The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-22
STATE NEWS.

Portsmouth claims q population 81
5000.
The first new corn oi the season was
sold ut Richmond or Friday at so cents.
! James D. Eckles ESQ.,, a prominent
citizen OF Petersburg, died on Saturday
last.
Gen. Candy has appointed Col. A. J.
McNett. the military commissioner at
Suffolk. mayor Of thar place.
Col. +. l.. Owen declines, under any
circumstances to run for thepresidency
Of the Virginia and Tenness ee road.
The Free Masons IN richmond are
20 have erected Masonic Temple i'm
their city.
The Evening Herald lately commence
ed in Norfolk has been discontinued.
The State Council OF the Friends Of
Temperance Is To assemble in Peters
burg OH the 10Th instant
The great revival meeting at Liber-
ty. Fauquier county, in the Methodist
Church. South. closed last Saturday
night the 9th inst.
100 acres of fedmond Brawner's land
in Prince William have been sold to r.
Broatltield, for $25 per acre, cash.
Z. G. Csmbell, esq. has discovered
in the very edge of Bristol. on the Vir-
GINA side, u bold spring Of white sui.
phur water.
David Crawford colored boy, who
committed AZ outrage upon a Young
white woman, WAS tried and convicted
at Lynchburg OH Friday. He Will be
sentenced to death.
Henry A. Wise has been engaged for
the defence i'll the case at the State
against John X. Shores, for the muir
der of WILTON Whestley, on the Eas-
tern Shore of Maryland.
For several days the Petersburg to-
bacco market has been very active.
with an advance IN some grades. Re-
ceipts OF primings are large, and the
quality ''uncommonly good"
A gentleman who arrived at Norfolk
from Old Point on Wednesday. observ-
ed "a fire near the Hampton Academy,
which he supposed" to be the resi-
dence of Mr.. Joseph Segar.
Col. Thomas II. Eli's, for many
years the efficient president OF the
James River and Kanawha Canal G ON
pany has opened all Office in Richmond
as general agent Of the Virginia Land
Agency.
Capt. VIM. A. Coulter. of Gen. Cam
by 3 staff, has gone to Charlottesville
to investigate the case of ctize who
IS charged with some offence against
the law. of which the courts of thai
place tailed to make cognizance.
Bishop Whittlc. Assistant Bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, will
visit Petersburg on Friday, the 18th
day OF November, tor the purpose of
administering the rite of confirmation.
The Manchester cotton mills, lately
purchased by Baltimore capitalists, have
commenced operations, aud by the mid.
die of next week will be turning out
cotton cloths OH As large scale as ever
before.
Richmond during the last twelve |
months, has manufactured over 12.OOO.- |
DOO pounds Of chewing tobacco. and a. |
bout 100000 pounds of smoking tobacco |
laying into the internal revenue there
On nearly $4,000, 900 AS duty.
The marine hospital and grounds. a.
bout two acres, located at + rry Point
near Norfolk. were sold on Tuesday ut
s"N''O' ~. Viosvou. IA. Ia. ~ lCkOIS.
So, OF Williansport, Pa, was the
purchaser. The government limit up-
III the property was 1900.
The eolor-d peopl. of Petersburg
ave voted in favor of the proposition
o authorize the Council OF that CITY tn
ssue bonds 70 the amount of $500, 900
or the improvement of the navigation
II the Appomattox, as they will not
ave to pay much of the tax.
Bishop McGill will leave for Rome.
o attend the EcuiH~nical Council. on
he 10th inst. On Sunday he will
reach his farewell sermon IN Rich
iond. He will be absent for about
welve months. In his absence Rev. :
'ather Mulvey. of Petersburg the VI. :
ar General in this diocese, Will ofiici- g
te in his stead. a
The corps of engineers Of which Ma
'r Vandegrift, of tn, Orange railroad, g
chief orga nized to examine the old !
irveys aud survey new routes of the
and Danvilie RAILROAD, Will c
)minence their work on Tuesday n xt, |
is supposed it will require two
onths or more To compete the sur
,ys'-Lynchburg Ne,os.