The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-10
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
| DR.. d. W. Boiling of Virginia, was
In Paris early in June,
! VIM. Ii. George of Lancaster coun-
ty, VA, was severely stabbed i'll an at
fray in Baltimore Monday night,
Mr.. Thomas Jordan an old and high
ly esteemed citizen ofPetersburg, died
Oh Friday last, aged 50 years.
Several of the tobacco factories have
been closed III Petersburg on account
of the onerons tax imposed by the gov
erllnent upon tobacco.
Mr.. Busk, sherilfof james City eoun-
ty, one day last week shot and killed Il
man named Edwards. whom he charges
with the seduction of his wife.
A Mrs. McCoelougl. of Richmond
tried to kill herself Saturday, by cut
ting her throat with piece of glass
She didn't succeed.
The McClintic farm near the Y atural
Bridge. was sold on Thursday to Mr..
Hansbrough, of Botctoirt county for
Sl0,6iG.
VIM. b, Knight, has sold to Penn
| sylvania purchaser purchaser his farm
of six hundred acres. five miles above
Winchester, for $4,000
The farm of Miss Lucy Proctor, near
Summit station, on the Richmond, Po-
tomac and Fredericksburg railroad,
has been sold to n Mr.. White of Dele
ware, at sll06 per acre.
Five of the best policemen OF Lynch
burg, were removed from office We'd
ncsday by the newly appointed milita>
| ry iron-elati chief of police of that city,
OF r0urse "trooly loll' men were APP
pointed in their places.
The Albemarle Ghost, which has been
very quiet for some months past, has
commenced his tricks again upon the
house of Mr.. Moon and behaves rs bad
| ~ and fearlessiy rs ever, knocking out
windows and performing other like
feats.
A young man named Christian FL
Ter, son of the Rev. j. Eller. was
thrown from his horse near Cave Spring
| in Roanoke county. OH Sunday while re-
| turning from church, and was so bad
ly injured that he died in short time
after.
A gentleman engaged in the truck
| ing business. planted last sprilg forty
| one barrels of Irish potatoes IL has
/ JuSt TAMIL iiAS SlOR oub vi liiC
and has shipped already nine hundred
and forty barrels, and has abont one
hundred barrels on hand. This makes
a gross return of $1,000 from his potato
crop.
The GAINESVILLE Quid Nunc says that
we do not beieive there has been such
prospect for Il crop since the begin
| ming of the war as there is in this coun-
/ fxr frl.n xuha Ia, T,.tto
are magnificent. Corn looks better
I than we ever saw it at this season
needs rain. Tobacco very promising
and vegetables In abundance.
The Petersburg Index says: In the
good old times, the Governor of Vir-
ginia never visited Petersburg without
having 4 becoming welconie--either
public or private-extended him. Gov
ernor Wells came here OH Tuesday, and
nobody took notice of him save few
carpet-baggcrs, scallawags and ne
grocs-
A negro preacher named Andrews. a
delegate to the late scallawag conven-
ton. was arrested by the police of
o'folk a few nights ago in a low gam
bling establishment. Among the arti-
cles found concealed on his person when
iiC ttlllNCd db lBiC otabOii-HUuscs Wits Al
copy of .he Code of Virginia. which
identified as having been taken from
the State library at Richmond.
The Norfolk Journal says that more
than two hundred ladies and gentleman
have visited the residence OF MIR. Cauf-
man, at Ferry Point, during the last
ten days, to witness the performances
n Ito t,f.t hx &c liffla hr,x
ly twenty-seven months old. Every
one expressed delight and astonishment
at this musical prodigy, and already
several offers have been made by some
Northern gentlemen to introduce the
performance of this child to the pub
lie.
The recent tragedy in Alexandria
has Il yet deeper shade cast upon it,
Mrs. Susanna Duffey, the sister of Miss
Schaffer, whose melancholy death was
recorded on Monday, died Tuesday
from the effects produced upon her by
the late lamentablc events. Mrs. DUFF
fey, was i'll at tie time of the accident
but would have probably have been
well but for the shock which ensued af-
ter the recital of Ter sisters death.
Young Tennis0n's body was COM |
mitted to-the dust alongside that ofhis
betrothed Tuesday afternoon, his ftlne-
raj largely attended by masons, fire.
men and the community generally.
The closing exercises of the V. NJ. In
stisute took place on Friday last. The
yaledictory address was delivered by I
cadet Il. w. James of Texas, after
which General Smithe conferred di-
plomas on the following young gentle
men, in the order named
f. w. James, of Texas !; R. Il. Nell
son, of Virginia j. u. Purcell, Of Va.
w. III. Butler, OF Virginia ALI. Bis
hop, of Virginia G. A. Ellet, of Vir-
ginia j. f. Packet, of Virginia; i. b.
Jones. of Virginia Nv. i. Wright, of
Arkansas; Il. b. Gibson, Of w. Vir-
gin:a NJ. j. Branch OF Virginia.
Mr.. George Mclean, was found
drowned in the Rivanna River about Il
quarter of n mile above Shadwell.
When found the body was tied by one
foot, with handkerchief to n bush on
the river bank. He was last seen alive
about ten O'Clock Saturday morning,
sitting OIL the railroad truck neur that
place,
lie lived with his daughters ut Slad-
well, Mr.. Mclean was quite an old
man, and well known rs Il bricklayer,
in the neighborliood OF ShadweH and
Milton where he had lived for many
years. He was Il native of Baltimore
city, we believe. He was in bad cir
and bad spirits, and fine
is that he drowned himself.
charlottesville Chronicle.