The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-08-21
News Of the week.

i9hN'l OViiiH BANttsEitNl db lllt -Allt-
ghany on Thursday evening.
The Baptist colored association adj
journed on Saturday to meet in Ports
mouth on the 1st Wednesday, Of August
1860.
On Saturday last, Gen. Imboden
sold the Taylor lands, 4,50l, acres. adj
joining West Point, to a colonization
party tor $50, 900 cash.
While raising the Seymour and Blair
pole in Norfolk, Mr.. james pebworth,
who had climbed it to arrange the hal
yards. fell from a considerable height
and was severely injured.
Mr., Sam Alexander, son of Col. John
I'd. Alexander, of Cam pbell Court House
while on his way Sunday to the White
! Church. was thrown from his sulky and
broke his leg near the ancle.
Col. r, Il. Wlthers and Mr.. J. G,
Perry, retird from the Lynehburg News
in neat valedictory. We wish them a
more renumerative and less laboriOus
occupation than come elton with a news
paper.
Considerable damage was done in
Bedford by the furious rain-storm of
Wednesday night. The dams of the
mills owned by Mr.. Benz. Wilkes, and
Mr.. NJ. j. Carnifex, on Otter Creek,
were washed away and totally destroy
ed.
AssERY-Mr p. II. Bhrnum ran foot
race on Friday at the Profile House n.
H. lie had several competitors but
! distanced them all, after which he was
borne from the field on the shoulders of
the crowd. Several thousand specta-
tors witnessed the race.
Anattempt was made to throw the
Northern-bound passenger train on the
! Orange road from the track on Sunday
between Brandy Station and Kappa
! hammock Two cross ties were fasten,
ed on the track. The engine was thrown
Off but no damage done to person or
train.
Mr.. Cle!and Nelson and Dr.. Thomas
| Nelson, had 10000 hills of fire flourish
| ing tobacco on Elk Greek all of which
was swept away except some five hun
| dred hills. This is only one instance of
the injury done by the storm. The corn
in the low grounds, also, was swe Of
| away and great loss inflicted.
1t is recently reported in diplomatic
circles that the French Minister has re-
eeived intimations from home that war,
between France and Prussia is threat
nlng. Baron Gerolt is also said to have
expressed serious apprehensions on the
same subject.
The grand jury of the Magistrates
court OF Richmond, on Tuesday, found
TRUE bills" against certain number
of scalawag lawyers for practicing as at |
torneys at Law without licenses. The
following are the most prominent ones |
Thomas K. Bowden. attorney general |
OF Virginia, j. l.. g. Danner. and J.
Amble Smith.
A man was arrested at Antwerp
charged with numbering his wife. A
post mortem examination was made of |
her body, which disclosed the facs that
she died OF excess ofanger. The doctor
who made that examination and detect
ed traces of anger producing death-is
Worry ofhis dcploma. Parts Paper.
The Fredericksburg News says
'.James M. Mathews of Tappahannock,
Trustee sold at public auction on the
9th the farm, furniture, implements and
stock OF Thomas r. Warning, of T. ssex
county, to Il. p. Bay lor, for $40, 600
about S24 per acre. This farm was worth
$40 per acre before she war in gold. 1t
contained from 900 to 900 acres.
Thadeous Stevens day or two before
he died, was told Of the recent accident
to Ben Butler, in Worcester when he
was throw n from his carriage. sslt gives
me great pain, 'said the dying common.
er; "great pain" Then closing his eyes
as his habit was in meditation, he muir
INJURED between his thin lips, ''great
pain. His id neck wasn't broke you
say ?"- Washington Express.
The Lawn Hotel property at Bowling
Green, Caroline county, was sold on
Monday at public auction, by j. NJ.
trustee of Jas. II. Muse, and |
brought sl,7S5. 1t was bought by DR..
Edgar Mckenny, who owns nearly one
third OF the town propertya at that coun-
" seat. The Lawn Hotel, according +
20 the deed calls for ten acres, on which /
some halfa dozen other buildings stand. {
Rev. John Cosby, late of Petersburg
the pulpit of st. Piu's Epit- }
opal Church Sunday morning and /
evening. His sermons have been high {
" commended by those who heard,
hem, as ne specimens of pulpit elo-
luence. Mr.. Cosby possesses a strong
lut well modulated and flexible voice,
md his manner is most impressive.
lhe congregation OF St. Paul's see n to
re highly pleased, -Lynchbur RepuGH-
an.
Among the victims of the late disas-
rious Hood in Maryland, was Smith =
durphy of Midtlleway, Jefferson county l
type of the ch.yalrous high-toned q
confederate soldier. With gallantry k
arely equalled. he passed safely the
ate terrible war, and bore upon his :,
'erson at the close, twelve honorable <
cars TO testify his devotion to duty - +
eargant of a company in the End Va,
Infantry, of the immortal Stonewall | =
Brigade in the year 1864 he frequently
allied role of his company when there u
vas no one to answer it but himself
e alone could be present for duty. {
On Sunday Bishop WhiCtle visited (
pottsylvania G. III. to preach for Rev. W
V. w. Greene. The Methodists were
bout to begin a protracted meeting, I
nd large congre CATION had assembled L
heir church being larger, they invited
he bishop to occupy their church, and
reach to both congreg cations, which he
id both morning and evening, to the "
reat qualification of ALL
Albert Williams, black man, charg-
d with assault. and battery, upon -
DR.. Bayne," of Norfolk, was tried i
esterday before the County Court Of II
'rincc George. The accused was in 81
lcted for robbing the ."Dr." The =
'1tersburg Index says F.: 1.-The jury
,und Williams guilty as charged in the 4
ldictment, and sentenced him to five Z
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