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Virginia.

Mrs Mathews sister Of Governor KEN
per, died at Culpepper last week.
Messrs. James Lyons and e. w. Bagby
are seriously i'll in Richmond.
Mr.. J. A. Cullen of Petersburg has received
81 900 under the Mexican award.
r. S. Park, Commonwealth s Attorney for
Page county, has been arrested for forgery.
Mai. C. R. Skinner of Richmond has bought
the Ordway Mansion in that city for $l3, 425.
Richmond has shipped 500 servants to differ
eut points since the beginning of tie year.
The State Press Association will meet at
White Sulphur Springs next Wednesday.
The Sunday school of Andrew Chapel, Har-
rsonburg, picnics near Mt. Crawford to-day.
The meade Memorial Church at White Post,
Clarke county will be dedicated on the 18th
instant.
A substantial boat will soon be put on the
Rappahannock river in place of the Eliza
Hancox.
The Faculty of the State University has
given 40 farmers scholarships to that iustitu-
ton.
Mr.. James B. Pace of Richmond is building
a 100000 dwelling at the corner of Foushee
aud Franklin streets.
The coast wise trade of Richmond has
doubled since the erection Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio wharves.
The County Conservative and Senatorial
Convention will meet at Winchester on the
2ud and Goth prox.
Mossrs. Curry. Thomas and Lyons, Jr.,
with their ladies, left Richmond last week for
Europe
The Warren Index thinks that sheep raising
in the State is becoming the most profitable
branch Of farming.
Tie mother and sister of r. f. Stevens, Esq,
private secretary to Senator Jones, of Nevada,
will Summer at Fortress Monroe.
Daring the past year, Loudoun county has
lost 400 sheep from depredations of dogs, val
ued in the aggregate at S2,583.GS
Capt E. ?. c. Lewis, who has spent the
past four years 10 Europe returned to bis old
home on Monday. We are are glad to learn
that he will make his permanent home in
Clarke.
Alexandria is laughing over comical par
~ Of young men who visited the city from
Washington last week, and called for at the
drug stores, and drank of, most nauseating
potons, such as ipecac, etc.
The State Educational Society meets at
Montgomery w. S. Springs next Tuesday the
anniversary of the Old First Virginia Regi-
meut occurs next Sunday the annual con-
vention Of the National Cotton Exchange con-
venes at the White Sulphur Springs on the
DIST, and soon after the Southern Historical
Society will meet, with Generals Buckner,
Gordan, Vance and Early present
S. B. Blair, Of Pittsylvania county with the
aid Of a lad to whom he paid $40 per year
wages raised crop Of tobacco which Melted
him over 81, 500. OF this the product of
three acres returned him 81 sos and few
cents clear of all expense of handling, selling,
&c. This was in addition TO the crops Of corn
wheat, oats, &c, made by the same force.
The election Of Professor William B. Rod
gers, of Boston to be orator of the Alumni of
the University of Virginia at their next meet
ing, was a happy conception, aud all the more
pleasing by reason Of its unanin ify The
election of Col T. W. NJ Holiday as alternate
was deserved tribute TO that gallant aud &C
complished gentleman.
MoRTUARY REcoRD.-Mr. Dan. Stickley Of
Woodstock died quite recently DR. James |
c. Hill of Alexandria died on the 2nd inst. =
Benz F. Points, Esq, of Staunton died last
week aged 65 years Miss Mary C. Tams of
Stavstcn died IN Philadelphia. recently