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4 Richmond lady found several valuable
diamonds in the sole Of her shoe.
Smyth county has come down on the liquor
vendors and refused them licenses.
Flayd Mcdonald, Of Montgomery county,
has discovered gold mine on his farm.
The Augusta Fire Company of Stanton viii
excurt 10 Goshen on Monday.
The Sunday School Convention meets in
Lexington on the 10Th instant.
The Tobacco crop is considered rather good,
in general, and large yield is expected.
The liabilities Of NJ. 3. Buck Of Front Royal.
are ) l50, 900, aud lis assets only reach $780,
eco
The corner stone Of the Jew oolored n. E.
ChurchatSauntouw was laid on the oath ult., by
the c0lored Masons.
The Valley Reunion Of the Alumni Of Roam
oke College viii assemble in Stanton on the
10Th Of August.
Dr. J. A. Niche, Of Albemarle county, has
set out 400 600 hills Of tobacco worth SO, 600
. Il they come ont all right.
The Carbon Hill Coal mines Of Henrico and
. Goochhud, have been sold 70 +. W. Weston,
Of Pennsylvania, for Sl54,000.
The Tenth Virginia Regiment survivors will
have a reunion near Lacy's Spring, in Rock
| ingham, on the 4th Of August.
jeremiah Willis, a minister Of the Society
Of Friends, formerly Of Philadelphia, died IN
Richmond, Va, Tuesday, aged eishty-twO.
Nr. julius D. Dreher, \. NJ, Of South Car
oliua. has been elected professor Of English
. 81, Oh
I The Augusta Memorial Association for the
+ Con lederate Dead has been incorporated at
Stauuton It's FIRST meeting is called to-day.
The Halifax Record states the mortality
among horses aud mules in that section from
the gathering If guats in the ear, IS getting
very large.
Col. Thomas II. De Witt, an old and promi-
neat citizen Of Richmond, Va, committed
suicide Wednesday, by shooting himself with
q rifle in 1T Of depression, occasioued by
sickness.
Rev. VI. d. Hoge, Of Richmond, has been
? appointed one Of the Il, legateS from the South
ern Church to the Council Of the Presbyterian
Confederation 70 be held 10 London CD the 2lst
Of July.
Washington SUDgerbgri have invited the
German singing society Virginia. Of Rich
mond. % attend a festival 70 be given in hon-
OF ot the latter in Washington on the 9th Of
September next.
From what we can learn from the potato
srOwerS, the crop will he about one-third short
and the quality interior, the growth having
been retarded by The dry weather.-Sgfost
Herald.
Mr.. john B. Davis has purchased the farm
Of Nr Beverly Green, this unity, adjoining
The Fish Haul Tract, containing about 100
acres. and will put it in a thorough state Of
cultivation Hest Point Star.
John " Iauesson, Of Washington, has &C
cepted the presidency Of the Richmond Land
and Financial Association, company charter
ell TO purchase lands to be sold in small guam
titles to the coIored people Of Virginia.
MoErUARY REcoRD.-Cvl \. G. Pendleton
Of Pearisburg, Giles county, is dead Rev.
Samuel Taylor, a venerable minister Of Ches-
ter6elI county, died last week DIR. o. ".
Allen Of Danyile fell dead recently Mr.. P.
. G.. Johansou Of Suffolk died from apoplexy
last week Mrs Euphan Washington, widow
of The late Col j. b Washington, died on the
18th u!t, as Park Gate" Prince William
county Mrs Mary Davis, an aged and blind
lady Of Petersburg, is dead also, Mrs. Ann
NJ Allen, relict of the late Vim. Allen Of Fred
ericksburs While Bonn, a . year Old son Of
H. B. Bcan Of StauDtCn was drowned on the
25ri ultimo.