Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-19
EVENING STAR.

VrrerxIA NEyFs -Iu-i eu Bead. the FAMOUS
.or-s tEfef Ia written a ietter correct u an
account OF Lis exploits IN Pttsyissn's $500
be says. through cOrreCt ~ IN oI,rsst
sr4rte-cG hun In stating that he had lnaiILeaI
- .or,a la.Ii-. He say- he has enemies enough
Of the male gender in the state 20 funIs!u az al
AZ he met a lady in the wilderness a. nluIHgnt
vr,r-d corrs-'tTit. himself her prOtSt! N: ne
"a a., b.. rs horn gentleman. His letter
a. To,:Ulsrked 'Scottviile' AMI dated mead
suaTtsrS- - MN N. NJ. cr,w
- lI,,[r a the ut. Crawford MIL, owned
- f,,rrs \ WiIHans with large Crculer Saw
Nm attached. were totally DESTROYED by hre on
5I-,'-Jay mo1Hirg last. The Mill was full OF
NJ belonging 10 the farmers OF the sur
--,Iir,r courtrv who wiz suffer heavily by this
.r.,r4-V Io~ yP-y heavy, raging from
- nsI q $4,000. The IRE Is supposed to have
I,.u the work Of an incend.aTy.
ne paurile Register says. Z" The Corn Crop is
r.sts ~ many relds the tDVs are cat and TN
.oFtfr Is gathered. The season unquestIonably
Fss been most prOpitiOas hereabOut7, and in
So1tt.id- Virginia the Weld OF this grain il
lar. = than II has been for six OF eight years
70; We d. not think the crop l. 30 heavy as IL is
m monty supposed 10 be-
The Norfolk pSy Book saws: The consolida-
-.ru line tsrWeeu he-e AM Bristol l. now doing
On immense transportation bus ness IN freight
age From three - four very large ireigh
trairS leave here every dav, We learn, Carrying
goods Though TO their various connections
- OBJ Miller OF Lost River. Shenandoah Co,
had h. brains blown out BY the bursting of the
Cvlirce- OF a threshlng machine, on Wednesday
last.
The Shenandoah Herald saws "The weather
Las been unusually cool for the last lew days.
Heavy frOsiS have fallen in some places, in this
y1C'0it--
owing 20 a dispute there are nov 40 persons
claiming To BE- the collector of Taxes in Rich
sI0ud.
The manufacture of tobacco in Richmond
gives employment 20 thousands of hands and
requires a vast capital. The ravages OF the fire
Of iS15 inteTfered with il. but il has, gradually
increased until there was nearly double as much
chewing tobacco manufactured there last year
n in 49,. The Richmond Tobacco Exchange
have offered premium of 5000 70 be distTibu-
ted among the farmers for samples of fine
tobacco, and .yeral Of the leading merchants
and mechanics having generously pended,
the samples 10 be exhibited at the approaching
State Agricultural Fair.
special meeting OF the stockholders of the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road Company - called for the nth of october,
the object of which, il Is said, - 20 take int ,
consideration q proposition of junction, or
through connection with the Pennsylvania Cen
trail railroad. The project Is likely to be
carried.
The Front ROYAL Sentinel says:-''It ~
fortunate for Alexandria that the section in the
- V. K. X. from this point TO LtIray. where II
taps Manassa. will be the first part of the road
completed. Until IL is finished to the Potomac,
Alexandra will not have much competitor in
the trade nom the Lgrsy Valley"
The City Hall. in Richmond has been con-
damped ~ unsafe, and 10 Is recommended that
a new one he built