The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-19
STATE NEWS.

There were wenty Students at ksu-
iolpll Macon College preparing lof the
ministry.
Gen. Candy ha. revoked the appoint
ment OF Thomas Il. Benton, IS consta-
bic tor Caroline county.
There was a parade Of the U. s. Fire
Department at Fortress Monroe on
Saturday.
Gov. Walker has removed to take up
his residence at tue Executive mansion
in Richmond.
The U. s. monitor, Dictator convey
ed by two steamers sailed on Saturday
from Hampton Roads for Key West.
The surveys on the line OF the pro-
posed Lynchburg and Danville X. Il /,
are most theoretically prosecuted.
The arrival OF the vanguard of col
ony OF Ty felese whose settlement ia Il
few miles below Richmond, is mention
ed in the papers.
The Virginia Methodist Protesta Mt
Conference assembled at Lynchburg
Oh thursday. The Rev. j. G.. Whit
field was reelected President.
A special session Of the U. s. District
Court, Judge Underwood presiding,
commenced Monday in Richmond.
Judge U. went >own to Richmond
Monday.
General Candy has removed from
office, Ro. j. Perkins, e Commemorative
Attorney for GoochlAnd, Fluvanna and
Louisa counties ana Joseph s. Denny
and George w. Taylor, common coun-
cllmen, Winchester. $780,
Messrs. Mckenny & Washington
have sold farm of l40 acres near Mad
ison's Caroline county, fer s3.225r
Half cash, balance In . and IL months.
Purchaser Ms. Sarah Mauris OF Bing-
hamton, N. York.
The artist Valentine, Of Richmond.
has nearly completed bust of General
Malone, which il pronounced tby all
who have seen 1t one OF the most strik-
ing SUCCESSES of the many which this
artist has accomplished in the same
line.
A Methodist Conference Tor the col
ored people OF Virginia is talked Of.
There are two branches OF colorod
Methodists In the State, the African
Methodists and the Zion Methodists,
but it Is b, lieyed that these VIII reAdi-
ly norge in the proposed conference.
Two negroes escaped last week iro
S2otsylvania county Jail. One wasi.
for nine months for stealing iron, and
the other till next March charged with
stealing money. The jail has not been
regarded "a very secure and no blame
attaches to Mr.. Fisher the keeper.
On Thursday evening two barns of
tobacco were burned by Incendislies
81. IL A
n.ngham, OH Sandy river, Pittsyivania
county Va, some five miles above Dan
vile. The barn and all the tobacco in
pounds, were completely destroyed.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg Courier gives rather sn I'M
fav' rable account oil the legal abilities
and arguments OF Judges Bramhall and
Morton, two OF General Canby's APP
polntments to the Judicial bench.
Rev. Mr.. Munsey preached a mis-
sonary sermon. in the Broad street
Methodist Church in Richmond, OIL.
Thursday. The church was crowded,
and MANY had to 70 away. unable to
gain adnittanee. The sermon is much
praised. He is urged to preach again.
The Culpeper Observer says: Pitt
syivana. Fauquiar and G lpeper,
seems to be in bad odor rs 10 Gen.
Canby's sheriiis. The latter is now in
prison at Richmond, and our citizens
are asked TO say II their taxes have been
paid and to whom.
Eighty colored men left Richmond
for Louisiana Friday afternoon by the
Richmond and Danville railroad, to
work on .he sugar plantations OF that
State. TIE wages are more than dou-
bic what is paid farm hands in Virginia
and all expenses are paid to the place
of destination. Nearly 200 have al
ready gone FROM h edmond within the
past few weeks.
The suit OF Alexander VS.. Mathc VIZ,
transferred fro,n the Circuit Court Of
Campbell to that OF Pittsylvanis, has
been decided by the latter Court. The
action WAS in the nature Of an injunc-
ton to restrain trustees from selling
tn landed estate of j. d. Alexander
to satisfy claim OF S26, 600 due Patrick
Mathews of Lynchburg The sale WAS
resisted OH the plea ofusury. The tr-
al was TO determine whe Their there was
usury or not, aud the jury decided that
there WAS not.