The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-09-18
News of the Week.

number of half acre lots, about
mile from Lynchburg were sold last
week for far prices.
DR.. James l.. Grant, the celebrated
railroad bridge builder, died on Satur-
day after three days illness, at Atlanta,
Ga.
An old map, named George Clemens
killed himself near Greenwood, in AL
bemarle county last week. He said he
had notl ing more to live for.
A hundred and twenty-five thousand
baskets of peaches have been received
and marketed at Chicago during the
past few days.
The scaffolding which has just been
erected around the steeple of st. Paul's
Church in Richmond for the purpose of
painting it, cost 50 900. The steeple is
one o. the handsomest in the country.
Gov. Wells has refused to grant par
don to VIM. Garner convicted in the
circuit court OF Prince William of horse
stealing. and sentenced to five years in
the peniten;iary.
The Sumac trade in Richmond is be-
coming quite an important one in that
city. One firm on Main street received
from fifteen to twenty thousand pounds
on Saturday.
A young man named Brumback, liv
ing III Frederick county, in 6espond-
ing state of mind, committed suicide
last week by shooting himself with Il
rifle.
The Commissioner of Patents will in
the course of few days, dismiss num-
Der of clerks employed in the draughts-
mans and rpaOr1 ropnc in or,Iar t,, ,.a
duce the expenees of the Office.
The mills OF DIR. G.. A. Niche. in
Albemarle, were burned few days
since, probably py an ineendiary. The
loss was about 81 900, and no insurance
on it.
The Radicals of New Orleans had a
procession and ratification meeting on
Saturday night. Troops were distri-
buted in different parts of the city, to
prevent interfering with the demon
stration.
The New York Express of Saturday,
says: s'To-dayhas been one of the clio sest
and hottest we have had for a MONTH
The air was stagnant and scarcely mov-
ed leaf. The mercury closed upon
| co."
Peter Gibson, worthy conservative
| colored man, has been awarded the con-
tract for carrying the mail from the
Wythvilie Post Office to the Wythville
Depot. on the Va, & Ten, r. Il. at the
rate of $l60 per aunum.
A fire broke out Sunday morning at
City Point, which destroyed the rail-
road bridge, four warehouses and the
James River Hotel. No Richmond
freight was destroyed. The total loss
| is estimated at 100000.
Spanish mackeral, it is said have made
their appearance in Jamaica bay, Long
Island. Large number have already
been caugh. there. These fish are
more numerous than ever in the wa
tiers of Long Island
The Georgia Senate, on Saturday, by
a vote of twenty-four to eleven, declar-
ed Wallace and Campbell, colored men,
! bers, ineligible. The protest of Camp
| bell and Wallace was received and en-
tered on the journal of the Senate.
A large meeting of citizens of Norfolk
was held on Thursday night to ratify
and endorse the sentiments contained
| in the reply of Gen. Lee to Gen. Ro-
| sencrans. Speeches were made and re-
| solutioi adopted in conformity with
Some time since special agent re-
ported to the Treasury Department that
| 1900 barrels of whiskey had been re-
leased on bond in the Mobile, Alabama,
district, on pretence that it was for ex-
portation. The bonds are said to be
worthless, although the Treasury De-
| partment proposes to institute a suit
against the bondsmen.
The Radicals of the district of Ian
caster, Pa, held primary election on
Saturday to determine on a successor
to the la.e Thadeus Stevens. Nearly
ten thousand votes were polled, and o.
j. Dicky was selected by large ma
! jority over his competitor. The district
is largely Radical, and II nomination is
equivalent to an election.
! A child Of Mr.. Dygan, of Springfield,
Ohio, aged three years, was attacked
with spotted fever, Thursday morning,
and died in less than five minutes. Five
minutes before her death she was stand
ing before the door apparently well.-
The attack came like a stroke of light
ming, and her body was soon covered
with the spots cha racteristic of the
disease.
John NJ. Brosious. of Liberty has In
vented anew coupling for railroad cars,
destined, probably,to supercede all 9TH
ers. 1t dispenses entirely with the ne
cessity of hand between the cars to
fasten it. The mere pressure of the
cars together is sufficient to fasten them
securely. But the greatest advantage
OF the new coupler is that it unfastens
itself If the engine orany car should be
| turned or thrown of the track