The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-12-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

e. A. Pollard the historian of the
Lost Cause" 1t is reported has been
appointed to clerkship in the New
York Custom House.
4 Whelan, the fenian, will not be execu-
!ed at Ottawa on the 10th proximo, ac-
cording to his sentence. The proceed.
| lngs in writ oferror act as a stay of SEN
tehce. A respite is not required,
The President has appointed Colonel
lholnas Is. Florence, TO be assessor of
th t second district OF Pennsylvania, to
I'LL the vacancy created by the deccase
of the late incumbent.
A later dispatch from Omaha saws the
railroad bridge over the Missouri at
at thaC point was not swept away, but
only badly damaged. 1t is expected
That it will be repaired by to day.
-- The members of the ways ana means
committee having been in Washington
for several days. are already beset With
an agitation in regard to the whiskey
tax.
Gov. Geary, of Pennsy lvania, has re-
plieved Hester Vaughn, the woman wi
was under sentence OF death for intan-
tlclde, and IN regard to whom q public
meeting wasreeently held in New York
city.
An election in in New Orleans on
Saturday on the question of issuing So,
OO0,0OO bonds for the redemption of
outstanding city currency, excited 10
Interest. The proposition was defeat
ed by large majority.
Gen. Butler dined at Manhattan club.
the headquarters of New York Democ-
rHpV. SATURDAY. N l.
Senator Doolittle, both being guests of
Richard schell, a prominent Democrats
&c politician.
An inventor in New York announces
that he has discovered new and per-
fectly practicable method of propelling
vessels by steam, whereby saving OF
seventy-fivo per ct. of the power can
be effected, The mechanical construc-
ton is perfectly simple.
Mr.. James NJ. McCartin the Republic
can candidate for Congress in the fifth
congressional district OF New York. at
the November elections, has Inaugural
ted proceedings looking toward the
contrasting of the election of his Success |
fpl opponent, Mr.. John Morrissey.-
Mr.. McCartin bases his action on the |
allegation that Mr.. Morrissey is not an |
American citizen.
A fatal disturbance took place near
Savannah Ga, a few nights ago, between
the special pol ce who were out guard
ing the gardens &C., on the suburbs |
from depredations, and number of
blacks, the latter ofwhom fired into the
police guard, killing one and wounding
several. Several of the blacks swho
were engaged i'll this ,murderous affair
have been arrested.
On the night of the 18th utmo, Ste
ven Yates, black man was shot and
mortally wounded by black boy, near
The village of Newport, in Charles coun-
", Md. The boy had been placed sby
Mr.. Jack Ware to guard bank of corn
when Yates approached and filed his
lis basket He was halted by the boy
md Immediately ran, but, refusing to
stop, was fired upon, Il fatal wound in
licted.
A dispatch from Boston says: "Last
light fitchburg freight train near
Ills place became disconne cted and the
ngine was stopped. The detached
airs ran into two OF those ahead smash
ng tank car filed with oil. The
hook broke lantern in the hands of
Conductor Joseph Hobbs, covering him
Nth oil, which ignited and he was burn
d to death. The tanks exploded with
terrific conclusion, throwing the de- t
ris of the car all around. /