The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-23
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Gen. Candy has appointed N. b.
Meade, clerk OF the 9Th District Court.
1he aext meeting of the e Educational
Society of Virginia is to be held at
Warrenton.
The official count of the vote receiv-
ed at Military Headquarters, so far, it
SIS said shows Walkers majority to be
1880.
Several of the German musical socie-
! ties recently at Baltimore have paid u
visit to Richmond, and been most kind
" and Hospitality received.
Wheeling was visited on FRIDAY even-
ing last with the severest rain storm OF
| the season. The rain poured inces SAINT
ly from until 10 o'clock.
Assistant Postmaster General Earle
yesterday appointed Ii. III. Trice route
agent between Norfolk and Lynchburg
Va. vice Lewis L. Cusser, resigned.
Two prominent railroad men. arc
now said in Richmond. to have been
concerned with Gov. Wells in his effort
to "sell out the Virginia railroads.
Groundnuts or peanuts, it is stated,
axe being extensively cultivated in the
| fertile regions of Eastern Virginia, and
will. during the coming season, take
the place OF the tobacco crop.
Mr.. Homer Morgan, of Herkimer
county. n. y, who has been on visit
to Virginia, for some weeks past, with
view to settlement, was drowned a
few days ago, near Petersburg.
The Roanoke Valley says there has
beer. quite an exodus of coiored men
from Boyton to North Carolina since
| the election. They threatened before
the election to go there if Walker was
elected.
Professor Maillefert, of New York,
has succeeded in the partial removal of
the wreck of the West Point from the
channel just below the ship locks at
Rockets, on the James river.
Peter Campbell, colored, who was
wounded by The falling of the bridge
at Vauxhall's Island, Richmond, on the
day of the colored Walker barbecue,
died yesterday.
Three prisoners conf ned in the
Rockbridge county Jail at Lexington,
escaped last Monday. One was impris-
oned for assault with intent to kill, an
| OltleT lOl IdDc, anu dlOUllSl lOl lOpuCl
They were black men.
Messers. Ruggles & Taliafcrro, OF
fredericksburg, have sold Mr.. j b.
Ficklin's farm af one hundred aad for
ty acres, in Stafford county, near Berea
Church. (without improvements fol
$40 per acre, cash.
Maj. George McKendree, a civil en-
gineer employed on the G. &c o. X. II.
was severely if not fatally injured at
the White sulphur Springs on Tues
day night last. He had seated himself
at the fourth story window to enjoy
the cool air, and, railing asleep, fell out
to the ground below.
There is on exhibition at Lexington
Va, a handsome portrait of General
Washington. when about thirty years
of age, taken IN full uniform; also a
portrait of Mrs. Martha Washington
copied from portrait taken when she
was young, both from portraits now il
possession of the Washington family;
also photograph of Gen. Lee and Mrs.
Gen. Lee, in colors, taken when young.
\ These paintings are by Mrs. Gen. Lee
and are all pronounced excellent like
nesses. They are for sale at 500 each
the proceeds to be applied Tor the ben.
eft Of the Episcopal church in Licking
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