The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-01-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK EEK

On Tuesday snow fell III WytheviIle
to the depth of Ia inches. ,e.,..
AT Balcony falls, Rockingham coup-
ty, the snow lies 10 inches deep Oh
level.
A niggar woman delivered lecture
in Farmyilleon Monday evening. Sub
ject ''The Beauties of Radicalism !"
Abingdon was visited on Christmas
day by severe thunder storm, and on
Thursday following the ground was
covered with snow to the depth Of Il
inches.
The wives of the Federal officers now
stationed in Richmond, have organized
regular relief society, to minister to
the wants ofthe poor of that city.
Capt. VIM, Sharp formerly Of the u.
S. Navy, and subsequently of the {. s.
Navy, whosfora year past was connec-
ted with the "Journal," has retired
from newspaper life, and will devote
himself to farming.
On Thursday morning q fine bay
horse attached to dray and driven by
man named Callahan, backed over
board at the upper end ofRoanoke dock
Norfolk, and was drownd.
Mr.. John S Edwards, who was so
brutality assaulted and shot by the ne
gro Williams who robbed Pretlows
store in southampton county, is mend
ing rapidly and is now considered out
of danger.
There have been issued in the last
thirty days twenty tour warrants in
bankruptcy. OiHthese seventeen have
been served, and the remainder are
still in the hands of the Marshal Rich
mond Dispatch.
Mr.. Abbot Lawrence, of Boston re-
entity stated to a gentleman in..Washing-
ton, that manufacturing company, in
which they were both interested was
tions are losing in the same way
u. s. steamer Arostook returned to
Hong Kong November IL, with the body
of Lieutenant Commander Mckenzie,
who was killed at Formosa during the
attack upon the natives by the Hartford
The body will be sent home to his
friends.
The Selma (Ala) Times states that
it is informed on good authority that
large landholders in Greene county
Texas are offering to give the use of
their plantations for next year to any
one who VIII pay the taxes on them.
We understand that the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad company are en-
ergeticaly engaged in building large
number of cars for the special purpose
| ofearrying freight through from Lynch
burg to New York without break of
| bulk.
The stern-wheel steamer Harry Dean
| bound from Marietta to Cincinatti, ex-
| ploded her boilor on Saturday MORN
| ing, at Galliopolis caught fire, and burn
ed to the waters edge. The cargo was
total loss. Five persons are thought
to have been killed and several serions-
ly injured,
The Georgia Conservatives are hold
ing meetings throughout the State pre-
paratory to the coming election on
the State Constitution. Resolutions were
passed at Augusta Georgia on Satur-
day last, thanking President johnson
for the removal of Gen. Pope, and ex-
pressing confidence in the impartiality
OF Gen. Meade,
On Christmas day last, an alteration
took blaze in Romney, between two
young men of that place, Mr.. Adam
Parrish, of the armstrong House,"
and son Of Mr.. Jonathan Harrison,
of the "virginia House." Mr.. Charles
Harrison, which resulted in the almost
instant death of the former from a
wound by pocket knife.
A few days ago the barn of DIR. Sam
uel Il. Fauntleroy, on the. Rappahan-
mock river, containing 500 barrels of
corn, was destroyed by fire, with a total
loss of building and contents. Tie
barn was fired by some freedman who
had quarrelled among themselves as to
the share ofscorn they were entitled to
receive.
There were AZ marriage licences issued
in Bedford during the month of Deem
Der.
There were 173 licenses issued in AM
herst county during the year just end
ed, of which 9S were for whites and 70
for blacks.
In Campbell county for the same
period there were issued 16S licences
81 whites 81 blacks.
Nothing seems to depress the matri-
monial market.
LyaohbaTg VIginian.