Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-11
NEWS ITEMS.

1t is stated that the proceedings Of
the last term of the county court of
King George county were so disgrace
full that most of the gentlemen of the
county who were present left the Court
house in disgust. Hsfs
We regret to learn that DR.. George
M. King, of Waynesboro, took an
overdose of laudanum on Friday last,
through mistake, from the effects of
which he died that evening. '.E
The hotel property at Gordonsville,
formerly belonging to the 'Messrs.
Wood, has been sold to Messrs. hurry
and Ely, of New York, for 81 ,25o cash.
The Episcopal Fair held at Orange
Courthouse last court-day realized the
handsome sum of 1886. ~
The Washington Star says that John
Tyler, Jr., son of the former President,
"whose habits has given much pain to
his friends" has been admitted to the
Providence hospital. +n-5
Some papers having sneered at
newly-appointed officer in New Orleans,
who had lately emigrated from Texas,
a Journal Of the latter States says: F"lf
you are not satisfied with him send him
back. We will trade you Governor
for him and throw in Chief Justice
and small fry until you hollow, hold +!
enough I"
CLANCY, republican candidate for
Congress in New Mexico Territory, is
supposed to be elected by 200 majority.
The election was held on Monday. The
entire republican ticket in Santa Fe
county was successful.
Colonel Green has had fight with
Indians in the White Mountains,
Arizona. Five Indians were killed,
and large amount of property cap
tured.
Property of different descriptions,
amounting to about $500, 900, is lying
in the seizure room of the custom house,
New York, to be sold at public auction
to secure payment of duty.
The Chapman Sisters, and Bishop.
the comedian, opened at Woods Thea
tire, Cincinnati, Monday night, to the
most brilliant audience of the season.
Nine eS-judges are now practicing
law at the Richmond way bar, viz:
Halyburton, Joynes, Moncure, Mere
dith, Christian, Crump, Caskie, Mar
shall and Ould.
A wealthy German merchant of
Michigan City, Indiana, has taken out a
life insurance policy Of two thousand
dollars for the benefit OF the poor of
that place.
The Confederate memorial monument
at Hollywood, Richmond, Va, is now
65 feet high.
j. r. Rinker has been reappointed
postmaster at Leesburg, Va.
General Candy has appointed Samuel
l.. Anable inspector of tobacco at Shoe
koe Warehouse, Richmond, Virginia;
Wm: A. Coulter, commissioner in chan
Gerry for the Circuit Court Of Richmond;
Paul Il. Hambrick, commissioner of the
Circuit Court of Henrico and Hastings
Court of the city of Richmond. .....
Fred. Winslow, son of DR.. G. i. Wins
low, of Boston, has lately received the
highest honors of the German Universe.
ty of Heidelberg, and is but eighteen
and a-half years old yet. The dstinc-
ton has been bestowed on only one
other American student for many
years.
Mrs. Pie McMasters, fifty years Of
age, living near Belvidere, Illinois, COM
mitted suicide few days since by han :
ing herself to fence post. She is
supposed to have been laboring under
temporary insanity.
DE Stansberg, who is now the Prus-
sian railway king, owning nearly hall
the railway lines in the kingdom, and
being worth at least fifty million tina
lers, 1t is said, lived in a London garrett
seven or eight years ago, penniless,
A religious revival at Richmond Ind. :,
which has been IN progress for about
six months, is one of the most remarka-
BILE Oh record. About nine hundred
persons have been added to the various
churches. ....
The Mississippi Valley Commercial
Convention, is in session at Keokuk,
Iowa. WIN. Van Dover, of Iowa, has
been elected president. Committees
were appointed on the Mississippi river
and tributaries, on foreign commerce
and on immigration.
The Mutual Base Ball Club, of New
York, were beaten in Philadelphia yes
terday in match with the Athletics, OIL
Philadelphia: score, Athetletics 4S, Mu,
tuals %. About 10000 persons wit
messed the game. .-...1
Dan Payne, "a noted colored despera.
do, was shot and killed by Sheriff Bar
Dor, at Noonan's bridge, near Mont~
pomero, Ala, on Monday. Payne shot
at the sheriff twice before he was killed
A mail coach from Helena, Montana
was robbed on Monday night If two
tire asnre boxes and 10000 in gold Oars.
The passengers were plundered.
Judge Brewster has refused to dis
charge the parties on habeas corpus. in
custody iu Philadelphia, charged with
completely in the attempted assassina-
ton of Revenue detective Brooks.