The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-03
STATE NEWS.

One hundred and sixty-five mechan-
les wee discharged from tho N ayv
yard at Portsmouth Saturday.
VIM. Badford Collins was baa,v'
hurt by being thrown from his horse
on Friday last In the Navy yard, Ports
mouth.
The farm of james Barbour, ESQ.,. at
Brandy station, Cnlpeper, has been
sold to Mr.. Mark Ayers, OF New York.
at s45 an acre.
DIR. A. Brown venerable citizen OF
Front Royal. died suddenly OH Nom
day. He attended church twice on
Sunday in apparently good health.
The venerable and distinguished di-
vine, Rev. DIR. Foote. OF the Presbyte-
rian church, died IN RomneS on Satur
day last.
A public meeting in Wesmoreland
county has requested Gen. CANDY to
extend the Stay Law till it is repealed
or modified by the General Assembly.
Charles w. Statl,am, funding agent
OF the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Is in Richmond funding the past d,,e con-
pons OF the company he represents.
There are at this time seven factories
OF WOODEN goods in successful operation
IN Frederick county and the Wipches-
cloth. N'"
Inc Council of the Friends OF Tam
perance OF Christ:ansburg has decided
oy unanimous vote that the use. as
beverage, OF modern bitters is viola
ton of the pledge.
The exports for the year endieg .rune
10th 1869, were from A lexandria. All
334; Norfolk and Portsmouth al All. 7oe
dPheitersburg, S34 1892, and Richmond,sl.-
SS6,42S.
Charles ID. cambridge ESQ.,, the en-
giheer-in-chief OF the Strasburg extern
sion says that tie ruad will be so near
completion as to DO open Tor travel the |
entire length by the lst Of FEBRUARY.
The annual meeting of the Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac. and |
ltlchmonu and Petersburg Connection |
company appointed tor Wednesday |
iaiied for want .of a quorum, and was
ADJOURNED over to I'd of May, 1870,
Candy has appointed John White and
Billy Wood negroes, Justices Of the
Peace for Cumberland county. If he
is so fond of negroes, why does he not
put some OF them in his military fami-
ly? ~"'
The number Of convicts in the Peni-
tentiary on the 18th of September was
white men l25; colored man, 1856; COL
oreu women, 36. Total, 597. OF this TO-
tsi, 10 were on public works, aud 53l
in prison.
we learn that gentleman named
chapman residing at Milboro. in Bath
county Oh the Chesapeake and OHIO
railroad, committed suicide on Friday
hlght by opening the veins in his right
arm with lancet from which he blcd
to death.
Present prices OF w.eat &C., will force
farmers into che preparation of com
oost oeds Mt home, where they can
manufacture fertilizers themselves at ,
ess than one half the cost OF those
made abroad. This will begct spirit /
ii industry and self-dependenee.
The Milton Chronicle says "tIe fool :
,iiler Is perambula:ing tile vicinity of 4
tinsRold. Va. in quest OF q customer
fho failed to '.come to time'' and Oct i
aarrled-the day was fixed and All
hings ready but the groom went not
.rth. A party put out in search OF
I'm, out ne was non est.
The Fredericksburg Herald says:
saw very excellent-alnlost No.
: red wheat sold on Commcrsg street
II Thursday for 81 ,OS per bushei. No =
srmer can afford to grow grain at sn.h b
piice. In some quarters We hear of d
arhiers who are realizing even less I
ON their corn than they expected, aud Il
gain OF others whose craps double ii
lefi expectation. c,