National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-28
VIRGINIA ITEMS.


RICHMOND.
General Bradley t. johnson has been elected
colonel of the First Virginia regiment, vice JnO.
A. Sloan, resigned.
The American bark William Robertson, Peak,
master, has cleared at the custOm-hOuse for
Plume, Austria, with III hogsheads of leaf to-
baceo, shipped by F. W. Hanniwinkle Co.
The last annual report of the chief of police
shows the whole number of arrests for the past
year to be 1895, Of which 4,745 were males and
1,64S females; 3,176 white and am colOred. The
largest number Of arrests any month Was..642, in
August, 1873; the smallest, 4O5, in March; the
average 5S3, or II daily. NatiVity-United States,
5,e5s; ireland, 40; Germany, 1872; England, As;
Scotland, 40; Italy, "A; France, Is; Wales, 10;
Russia, 9; all others, 10.
The committee on water have given the con-
tract for furnishing 800 3O-inch and 200 24-ineh
east-iron Water-pipes to the Tredegar Company.
The bids were as follows: Ettinger Edmond,
S53 per ton; Brannan Vale, $50; W. z. Tanner
& Co., t49.75; Talbot & Son, s4s.2O; Joseph Hall
& Co., s4S.45; Tredegar Company, S45.T5.
R. b. Winston, Of GOochland, and P. Pendle-
ton, Of Louisa, have been appointed notaries pub
lie.
ALEXANDRIA
There are now twenty eight prisoners confined
in the Jail.
A copperhead snake, three feet long, was killed
at the Fairfax-street depot this morning.
Sarepta Lodge No. 20. l. o. q. F., Of Alexaa-
dria has subscribed ten dollars to the Washing
ton monument fund.
A force of men were brought to the opposite
side of the river Saturday night to set to work
the pier of the East Alexandria railroad, which
is to be extended one hundred feet further into
the river to reach deeper water.
Major Chichester intends running as an inde-
pendent candidate for treasurer of Fairfax county.
The fire about eight O'Clock Friday night was
caused by the explosion Of an oil lamp in the
jeweIry store Of Theodore Dilger, on Royal street,
near the market. A little child, upon whom
some Of the burning fluid was thrown, was saved
from injury by Mr.. James Neale.
The following is the amount Of coal shipped the
week ending September %: Receipts. P. Ag-
new 1857 tons; Hampshire and Baltimore Coal
Company, / $40 tons; American Coal Company,
424s tons. Shipments-J. p. AgneW, I,sS3 tons;
Hampshire and Baltimore Coal Company, /, ITO
tons; American Coal Company, LOGS tons.
STATE NEWS.
Douglas Robertson cut and seriously if not IA
tally injured William johnson on the 18th Of
September, near Freedom Hill, in Fairfax county.
Robertson fed to the woods and has not been seen
since, though the cutting is said, BY bystanders,
to be in self-defence.
DR.. Wills, who resides near Catlett's station,
Fauquier county, has Just completed the contract
for the sale of his farm, 100 acres, to Mr.. Bow
man, of New York, for $4,000.
Tho Greights of the Seaboarti and Roanoke rail-
road are very heavy both ways. The receipts of
new cotton average 500 bales per day.
VIII. Pettyiohn committed suicide Thursday
night, at his residence in Norfolk, by taking
laudanum. When discovered his body was life
less. Mr.. PettyiOhn was an old citizen, and had
been for long time contractor for cleaning the
city streets.
The Board of Visitors of the Western Lunatio
asylum, at StauntOn, held meeting on Thursday,
and elected DR.. Robert F. Baldwin, Of " inches
ter, superintendent, vice DR.. F. T. Stubling, de
ceased. DIR. b. is a son Of the late DIR. A. Stuart
Baldwin, is about forty years of age, is pnysi-
clan Of large practice and great personal pOpu
larity.
Mrs Peter V. Daniel, Of Richmond, fell down
the front steps Of the hotel at Warm Springs on
Friday evening while going from supper to her
cottage. She was carried thither, where she was
found to have been smartly bruised, but not
seriously injured.
The following are the transactions in hogsheads
of tobacco at the different warehouses in Peters,
burg for the past year: Oaks, 4l57; Centre, 2923;
MOore's 2lS1; West Hill, 2,2O6. Total, 11,4l7.
Shriyer, the man arrested for the suppose muir.
der Of Riley at Leesburg, has been discharged.