The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-31
STATE NEWS.

The Postoffice at Waterloo, in Fau-
quier County, has been discontinued.
Rev. DIR. Hoge of Richmond has de-
clined the flattering call recently from
st. Louis.
Mr. Luddington an extensive cattle
grazltr of Greenbriar county, has a
bullock that weighs 1000 pounds.
The German citizens of Richmond
have formed aSeymour and Blair club,
and will soon hold a ratification meet
ing.
The proprietor of London weekly
has been tried in Paris for libel and
sentenced to fine at three thousand
francs or four months imprisonment.
DR.. Thomas Turner a practical ply
stefan of Winchester, Va, died sudden
ly on Monday last, having been taken
i'll Saturday night.
VIM. III. Richardson, Commonwealth
attorney tor Hanover county, who was
removed few days since by General
Stonema1, has been reinstated-
We have painful rumors of disturb
ances between the citizens and negroes
in two or three of the Sonthside coun-
ties, PAL ticularly Brunswick and Lu
nenburg.
Norfolk felt healthy on Saturday a
little shooting scrape, fight. and a foot
race, all on one day. A nd il all broke
out in the Mayors Court, where the
devil seemed to be let loose.
The Educational Association at Rich
mon1, after an interesting session OF
several days, at which able addresses
were delivered, adjourned on Friday
| last.
The appointment of Mr.. Winnie as
collector of City Taxes in Richmond,
III place of Wigand, who could not give
the proper security, gives satisfaction.
Mr.. Winnie is a native of the North,
but is settled business resident of Rich
mond.
1t is said a new Virginia invention is
on exhibition in Richmond. called Il
''cockle garlick and smut SEPARATOR
which can perfectly separate cookie
from wheat without regard to the size
of the cookie.
G. D. Gray, of Culpeper c.. Fl. was
attacked by sunstroke, on Wednesday
and fell senseless, whilst going from
his office to his house. lie was at last
accounts thought to be in fair way oil
recovery.
The Warrehtoh Sentinel says ''The
Fauquier Land Agency, Messrs. Shack
clifford, Spilman & Garden, has sold to
Bishop Wilmer. of La, q very valuable
farm adjoining Warrenton, together
with a handsome town residence.
Mr.. l.. l.. Lewis writes to the Wash
lngton Chronicle that Mr.. ]. NJ. Botts
now at Saratoga, is recovering his
| health and ic cbn til
where he t'hopes to be able to let him
self be HEARD" before the Presidential
campaign is over.
In Richmond last week the thermom.
etof in some localities stood I07 degree.
in the shade. There were two deaths
from sunstroke. The heat was so great
in Libby prison that the military COM
mander removed the prisoners to the
post from which they were Originally
sent.
The Cabi1et ofthe Virginia Military
Institute has been enriched by the PIE s.
entation of a collection of rare minera Is
by Col. Edw ,rd L. Tayloe, of King
George county Virginia. These miner
ais were collected by Col. Tayloe while
he was Secretary of legation to Mexico
under Mr.. Poinsett.
The trial of the black man Caesar
for the shooting of young Brooke /.
brough, has been postponed until the
August term of their court. The pris
oner was admitted to bail. The Freed
mans Bureau agent, Frazer, whose in,
cendiary speech to the negroes wa.
doubtless the cause of the shooting. wa.
not present at the trial to attempt agair
to bully the court.
On Thursday, the 9th inst, Solomon
Simons and his horse were killed By
tightening in the Shenandoah mountain
whilst sailing his cattle. He was found
next day, with both feet in She stirrups
and the only mark about either wcra a
rent in Mr.. Simmons hat, an impress
sion on the skull, and a hole III one
shoulder.
The Alexandra Gazette SAYS that
late explorations at the Potomac Slate
Mines, on Occoquan bay, have resulted
so favorably, that the engineer of the
company owning them will go North
in a day or two for the purpose of Sc
curing Il sufficient number of Welch mi.
ners to work the quarry on Il large scale
The slate extracted is said to be ofmost
| superior QUALITY