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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
STATE NEWS.

A herring has been caught in Aqua
creek weighing ne:.riJ four pounds.
Major George W. Miller, a proni-
nent and enterprislhg citizen OF Rock
iigiaih. died Il few days ago.
Mr.. Pomeroy. editor OF the New
York aud La Crosse EemocrRt MS
h .en lccturiug in Lynehmirg, IN TINS
State, To large aualehce.
Onles Monday a eolored woman
near w trrenton gave birth tn twins
one white. The stlier black She was
from Bath.
A meeting which had been called in
Alt,emIri" ibtking to reputation of
ante bsllu II DEBTS. the Wee pre,ions
10 the , uipeper Meeting. was com
piete failure.
Breni svile. Prince William county.
Is improving in appearances and sew
e.al Ut The citizens there are beatttify-
iny their residences. We nope thnt
d rentsville may be thriving village.
Supervisor, Presbrey. OF Virginia.
has ordered the srizare of a tobaeeo
factary in the sixth tStaunton districfS
for All alleged deficiency amounting To
about s6.0oh.
A lina Tar buck was run over and
killed by the passenger traia OF the
Virginia and Tennessee railroad Mon
day night on Pea Creek Mountain.
Tnis is i new '.Itlvention' III the sport
ing line.
The Peter sburg lader SAYS that ron
in WAS killed tew days ago, IN Prince
George county. wnlch vas neSrlN
white. NJ st of the BIRDS wing aud
tail feathers are pure " hitc. also much
OF its back and breast.
| The DanyiIe Times says there Is an
ad pie cree Ia Carroll county which las
been bearing Ter thirty years. AMI
! never VA KNOWN TO boom. The apple
is about the size of horse appIi. has
t.o core. the ccier is yellow, aad II rip
| ems ih October.
A MAGNIFICENT eagle, measuring s feet
3 inches from tip to tip of its wings.
was recently killed in EliZahel h cit,
county. A wolf measuring from point
of nose to tip of tail. q feet 3 inches.
vas recently killed in Faystte county,
West Virginia.
TIE Potomac Visiting Agricultural
Soc ely Is h 'lding It's meetings at the
Residences of Tvs members III Staiford
,ounty. The next meeting will bs held
on tile third Saturday in April ri the
residence of Gen. tItzhuSt Lee, near
Aqua Greek.
L. Ii. Dickinson. who has been mis- :
sing since the OF February last was
tuunI drowned in the river ut Freder
icksburg. The decreased wa> "A teacher
in RatiI's German English Scnnoi, aud
NJ. about 20 years OF Az. lie Is sup
posed to- have fallen Into the river White
under the iuIinence of liquor.
A letter from Dhmfre>, III the Prince
William Advocate. says: There Is
living in this neIghboroooi. the widow
of Revolutionary soldier, Mrs. Caloe
Flatforl, who has reached the unusual
age Of Que hundr, Il and fifteen years.
She enjoys good health. but IS very
deaf aud her eyeiight is somewhat mn
paired. She has lust all of her teeth
BIT has \ thick suit Of gray hair Hsi
memory is good. She says she Was a
grown woman AT tile time OF the SIT
render OF l.. ri CO wallis al Yorktown
She S ia tae .'cceip Of a pension fra.i
the Un'ted States government, and i,
very nniortably cared for Ia the fam
iy o. Mr.. n. rae old lady both cheMi
and smokes tobacco.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
EMIGRATION TO VIRGINIA.

The London Daily News publishes n
letter from Professor Goodwin Smith.
addressed TO friend in England. on
the subject OF emigration 10 Virginia.
Professor Smith says: Virginia is u
magnificent State in point of resources
and capabilities. as we'll as IN point OF
extent and situation. The sol l. rich,
including excellent wheat land. par
ticiilarly in the west in the east it has
been somewha5 exhausted. though
presume not irretmrably. by slave cul-
tire. On the c chesapeake bay aud along
the james river there are some un
healthy tiarts. which Of course shonld
be avoided but the climate ofthc State
generally Is healthy as well us temper
ate. 1t is a great rhing for he emf
grant, IN every respect. 10 escape the
long and severe winters OF the North
and West. The old planters. who at
first clung to their estates. though they
had lost their slaves. seem now to have
made up their minds to sell and land
il offered cheap. in some eases with
buildings, | suppose. diaptlsted BY he
war. Slavery is really dead AMI buried.
and the auti-industrial sentiment
which prevailed under tn" old regime,
and barred the Southern States against
tndus:rial emigration would no longer
BE IN the way. The people are the
most English of all Americans; ME-
friendly TO the mother country, ard
are very anxious that the State should
be filled up with emigrants.'
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
THE ONEIDA DISASTER IN CHINA-PER-
sEcUTION OF CHRIsTIAEs IN JsPAG.

SAN FRANcIsco, March 10. The mail
steamship China. from Hong Kong on
the 18th OF February. arrived to-day
with over eight hundred passengers.
Andrew j. LainarOrx. chief eng ueer.
aud Ciiristopher Young, engineers
storekeeper. OF the CiIina. died ON the
passage. AT Hong Kong the loss of
TN. Oneida created profound sensa-
tion, and cast Il gloom over the com
mlnity. AT Yokohama the Oneida
disastpr ngitated the co,nintln t. during
ihe entire mouth. Captain Eyre was
allow ed to take passage on the Bhm-
ba, aotN Outstanding the repeated re-
quests and final demand of Mr.. De
Long. the A mriican minister. upon tue
British authorities tor his arrest and
criminal trial. The sentence OF tue
court suspends Captain Eyre Tor SIX
months. Americans are indignant. not
only a. the sentence. bit in coHse-
uuance of the inioierahle English in
so.pnc. 10 which Nj. DE Long was sub
jected during the Investigation. Cap
tain r re, chief of staff oi the United
States steamer Delaware. had reached
Yokohama. aud would Immediately
hold naval count of ing Try. Tine
only bodies found are these OF Capt.
Williams and The ships carpenter.
The crew of the North German ship
| Carrie jane. which MAS run down by
the Peninsnlar and Oriental steam :
! Snnda. in the China seas, were saved.
The Japanese authorities we're pur-
sung The lew naive Christians that
esca ped deportation, and 1t is said that
! they now demand that foreign minis :
ters aud missionaries shall " prohibit
ed from teaching he natives or IN Any
way prnmulgatng their faith. At Hio-
ga. Negasaki and Waka there we're ter,
rlble accounts OF the persecution and
deportatiou nf native Christiaus. Sex
and family ties are wholly disre- ardt'd.
Al Yeddo from toir 10 five Thousand
house were destroyed by Tre on the 81 Il
of February. The American Consul
ate narrowly escaped destruction. "A
bad ieeiing towards foreigners exists
IN all directions. All Foreigners IN
Japan. aud especially foreign officials
are narrowly watched and guarded.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
UNIVERSAL AMNESTY.

The President has prepared and Will
send Ia Congress. as soon as Georgia
d Texas are. admitted. a message rec
ommeh,linX that universal amnesty be,
declared. aad restoring their civil
rights To all engaged in the rebellion.
Who come forward and claim them. 1t
is 4 message which the country wilt
gladly ilaii. and the results OF which
will he far-reaehng and benificen:.
The Senate should show its dispusnion
Ia welcome tia. MEASURE hy at once AL
mittlng The only two States which re-
main unree0nstrueted. Theu, with
every STATE once more represented il
the National Congress. every citizen a
voter. and every rebel forgiven, We
shall be ready. ~ united people, To
pay our de BIT. rebuild our waste places,
aud renew our career at magn.i iceHt
material prosperity. Halt the auspicI-
Gus day
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
IYxcHsuae AND DAxyiLLER AILRoAD

The Baltimore sun OF "Wednesday
SAYS: THE ordinance passed by the
first branch OF the City Council on
Monday afternoon authorizing the Ell
.lorsement or guarantee by the Mayor
and CITY Conncil OF Baltimore OF the
first mortgage bonds of the Lyneiibnrg
and Danville Railroad Company. was
Yesterday afternoon received III the
set ond branch and at once ta@en mp for
consideration and finally passed by
thai body also. Both branches of the
.lity Coupcil having passed the or'll-
nance, It now goes to the Mayor tor his
approval. aftt r Which au enabling art
by the Legislature of Maryland IL
.necessary tor submission OF The mat
ter 10 the legal voters of Baltimore city
for ratification. The provisions OF the
ordinance have been repeatedly stated.
In brief. it authorizes the endorsement
or guarantee by the ciiy OF the hrst
mortgage bonds Of the Lyhrhburg and
Dansise Railroad Company tn an
amount not PXtPttitls VtoV.OOSs
which $4,000 Is to be retained by the
civ register as \ sinking fund.
The cit, is TO he secured by mort
gage on the property, franchises. tolls.
revenues. stocks. &C., OF the railroad
before endorsement, and il il also made
a prerequisite that evidence shall he
furnished that ut least $500 900 has been
actually expended ty the railrotl COM
pany in he construction Of itd road ;
als.,. that the sum of one million OF dol
lars has been validly ahd legally sab
scribvd to the capital stock OF the rail-
road company by counties. cities anu
towns in Virgiaia aud North Carolina.
The third Tuesday in May is prescribed
as the day OF holding the election III
Baltimore for ratification alter the
passage Of the contemplated enabling
81 10y tho Legislature,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
THE LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD.


Many assert that London is tar snpe-
rioi both in re and he number Oh its
inhabitants. But such is not the ease.
Jeddo. the capital OF Japan, is. without
exception. the largest and most popu-
l0us in the world. 1t contains the vast
number of 100000 dwellings, and o.
000.000 human souls. Mahy OF the streets
are nineteen Japaneseries in length
twenty Two Eugllsh miles. The com
merce oi Jetldt. tr excrcds that of any
ether city III the world, and the sea
along the coast il constantly white
with sails Of tire Sonthern portion OF
he empire. where thuy aie laden with
rice. tea. Sea coal, tobacco. silk, cotton
ard tropical fruits. all nj when find a
ready niaiket III tie North. aud hen
return ireighied with cofn, salt. i'in-
glass, and various other productions
which have Il market in the South.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
LATE PERIODICALS.

EVERY ; IruRpAY.-We have received
from the publishers, Fields. Osg tod &
Co.. l24 fremont Street, Boston, the
monthly part of Every Saturday for
March. 1t is filed with interesting ar
ticles taken from the leading foreign
periodicals, aud orEamented with a
number OF rich engravings, some OF
them reproductions Of fine paintings.
By special arrangement with the new
English Illustrated weekly The Graph
ic.- Mcssrs. Ficdsl, Osgood & Co. re-
ceive electricity pes OF all the illustrations
prepared for thar jouri a., which they
reproduce simultaneously with their
appearance in London. This new tea
ture renders Every Saturday most
valuable add tion to periodic literature.
aud in It's monthly for II, a most com
plete treasury of choice pictures. rs wei
rs good reading matter. is gwen Tor the
ANAL sum Of fifty cents n hilmber, or
Is 90 per ann,ln.
ORR YouSa Forks. From the same
hoiise we have Our Young Folks. for
April. a most capital magazine tor boys
aud girls. IL is admirably edited. and
e~ery month cones out # GIFTED with
pleasing and instructive reading. well
suited 10 the tastes ut the young pco-
pie. Trrn., 81 90 per year, or 20 cents
number
The TEcHNoLoGlsT. We have just re-
| eciyed the March number, only the
second published. of this periodical, "a
| Magazine devoted to Engineering.
Manufacturing and Building;' it Is
handsomely gotten mp. illnstratei-and
seems replete with useti information.
Terms. s2.00 per anr um. Issued 10y
the Industrial Publication Company
l76 Broadway, New York.
The Friendly Visitor British Work
man." and "Children's Friend, iGI
March, are before us. Ms rich in beauty
and good reading IA ever. Chas. Ro'
per, 633 Broadway. New York. agent
for the United States.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
WHERE DO WE srARpi

The position in Virginia Is perhaps.
fortunate in this, tsays the Norfolk
virginian.) that it comp. Is as TO son.e
understanding with Congress is regard
TO our status in the Union. Mr.. Plat S
resolution briigs up this questions and
the action of General Candy zones AZ
al opportune commentary Gil the as
sumption OF tile member from tina dis
tIict.
The Constitution of Virginia. sach
as it Is, has been adopted by great
majority; her Senators and fepreren-
tatives have been admitted to their
seats Governor Walker has been i,l-
augtrated the General A ssembly Is
performing its functions. and ear wing
out in good fuitt the terms OF agr, -
ment made by Grant, in our last SUR
render.
Under these circumstances IT is i'm
portant for us to know where We stand
aud upon what footing. II we are in
the Union, then General Candy has
been guilty OF n most stupendous out
rage. Al d should he relieved of his
Command. Ii. OH the other hand. We
ale subject to his orders, then We
should be spared the great expense oil
maintaining dual executive depart
ment, and poweriess Legislature.
= We have had enOne., Of the latn-cart-
ridgc-stylr OF Government, and trust
that the Issue now SO sharply made ~
between Governor Walker and Gener-
al Candy will be pressed t. an imln-di-
ate solution. In doing this the ch:el
magistrate of the State will receive tile
applause of his constitute nts, aud IS
tabisn claim to their respect VIII. Il
vindicating tic dignity OF his office.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

Postmasters are required to give NJ tice by
letter wh@a q subscriber does not take his
pa per froIa the office: and give the reason
ior It's not being taken. Neglecting 10 DO SO
makes postmaster responsible To the pub
-.Ai.er tsr the payment.
Any person who takes paper regularly
( GIN the posi- Office, whether he has 81 bscrib-
ed or mol, is responsible for the payment OF
the subscription.
person ordering his paper discontinued
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may
aud collect the whole amount, whether II is
taken from the office or not.
The courts nave decided that refusing TO
ake,a paper and periodical from the post
office, or removing and leaving them uncall-
ed tor is l717nsa fdcte evidence of Intentional
raud
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
Hsaal Nottses.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

TT Greene Circuit Court, November
L term, 1883. 80 cts
Jon q. MilIer-Platntin. s4f sEa -.
Robert o. BlaIsey and SalIie his wife, ESrn-
est Miller Henry Miller. Silian Miller,
Richard Miller and William +. Nichols
Admir- of Richard n. Miller, deceased
Defendants,
Among other things the Court doth adj
fudge. order and decree, that 1t be refe ed to
onn of rne Com missionera of this Court to
take, state and setGie The accounts to witt
Ist 4 n account OF the admlnIst ration OF w.
+, Nienol upon the estate Ct The said Rich.
ard H. Mil err deceased. End, an account OF
the personal assets Of the said Richard II
Mixer Liable TO the pryment Of DEBTS: 5rdt
An account OF the debts OF the piaintin, ana
att orner outstanding debts aga1nst sara
Richard ii. Miller, aud If any liens their
prio.lties. 5th, An account OF the annual
and fee simple value Of the real estate IN the
biiI and proceedings ineptione,., which &c
counts tine Commissioners is directed TO re-
port TO the Court with any matter y hlch ne
may deem pertinent, or which any party
m ~ require to be reported. But before
taking said accounts, the said Commission
- is t. give notice by pub ication in the Ma
tive Nliginian. a newspaper published at
tfOrdonsVlile, Va, once week foffuur sue
cess ". weeks in which all the creditors arc
10 be wa ned TO come in and arove their
debts on pa II of being excluded from partl=
cipation in the assets OF said estate, which
slisll he lie, med equivalent to personal nos
tice To all the parties, except W m. +. Nichol,
Adm + aa aforesaid, who is tohavs actual no.
/ tIce.--Extract from decree.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
The STEAMER CITY OF BOSTON.

Time has finally disp,'lled all hopes
relative 10 the missing steamer City OF
Boston. Tie captain ola vessel winch
arrived ut SpitIsad. in distress. short
time since. rom New York for Ant-
werp. states that he lett New York on
the same day a. the City of Bnston-
thar he encountered Il hurricane OH the
10Th OF January. aud that it was with
the greatest difficulty ne could keep n
noa;. He believes that tnn City Oi
Boston must have been IN the same
hurricane, aud n writer from Halifax
SAYS that ii she encountered storm
during her passage. there j. u" longer
any hope of her safety. as she was lray-
ily laden with wheat. and could not
ros ,i.ily have Kept atloat. lr il. there
iof4, generally believed that She went
down or the 29th OF January. OF the
coast ot Newfoundland. Washington
Chronicle.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
UNDIVIDED IN DEATH.

On Saturday night an old gentleman
nv the name ol Widgen. residing on
Liberty street. aged 20 yeats, VINO has
been waiting on mis- sick wife tor several
DAYS, complained OF feeling little I'M
we'll and retired to his bed. A hout IL
o'clock he quietly passed away from
earth, having l'v-d out the allotted
time OF human life. three score alid ten
wears. I'll is Sudden death bad an alarm
ing effect upon his wife, who grew
rapidly worse. and about s "'cleck yes
terUay morning she. too. yielded up
her breath and SANK To sieep IN death.
The old couple. who have thus descend
ed the hill OF life together. will slumber
peacefully together until the last trump.
--NcrJolt VTgiRidn.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
uxsApTAKB And OHIO RAILROAD.

The Union West Virginis) Register
states. ION :hc authority of gen'le-
a,an who knows. that the railroad
work from White sulphur Springs to
the Greeubrier has bt Ell mainly award
ed ta Messrs. Mason & Gooch. Aessrs
Kelly, McMahon and Green have lln-
der varinus awards received the con-
tiacts from the tirecujrier bridge ct
The Big Bend tunnel. Mr.. w. 4.
Juhnsoii, Dr.. ef COvington, has the
work ofihe Big Brud tunnel. Then
follows IN interval If twenty-odd miles
not to he let until Jhur. The succ, ed
ing sections to the tails 1T Kama VIA
have been given to the Napoleon oi
contractors, Charles X. Mason.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
sToLRa BoYps.

Several Years sine. the auditor Of
A Hen county Ohio lad his sal~ r0a-
bed OF ten 1000 five twenty bonds.
am! no clue could be obiainetl 10 the.
thief. Last week. ten c"npniis u xt
dn. on the b ,ad- WHEN srolr.,. that -
for The November interest 1868, Mere
sent to the auditor. the iin,nber III th-
ronp0ns ueafi, r'st on. fhii>frradrfifts
identity impossible They were sent 10
Treasurer Spilnrr's office on FRIDAY.
wits letter staisng What were ths
probable plumbers OF lie coupons. and
the circumstances 81 the IN ft. 10 re-
Quired but a short time for the c',lef 81
the coupon division in liie register of
iics 10 refer 10 uis niles. and tn rou-
pons returned we're matched Nth he
ONES supposed to have been last paid in
MAY. 1s6S, aud faund 10 exact Y m.
" ltlI such evidence OF thcii g.nsiiilr-
ness. the Trea l>rrtr ordered that they
b. paid. aud according y check Tor
$500 IN goli MAS forwarded t. the audi i
tor OF Allen county.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

IN Greene Circuit Court, My, mber
j. ,rn, io59.
q L Hume, who sues IN ms own rig NJ nv ono
Of the creditors of John >. slleor deco as
\ Administrator debonis non OF such deced-
eat, anti as Adm illustrator of Mary She-
lor decd " iliIs Dunn and Martha his
Wife, ana W illiam Hauey aud Barbara
Anu mis- wIfe-Com piaint2nts
A9AINsr
Mary Ds.tne, William Chapman iats
sheriff of Greene county and as said com
niftee Administrator Of Robert Pritchetr
Gcceaseu, joan Caves, Robert Heazley.
James McMuilen. anu William ! SlEls,
Trustee of tAe Greene Humane Soclety.
Jonn II u lns, John q Duihney,. William
+ Meione. and Lewis 5heicr, Matilda I.
SiIeior, Robert +. Shelor, and Joan w.
Snelor, OF whom the four last named nzs
Infants, under the aged OF II yeafE,-ue.
PENDANTS.
On consideration whereof the Court doth
adudge, ordeI and decree that IL be referred
To one OF the com mlSsioners OF TINS Cceft 10
tdise the following accounts. ISL An &C.
count OF e transactions OF the late MARY
+. -snelol, deceased, as Administrative OF
John =. Siieor, deceased. I'd. An ACCOUNT OF
q. X. une, Adm nist.ator debonis non OF
joan y. Sneior, deceased. ID. n aec0uHt ca
the real and personal assets OF ach % sala
decs,ients, showing the value OF any ienc6,
and the amount of ali membranes thereon
and then pr critics Ii any, ith. An accolAs
oi ne deb.s 81 t.ie deceuent, johh SEeisI,
and their priorities IL any, before the taxing
OF which he snail warn the creditors BY ne
tlce 10 be Published four weeks suecessiYelr
III the Native Virg man, newspaper pun
lsstisd al GordoDsyiiie, Va, to prove thetr
claims before HIM. on a day To be named. CT
else submit to be excluded from all share OF
the assests. Mhlci accounts the said Com
missioner, shall, state, settle, and report, 70
deemed pertinent by him, or required by
HIM. or required ny any of the rarties TO lie
SO stated. Extract rom decree.
A CoPY-TESfE.
Il
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01

The wine trade of California prnmis-
rs To be- Que OF its great sources OF
wealth. The entire State. 600 miles
.nnr by 100 broad. il suitable tor ctlii-
waiting the vine, except in those sections
where the land i ,vrr 5000 feet above
the level ut the sea. From Oregon to
San Diego the grape IL grown. Ia 1861
it wa calculated mat l2.000.U0O vine,
bore fruit. aud the increas. hH- pruba
blv been l.O00.000 vines II year. To-
day there aip Ht least 3J,O00.00O vines
covering about 1000 acres. The
amount of wine which competent an-
thorifies think might he made II all
grapes were used ior the vntagcs
waIiId be 10000. 900 gallons. One vine
maker alone produces 100000 gillens.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-01
Snaountemeafs.
TO the voters Of Orange County.

To the Voters Of Orange County.
respe 'tfully offer myself as n candidate
for the position NJ Attorney for the Com
monwea,tn, al tie earnest solicitation OF
my friends; ana under an agreement win
Mr. Lewis Il. Williams, Who has filled the
office with so much ability, THAT hegivcs
me his cordial support" and should his
disabilities be removed, withdraw n his
favor. If elected | promise to exercise all
The energies of my lind andbody to dis
charge he duties of the offcewith fidelity
and credit. ". II, TALlATEREO.
February II, 1870.
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ONE-EALE INTEREST
IN THE
NATIVE NIRGINIAN,
Tn@ ~ - " .Tzy

WISHING 10 engage III other hnsi-
w ness, offer for sale my interest in the
NATIVE NIRGINIAN. Ii is the only paper
published in the counties of Orange, Madi-
son, Greene and Lou 81 has large sub
scription and advertising list Throughout
or the Northern States. Being located in one
of the most 6ourishing sections OF the coun-
try at the junction of the two leading FAIL
roads of the State. it furnishes q fine OPEN
ing for an enterprising newspaper man. and
could be made to pay for Itself in two years
For further information, address
A. f. STOFER,
January IS, 1870 Gordonsville, Va.