The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-05-28
STATE NEWS.

No court has been held in Surry coun-
ty since February.
1900 barrels of green peas werd ship
ped North from Norfolk last Saturday.
Mr.. James Ii. Brady, prominent,
active, and most respected citizen OF
Fredericksburg, died suddenly of heart
disease, on Wednesday last.
The three convicts who escaped from
the Virginia PenItentiary on Wednes-
day were arrested yeste rday' and sent
back to confinement.
General Candy on Saturday issued
an order suspending Judge Philip A.
Boiling, of the Lynchburg circuit,
pending an Investigation of his official
conduct.
The estate of Mr.. Samuel Miller,
who lately died near LynchDurg, leav
ing large requests, is now estimated at
$4,000, 200.
The Wise farm of 500 acres, on the
eastern branch of the Elizabeth river,
has been sold to Burr S. Crcft ior S26,
500 cash.
The Wells party in Pittsylvania have
nominated -four negroes and two whites
for the Legislature. This is the mad
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An ex- Confederate soldier, B. A.
Cox, of Buckingham county, has been
made sheriff of Prince Edward, and
qualified by taking the ''iron-clad.'
B. II. Shackelford, ESQ.,, having
withdrawn from the candidacy for this
district, Mr.. Louis Mckenzie, of Alex
andria, will at once take the field.
Mr.. Ash Levy, citizen of Richmond
was one OF the sufferers by a railroad
accident at Cumberland, Md, last
week. His collar-bone was broken,
and he was otherwise badly hurt.
Mr.. Samuel G. Rohinson's farm
near tie Natural Bridge, Va, contain
ing 375 acers, was sold at auction on the
11th instant for SIG 40 an acre. Mr..
Franklin Stearns, of Richmond was the
purchaser.
There is probability that Colonel
IL. L.. owens, former president Of the
Virginia and Tennessee railroad, will
be the Walker candidate for Congress
from the Lynchburg district. His dis
abilities have been removed.
In compliance with the decision OF
Judge Underwood, Mr.. J. II. Harmer
Gilmer of Richmond, has answered the
questions propounded to him by the
Grand Jury, and the rule against him
for contempt dismissed.
A Salem Roanoke (Va.,) correspond
ent writes May 49,: II was present
yesterday at the sale by auction of q
splendid farm in this vicinity, know n
rs the Burwell estate. The land was
divided into small tracts and brough,
most gratifying figures, averaging from
$40 to $3.50 per acre. This is one of the
finest sections of the Valley.
The correspondent of New
York paper writing about affairs in
Virginia says: "The crop prospects
of the State are said to be very good az
compared with former years, but the
tobacco planters are discouraged owing
to the low price OF that article. A
great deal of poverty and almost desti-
tuition exists among the humber class
es, to greater degree perhaps than In
any other State OF the Union. The inn
migration to Virginia is almost imper.
ceptible, and very little Northern OIL
Eastern capital finds its way there.
Lands are still very cheap, and specu-
lators appear to think that Investments
in the region of Richmond and Norfolk
will prove the most profitable" There
are opening for investments in lands
in the Piedmont and Potomac region
more advantageous than in any Other
section of the State.