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Virginia.
What matters though time has been flying,
IL the now we thnrnnnhlY live


Dir Henry Tyson has qualified as permanent
receiver Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
aud gives bond in the sum of 100000
W. B. G. Shumate, agent of the railroad at
Warrcnton junction, had his leg broken last
Saturday by his horse falling on him.
Mr. Jonathan Lemon, on James river, rails
ell this year nine hundred peaAds Of pumpkin
from enc riae.
The Leesburg Washingtouian says the re-
ceptS Of the Loudoun Fair this year amount
ed to upwards Of twenty-five hundred dollars
By the failure Of the Charlottesville Ma
tional Bank we learn that the Treasurer Of the
State loses $4,000 State funds deposited
there.
The LEGISLATURE just elected is as follows =
Senate Conservative, IS; Radicals, 6; two
to be heard from. House Conservatives,
81; Radicals, "a Independents, I.
At Warrenton a Riding Club has been
f1rued. lie chief object being 90 encourage the
raising of fine horses. Gen. w. Ii. Payne is
lie President Of the club
Tie marriage Of Mr. William Tyler, son of
Dr. Grafton Tyler, of Georgetown ID. c., to
Miss Addie ~ LBtz, Of Lpudoun County, Va,
will take pla:e on the 1874 i=5--,
On Saturday ard Sunday week, near Luray,
Page County, Virginia, love feast was held
with some 200 TuukerS present from Rock
ugham, Shenandoah aud Page counties
Jefferson Clyue, who lives near Wytheville,
Va. Is ouly three feet six inches high in his
boots which are No lis. He is seventy
.l,,1 nj
aud now weighs forty-seven pounds.
During the CIR monies at Richmond, 1t.
Col. Williams, of the old 9th regiment, Stone
wall Brigade, was robbed Of bis wallet, con-
tanning s. coo worth Of Virginia land bonds,
and $50 in money.
The Rev. Henderson Suter, Of Liberty, Bed
ford County. las been called to the rectorship
Of Christ Church, in Alexandria, to supply the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of Rev. DR..
McKim, who has beeu lately called TO New
York church,
Judge Bond. Of the United States Circuit
Court, sitting With judge lIuges, Of the Dis
trict Court. at Richmond, rendered his final
decision Thursday in tho case of the CheSa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, appointing Henry
Tyson, Of Baltimore, permanent receiver.
telegram was received in Stanton on
Wednesday, announcing that Mr. James W.
Baldwin, soa Of the late Judge Brscoe Bald
win aud brother of the late Col Jno. b. Bild-
via, was found drowned in tue dock AZ Rich
moud
NJ Harvey Ehioser, Cashier Of the Nation
al Valley Bank OF Stanton, was stricken with
paralysis on Monday last. 1t Is hoped that
he Will not be long Withdrawn from his official
duties The Fa'lsy VUgiiIdn truly says " he
is an important man IN the communliy-s
kind Of balance wheel in financial affairs"
A party ofresideuts of Fairfax county, re-
turning om a corn shuckiug Tuesday night,
halted to warm themselves round a burning
chestnut tree, near Pointers. The tree burned
through and fell upon four of the party
Peter Cotuer was fatally injured, and Arehl-
bald Azec had his shoulder crushed.
In the Valley Of Virginia the strength OF
the various religious denominations. as q ven
by the Stauntnu FiaGicltOr, Is as follows -
Mcthodists, As ,4G5; Baptjsis, 1880; Pres
bytsriaus. - 500; Lutheraus, Is ESQ; EPiS-
copalians, $50; United Brethren, 1850 ;
German Reformed $500, and they ave to-
tll Of 544 organizations
Mrs. Gen. Jackson and daughter werein Fred
ericksburg on Monday night last The Star
saws they were thegueStSof Rev Jas. 2. Smith.
Many ladies' and gentlemen called upon them,
aud at night they wero Sercuaded by the Fred
ericksburg brass band Mrs. Jackson made
her appearance on the balcony in acknowledge
ueut Of the compliment, aud Miss Julia jack
son presented the band with a handsome bou-
quot Of flowers.
One day last week. Mr. Edgar Burch. jr..
shot and killed Gue Deer, that be found feed
Ing among his cattle in field near the Big
Spring, about two miles from Lcesburg. The
animal was a buck, very lat, and weighed
about $50 pounds. -Four or five other Deer
have been seen along the river, in the neigh
rhood of Balls Bluff.
The Washington Chronicle in noticing the
presence OF Samuel N. Jauney Of Loudoun
county, at uaker meeting in that city on
Sunday last, says:
Nj Jtuuey is . man Of fine literary at
,aiGmcuts, is noted minister in the Society,
is remarkable for his clearreS, of conception,
and tcrseucss aud beauty Of exposition as re-
CARDS the drctriueS OF the Society of Friends,
AND the great leading truths of the Gospel
His remarks on the occasion alluded to were
listened to most at,entively.'
Governor Kemper, of Virginia. has appoint
cd % large delegation, composed If the leading
citizens Of that State, to attend the convention
10 le held in St Louis on the 25th instant to
consider the subject If proposed Pacific rail-
road through tie States and Territories of the
Southwest. The delegation includes Hon
Thomas 5 Becock, Of Lyuchburg; Judge Ed
muud PcudIcton, of Winchester; Gen. James
O. Field, of Culpcper, aud EXC veruor Le.ch-
er. OF R,ckb-d.e The same delegates have
also been requested by Governor Kcmper to
represent the stale at 4 convention TO consider
tbc same suh ect which is called to meet at
Memphis on Friday, the 10Th instant.
IIov. WM. MINES, JR-The report That
Hon. VIM. MiueS. Jr., had failed is without
foundation. 10 a letter to the stanton I'U-
gilman. Mr. Mines says: " was ratheraston-
ishcd. in looking over your paper. to see That
had suspended payment. | believe | can
pay every body What owe them and have
ht,l4 to spare. IL is true, 10 intend TO sus-
pend my operations, unless the iron business
improves; but expect to pay what owe.
The Rockingham Register, contradicts the
report IN regard 70 Mr.. Mines, snd SAYS. 4" II
IL means that the firm Of AilueS & Houck pro-
pose to suspend making iron. with a stock
Of S2G0 600 in metal made and paid for. it is
nearer ,hc truth The firm Of Mines & Houck
IS one Of the most substantial in Virginia aud
anything derogatory to their credit is totally
without foundation