National Republican., 1880-09-08
HIRGINII NEWS.

| at ~ H. NICHOLS OF Petersburg, has been
military institute.
Jonathan Harp, the oldest inhabi,aut of
sussex county, died recently. aged ninety-nine
years and five mouths.
Rev. James A. Waddell of the Ieripgto,
presbytery, has been dismissed TO tho nrcs.
bytery Of South Alabama.
Mr, NJ. W. HazlewoOd of Henrico county de-
ciincs to he state elector on Hon. FayeIta
MGmuilin's greenback ticket.
The pastoral rotations Of Rev. A. S. Mofstt
WIN MIN LGGh Willow presbyterian church. at
OhuichYlllo, have been dissolved
Mary Parker, colorod, aged sixty wears of
SUSSEX county, committed suicide on Welnes-
day last by jumping into well.
The Jacob Harnsberger farm, in Rockingham
county, Va, 800 acres, has been sold TO J. II.
harnsberser and sisters for $i5 per acre.
lhe blast furnace of the Lynchbnrg iron
WORKS is rapidly approaching completion. aud
by the lst Of October will be in full blast,
Mr. Frank 2. Brent, of the Lynclbarg vi..
g"'tW'' mas resigned, TO take charge Of tho
Eastern Shore academy in Acconlac county.
kIchmond was visited last Sunday Sirlt NV
whirlwind that unroofcd houses md 5s.
inol'Shed ienceS doing considerable damage.
Mr. w. c. Gregory, Of an old Viryini,
idmlIy, has nerd Of 500 cattle Ia Colorado.
owns LOO horses aud is worth $4,000 in cash,
inc cornerstone of St. Johns German
Inlneran church, corner OF Eighth aud Mar.
shIl streets, Richmond, was laid last Monday.
The governor has pardoned Joseph Richard.
sou, convicted February, 1850 and sentenced
|" the penitontiary for five years for larceny.
the public schools at Stanrton. has acccntc5
KY. ''"'' 'O'''s'' ! 4'""A"n'
The third American couclavc of Kapp,
sigma will be held in Arlington beginning
on the 18th of September, and coutiuninS
three days.
A few days ago DIR. E. w. Perkins residing
dear Reams' Station, in Dinwiddic couatv'
sustained the loss of 1900 pounds of strippsd
tobacco by fire.
Captain A. w. Smith, formerly sunerin.
tendent Of the Staunton wRter.works. has been
appointed conductor on the Richmond &c
Allegheny railroad.
Dr. A. z. koiner, who was elected TO the
chnlr OF therapeutics aud matclia medica in
the virginia Medical college at Richmond, has
Deen lorctd by i'll health to retire from il.
Last Friday morning about o'clock Will
lam Clark, ono Of the Gremen on the rev
steamer City Of Richmond, was drowned ne
the boat left the Rockets landing a, Rich.
mond.
shooting affair took place In Lee district.
talliaX county, Saturday. Two cJlorel men
oscar johnson and Watson Gordon, got into a
quarrel WHOM Johnson shot Gordon, inlicting
u serious wound.
a The assessed polls in Virginia last year wero
y ~ OF which 1S2,OO2 were white and ll2,.
1l2 co.orei. The qualified voters were 293,.
oJ0 Of which about $4,000 were white aud
only dOO00 colorcd.
Colonel David johnson formerly Of Rich.
mond, va, but for some years Identified with
me cuban rebellion, was killed by Spanish
guerriilas in Cuba in July last, while on
hsLins excursion near FL Dltil, on the Mabay
river.
While Old John Robusou's clrcns was
exhibiting at Blistol-Gools1n. Washington
county, last week, two Of the attaches sot into
Il quarrel, when one struck the other a l!oy
on the head with heavy slick, which moy,d
almost instantly fatal
On Friday, as the ear on the Montgomery
White sulphur Springs ri road was approach.
ing the Springs the conductor, Nj. L. II.
Wilson, perceived that plank hud been
thrown across the track. Thcre were ten n,r.
sons aboard, several OF whom were ladies. Alr.
Wilson checked up in time TO avoid slals dam.
age,