The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-12-18
STATE NEWS.

We learn the proposition to tax Au-
gusta county for the benefit of the VAL
ley railroad, was defeated on Monday
last.
Seventeen convicts have been receiv-
ed into the penitentiaiy, in the past ten
days, some of them In the most ragged
and filthy condition.
A meeting will be held at Culpeper
Courthouse. on December Court day,
to consider the financial condition OF
the people. A tull attendance is desir-
ed.
Mai6f Waller a well-knowfi citizen
of Richmond, and a member of The firm
of w. N. Bell & Co., died on Sunday.
He was connected with the quarterrhas-
ter's Department OF the Confederate ar
my,
The postoflice at Orleans, Fauquier
county, has been re-established, al d
Francis f. Curtis appointed postmas-
ter. The postoffice at Mtchell's Sta
ton, Culpeper CO.. has been discontin-
ued. Mail sent to CulpepeL Court
House.
The editor OF the Moorfeld Advert
ser has seen specimen OF lead ore
found in Hardy County, by Adam
Wolfe, who resides on the Branch
mountain, south of Moortield. 1t S
pure Galena ore, and Mr.. Wolfe, re-
ports 1t to exist in large quantities.
The dwelling house of DR.. G. r. Dick
inson of Louisa county, was destroyed
by fire OH last Wednesday week about
IL o'clock The fire was occasioned by
sparks or cindcrs from the chimney
falling upon the roof. The Doctors IL
brary and medicines with many other
valuable articles we're burned.
A black man was murdered near Con-
cord Depot, in Campbell county, We'd
nesday afternoon last, by another black
man. The reason assigned for the MUIR
der, is, that the murderer supposed his
victem to have large sum of money on
his person, of which he wished to OBJ
tain possession.
Since the ruling of Judge Underwood
i'm the case of Caesar =. Griffen, who
shot young Brockenbrough in Lexing-
ton, there is considerable discussion re-
Judge Shelley who tried Griffen. is dis
qualified, SO it is argued, is Judge
Christian, before whom Jeter Phillips
was tried.
A tract of land containing 300 acres
| was put up at Spottsylvania G. H., on
Mondy and although it was susceptible
of nearly equal division-,150 acres in
each tract-$2.60 per acre was only Of
fered. OF course, says the Fredericks-
burg Herald, no Commissioners could
expect the confirmation of any such
sale and the land was withdrawn,
| A letter from Richmond, in the Pc
| tersburg Express says SIN nearly
all the counties below Richmond funds
are being collected for the purpose of
assisting Mr.. T.. A. Pollard in the pros
ecution OF Grant. In Caroline, it is
true. as has been stated, that $500 have
already been raised. A gentleman
from that section of the country informs
us that quite rs large an amount will
be raised in Gloucester and Matthews.
The annual meeting of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company, was
held at Richmond Virginia, on Wednes-
| day. Mr.. Buford was unanimously re-
elected President. Resolutions were
adopted asserting the Importance of
railroad connections between Richmond
and the Roanoke Valley, by way of the
Richmond and Danville railroad, and
the Keysville extension to Gainesville
appointing a committee TO confer with
the directors of the Richmond and Pc
tersburg railroad in regard to a con-
nection with their road, and the use of
their bridge across che James, in antici-
patton of building an AIRLINE road from
Washington to Atlanta.
The case of e.. A. Baldwin &c Co.. of
Richmond, VS.. Jas. Barbour, of Gull
pepper, was disposed of on Thursday in
the U. s. Circuit Court in favor OF
the plaintiffs VIM. Is. Ross q Co.
gave G. A. Baldwin & Co., in 1864,
their note for S., 900 with Jas. Barbour
as endorser, and at its maturity they
sent notice directed to Barbour, at
Culpeper Courthouse instead of Bran
dy Station in the same county, which
is his post office. The notice never
reached him. and as Ross & Co., did
not meet the note, Baldwin & Co.,
sued Barbour. Judge Underwood de-
cided that as the plaintiff used due dill
igence to ascertain the defendants
postoffice, he had done all that.could be
required Of him, and therefore could re-
cover. a-t 'f ~