The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
STATE NEWS.

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meet in Montgomery on the thirteenth
instant.
Mrs. Virginia c. Furguson widow of
the late Samuel Furguson, died ut
Portsmouth on Sunday.
4 speakin machine initiating the hui
man voice excepting the sibilant sounds
is on exhibition in Presth Hungary.
The Abingdon Figinian reports n
failure of the wheat crop in Washing
ton county. But corn looks well.
1t is estimated that the truckers of
Norfolk county will not lose less than
$4,000 by the late severe anu heavy
rains.
Another murder in Massachusetts,.
John Crane of Charlestown. Is under
arrest, charged with the murder ofhis
wife.
The first japanese child born outside
of Japan for the last ten centuries was
born lately Mt London. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamaikari Sadakichi, members of an
acrobatic troup.', are the parents.
The Wing of Saturday says: 1t was
positively asserted in the highest Rad
zeal quarters that there will be no e.e :
ton in Virginia orior. to the .Presiden-
tial election"
The Boston steamer on Wednesday.
from Norfolk carried off two thousand
barrels of Vegetables, and left almost
as many barrels on shore which she
was unable to take.
Capt. APP Catesby Jones, late G.. s.
N, who commanded the Merrimac-
Virginia in her battle with the Monitor
in Hampton Roads, is spending the
summer season at Liberty.
Mr. Saunders. an old and respectable
citizen of Bedford, died mt his residence
on the north side of the county on
Sunday last, at the advanced age of
1903 years.
Culpeper c. II. is improving and in
crcasing in business, population &c. -.
Several new buildings have recently
been erected, and others are in course
of construction.
Mr.. Robert Dougaslof Bedford coun-
ty, while riding afew nights since from
the Masonic Lodge from Big island to
| his home, near Charlamont, was thrown
from his horse and his leg badly bro
| ken.
Reports from Botetourt give glowing
accounts of the wheat in that COUNTY.
| There his been no sneh crops for years.
7 The farmers are now i'll the midst of
! their harvest, and are reaping golden
| one.
The last steamer from Bremen to
| Baltimore brought fifty emigrants,
| mostly in families destined for New
Kent county Va, where arrangements
| have been made for them in advance by
purchases and leases of land.
4 ,ah, Il H..
| are coming in at fifteen cts, per dozen,
| squash plentiful ut six aud eight cts:
cabbages bring five and ten cts. accor-
abundant at five cts. per quart. Snaps
sell at forty cents per bushel, and 9th
er vegetables proportionately.
The Alexandria Gazette states tina.
| a negro named Moses Stevens, upon
a false complaint against the son of w.
n. Harlow, white Radical leader in
| and the whole family, aud wade in their
blood The Gazette calls that chickens
| coming home"
Mr.. Alexander Dudley has resigned
| the position of President of the York
River railroad. The Board of Directors
accepted his resignation, and unalli-
| illOVSiN III w " NubIi-
mey to.sthe vacancy. Mr.. Dudley was
subsequently appointed legal attorney
for the company.
The Radicals OF the First District
will have Il e privilege of choosing
among three of thei,' political leaders,
Ayre who is the regular nominee, and
Norton, the mulatto, have been in the
field for some time. We have now q
third Radical candidate in ha ,lnrcon
of Gillct +. Watson, formerly Govern
ment officer.
On the closing of the circus Friday
evening In Norfolk. Mr.. Sullivan, one
of the attaches of the circus, while on
his way to his hotel was shot in the
back of his head. the ball glancing up
ward, making a wound about two inches
in length, ard grazing the skull. A
| man named |. q. Newron, an attachee
of the circus, was arrested by officer
McMannahan, who confessed to having
committed the deed.
In the chapel oil the Theological SEM
mary near this city, to-day, Deacons
Orders were conferred by Bishop Johns
assisted by Bishop Whittle, in the pres
encc of u large number of the clergy
and other Interested spectators, upon
Messrs. j. II. Williams, G. w. Peter
kin, j. Is. Crai9hill, b. l.. Reed, Kin
loch Nelson, T.. w. Hubbard, and VIM.
NoXton and Priests orders upon the
Rev. Messrs. IL. T.. Hayden. II. U.
Dudley, d.. III. Greer, and Walter Q.
IIullihcn, and upon Messrs. j. Ii. Will
hams, j. b, Craighill, kinloch Nelson,
and.G. w. Peterkin.-1Lerandfia Gazette.
Miss Laura schatier, daugl ter of
fhriS tin, ol,of 70 in I
dria, on Fairfax street, died yesterday
morning at il O'Clock from the effects
of burns received the previous.evening.
She was running down stairs OH Satur-
day evening about s O'Clock with light
ed coal-oil lamp, and from some cause
or other she fell, the lamp breaking in
to Pigments, and the flame5igniting the
oil, set fire to her clothing, burning
her in the most frightful manner. Her
mother was also severely burned about
the left arm in endeayoring to help her
daughter.
Miss Schaffcr was about twenty three
years of age, and engaged to be mar
ried to Mr.. Charles Tennisson, of 4 lex
andria, who was so efie ted by the death
of his intended that lie attempted to
commit suicide yesterday afternoon
lie went in company with Mr.. Green
of the firm ofGreen & Denham, to their
store, on King street, about 2 O'Clock,
and while Mr.. q. was absent for Il mo-
ment to draw some water, TennlsSOn
shot himself in the head, the ball pene-
trating the brain back of the left ear
lie was removed to his fathers residence
corner OF Cameron and Fairfax streets,
where DR.. Lewis examined the wound;
but no hopes are entertained for his re-
covery.-Ndtional hteligencer.
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THE WHEAT CROP IN VIRGINIA.