAStt
TX. j. NJ. ANDERSON, respectful.
ly announces that he will be prepared 10
insert Aluminium Plates so soon as the me-
cessary apparatus can be furnished from Bal
timore; He confidently recommends this
new discovery as equal, If not superior, TO
anything that has ever been used In dental
art. When first inserted these plates are OF
silvery whiten6ss, which in time becomes Of
ruby color. They are very light-one-fourth
the weight of rubber plates--as strong almost
of any description, and are really a valuable
addition to the resources OF the scientific
manehtIy. .
Nov. Is, lS67.-ly
this office
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
STRA WE'D OR sTOLENl

1hS OHS SAOAENS
IRON the Stable of Mrs. Walker, IN
This county, on tuesday, the 18th inst, d
LARGE GREY HORSE,
Nearly white, a little stiffin the hind foot.
and short tail.
win pay liberal reward for the delivery
OF the Horse to me, OF any information that
will lead TO his recovery.
Notice can be left at this office.
MICHAEL OBRIEN.
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WANTED!

WILL PAY the Highest Cash Price
u for Pork, Corn, Oats, Beans, Flax seed
Wheat, Butter, Eggs, Beexwax, and Poultry
OF all Kinds. Persons having such articles
to sell VIII do well to call on the subscriber
before selling. T.. w. KJNCHLOE.
Nov. 15 1867.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
SAW-MNU.U..

THE undersigned having taken and
repaired Grymes' Saw-Dfill, announces
to the public that he will be prepared in &
rev days to saw lumber of every description.
PERSONS wishing lumber sawed will please
bring in their logs at once.
November 10, 1867. T. j, PEYTON.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15

Ok SACKS Salt in Store, aud for sale
~ Cheap for Cash. 100 lbs. New Lard
- SNOWDEN YATES.
Nov. Ia, 1867.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15

SMOKING TOBACCO, and a very
~ Fine Article of Cewing Tobacco, for sale
by SNOWDEN YATES.
November I5 1857
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
~ Services to the community.
OFFICE-Opposite nr. d. II. Taliefcrro's
Drug Store, ORANGE c. H., Va.
November 10, lS67.-ly.
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STONE JARS, one, two and three
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eu1oN HOTEL FOR SALE,

By order of the Directors, the property knt "
as the Guion Hotel situated in.the centre of t
city and Immediately opposite the Capitol, Al
embracing an entire Square, will be sold ut ar
tion on the first day OF January 1857 5000, cas-
the remainder on time ~ ste
Dec Sth 1866. 1850 Q3-t d.
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COTTON FARMS.

SEyERAL VERY PRODUCTIVE COZ TON
y and Stock farms for Rent or Lease, sit uated
to Rail Road. Apply to
L. Il. ATKINSON, or
w. F. ATKINSON
Boon Hill, NJ C.
Raleigh, Dec. l, 1864. 11a -12t
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

To those who get up clubs of five or more sub
scribers one copy, gratis, will be furnished.
A cross Il mark on the paper indicates the ex-
piration Of the subscription. iii
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PUBLIC ACTS.

TUDLlC AC1S.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN President. HANNIBAL HAM
LIN, Vice President, and President of the Sen
ate. SOLOMON FooTE was elected President
of the Senate, pro tempore, on the eighteenth,
day of July, and continued so to act until the
close of the session. GALUsHA A. GROW,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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SOUTHERN RECONSTRUCTION. /,

''.i- 'tT - '' t-s ia rt.t .
Memorial of the Southern Republican
ls..-J =: Ll.a-jlJ Association. YB H9rw
THE PRESENT STATE GOVERN.
81. -4.a MENTS ILLEGAL. ~. ,-G 81
Suffrage Claimed for all Loyal
l Citizens.
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0 OFFICIAL. F
r Avs OF THE UNITED STATES.

Pissed ut the Third Session Of the Thirty-seuenth
Congress, aosich Uas begun and held at the City Of
Washington, in the District Of Columbia, on
Monday, the first day Of December, A. D. 1862,
and saded on Wednesday, the 17th day Of July,
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Ths AYeeklp STANDARD.
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w. w. HOLDEN & SON,

And authorized publishers Of the La'Os Of the United
States.
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At the session of the Southern Re
l publican Association, held at their
rooms in Washington on the 18th of
Dec, 1866, the following resolutions and
memorial were adopted as the sense of
this association
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-28

civil eusiseer whs has been Ia nc eu-
poy Of the Bennington q Rutland, Bat
hand 8 Burlington and Rutlsad q
Washington Railroads, and Who is sew
snustructing . road II Wessrl New
York, WAS the next speaker, and pre-
eeeded In an elaborate manner to shsW
the amount Of wrong to which Western
Vsrnonters had submitted at the hands
OF the monopoly, in prices, a. compared
with those charged by other roads he
refuted the statement that the ueW
route would coat fosr or ave millions Of
dollars BY saying that II could be oos-
ssructsd for 5000 per mile, and offered
to bald II 1t that price, agreeing shat
II he did not have 1t so far completed by
the LIST Of January next under his pro-
posed contract IS TO be able to run .
train Of cars over Its entire length, he
would forfeit sl00, 900, and offered to
give security for his proposition before
leaving town.
At the conclusion Of his remarks, the
following resolution was introduced BY
Hon. 7. W. Park, and was unanimously
adopted:
Resoised, That we are in favor Of the
passage of q law authorizing the towns
on the line Of the Bennington & Rutland
Railroad to subscribe for bonds to aid
in the construction OF the Lebanon
Springs Railroad, If . majority Of the
taxpayers are In favor Of such subscrip-
ton.
After which, remarks were made by
Hon. Vim. s. Southworth and J. Il.
Cushman, Esq, OF Bennington, each ad.
ding TO the already overlooking cup OF
grievances OF the B. & R. road, and ad-
vocating in unmistakable language the
construction of the Lebanon Springs
route, when, on motion, the meeting
adjourned. J. H. FLAaa, Sec'y.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-28

eLrGAM P. FBssBBp8N.-Aa English
paper contains the following description
oE Senator Fessenden
"A j10nty individual OF the intensified
Yankee type Is Nj. William Pitt Fes-
sender OF Maine, who deserves mention
only as one who will probably be re-
gardea FOR the present session as Mr..
summers successor as Congressional
leader the former being emuently
htsed he latter naturally incapscitsted,
30 yield points Of personal opinion. Mr.
Fessendep is q thin, restless lawyer,
whose mental character may be de-
scrioed by the word Smart" he Ia
somewhat t!mid, aud liable to be en-
mesasd In red tape by older members Of
sac opposition. He has that kind of
vanity which Is the besettlng sin Of
SELF made" men. There Ia about him
oone OF Mr.. Summers earnestuess of
conviction or varied information aud
ne Is without the stamina of character
" mind which viii enable aim TO re-
uaa 8 Congressional leader amid the
seno0s emergencies which America is
likely 10 meet In her Immediate fatsrs."