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fean Specfe-1he English Educa-
ttoual Btil-Deaths Of Distinguished
Eng glishmen.
felegraphed EscIs,irely 10 ne Eve.ise ssa-.
LONDON, June 30.-A meeting was held in this
city last evening. participated In BY the oppo-
nents OF the Anglo-french commercial treaty.
Joshua Fielden, conservative member OF the
House OF Commons for York, occupied the
the treaty. He. himself, was a cotton msnufac-
turer and merchant of Manchester. lie was
able to show the unfavorahle effect OF the treaty
on the cotton trade Of Great Britain. AFTER
speeches by other persons. resolutions were
unanimously adopted, denouncing The treaty a.
the cause OF the industrial prostration. ani
calling the ministers 10 account for denying an
Investigation Of the subject. The meeting was
large and harmonious.
The financial editor of the Times this MORN
ing thinks the specie shipments from New York,
for the next few DAYS, will be unusually heavy.
This expected flow Of specie will be produced
by sales Of American bonds on the European
account
Viscount Amberly made another speech az
Newcastle last evening, celebrating his ideas on
the educational bill.
Sir james Clark, a celebrated physician, Is
dead. lie was ~ years old.
Joshua Foster. an uncle OF william Edward
Foster. and patriarch OF the Quakers, died YES
terday.
The Provincial Correspondence thinks an i'm
portant guarantee of European peace has been
lost in the death Of the Earl OF Clarendon.
Disturbances I'm Spain.
MADRID, June SO.-Slight disturbances oc-
CURED AZ Barcelona Yesterday, but they were
soon queled. -Four persons were wounded.
Recruits for InfaIItbiltty.
hoht, oune SO--The supporters OF the infsl-
nellity dogma count on Cardinals Cullen and
Bonnechore as their latest recruits.
Marine Disasters.
BRRNKN, June 30.-The steamship Deutsch-
Ian, which arrived TO -dsy, reports having smoke
the American ship Joseph Clark Canaan O.
yer, which sailed from Bristol NAV 5th. n ,
ship had experienced heavy weather, aud n
her rudder broken. She required no assistanc.
On the 10th Of June, In longitude e. the Deutsch-
| Ian passed quantity of wrecked stu N. includ-
| ing number Of tallow casks, marked "JOa-
| quin."
The Prosecution of the Society Work
| men In Paris.
| PARIS, June 30.-The prosecution of the
| members OF the International Society OF Work
| men was resumed yesterday. The Ministry in
| sist that the society is a secret one.
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GENERAL PACKARD, 18th Congressional cis-
trict, Indiana, (Vice President Colfax's old dis
trict,) was yesterday nominated for reelection
on the first ballot-13I to p.
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Another Death From Explosion Of a
Lamp.
fetepraphsd Exclusipely 70 the Epenfso Stay.

WHEELING, June 30.-Sarah Beeler was 50
badly burned by the explosion of a lamp that
sne dled In few hours. She attempted TO I'LL it
while burning.
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Mr.. p. P. WARRING was to-day appointed
railway post Office clerk on the cars between
Washington and New York. vice j. W. Armi
tage, resigned.
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IThe Way New York mothers get up fash
enable babies is TO rouge the cheeks of tue little
things and sew blond curls inside their caps.
Then they lock "sweet."
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Col. ROBERT NJ. DOUGLAS, Private Secretary
to tie President, left here yesterday for North
Carolina to take part in the political campaign
in that State, of which he is a resident.
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CONFIRMATION OF THE NEW POLICE JUDGE
The Senate in Executive session to-day con
frmed the nomination of VIM. b. Smell, o.
Maine, to be Judge of the Police Court for the
District of Columbia.
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THE FUNDING BILL.-The House was engaged
this afternoon upon the funding bill, consider
ing it by sections under the five-minutes' speech
rule.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
xyAsHINGToN scHUETzkN FESTIVAL.

The aNNTAL GRAND SCECETZEN FEsrI~
VAL will be held st the New SChuetEen Park Jul,
18th Lth. 1eth, -lst and I'D, scale heretofo;
. passed
IT, fo!loVirE named stands win be disposed 6 Z to
the hiEhest bidder. At the RARk. on TUESFAY.
july .th. at ?. m, w Five Bars, two C,ntec-
tCIe stands. two Cigar Stands, one Csrriag.
Tard. n CsrOusal I'D SwinF, Bsrher ShOp
ard the Restaurant. Terms --Oae-tbird ash; for
the balance two pros2sory notes, sltisfsctoriy en-
q p'y able lyjh and SJtb res specgveiy will
b received.
Further particulars will tie announced on the day
Of the sale.
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THE TELEGRAPH QUESTION:

To the Editor of The Star:
SiI : AS complete and sufficient answer to
the pretence of opposition to monopoly con-
tanned in the memorial of the Florida Telegraph
Company, published in your columns yesterday,
L ask you to publish the following charter of the
Florida Telegraph Company. perusal of this
document will show the public how much the
professions of that would-be monopoly are
worth. Very respectfully, &c,
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COUNTING THE CURRENCY.-Messrs. johnson
Prentiss and Guthrie, the committee engageC
in examining the affairs of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing at the Treasury Depart
meTt, for several days past, concluded the labor
OF counting the money yesterday afternoon,
and found it correct To-day they were en-.
gaSO1 s- counting thA stA.<>y>s- =
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FAMILY REUNIoS.-The Boston Transcript
says the Clapp family will have a meeting on
the 24th of August at Northampton, Mass A
NJ. Clamp, of Washington, Congressional Prin-
ter W i preside, and the Rev. DIR. Clapp, OF
New York, will deliver an historical address.
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
Arrest Of one sf the Treasury Ron.
bers.

NEw York, June So.-U. s. detective Whitley
to-day arrested Charles l.. Merriam on suspicion
OF being concerned in the robbery Of 10000
from the Us. Treasury q short time ago. Seven
thousand dollars Of the stolen bills were found
in his possession.
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RAND ARMY BIVOUAC
~ sPORTs OF THE CAMPi

,u,-pSn,v 70 TAHE RLASE 3X m
JULY 4.
AT THE GERMANIA SHOOTING PARK. :
NOTtheTH TERMINUS Of Horse Rai[-
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ADMIRAL q. II. Poor, commanding Nortf
Atlantic Fleet, has been directed to send the
L. s. steamer Tuscarora to New Orleans, tc
convey three iron-clads, which have been re-
pairing there, to Key West, after which the,
will doubtless be brought to Northern station
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NAVAL PRoMoTIoNs.-The Senate has con-
trmtd the following promotions in the Navy
Commodore o. l.. Glisson, to be Rear Admiral
Captain VIM. Reynolds, to be Commodore
Commander s. Nicholson, to be Captain: Lieut.
Commander E. p. Lull, to be Commander
LieIt. G. q. Schulze, TO be Lieutenant Com
mander.
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know" theory OF the Venangoites, Oil Citizens
and Titusvillains. Sufficient to say that the
grease is here in unlimited quantities. and as
an extensively used illuminator serves to throw
good deal Of light on everything but its own
history.
"Ile'' Phenomena.
Volumes could be written OF interest concern
ing the marvellous and unaccountable features
OF the oil foY; and almost every "farm" has its
special story of the freaks OF the mysterious
fluid. The oil comes from some of the wells in
steady stream; from others 1t is emitted in
regular strokes, as pulse beats, and in other
cases it bursts forth with spasmodic force at
long intervals like the eruptions from a volcano.
The site OF the former Burning Well is point.
ed out. This well, on the John Buchanan
Farm, was struck at a depth OF 800 feet when
q jet of gas, water, and oil rushed up to
height OF fifty feet in the air, roaring lixe a
steam boiler. The workmen not being pre-
pared TO deal with such an enormous flow of
oil, undertook to dig a circular trench around
the well to catch the greasy flood, but the gas
mingled with the air and spread to a vast dis
tance, finally reaching the engine house of the
next well, when the gas took fire with a tremen-
dous explosion, and the oil, running in all drec-
ton over the ground, also took fire. All the
houses In the vicinity were shaken as If by an
earthquake, and In thirty minutes of the time
the well was struck the whole valley was sea of
IRE. Eighteen persons were caught In the
flames and burned to death. The fire continued
to burn several days, and was only extinguished
by dumping earth upon it. This well gave
D,O00 barrels Of oil and then ceased flowing as
suddenly as it commenced.
fhe famous Sherman well was bored unsuc
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To BE PRoMoTED.-Captain William f. lie
Roy, Commander Thomas Pattison, Lieutenant
Commanders Robert f. Bradford and Charles 8.
Norton, and Lieutenant Thomas F. Wade have
been ordered to Washington, ID. c., for exami-
nation for promotion. Captain William IL.
Macomb has been detached from the command
of the Plymouth and ordered to this city for
examination for promotion.
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FROM EUROPE TO-DAY.

Inc Angt0fremch Commercial Trea-
ty-Londen Expects = Fte~ ef Amer
lean Specfe-1he English Educa-
ttonal Btil-Deaths OF Dissingatshed
Enylishmeu.
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OFtNtnIy i've prr1OrIners, befn engaged Tor the
two days entertainment, and portion Of them will
discourse delightful music on brass instrument,
from the stand in the Park while the string and
net band of eight musicians win render all the pop
uAr dance music, both Cay and night, for the merry
dances in the large Pavilion.
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THE SINKING FUND.-On Junel 80, 1869. the
sinking fund announced to q, ,e9l ,OOe To thi:
has been added, by purchase, during the pres
ent fiscal pear, s2s Isl 800 in bonds, which will
make the sinking fund on the 1st or July s36,
special fund (Ss6 $50 ,200) ALL purchased within
the present fiscal year, gives grand total in the
hands Of Treasurer Spinner Of s123 ,429, ,10O
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24
Asking Directions.

10 IAN you direct me to the --uo-
" tel ?" inquired a gentleman with
a carpet bag, Of burly Ilibernian stand
ing on the steps Of the railway station.
Faith, " was the reply, "it's just me
can do the same. You see, you just 60
up this strate till you come to Thady
U MulIigan's shop. Then you-'
But don't know where Thady o.
Mulligan's shop is"
go, faith, why didn't I think Of that ?
Well, then, yer honor must kape on till
you get to the apple waman's stand on
the corner Of the brick church, it is, and
keep on the right, and 90 till you get to
the sign Of the big watch, and mind that
yo don't fall down the cellar thereaway;
after that you turn to the right or left
but by the bones Of St. Patrick l don't
really know which"
The traveller turned in despair to Il
long, lank Jonathan, who was standing
whistIing near by, and made the same in
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24
An Instructive Witness.

At trial in the Court of Kings Bench
between two publishing houses as to an
alleged piracy of an argument Of " The
old English Gentleman" T. Cooke was
subpoenaed as a witness. On cross-ex-
animation by Sir Jas. Scarlet, the coun-
sell rather fippantly said, g Now sir, you
say that the two melodies are the same
but different. What do you mean sir 2"
Tom promptly answered !; said that
the notes in the two copies were alike,
but with different accent" Sir James !;
"What is musical accent ?"-Cooke :
My terms are a guinea lesson, sir"
CA loud laugh). Sir James rather
rufled-: " Don't mind your terms here !;
| ask you what is musical accent? Can
you see it tW-Cooke; No." Sir James {:
" Can you feel itY"-Cooke: {" A musi-
clan can" -Great laughter.-Sir james
very angrily-: " Now, pray, sir, don't
beat about the bush: but tell his lordship
and the jury, who are supposed to know
nothing about it, the meaning Of what
you call accent" ."--C Cooke; {" Accent in
music is a stress laid on particular note
as you would lay a stress on any given
word, for the purpose Of being better un-
derstood. If [ were to say, You are an
ass, it rests on ass; but were | to say,
You are an ass, it rests on you, Sir
james" Reiterated shouts Of laughter
by the whole Court, in which the Bench
joined, followed the repartee. Silence
being obtained, lord Denman, the Judge
with much seeming gravity, accosted the
chop fallen counsel, Are you satisfied
Sir James "-Sir James deep red as
he naturally was-had become Scarlet
in more than name, and in great huff
said " The witness may go down"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24
Gbe Gimes, Mem BLOOMFIELD, 1Da.

He is the man. [ cannot be be mis-
taken, although l am sorry to say it,"
Here the prisoner suddenly twitehod
the whiskers from his face, threw off his
hat and coat, and stood in his shirt sleeves
mere boy. The cashier swooned, fell
upon the floor, and was carried out of the
court room.
(" [ am the man." said the prisoner,
"who did the forging of that check. [
came from England Il few months ago, de-
termined to make raise. / knew the
man would be looked at and not the check.
How well | did it you all know; but |
could not see an innocent man suffer for
crime that had committed"
Rawling was discharged and borne of
triumphantly on the shoulders Of his
friends. and in consideration of the hon
esty Of heart Of the young man, the Gov
ernor committed his sentence from twen-
ITO two years-ho having been convict
ed Of another charge.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24

half of the infant belonged to her, and
she was willing to give up even that share.
TO its father belonged the remainder
Into the possession Of its father had she
delivered the child. The conductor, the
author of the dispatch, which led to her
arrest, was also the author Of its being,
and he must look to its welfare in the fu-
ture. She had done all for it she was 60
ing to do, "and that's the end ont"
The learned magistrate took the testi-
mony under advisement few minutes,
and then rendered Judgment in favor Of
the defendant" in other words, ordered
that the woman be released from custody
and be permitted to depart. And she
did depart, right soon, to parts unknown.
The conductor upon hearing this reye-
ation, was almost distracted he paced
frantically up and down the platform, one
moment cursing the crowd, which, by this
time had grown to considerable magni-
tude, and the next imploring some one to
relieve him from his unpleasant predica-
mcnt, and take the accursed baby off
his hands. lie said he was married
man, with wife and children of his own
to support, and did not want to add to his
flock any stray lambs.
Finally he succeeded in convincing an
old lady in the crowd that they had been
imposed upon by the mysterious woman,
and she consented to take the innocent
cause Of all his troubles under her pro-
tocting wing.
And so ends the drama of the "Mys-
terious Woman or, the Abandoned Baby
and Distracted Conductor.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24
Spelling his own Trade.

No person gains anything by acting
the'part of " dog in the manger," or try
ing to do business at the expense of 9TH
ers. There are great many people in
the world and all have a right to get a
living honestly, as we have. The follow
ing short story has a good moral
Some years ago, certain tradesman
became offended at brother chip, and to
spite him put sign over the door warn
ing the public against the man of the
same trade around the corner. The re-
suit was, that every one that wanted work
done in his way, was sure to look around
the corner to see who the other man
could be, and in nine cases in ten left
their work with him to do.
In the course Of time, the tradesman,
who had thus punished his enemy, found
that customers, like" angels visits" were
few and far between, and finally relented,
and offered his neighbor, on condition
that he would acknowledge that he had
done wrong in the first instance, that he
would take the sign down.
"My dear sir" said the good-natured
man, "I have ever been ready to ac-
knowledge anything, or do anything that
was necessary to make peace, but [ beg
of you not to take the sign down if you
can afford to keep it up for it is the best
advertisement for my business that could
be devised"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24
Not so Green AS He Looked.

VETIIERE IS class Of men in the city
who are on the look out for a fat
continually, When they find one they
endeavor to entice him into game of
cards, just for fun, you know, and soon
a proposition is made for money, when,
after permitting him to win "a few dol
lars, they go in and scientG cally scoop
him. That is their business. A day or
two ago a couple of these sharps caught
a countryman,' as they term it, and got
him into a game Of cards Whc n betting
was proposed he seemed nothing 10th,
producing a roll Of greenbacks that made
them wriggle with delight. Here was
richness indeed. The man was evidently
very green, and his money they looked
upon as already their own. They allow
ed him to win more than they usually do,
feeling sure of their victim. AS he ra-
kcd in the winnings he would remark
that the luck was all his way, and he felt
already ashamed to take their money in
that manner. Pure luck said he,
bullhead luck, nothin' else Better quit
this, and play for drinks, gentlemen; Pm
really 'shamed to take your money, posi-
lively 'shamed'
The beats chucklcd and felt so sure
of their man that they actually let him
sweep in nearly all their stake; but
when they were ready to close in on him
and go for his pile, he hastily threw down
the cards, jumped up to his feet and ex-
claimed, Now, gentlemen, this is too bad
Luck's all agin' ye to-day and we'd bet
ter quit. Some other day
'Oh, sit down Take another hand.
We don't cry quit yet
Cant do it, gentleman its robbery
and nothin' else for me to play with you,
cos you see luck is all on my side. l
can't take your money-nOt no more. Good
day. gentlemen
And thus this innocent countryman,
after being permitted to win all these poor
sharp's money, walked off, leaving them
exceedingly chop-fallen. AS he emerged
into the street he was observed to lay his
finger on his nose Significantly and re-
mark, Pm not quite so green as looks
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24
A Satisfying Drink.

GONE years since, when they were
~ buildin' the locks on Coal river, I was
over thar at Peytona, an l stopt in at DR..
Kelmm's.
There was famine just then, and
great sulierin among men, women and
children, for want of the necessaries of
Life.
Leastwise, it was about the same thing.
Thar was plenty Of meat an abundance
of corn and no skercity of chickens, but
the rivers were dry, an whiskey run en-
tirely short. Some prudent people had
laid in sufficient stock, but more had not,
an the suflerin was enormous.
Dr. Kellum was in trouble, too. he
sympathized with his neighbors, but he
had half barrel Of 50 per cent alco-
hol in his house, an as far as he was con-
cerned, he managed to fix up with sugar
an water, an gum, an ether. an sich
truck, until he made purity fair drink.
Seem / was a friend Of his. he invited
me to sample it. Wei, it kinder filed
the room with the smell, an just then
man from the Mud river country came
in ON his way to Raleigh court house
He smelt the smell an says: I've been
nigh two days from home, an I'm almost
starved"
"Oh," says Kellum. pintin' to the cask,
that's it. help YOURSELF
The chap frightened up an he drawed
a level tumblerlul of that alcohol, ar
atore you could say, "scat, you beast
down it went
Kellum, he turned pale.
Says the man, "Im much obliged to
you. That's sarchin !" an he turned an
went out
Kcllum set as if he'd bin shot, and then
jumped up,
"That won't do" says he. "That's
enough to pizon crowd. III call him
back and give him an cmetic."
We both went to the door. He was
not in sight, | run up to the krick, an
kcllum, he run down the road; but it
warnt of no use.
I" / shouldn't wonder" says Kellum,
"of that chap hasn't gone and died some
where by himself Thar'll be a corpse
found directly, and lots Of trouble"
Well, we sot thar for about an hour,
talking about the poor chaps melancholy
fate, when all to wonst, in walks the chap
himself, as peert as wild cat
Doctor" says he, Pm guine long
way up the river, an aaliquor is skase, an
if it's all the same to you could you spare
me another tumblertul? ? It's the most
satisfyin' liquor | ever drank"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24
A PeaZle Tree.

In one of the lower counties Of Ma
ryland, there fourished in the palmy
days of the "peculiar institution" an
old darkey preacher, who used no notes
and prided himself on his extcmporane-
Gus efforts. His white brethren called
him - Doctor" "a title which he accept
ed, of course, with ludicrous gravity
At camp meeting which the doctor"
was holding, one Of these friends gave
him as text, this passage in the Psalms
of David: Wake, psaltery and harp; l
myself will arise right early" The
" Doctor" adjusted his spectacles, and
read:
Wake, peasle tree and harp; I my
self will arouse right airly."
The " Doctor" went on to explain that
Moses was a very early riser; that he had
peasle tree which grew near his win
dow; and that he was wont to rise mighty
early and hang his harp on de peasle
tree, aOid psa2n's,-
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24

B67" In religious excitement in Bos-
ton, person met neighbor who took
him by the hand and said:
Il have become christian"
Il am glad Of it," he replied. Sup
pose we now have a settlement Of that
little account between us. Pay me what
thou owest."
"No," said the new born child, turning
on his heel religion is religion, and
business is business" Isn't there too much
such religion?
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24

B@" Some young men think it is a
" fine thing" to SOW their "wild OATS"
but they do not know what harvest they
will have to reap.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-16
MARRIED..

At the residence of tho brides mother, en-
Old River Lake, in Chicot county, Arkansas,
on Thursday evening, July %, 1870 Mr.. JOHN
g. B. SIMMS, formerly Of CulpepeT, to Mis-,
MATTE 6. CHAPMAN. Reys. Wallace
Carnahan, of Mississippi, and Albert NJ.
Simms, late Of Virginia. officiating clcrgymen.
No cards
On the morning Of tho 18th Of July, $50, 3.
the residence OF the brides brother T. H..
Simms in Washington, Arkansas by Rev. DR..
Williamson, Mr.. Il. g. STUART, Of Columbus,
Arkansas. and Mrs. g. ZENOBIA WALK En-,
recently Of Culpepor county.
Al Christ Church, Port Tobacco Md. on the
9TH instant. by Rev. DR.. Levin, Mr.. }. HAIR
RIS STON ESTREETand Miss EMILY FER
GUSON, daughter of the lato Vim. Ferguson,
esq, all of Charles county, Md.
On Tuesday, tho Oh instant, by Rev. i. Ii.
Ryland, Mr.. HUGH w. SMlTSON and Miss
MARY T.. ADAMS, all of Charles county,
Maryland.
On the "a instant, in Shepherdstown. at the
parsonage Of tho NJ. T. Church South, by Rev.
w. g. Cross, Mr.. MASON E. YOUNG to Miss
MOLLIE SHE ETZ, both Of Charlestown, JEFF
fcrson county.
On the 10Th instant, at the Shepherds own
Ferry, by Row VIM. u. eros MIR. TH0S. a.
ROISTON to Miss LUCY Il. LEE, both OF
Clarke county. Va.